Joris Ghekiere 1955 - 2016

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Kristof De Clercq gallery

Joris Ghekiere (1955 - 2016) was one of the best and most interesting Belgian painters. We are very happy to promote his work and legacy.

Ghekiere usually painted in series or periods: there are the hairstyles, the plants, the jewels, the dancers, the landscapes, the geometric structures. In the first solo exhibition at Kristof De Clercq gallery we showed a selective cross-section of his work, with a focus on works made between 2009 and 2015. We showed a number of very special works that have never been shown before.

Joris Ghekiere dealt with the medium of painting in an excessive way, never allowing himself to be pinned down to one theme, style or style of writing. Painting as an investigation of what can happen within a defined area. Painting as a continuous search, as the curious entry into strange and unknown territory. But also the painter as a desert drifter, blinded by the sand in his eyes. An image that was dear to Joris.

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Dancing with Nietzsche

Joris Ghekiere

30 apr - 28 may 2023, Gent, Belgium

Art Antwerp 2022

Jeff McMillan, Roberta Gigante, Katrin Bremermann, Joris Ghekiere

15 dec - 18 dec 2022, Antwerp, Belgium

Art Rotterdam 2022

Negar Ghiamat, Aurélie Gravas, JCJ Vanderheyden, Ronald Noorman, German Stegmaier, Peter Morrens, Mario De Brabandere, Johan De Wit, Agnes Maes, Joris Ghekiere

18 may - 22 may 2022, Rotterdam, Nederland

Journey

Joris Ghekiere

11 jul - 9 aug 2020, Gent, Belgium

In museum collection:

S.M.A.K. Gent

M HKA Antwerpen

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Joris Ghekiere

Born in 1955 in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Lived and worked in Klein Willebroek, Belgium | † 2016

Belgian artist Joris Ghekiere took up a unique and ambiguous position as a painter. He did not stick to one metho- dology, but explored various painting techniques and styles. In his work, internet images or his own photographs often serve as a starting point. This leads to an oeuvre in which gurative images and abstract images interact.

Joris Ghekiere lived and worked in Klein Willebroek, where his artistic legacy is now managed by the Joris Ghekiere Foundation.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)

2023
Dancing with Nietzsche, Kristof De Clercq gallery, Ghent, Belgium

2022
Travels on Paper, Mu.ZEE, Ostend, Belgium
Ruw Materiaal (Raw Material), Atelier Tomorrow, Klein Willebroek, Belgium

2020
Journey, Kristof De Clercq gallery, Ghent, Belgium

2016
Tekeningen op papier, Salon Blanc, Ostend, Belgium

2015
TOMORROW, S.M.AK. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium (curated by Ulrich Loock)

2014
Black don’t Like Yellow Dots, Galerie Marion De Cannière, Antwerp, Belgium

2012
SEQUENCE, Galerie Transit, Mechelen, Belgium
A CHOICE, CypresGalerie, Leuven, Belgium

2011
California, De Garage, Mechelen, Belgium

2010
Sequence #1: New Paintings, Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium

2009
De Bond Contemporary Art Space, Bruges, Belgium

2008
Patterns, Pocket Room, Antwerp, Belgium
Joris Ghekiere & Philip Willem Badenhorst, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2007
Cam Portraits, Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium

2006
Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium
Ravenstein galleries, represented by Koraalberg, Brussels, Belgium

2005
Lokaal 01, Breda, the Netherlands
Cakewalk. Joris Ghekiere, Lucie Renneboog, Steve Van Den Bosch, CC Strombeek, Strombeek, Belgium
Joris Ghekiere & Herman De Cuyper, Landscapes, Kasteel Bel-Air, Willebroek, Belgium

2004
Galerie Transit, Mechelen, Belgium
Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium

2003
Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, USA (with Philip Willem Badenhorst)

2002
Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium

2001
Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium

2000
Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium
De Ziener, Asse, Belgium

1998
Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, USA (with Philip Willem Badenhorst)

1995
Art Box, Waregem, Belgium (with Philip Aguirre y Otegui)

1994
De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

1993
A.D. gallery, Ostend, Belgium

1990
Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium

1984
Cintrik Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Zeildoekschilderingen, Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg, the Netherlands

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)

2022
Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (with Kristof De Clercq gallery)
WARP, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Every Collection Hides Another Collection by Nico Dockx, New Province House of Antwerp, Belgium

2020
Maybe Tomorrow, Emergent, Veurne, Belgium
De Nacht, De Warande, Turnhout, Belgium

2019
The Collection (1) | Highlights for a Future, S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium

2018
Sanguine. Luc Tuymans on Baroque, Fondazione Prada, Venice, Italy
Trust, Les Brasseurs Art Contemporain, Liège, Belgium
Sanguine. Luc Tuymans on Baroque, M HKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium

2016
Coup de Ville 2016, WARP, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Painting after Postmodernism Belgium-USA, Vanderborght, Brussels, Belgium (curated by Barbara Rose)
Recent Paintings, Roberto Polo gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2015
A Belgian Politician, Galerie Marion De Cannière, Antwerp, Belgium

2014
An Undulterated Lie, Emergent, Veurne, Belgium

2012
Collection XXXII - Personality Test, M HKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium

2010
Les Choses Perdues, Vegas gallery, London, UK (curated by Ken Pratt)

2009
Setting the Pattern, Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium
Fading, Musée d’Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

2007
Paulo Post Futurum, Breda’s Museum, Breda, the Netherlands

2006
Wall Paintings, Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium

2005
The Final Floor Show, Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp, Belgium

2004
Eclips. Tentoonstelling rond het verdwijnen, Bornem-Puurs-Willebroek, Wilebroek, Belgium (curated by Stef Van Bellingen)
De Landverhuizers, CC De Warande, Turnhout, Belgium

2003
Fonkeling, CC Strombeek, Strombeek, Belgium

1999
Trouble Spot. Painting, M HKA Museum Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium

1995
La Condition Humaine, De Witte Zaal, Sint-Lucasinstituut, Ghent, Belgium

1992
Modernism in Painting: 10 jaar schilderkunst in Vlaanderen, Mu.ZEE, Ostend, Belgium

1988
Vierentwintig Westvlaamse kunstenaars uit het PMMK, ICC, Antwerp, Belgium

1985
Kunstwerken verworven door de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Genk, Belgium
Jeune Peinture Belge, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium

1984
Espace 251 Nord, Liège, Belgium

1982
Actuele Beelding, ICC, Antwerp, Belgium

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