Jean De Groote (°1955), Einzelgänger en al eens “Schilder van de Stilte” genoemd of schilder-filosoof, is iemand die zich met bijna dagelijkse regelmaat verdiept in filosofische teksten. Voorts zondert de kunstenaar, die zich aanvankelijk in hoofdzaak grafisch uitte, maar zich decennia later als een uitmuntend schilder manifesteert, zich elke ochtend af in het kleine atelier, waar aan de rechterzijde een enkel raam zit dat er met regelmaat voor zorgt dat zijn werken aan hun linkerzijde ...

The definitive monograph of Sam Gilliam one of the great innovators in post-war American painting

Maaike Schoorel. Unsung Eve documents Dutch artist Maaike Schoorel’s contemplation of her own work in relation to the historical collection of one of the oldest museums of the Netherlands – The Willet Holthuysen House. Through paintings, drawings, collages and objects, Schoorel explores and reimagines the museum’s history, its collection and the story of its founder, Louisa Holthuysen.

This visually stunning volume, designed by Goda Budvytyte, showcases artworks created specifically wit...

"In his work, Stefan Peeters unlocks a window to a different, unnameable, intensified world for us to behold. " Hans Op de Beeck.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Fearful Symmetry at Galerie Zwart Huis, Brussels, Stefan Peters' latest monograph VISTAS compels us to a journey through his latest body of work of enigmatic landscapes that transcend the tangible and evoke profound emotional resonance. Guided by the insights of Hans Op de Beeck, Claire Leblanc, and Stef Van Bellingen, w...

Major oeuvre overview of the conceptual painter Jef Verheyen

As a driving force of the international avant garde, Jef Verheyen (1932–1984) occupies an important position in the European art world. In the late 1950s the art of painting arrives at a “zero point” in part thanks to his vision.

Verheyen developed an inimitable monochrome painting technique by layering such thin layers of paint over each other that they seem to be misted onto the canvas. And so the painting became a contempla...

Born in 1981 in The Hague, London-based artist Magali Reus is one of the most acclaimed new voices in contemporary sculpture. Published on the occasion of her exhibition at the Museum Kurhaus Kleve (Summer 2024), this publication is the most recent monograph dedicated to her work.