A Fictional Autobiography Pt. II - by Rinus Velde (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Long-awaited second part of the fictional autobiography of the renowned artist Rinus Van de Velde. Text in English, Dutch Flemish, French.

Rinus Van de Velde (b. 1983) is one of the most intriguing contemporary artists. He gained recognition for his monumental charcoal drawings, but his oeuvre now encompasses a wide range of media, including installations, film, ceramics, sculptures, pencil drawings and oil pastels.

Using all these diverse forms, Van de Velde continues to work on his fictional autobiography in which he blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination.

A Fictional Autobiography II, featuring a text contribution by the American author A.M. Homes, provides an impressive and sparkling overview of his recent work.

Text in English, Dutch Flemish, French

About the Author

Rinus Van de Velde lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. He received his master degrees at Sint Lucas Antwerpen in 2006 and at HISK (Hoger Instituut Voor Schone Kunsten - Vlaanderen) in 2010. He has held solo exhibitions at numerous prestigious museums such BOZAR (2022) in Brussels, Kunstmuseum Luzern (2021) in Luzern, Frac des Pays de la Loire (2021) in Nantes, Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Malaga (2020). His works are in the collections including S.M.A.K., Belfius Art Collection, Royal museum of Fine Arts in Belgium, Kunstmuseum Den Haag Den Haag and Museum Voorlinden in Netherlands, CAC Málaga in Spain and Art Sonje Center in Korea.