Jan De Cock

For other uses, see Jan De Cock (disambiguation).

Jan De Cock (b. Brussels, 2 May 1976) is a contemporary Belgian visual artist. De Cock creates large structures – usually in plywood – that refer to early modernist and suprematist sculpture and architecture. He also creates photographical and video work. He was educated in Ghent and Brussels. In 2003 he entered in the competition Prix de la Jeune Peinture Belge ("Prize for Young Belgian Painters"). After Luc Tuymans he was only the second Belgian artist to have an exposition in Tate Modern.

De Cock is the first living Belgium artist that gets an exhibition in MoMA, which opened on January 23, 2008. In the interview he states: ... our understanding of the artwork is not fixed, but constantly changes and mentions Alain Resnais, Jean-Luc Godard and Eadweard Muybridge. Jan De Cocks oeuvre has echoes of Donald Judds Minimalist aesthetic and treatment of space as well as Marcel Broodthaerss questioning of the context of art.

Further reading

Solo exhibitions

• 2012

Galeria Filomena Soares, Lissabon (Portugal), opening on November 15th 2012

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eine Romantische Ausstellung, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (Germany), opening on March 9th 2012

• 2011

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, White-Out Studio, Knokke-Heist (Belgium)

Improvise and Overcome, KIOSK, Gent (Belgium)

• 2010

Via dell’ abbondanza, Francesca Minini, Milaan (Italy)

Repromotion, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

• 2009

Repromotion, Gallery Luis Campaña, Berlin (Germany)

Repromotion, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (Belgium)

• 2008

Modern is changing fig. 4, Stella Lohaus Gallery, 2008 (Belgium)

Modern is changing fig. 3, Gallery Luis Campaña, 2008 (Germany)

Modern is changing fig. 1, Galerie Fons Welters, 2008 (The Netherlands)

Denkmal 11, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York, 2008 (USA)

• 2007

Denkmal 70, Sint-Lukas Hogeschool, Paleizenstraat 70, Brussel, 2007 (Belgium)

Denkmal 87, Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 87 Newton Lane, Easthampton, 2007 (USA)

Denkmal 1, Artbrussels, Belgiëplein 1, Brussel, 2007 (Belgium)

• 2006

Denkmal 4, Casa del Fascio, Piazza del Popolo 4, Como, 2006 (Italy)

Denkmal 4, Casa del Fascio, Piazza del Popolo 4, Como, 2006 – Francesca Minini Gallery, Milano (Italy)

Denkmal 4, Casa del Fascio, Piazza del Popolo 4, Como, 2006 – Massimo Minini Gallery, Brescia (Italy) [Denkmal 4 in collaboration with Daniel Buren]

Denkmal 25, Haus Konstruktiv, Selnaustrasse 25, Zürich, 2006 (Switzerland)

Denkmal 47, Stella Lohaus Gallery, Vlaamse Kaai 47, Antwerpen, 2006 (Belgium)

Denkmal 1901, Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, 2006 (USA) (Art Basel Miami beach)

• 2005

Denkmal 53, Tate Modern, Bankside 53, London SE1 9TG, 2005 (United Kingdom)

Denkmal 7, Schirn Kunsthalle, Römerberg 7, Frankfurt am Main, 2005 (Germany)

Denkmal 5-12-3, Minami Aoyama 5-12-3, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 2005 (Japan) (Collaboration with Comme des garçons)

• 2004

Denkmal 23, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, Bruxelles, 2004, deel II (Belgium)

Denkmal 47, Stella Lohaus Gallery, Vlaamse Kaai 47, Antwerpen, 2004 (Belgium)

Denkmal 9, Henry Van de Velde Universiteitsbibliotheek, Rozier 9, Gent, 2004 (Belgium)

Denkmal 1a, Gallery Luis Campaña, An der Schanz 1a, Köln, 2004 (Germany)

Denkmal 3, Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Schleifmuhlgasse 3, Wien, 2003 (Austria)

Denkmal 10, De Appel, Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10, Amsterdam, 2003 (The Netherlands) Art Statement, Art 34 Basel (Switzerland)

• 2002

Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Positions (USA)

Randschade Fig.9 / Collateral Damage Fig.9, Gallery Fons Welters, Amsterdam, 2002 (The Netherlands)

Randschade Fig.7 / Collateral Damage Fig.7, Museum voor Schone Kunsten en S.M.A.K., Gent, 2002 (Belgium)

• 2001

Randschade Fig.4 / Collateral Damage Fig.4, Gallery Fons Welters, Amsterdam, 2001 (The Netherlands)

• 1999

Vertigo or the Era of Free Catalogues, Argos, Brussel, 1999 (Belgium)

Artist book

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disambiguation #1 Saturation, isbn 9789020962116

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disambiguation #2 Spectacle, isbn 9789020962833

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disambiguation #3 Value, isbn 9789020947137

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disambiguation #4 Imitation, isbn 9789020961096

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disambiguation #5 Fanatism, isbn 9789020961294

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disambiguation #6 Overcome, isbn 9789020961584

Denkmal isbn 9789080842441, 2008 The Museum of Modern Art, New York 210 pages

Denkmal isbn 9789080842434, 2008 Collaboration with Daniel Buren, Italy 650 pages

Denkmal isbn 9080842427, 2006 Tate Modern, London 456 pages

Denkmal isbn 9080842419, 2004 De Appel, Amsterdam 556 pages

Group exhibitions

• 2011

The Reflecting Pool, Kaaitheater, Brussels (Belgium)

Totem and Taboo, freiraum quartier21 International MuseumsQuartier, Wien (Austria)

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork..., Johann König Gallery, Berlin (Germany)

Collectie XXVII – Ten oosten van 4°24′, M KHA, Antwerp (Belgium)

The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today, Kunsthaus Zürich (Switzerland)

Tussenruimte, Roger Raveelmuseum, Machelen-Zulte (Belgium)

Art of the Loom, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem (Belgium)

• 2010

BREAK, Villa de Bank, Enschede (The Netherlands)

The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today, The Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA)

Fake!, city of Aalst (Belgium)

Nieuwe Monumenten, Middelheimmuseum, Antwerp (Belgium)

• 2004

Denkmal 2, Astillero Ascorreta 2, Pasajes San Pedro, San Sebastian, 2004 (Spain) (Manifesta 5)

Denkmal 4, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Grabbeplatz 4, Düsseldorf, 2004 (Germany) (Mouse on Mars)

• 2003

Denkmal 23, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, Bruxelles, 2003 (Jeune Peinture Belge)

Denkmal 55, National Museum of History, Boulevard of the Martyrs for the Country, Tirana, 2003 (Albania) (Biennal Tirana)

• 2002

Randschade Fig. 8 / Collateral Damage Fig.8, Museum voor Oude Technieken, Grimbergen, 2002 (Belgium) (Grimbergen 2002)

• 2001

Randschade Fig.6 / Collateral Damage Fig.6, Espace 251 Nord, Thurn & Taxis, Brussel, 2001 (Belgium) (Ici et Maintenant / Hier en nu)

Randschade Fig.5 / Collateral Damage Fig.5, Grensland, Watou, 2001 (Belgium) (Poëziezomer Watou)

Randschade Fig.3 / Collateral Damage Fig.3, Borkener Volksbank, S.M.A.K. & Stadt Borken, 2001 (Belgium) (Artline 5: Interaktionen: Natur & Architektur, Germany)

• 2000

Vertigo or the Era of Free Catalogues, deel 2, Felix Hap Park, Brussel, 2000 (Belgium) (Beeld in Park)

Randschade Fig.2 / Collateral Damage Fig.2, Diasporal Thoughts, Tacktoren, Kortrijk, 2000 (Belgium)

• 1999

Coming people, S.M.A.K., Gent

• 1998

Doel zonder oorzaak, W139, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

Youthquake, W139, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

External links

• Jan de Cock at MoMa
• Jan De Cock at Tate Modern
• Jan de Cock in Zurich
• Jan de Cock in Pasaia
• Jan de Cock in Frankfurt
• Official site

Articles

• Wouter Davidts