Jan Vercruysse

Jan Vercruysse (3 October 1948 – 27 February 2018) was a Belgian contemporary visual artist, sculptor and photographer.^[3]

Jan Vercruysse
Born	(1948-10-03)October 3, 1948[1] Ostend, Belgium
Died	February 27, 2018(2018-02-27) (aged 69)[2] Bruges, Belgium
Occupation	Artist
Years active	1974–2018
Parents	Irène De Ketelaere Pierre Marie Joseph Vercruysse [1]

Life and work

Vercruysse was born in Ostend and died in Bruges, both Flemish municipalities in Belgium.^[4] Prior to becoming a visual artist and photographer in 1974, Vercruysse studied law and had been a poet.^[2]

As a sculptor, his work featured industrial materials such as corten steel, bronze, iron and glass.^[5]

He has also previously lived and worked in Italy and Spain.^[6] Vercruysse represented his country Belgium at the Venice Biennale in 1993, where he exhibited a selection of his work.^[4]

Vercruysse's work is part of many important European and American museum collections and is referred to as one of Belgium's most influential artists.^[4][7][8] He is represented by Xavier Hufkens Gallery in Brussels as well as Vistamare and Tucci Russo in Italy.^[9][10][11]

Awards and recognition

Flemish Culture Prize for the Visual Arts (2001)^[2]

Museum exhibitions

A selection of exhibitions of work produced by Vercruysse include:^[12]

• Works 1975-2009, M - Museum Leuven, Belgium (2009)
• Salto Prolungato, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium (2001)
• Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits de l’Artiste, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (1999)
• Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits of the Artist, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1998)
• The Villas, Haus Lange – Haus Esters, Krefelder Museen, Krefeld, Germany (1995)
• The Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1993)
• Padiglione di Belgio, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (1993)
• Tombeaux, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Castle of Rivoli, Rivoli, Italy (1992)
• Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1992)
• Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (1989)
• Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Brussels, Belgium (1988)
• ARC, City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France (1986)