PHILIPPE VAN SNICK
May 21 - August 29, 2010

The work of Philippe Van Snick (Ghent, 1946) is characterized by extremely simple forms and repeated use of the same colors. For Van  Snick, painting is much more than a painted surface; it also relates to  the space in which it is located and the experience of the individual viewer. His paintings, installations and sculptures investigate, analyze and create space by means of a minimal formal vocabulary. The exhibition in M, curated by Luc Lambrecht, brings together early and recent work, new creations as well as large installations that take up a lot of space. The show represents the conclusion of an in-depth investigation of Van Snick's oeuvre by the Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Kunsten at K.U.Leuven.

Image: Economie, 1984 © Philippe Van Snick

ANGUS FAIRHUST
May 21 - August 15, 2010

Angus Fairhurst (1966-2008) was an influential member of the group of British artists that broke through internationally under the name Young British Artists.' His oeuvre encompasses various media, from painting and photography to animation, video, collage and sculpture. It touches on subjects as diverse as desire, sex, death, the emptiness of gestures and the power of advertising. Fairhurst translates all of this into a visually attractive formal language that causes us to reflect with humor on the present-day society of the spectacle. M presents a unique overview of the work of this artist, whose untimely death cut short a successful career.

An Arnolfini exhibition in cooperation with Sadie Coles HQ & the Estate Angus Fairhurst

Image: © the Estate of Angus Fairhurst, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ London

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