Nosbaum Reding, Brussels

Rue de la Concorde 60
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Atelier van Lieshout 

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25.05.2023 to 20.07.2023
Opening on Wednesday 24th May at 6 pm

Atelier Van Lieshout Arena

Nosbaum Reding is pleased to announce the next solo show Arena by Atelier Van Lieshout, the studio founded by the Dutch sculptor, painter and visionary Joep Van Lieshout, opening on Wednesday 24 May at 6 pm.

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Art history is filled with dying warriors, from the felled fighter on the battle fields of Ancient Greece to Henry Moore's Warrior with Shield breathing his last breath. They sacrificed themselves for the people, fatherland or ideology. These heroes know that fighting might end in dying, sometimes even by their own sword to uphold the honor.

The Fallen Warrior series of Atelier Van Lieshout is part of this tradition, with the difference that these sculptures have no fixed top or bottom. They can be placed and read in various ways, representing warriors who won't stop fighting even when their worldview flips.

Atelier Van Lieshout