Atelier Van Lieshout
29 Jan - 14 Mar 2009
ATELIER VAN LIESHOUT
January 29 - March 14, 2009
Atelier Van Lieshout (AVL) is the internationally recognized studio and workshop of Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout, which he established in 1995. AVL produces a unique combination of practical work and autonomous work; this is what lead to interests by curators and museum directors on a global basis; from Tokyo to Toronto AVL has exhibited its work and realized projects. Atelier Van Lieshout’s work stretches from machines to sculptures, from furniture design to buildings, from installation to designing utopias and distopias on an architectural level.
Reluctant to being conventional and limited, AVL always finds a creative and aesthetic solution. One of the most recognized projects is the establishment of AVL-Ville, 2001, a cultural and republic free state in Rotterdam’s harbours. While it only existed for one year, yet it fashioned a lot of publicity and attention and seemed to provoke and inspire creativity within the design industry.
A recent project is SlaveCity. SlaveCity can be described as a sinister utopian project.The 200.000 inhabitants work a number of hours a day on tele-services and keep the city running.SlaveCity is a green town which is not wasting the worlds resources and is completely self-sufficient.
January 29 - March 14, 2009
Atelier Van Lieshout (AVL) is the internationally recognized studio and workshop of Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout, which he established in 1995. AVL produces a unique combination of practical work and autonomous work; this is what lead to interests by curators and museum directors on a global basis; from Tokyo to Toronto AVL has exhibited its work and realized projects. Atelier Van Lieshout’s work stretches from machines to sculptures, from furniture design to buildings, from installation to designing utopias and distopias on an architectural level.
Reluctant to being conventional and limited, AVL always finds a creative and aesthetic solution. One of the most recognized projects is the establishment of AVL-Ville, 2001, a cultural and republic free state in Rotterdam’s harbours. While it only existed for one year, yet it fashioned a lot of publicity and attention and seemed to provoke and inspire creativity within the design industry.
A recent project is SlaveCity. SlaveCity can be described as a sinister utopian project.The 200.000 inhabitants work a number of hours a day on tele-services and keep the city running.SlaveCity is a green town which is not wasting the worlds resources and is completely self-sufficient.