Art : Concept

Geert Goiris

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Geert Goiris
1971 born in Bornem, Belgium
Lives in Anvers, Belgium
Education

1997 - 2000 Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
1993 - 1995 FAMU Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
1989 - 1993 Saint Lukas Academy for Visual Arts, Brussels, Belgium

Solo Exhibitions

2005 Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Geneva, Switzerland
Zach Feuer Gallery, LFL, New York


2004 Galerie Art : Concept, Paris, France
"The world as we know it", Prospekto Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
"Recent Views", Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs, Gordes


2003 "Lost in Space", Roger Vandaele Editie, Anvers, Belgium
"Standing on Ice", Karavanserai Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia


2002 "Possibilities", Netwerk Galerij, Aalst, Belgium
"Frequentie", Lokaal 01, Anvers, Belgium


2001 Van Wijngaarden Galerie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Surrounded", Galerie Václavy Spály, Prague, Czech Republic
Kontor in Der Schneiderei, Cologne, Germany


2000 "Reconstruction", Museum for Photography, Anvers, Belgium

Group Exhibitions

2005 "Buenos Dias Santiago", curated by Attitudes for the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
"Croiser des mondes", Jeu de Paume, Paris, France


2004 "A temporary monument for David Mc Comb", STUK, Leuven, Belgium
"Undercurrent", Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
"Frammenti", Academia Belgica, Rome, Italy
Manifesta 5, European Biennial for Contemporary Art, San Sebastian, Spain
"Temporary Residence", Broelmuseum, Kortrijk, Belgium


2003 "At least begin to make an end", W 139, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kaap Helder, Den Helder, Netherlands
Prix Jeune Peinture Belge / Prijs Jonge Belgische Schilderkunst, Paleis voor schone Kunsten, Brussels, Belgium
"Happiness Land", Balabanov house, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Provinciale prijs Beeldende Kunst, Koningin Fabiolazaal, Anvers, Belgium
"Contemporary photography from Flanders", Karavanserai Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia


2002 "Overgangslocaties", Sint- Lukasgalerij, Brussels, Belgium
"Blend - contemporary photography in Belgium", Caermersklooster, Gand, Belgium "Paramount Basics", Richard Venlet, Museum for Contemporary Art, Anvers, Belgium
"Staal / made in Belgium", Galerie Duchamp , Yvetot Hooghuis, Arnhem, Belgium


2000 "introduction a une philosophie du presque", De ladder van Pontormo, Gand, Belgium
"Short-circuits: Contemporary photography from Flanders", Tallinn, Estonia
"We're always on the edge of wilderness", W 139, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"goEurope, the kaleidoscopic eye", Museum für Photographie, Braunschweig, Germany
VLAM, Netwerk 2, Aalst, Belgium
Hortus Panoramicus , Groenenberg, Belgium
"Ici et Maintenant", Tours et taxis, Brussels, Belgium
"GoEurope, The kaleidoscopic eye", fotofestival, Herten, Germany


1999 "Geert Goiris/Steve Van Den Bosch", ruimte IN/OUT, Anvers, Belgium
"Fragmenten", traveling educational exhibition, exposition itinérante
Foolish, a selection contemporary artists from Flanders and Bologna, Italy


1998 "sPring '98 young talent in Antwerp", Anvers, Belgium
"The Flemish Landscape", Berchem, Belgium
"Sequentie", Museum Van Humbeek-Piron, Leuven, Belgium
"Kunst Aanmoedigingsprijs", Amstelveen, Netherlands


1996 Galerie Foto-Medium-Art, Wroclaw, Poland


1995 Krymska 21 - Pressure, Prague, Czech Republic
"Jilska", Prague, Czech Republic
"Ostrov Pokladu - Treasure Island", Prague, Czech Republic
International Photo Exhibition, Ljubljana, Slovenia


1993 "jonge fotografie", Delbekehouse, Anvers, Belgium

Bibliography

Balice, Daniele, "Geert Goiris", Flash Art, March-April 2005, p. 121
Hiawata nr. 1 (catalogue Temporary Residence), 2004
catalogue Manifesta 5, 2004
Dirk Lauwaert, in catalogue PROVINCIALE PRIJS BEELDENDE KUNST, Merksplas : Vaast Colson, 2003, pg. 12 à 38.
HAPPINESS LAND (artist' book by Bert Dankaert, Peter Boelens, Karin Hanssen, Marc
Steculorum and Geert Goiris), publié à l'occasion de "International Meetingsof Photography" à Plovdiv en Bulgarie, Anvers : Project & Project, 2003
OORSPRONG: portaits of Flemish artists, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, 2003
catalogue JEUNE PEINTURE/JONGE BELGISCHE SCHILDERKUNST, 2003
LOST IN SPACE, artist book 365 copies, 2003
Bert Danckaert, "An assault on reality" in Handleiding 001-02, Aalst : Netwerk Galerij, 2003
We build new sentences, W139, 1998 - 2002
Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen 2002/3
Obscuur 23 Blend, 2002
Sint- Lukasgalerij magazine nr. 4, 2002
Handleiding 00-01, Aalst : Netwerk Galerij, 2002
Hortus Panoramicus, catalogue, 2001
European Photography nr. 68, 2001
Obscuur 16, 2000
Antwerpen Utopie, 2000
13, catalogue of graduates, HISK, 2000
Images/images, 1999
Obscuur 12, 1998
Obscuur 11, 1998
Emmanuelle Lequeux, "Geert Goiris : ceci n'est pas un rhinocéros", in Aden, 24 novembre 2004.
Carine Claeren, "Fenêtre sur cour", in NOVA, n°119, pg. 10-11.