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Patrick Van CaeckenberghHet Muziekbos (Het Weeftapijt) (The Musical Forest [The Woven Carpet])2021mixed media
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe secrétaire (collection de peaux) (The Secretary [Collection of Skins])2018 - 2022wood, paper on cardboard, print, metal, curtain tassel, porcelain, wooden shelvesvariable dimensions
Patrick Van CaeckenberghNiets Is Wat Het Lijkt (Nothing Is What It Seems)2019mixed media195 x 150 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Kosmogonische Indigestie (De Gulzige Slang - Spaarpot II) (The Cosmogonic Indigestion [The Greedy Snake - Piggy Bank II])2017mixed media101 x 40 x 40 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Kosmogonische Indigestie (De Gulzige Slang - Spaarpot I) (The Cosmogonic Indigestion [The Greedy Snake - Piggy Bank I])2017mixed media67,5 x 34,5 x 45 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMaquette voor De Kosmogonische Indigestie (De Gulzige Slang I) (Scale Model for The Cosmogonic Indigestion [The Greedy Snake I])2016mixed media55 x 49,5 x 22,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghCollage voor De Kosmogonische Indigestie (De Gulzige Slang I) (Collage for The Cosmogonic Indigestion [The Greedy Snake I])2016mixed media123,8 x 119,2 x 0,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawings of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007 - 20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper78,5 x 56,9 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawings of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007 - 20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper76 x 60 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Klaagzang 1 (zomer 2014) (Lamentation 1 [summer 2014])2014pencil and paint on paper78,5 x 60 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawings of Old Trees (winter 2012 - 2013)2012 - 2013pencil on paper27,2 x 19,8 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Sneeuwman (Ontwerp voor Boombal) (The Snowman [Design for Tree Ball])2012pencil on paper, collage45 x 63 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghGod Dobbelt Niet (God Does Not Play Dice)2015 - 2020epoxy, latex paint, Afghan carpet (edition of 3)32,5 x 155 x 201 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMaquette: Een Monument voor het Antropoceen (Het Schietlood) (Scale Model: A Monument for the Anthropocene [The Plumb])2015 - 2020mixed media193,2 x 51,5 x 52,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghEen Monument voor het Antropoceen (Het schietlood) (A Monument for the Anthropocene [The Plumb])2015 - 2020mixed media162,8 x 385 x 43 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Kosmogonoloog (Maquette voor de Dansvloer) (The Cosmogonologist [Scale Model for the Dance Floor])2015 - 2020mixed media241 x 96 x 85,6 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMaquette: De Drempelkundige (Scale Model: The Threshold Expert)2015 - 2020mixed media100,9 x 36 x 126,8 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMaquette: De Schoot (De Mythe van de Eeuwige Terugkeer) (Scale Model: The Lap [The Myth of the Eternal Return])2015 - 2020mixed media79,3 x 46,7 x 106,9 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMaquette: De Boodschap der Ingewanden (Het Anatomisch Theater) (Scale Model: The Message of the Intestines [The Anatomical Theatre])2015 - 2020mixed media167,5 x 61,5 x 163 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghScale model of "La vie de Labdacus"2016mixed media230 x 146,5 x 29,6 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghBox of (Building) Blocks2014pencil and paint on paper, wood and printvariable dimensions
Patrick Van CaeckenberghCorals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific (spring 2013)2013pencil on paper49,3 x 67,8 x 15,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghL'hêtre à l'Image (été 2011) (The Beech Tree in the Image [summer 2011])2011pencil and paint on paper94 x 74 x 15 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLes âmes mortes (The Dead Souls)2009 - 2017mixed media285 x 290 x 125 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Smartlappen. Fabularum (Het leven van Aesopus) (The Rags of Sorrow. [The Life of Aesop])2009mixed media219 x 310 x 445 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79 x 52,8 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghL'entendement1998 - 2005collages16 x (24,7 x 70 cm)
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days During 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79 x 52,7 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper72,6 x 59,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper75,3 x 59,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper60 x 79 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghFluitketel (Singing Teakettle)2001150 x 165 x 80 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDen Hemel (The Canopy)2000 - 2006satin and wood280 x 115 x 800 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLes dieux suppliants (The Supplicant Gods)2000 - 2004 - 2009 - 2014mixed media, paper on cardboard and wooden shelveswall installation: variable dimensions
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe Berceau II (The Shell)1999 - 2009polyester, wood, iron, mattress and mixed media210 x 290 x 220 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghZelfportret (Self-portrait)1999collage56 x 38 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Fluitketel (Design for Singing Teakettle)1999collage58,5 x 35 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Torso (Design for Torso)1999collage, watercolour76 x 23,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Torso (Design for Torso)1999collage, watercolour72 x 20,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Blozende Kaakjes (The Blushing Cheeks)1998 - 2005198 x 100 x 30 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghBouvard & Pécuchet1997clay111 x 46,5 x 77 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Tafel (The Table)1993mixed media173 x 70,5 x 74 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDen Kakenberg IV (The Mountain IV)1993mixed media (collage)170 x 190 x 4,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghGeurpenseel (Smell-Brush)1992 - 1993mixed media250,0 (h) x Ø 75,0 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe Poêle (The Hothouse)1992 - 1993mixed media(180 x 100 x 37 cm) + (26,5 x 31 x 19 cm)
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Heilige Kevers (Design for Sacred Beetles)1991mixed media (collage)100 x 148 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor De Processierupsen (Design for The Processionary Caterpillars)1991mixed media (collage)100 x 164 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDer Anatomische Mensch (Et puis pourquoi sommes-nous faites en viande?)1990 - 2017mixed media265 x 170 x 380 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghZeepbellen-Atoom (Zelfportret) (Soap Bubbles-Atom [Self-portrait])1990mixed media (collage)75 x 75 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLevensboom (Sanctum [Tree of Life])1990mixed media (collage)175 x 238 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Oogst (The Harvest)1994mixed media, collage210,5 x 152 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDer anatomische Mensch (The Anatomical Human)1994collage, mixed media185,5 x 186 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Glasraam (Design for Stained Glass Window)1989mixed media240 x 120 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghAu sommet de l'Olympe (At the Top of Olympus)1990mixed media (collage)182 x 182 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghTeddie1988 - 1989mixed mediavariable dimensions
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Voedselpyramide (Château de cartes)1998 - 2005scale model, mixed media, book160 x 52 x 52 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Winterslaper (L'hibernation)1998 - 2005scale model, mixed media197 x 65 x 50 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Hoed (The Hat)1988 - 1989mixed mediaheight: 130 cm diametre: 80 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghBoerepatee (Pâté de campagne)1988neon lighting
Patrick Van CaeckenberghHet Graf (The Grave)1986 - 1988mixed media
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDen Kakenberg I (The Mountain I)1985 - 1987mixed media on canvas120 x 140 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghHet Paard (The Horse)1985 - 1986mixed media184 x 220 x 105 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghCollection de peaux (Collection of Skins)1993variable dimensions
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Raket (The Rocket)1987mixed mediaheight: 450 cm diametre: 120 cm
FRAGILE
PARCUM, Leuven, Belgium December 16, 2022 - February 26, 2023 EXTENDED until March 26, 2023
Published by PARCUM vzw, 2022
LE PANTOLOGUE. DANKE SCHÖN
Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium October 20, 2018 - October 21, 2022
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh is now part of the collection of The British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh speaks about his solo show 'Le Monde à l'Envers' at Zeno X Gallery.
Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp Borgerhout, Belgium October 28, 2020 - February 20, 2021
Museum M in Leuven has acquired the work "Ontwerp voor Glasraam (Design for Stained Glass Window)" (1989) by Patrick Van Caeckenbergh.
LES NÉBULEUSES
FRAC PACA, Marseille, France March 4 - June 4, 2017
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, b. 1960 in Aalst (BE), lives and works in Ghent (BE).
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh attempts to reorder and remap the world in a highly personal yet universal way. He distances himself from the known outside world while scrutinizing his own life in a pseudo-scientific way. His illusive collages and peculiar sculptures of figures and phenomena originate from a process of restructuring everyday things. With little means, the artist incalculably creates assemblages that recall features of fables and fairy tales. Thinking and tinkering are the binding factors in his oeuvre. Van Caeckenbergh wants to escape from the one-sided, limited, mechanical and technical methods of cultural behaviour and so he involves notions of coincidence and obscurity, typical of the way nature operates. His work is at once philosophical and critical of the social structure. Van Caeckenbergh is a dreamer, philosopher and brilliant thinker.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh has had solo exhibitions at Bonnefantenmuseum (Maastricht), Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, Musée des Beaux-Arts (Nîmes), Kunstverein Bonn, De Vleeshal (Middelburg), La Maison Rouge (Paris), FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Marseilles,) Museum M (Leuven) and FRAC Champagne-Ardenne (Reims).
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh has participated in the Venice Biennale (1993 and 2013), Manifesta (1996), the Taipei Biennial (2014) and the Biennial of Lyon (2000). His work has featured in group shows at Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate Modern (London), Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), MCA Detroit, De Appel Arts Centre (Amsterdam), Bozar (Brussels), Culturgest (Lisbon), Van Abbemuseum (Eindhoven) and WIELS (Brussels).
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh joined the gallery in 1987.
Zeno X Gallery is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a series of exhibitions that shed light on the different decades of the gallery. From 5 February, '40 YEARS Zeno X Gallery: The Eighties' presents the four artists who joined the gallery in the 1980s: John Körmeling (1981), Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (1982), Patrick Van Caeckenbergh (1986) and Raoul De Keyser (1988). Early works enter into dialogue with recent works created specially for the exhibition. In the early years, the gallery’s main focus was on architecture and installation art.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh first showed Teddie (1989) at his Wunderbar exhibition in the gallery in 1989. This early installation problematizes the word ‘huidskleur’ (skin colour). For Van Caeckenbergh, the label ‘vleeskleur 374’ (flesh tint 374) on a pot of light-pink paint reveals the one-sided Eurocentric way of looking at skin colour. The teddy bear is like an explorer, showing off his conquests on a typical billboard from the 1980s. The bear looks cuddly but is actually a dangerous animal: Teddie ‘loves’ the different types of people, but also wants to oppress and dominate them.
Le Secrétaire (collection de peaux) (2018–2022) [The Secretaire (Skin Collection)] is a desk drawer containing a collection of ‘skins’. Van Caeckenbergh collected the skins over the past five years by cutting rectangular shapes out of porn magazines. He always selects rectangles that no longer contain any references to the human body; censorship is a form of therapy that allows him to deal with the ‘gruesome’ visual reality of pornography. He then presents the ‘skins’ as stamps or on a staff. The image of the human tendon shows that all bodies, regardless of skin tone, look the same on the inside.
For Het Muziekbos (Het Weeftapijt) (2021) [The Musical Forest (The Woven Carpet)], Patrick Van Caeckenbergh cut up a photographic print of an investment forest and interwove it with a colour fan from a paint shop. The colours refer to the different types of birds. To the right of the woven carpet is an overview of the birds and their (phonetic) sounds. The work is a tribute to French composer and ornithologist Olivier Messiaen, who saw colours when he heard certain sounds or musical chords (synaesthesia).
John Körmeling presented Wortelmodellen (1983) [Root Models] during his first exhibition at Zeno X Gallery in 1983. The iron tubes represent the measurements 1 to the square root of 7. In this series of Wortelmodellen, the ribs and diagonals are always roots times a single unit. To this day, this measuring system is a starting point for Körmeling’s architectural projects, which include the bicycle shed fiets&stal in Scheveningen and the work Minimaal Meten (2021) [Minimal Measuring]. Körmeling’s designs and realizations look for correspondences between art and architecture, but also urban planning and design, and always with a sense of perspective and humour.
In Fruitstad (2021) [Fruit City], each piece of fruit is given a number of windows or a door, turning the fruit basket, by definition, into a city. In this exhibition, Körmeling also presents models of realized projects, such as Vogelobservatie platform [Birdwatching Platform] in Texel and Veiligheidspaviljoen [Safety Pavillion] in Knokke (in cooperation with Compagnie-O Architecten). His design for a glass bridge in Venice was not realized. He created the sculpture Huis Buiten de Schaduwgrens (1989) [House Outside the Shadow Line] for a fund-raiser on behalf of children who require constant sunlight.
Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven held her first exhibition at Zeno X Gallery in 1982. To celebrate forty years of collaboration, a large solo exhibition, Placenta Saturnine Bercail, featuring old and new work, is being held at the gallery in Borgerhout. At Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South, she shows the early work Ectoplasma (1991), part of a series of four works on doors. Each work in this series depicts a kind of striptease: half hidden behind a door set ajar, duplicated by a mirror, or open like a fan. In the work Duality – Theorem (2015–16), Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven explores the tension between word and image. She places different layers of material on top of each other, just like in her recent images of women on Plexiglas.
Raoul De Keyser was the first painter to join Zeno X Gallery in 1988. Both Untitled (Le miroir de ...) (1988) [The Mirror of...] and Untitled (1987) date from the early years of the collaboration. Taking the surrounding reality as his starting point, De Keyser investigates the material and technical possibilities of painting. For instance, many of his paintings are inspired by the chalk lines of the football pitch he can see from his studio. This recognizable motif, which also appears in Untitled (Le miroir de...), is further reduced to single, double or crossed lines that relate to the pictorial space in constantly changing constellations. Colour becomes a subject in its own right in his work, as seen in Untitled (1987). The visible brushstrokes break through the monochrome and bring tension, tactility and sensitivity to the work.
Zeno X Gallery is proud to present Le Monde à l’Envers, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh’s eleventh solo exhibition since he joined the gallery in 1987.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh schematizes, catalogues and maps out the world in his own unique way. He reveals particular parallels between scientific theories, folk tales and mythologies. He formulates alternative thought structures that are often very topical and critical.
Le Monde à l’Envers brings together various installation works and models that emphasize the importance of caring, on both a personal and global level. The figure of the shaman plays a leading role in many of the works. For Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, the shaman is an intermediary or threshold figure with whom he identifies; like the artist, the shaman finds himself on the border between two worlds that he tries to bring into contact with each other. Like Van Caeckenbergh, the shaman spends most of his time observing reality before he can introduce a solution or cure. Because of his particular position within society, he can function as an intermediary or transmitter of information. Het anatomisch theater (De waterval) (The Anatomical Theatre (The waterfall)) demonstrates the delicate balance the shaman has to seek out.
The inverted anatomical mask visualizes the fact that the shaman is in contact with both the upper and lower world. The mask can be unfolded down to the womb, by analogy with the journey the shaman must systematically make to the womb to be able to perform his ritual. The mask shows the human body as if it were a theatre and in this way illuminates the shaman’s heightened sensuality.
The artist considers himself a ‘cosmogonologist’: he studies stories about the creation of the universe. Motifs such as the egg, the snake and the drop of water regularly appear in Van Caeckenbergh’s oeuvre. The egg, for example, is a universal symbol for the origin of the world, while the snake – because of its ability to shed its skin – is often associated with eternal life. In the collage Niets is wat het lijkt (Nothing is what it seems) we see both the cosmogonic egg, the drop of water and the volvox. The latter is historically the first creature on Earth that could die.
Maquette voor een monument voor het antropoceen (Model for a monument to the anthropocene) brings together some elements specific to humankind, such as speech and DNA in the form of a double helix. The monument itself provides an overview of the world’s rivers to represent the abundant presence of water in the human body. Maquettes and models are a constant in the work of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh. Sometimes they are smaller versions of larger sculptures, new forms by which to relate the same phenomenon or ‘life-size scale models’.
God dobbelt niet (God doesn’t gamble) tackles Werner Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. The German founder of quantum mechanics reached the conclusion that particles do not move according to fixed laws but that coincidence and randomness play a major role. With this sculpture Patrick Van Caeckenbergh draws a parallel to the arbitrary character of human fate and life.
Since 2017 Patrick Van Caeckenbergh has had a solo presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, where his work is engaged in a dialogue with the collection. In addition, he has donated his entire studio or ‘cigar box’ to the museum, where it has been given a permanent place.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh has had solo exhibitions at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nîmes, FRAC PACA in Marseilles, Museum M in Leuven, La Maison Rouge in Paris, Kunstverein Bonn, De Vleeshal in Middelburg, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne in Reims, Musée Gassendi in Digne-les-Bains, Netwerk in Aalst, Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, and many others. His work has also been included in group shows, such as the Venice Biennale in 1993 and 2013, the Taipei Biennial in 2014, and in the Tate in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris, ICA in London, de Appel Arts Centre in Amsterdam, Culturgest in Lisbon, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and many more.
Zeno X Gallery is proud to announce Les Loques de Chagrin (De Smartlappen), the tenth solo exhibition of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh (°1960, Aalst).
The Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent will host a solo presentation of his work in dialogue with the collection, opening in October 2017. Furhermore Patrick Van Caeckenbergh will donate his studio or so-called ‘cigar box’ to the museum where it will be permanently on view.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh schematizes, catalogues and, in this way, renders the world in an entirely unique manner. He makes interesting parallels between scientific theories, folkloristic tales, mythologies and other narratives. He formulates alternative thought patterns which are often very contemporary and critical.
The title of the exhibition derives from the installation Les Loques de Chagrin (La Vie d‘Esope). In the small class room a collection of pictures of strange animal pairs can be found: a cat drinking together with a bird or a dog feeding piglets. Van Caeckenbergh offers an answer to the Austrian scientist Konrad Lorenz and his theory about instinctive behaviour. He shows us a tolerant form of co-existence which could also be applied to humans. On the outside there are cardboard panels describing the life of the Greek poet Aesop, who became famous for his fables in which two animals have opposed moral values.
Les Ames Mortes is based on the figurative structure of human knowledge from the ‘Encyclopédie’ by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert. Van Caeckenbergh presents this ‘tree of knowledge’ as human antlers on which he adds the most important people in his life, such as Dmitri Mendelejev and Marcel Proust to Alexander Calder and Ovid. The book, carrier of all knowledge, is depicted as an acoustic mnemonic device.
Genealogies – often in the form of a tree – have always been an important motif in the work of Van Caeckenbergh. They function as metaphors for his work; ideas or branches are interconnected, grow out of one another and originate from a root or basic theme.
The Kosmogonic Indigestion or The Greedy Snakes cover the topic of human greediness in our contemporary society. The egg is a universal symbol for the origin of the world, whilst the snake – because of its possibility to renew its skin – is often associated with eternal life. The snakes – presented as beans on a pole or stalk – have been too greedy and create from the superfluous a new cosmogony. Modesty and humility are however the only things that could save us, according to the artist.
Der Anatomische Mensch (Et Puis Pourquoi Sommes-Nous Faites en Viande?) brings together several elements and themes from his earlier work. Since the nineties Van Caeckenbergh has cut out skin from pornographic magazines. He selects rectangles with no reference to the body or personal characteristics; censorship is for him a therapeutic activity which allows him to deal with the ‘gruesome’ visual reality of pornography. The ‘skins’ are then presented as stamps or music notes on a score. The crumbled anatomical figures refer to the violent images that we are confronted with on a daily basis through the media and emphasizes the relativity of the body.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh has had important solo exhibitions at Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nîmes, FRAC PACA in Marseille, Museum M in Leuven, La Maison Rouge in Paris, Kunstverein Bonn, De Vleeshal in Middelburg, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne in Reims, Musée Gassendi in Digne-les-Bains, Netwerk in Aalst, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels amongst many others.
His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennial in 1993 and 2013, the Taipei Biennial in 2014, and at Tate Gallery in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris, ICA in London, De Appel Arts Centre in Amsterdam, Culturgest in Lisbon, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and many others.
‘Het Muziekbos (The Musical Forest)’ is already the ninth solo exhibition of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh at Zeno X Gallery. In recent years, Van Caeckenbergh has continued to work with tremendous dedication on his project ‘Drawings of Old Trees’. At the Venice Biennale in 2013, a selection of these drawings was shown in the Arsenale, followed by a showing in M Museum, Leuven (BE), the first presentation in a museum context. With ‘Het Muziekbos’, the project is brought to a symbolic close. A first instalment was presented earlier this year at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York, which from now on also represents the work of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh.
In 1997, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh moved from Ghent to the small town of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke. The new environment and village life - a mixture of people, myths, events and other elements - would prove an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the artist. It was in this sense also a special tree in his garden that inspired him to create his first drawings. To him, trees are a form of natural architecture that possess great magical power. They also function as metaphors for the work of the artist; branches or ideas are interconnected, grow out of one another and originate from a root or basic theme. After years of close observation of trees, Van Caeckenbergh is able to capture their essence or skeleton in a drawing, which he then improvises upon. He himself likes to compare this to a musical score that serves as a base for variations and interpretations. The artist often adds playful elements such as doors or windows, or he alludes to the anthropomorphic character of the tree. To the artist, walking through a forest is like gazing at the clouds, in the sense that it stimulates his imagination.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh schematizes, catalogues and, in this way, renders the world in an entirely unique manner. He also tries to fill the gaps in science through the visual expression of his own thought patterns. The trees are also thought structures of sorts from which he can hang his ideas.
The sculpture ‘Box of (Building) Blocks’ attempts to lay bare the parallels between fictional cosmogonies or creation stories and scientific explanations for the origin of the world. The parallel histories of the forest and the cross are explored as well. The sequoia here clearly alludes to the ambiguous relationship man has with nature; the mythical proportions and age of the tree cannot prevent its tragic fate at the hands of industry.
As is often the case with Van Caeckenbergh, the thought process that guides the conception of a work is expressed in his preparatory models. The scale model with the appropriate title ‘Model for the Christ before Jesus’ is in this case also accompanied by a collage that visualises Van Caeckenbergh’s ‘vegetal theology’. According to apocryphal writings, a date palm grew beside the tomb of Jesus. For centuries, oil from this date palm would be preserved as a relic in vials onto which Christ and the date palm were portrayed. Given the limited size of the vial, the figure and the tree were simplified and depicted as a single image: a single line was used for the arms and the branches, which is how the image of the cross came into being.
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh has had solo exhibitions at Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht (NL), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nimes (FR), FRAC PACA, Marseille (FR), M Museum, Leuven (BE), La Maison Rouge, Paris (FR), Kunstverein Bonn, Bonn (DE), De Vleeshal, Middelburg (NL), FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims (FR) and others.
His work has also been included in group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale in 1993 and 2013, the Taipei Biennial in 2014 and in Tate Gallery, London (UK), Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR), ICA, London (UK), De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam (NL), Culturgest, Lisbon (PT), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL) and others.
The work of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh is included in public collections, including Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR), Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht (NL), Middelheim Museum, Antwerp (BE), Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford (US ), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes (FR), FRAC Pays de la Loire, Carquefou (FR), S.M.A.K., Ghent (BE) and M HKA, Antwerp (BE).
Photo: Thomas CeustersCourtesy of the artist and PARCUM, LeuvenInstallation view
Photo: Dirk PauwelsInstallation view Patrick Van Caeckenbergh
Photo: Dirk PauwelsInstallation view Raoul De Keyse
Photo: Dirk PauwelsInstallation view Luc Tuymans
Photo: Dirk PauwelsInstallation view Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven
Courtesy de l'artiste & galerie In Situ - fabienne leclerc, Grand Paris
Photo: Aurélien MoleCourtesy de l'artiste & galerie In Situ - fabienne leclerc, Grand ParisInstallation view
Raoul De KeyserUntitled (Le miroir de) (Untitled [The Mirror of...])1988oil on canvas70 x 50 cm
John KörmelingVeiligheidspaviljoen, Knokke-Heist (Safety Pavilion, Knokke-Heist)2015 - 2019scale model: plaster, iron wire, wood19 x 51,2 x 32 cm
Anne-Mie Van KerckhovenEctoplasma (Ectoplasm)1991silkscreen paint and plastic foil on Trovicel, mounted on wood with iron hinges2 x (201 x 83 x 4,2 cm)
John KörmelingTE KOOP2020 - 2022cotton, silkscreen
John KörmelingFruitstad (Fruit City)2021plastic, paper, pencil45 x 55 x 40 cm
John KörmelingMinimaal Meten (Minimal Measuring)20223D print in plastic, wood20,1 x 98 x 42 cm
John KörmelingVogelobservatie Platform, Prins Hendrikzanddijk, Texel (Birdwatching Platform, Prins Hendrikzanddijk, Texel)2019scale model: plaster, iron wire, tempex and wood7 x 84 x 52 cm
Raoul De KeyserUntitled1987oil on canvas48 x 30 cm
John KörmelingGlass Bridge, Ponte dell'Academia, Venice1985scale model: glass, plexi dome, marble and blue limestone21,5 x 65,0 x 21,0 cm
John KörmelingHuis Buiten de Schaduwgrens, Muiderslot (House Outside the Shadow Limits, Muiderslot)1989scale model: plaster, iron, iron wire and styrofoam80,0 x 29,5 x 25,0 cm
Anne-Mie Van KerckhovenDuality - Theorem2015 - 2016mixed media30 x 20,5 cm
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy Zeno X Gallery - AntwerpInstallation view
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMaquette: Le monde à l'envers (Scale Model: The World Upside Down)2015 - 2020mixed media70,5 x 42 x 10 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMaquette: Le monde à l'envers (Scale Model: The World Upside Down)2015 - 2020mixed media71 x 41 x 10 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghRuwbouw voor het Maken van een Boek (De Schoot) (Rough Draft for the Making of a Book [The Lap])2020mixed media165 x 193,8 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe monde à l'envers (Het Masker)2015 - 2020mixed media265,5 x 195 x 90,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe monde à l'envers (Le masque) (The World Upside Down [The Mask])2015 - 2020mixed media272 x 183 x 93 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghHet Anatomisch Theater (De Waterval) (The Anatomical Theatre [The Waterfall])2015 - 2020mixed media136,5 x 730 x 79,5 cm
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy Zeno X Gallery - Antwerp
Dirk BraeckmanP.T.-B.R.-17 #22017gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium support120 x 80 cm (unique)
Kim JonesUntitled2008acrylic and ink on board50,8 x 76,2 cm
Kim JonesUntitled2008acrylic and ink on board50 x 76 cm
Mark MandersFalling Dictionaries2018offset print and acrylic on paper, chicken wire, aluminium
Marlene DumasThe Politics of Recognition / Onze Vaders1991ink on pape
Michaël BorremansThree Degrees2017pencil and ink on paper14,1 x 21,1 cm
Philip MettenC-1022017collage on paper53,5 x 49,5 cm
Philip MettenC-1012017collage on paper57,5 x 46 cm
Philip MettenC-1082017collage on paper54 x 50,6 cm
Philip MettenC-0572016collage on paper9,4 x 9,3 cm
Philip MettenC-1052017collage on paper20,9 x 20,4 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDen Beggaard2018mixed media52 x 110 cm
Pietro RoccasalvaStudy for Il Traviatore2017acrylic on paper69,8 x 43,1 cm
Pietro RoccasalvaStudy for Il Traviatore2010acrylic on paper69,5 x 47 cm
Paulo MonteiroUntitled201322k gold and gouache on paper25,5 x 18,5 cm
Paulo MonteiroUntitled201622k gold and gouache on paper14 x 9 cm
Paulo MonteiroUntitled201722k gold and ecoline on pape
Paulo MonteiroUntitled2016gouache on paper31 x 27,5 cm
Hyun-Sook SongUntitled2013tempera on paper25,4 x 34,7 cm
Hyun-Sook SongUntitled2017tempera on paper26 x 32,2 cm
Hyun-Sook SongUntitled2015tempera on paper20,5 x 28,4 cm
Hyun-Sook SongUntitled2012tempera on paper34 x 23,7 cm
Jack WhittenLooking For Bin Laden #8 (Second Set)2008toner on rice paper61 x 82,6 cm
Jack WhittenSpace Flower #42006acrylic, pastel, powdered Mylar on rice paper20,3 x 19,1 cm
Jack WhittenSpace Flower #22006acrylic, pastel, powdered Mylar on rice paper21 x 19,1 cm
Luc TuymansUntitled2017graphite on pape
Jockum NordströmBjörnen sover (the Bear is sleeping)2017collage, watercolour and pencil on paper97 x 71 cm
Jockum NordströmSjukhusparken (Hospital park)2017collage, watercolour and graphite on paper72 x 104 cm
Jockum NordströmSent by Hand2008graphite on paper45 x 60 cm
Jockum NordströmStage Whisper2008graphite on paper42 x 30 cm
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy the artist and MSK, GhentInstallation view
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Kosmogonische Indigestie (De Gulzige Slangen) (The Cosmogonic Indigestion [The Greedy Snakes])2016 - 2017mixed media295 x 468 x 153 cm
Photo: Jean-Christophe LettCourtesy FRAC PACA, MarseilleInstallation view
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper56,7 x 98,1 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper60 x 79,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper68,8 x 66,3 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper67,3 x 59,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79,4 x 60 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79 x 43,2 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper72,5 x 57,2 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper78 x 65,4 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79,5 x 58,4 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79,4 x 59,7 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper53,8 x 79 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79,5 x 59 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper59,4 x 57,7 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper66 x 59 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 -2014pencil and paint on paper65,2 x 60 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper78,1 x 56,6 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper78,1 x 59,2 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper73,4 x 59 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper56 x 79,4 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper58,9 x 75 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper78,5 x 59,7 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper76,7 x 55,2 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79,1 x 57,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDrawing of Old Trees on Wintry Days during 2007-20142007 - 2014pencil and paint on paper79,5 x 59,1 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghScale Model for "The Christ before Jesus"2014mixed media86 x 26 x 57 cm
Johannes KahrsUntitled (dark palm)2014oil on canvas201,0 x 200,0 cm
Johannes KahrsUntitled (angry girl)2013oil on canvas2 x (98,2 x 76,3)
Raoul De KeyserKanovaren (Canoeing)1967acrylic and dispersion paint on canvas150 x 120 cm
Raoul De KeyserZinkend (Sinking)1983oil on canvas200 x 150 cm
Mark MandersCollage with Fake Newspapers2008 - 2013offset print on paper, acrylic, chicken wire120 x 84 cm
Mark MandersFigure Study1997 - 2013painted wood, canvas, rope, iron165 x 40 x 30 cm
Mark MandersShadow Study2012iron, wood, painted epoxy150,5 x 52 x 65 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Duizendjarige Olijfboomgaard (The Thousand-year-old Olive Grove)2013 - 2014 - 2018graphite and paint on paper, chalkboard paint and chalk on wood117 x 322,8 x 58,5 cm
Raoul De KeyserHet Niets Aangenaam Gevuld met Weinig1971acrylic on canvas190 x 190 cm
Kim JonesUntitled2010 - 2011acrylic and ink on photograph25,2 x 20,2 cm
Michaël BorremansNoses III2011pencil and watercolour on paper22,5 x 29,7 cm
Michaël BorremansNoses I + II2010pencil and watercolour on paper2 x (16,4 x 24,8 cm)
Bart StolleLandscape2013ink and acrylic on paper29,5 x 40,5 cm
Bart StolleMovements in space2013ink and acrylic on paper29,5 x 40,5 cm
Bart StolleCity2013ink and acrylic on paper29,5 x 40,5 cm
Bart StolleUntitled 13/22013ink on paper21 x 13,4 cm
Bart StolleHollorith 22013ink on paper21 x 13,4 cm
Bart StolleUntitled 12/22012ink and acrylic on paper21 x 13,4 cm
Bart StolleUntitled 12/052012pencil, ink and acrylic on paper21 x 13,5 cm
Bart StolleUntitled 11/22011pencil and acrylic on paper21 x 13,5 cm
Bart StolleAtoumat2008pencil, watercolour and acrylic on paper21 x 13,5 cm
Bart StolleKeep on Tryin'2008watercolour on paper20,9 x 13,5 cm
Bart StolleUntitled2008ink and pencil on paper21 x 13,5 cm
Bart StolleUntitled2008watercolour on paper21 x 13,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Torso (Design for Torso)1999collage, watercolour85,5 x 30 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Torso (Design for Torso)1999collage, watercolour68,5 x 19,5 cm
Kim JonesUntitled2013acrylic and ink on photograph30,4 x 20,3 cm
Kim JonesUntitled1974 - 1980s- 2010acrylic and ink on photograph45,7 x 30,5 cm
Kim JonesUntitled1980 - 2010acrylic and ink on photograph45,7 x 30,3 cm
Kim JonesUntitled1999 - 2009acrylic and ink on photograph45,7 x 30,4 cm
Yun-Fei JiMarshal Peng Dehuai and His Hungry Ghosts2007mineral pigments and ink on rice paper81,5 x 173,5 cm
Mircea SuciuSelf Portrait2014charcoal on paper100 x 70 cm
Mircea SuciuStudy for the Iron Curtain2013charcoal on paper150 x 184 cm
Raoul De KeyserUntitled2002watercolour on Ingres paper64,5 x 47,8 cm
Mark MandersYellow Bathtub1997sand and glue on paper240 x 462 cm
Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoventch'eng (7 9 2012)2012mixed media77 x 50 cm
Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven3 versus 5 (10 9 2012)2012mixed media77 x 50 cm
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy Zeno X Gallery, AntwerpInstallation view
Photo: Dirk PauwelsCourtesy the artist and Museum M, LeuvenInstallation view
John KörmelingBetter City, Better Life, Happy Street - Het Interieur is Buiten2006pencil on paper30,0 x 42,5 cm
John KörmelingHet Nederlands Paviljoen 2010, Happy Street2006pencil on paper30 x 52 cm
Cristof YvoréLe tapis d'Edward1993oil on canvas33,5 x 31 cm
Marlene DumasGive the People What They Want1992oil on canvas40 x 30 cm
Luc TuymansDer Diagnostische Blick IV1992oil on paper57 x 38 cm
Yun-Fei JiThe Water Buffalo2006mineral pigment on rice paper33 x 32,8 cm
Anton CorbijnBjörk, Los Angeles1994gelatin silver print handprinted on oriental Seagull paper (edition of 20)68 x 69 cm
Dirk BraeckmanA.D.F.-B.E.-032003gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium support (edition of 3 + 1 AP)180 x 120 cm
Dirk BraeckmanHinge #12006ultrachrome inkjet print on Fuji photo rag paper mounted on aluminium support (edition of 5 + 1 AP)49 x 36 cm
Mark MandersFragment from Self-Portrait as a Building1986 - 1992painted bronze, mixed media (1 of 3)variable dimensions
Anne-Mie Van KerckhovenHomo Bulla1983 - 1984acrylic on plexi, mounted on steel plate100,3 x 201,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghSchildpad (Turtle)1990turtle shell, mixed media15 x 20 x 30 cm
Michaël BorremansThe Resemblance2006oil on canvas2 x (36 x 42 cm)
Michaël BorremansWeight200535mm, 9'44", continuous loop (edition of 3 + 1 AP)35,5 x 27,5 x 4 cm
Miriam CahnKrieg1998oil on canvas(90,5 x 56,8) + (105 x 60,5) cm
Raoul De KeyserDisaster2006charcoal, oil and gesso on canvas56 x 48 cm
Raoul De KeyserFlow2006oil on canvas36 x 30 cm
Jan De MaesschalckUntitled2002acrylic on paper27,3 x 36 cm
Jan De MaesschalckUntitled2003acrylic on paper27 x 35,7 cm
Stan DouglasRookery, Burnaby2001C-print (edition of 7)125 x 171 cm
Marlene DumasTina2006oil on canvas110 x 130 cm
Marc GoethalsUntitled1986oil on canvas18 x 24 cm
Kees GoudzwaardScreen2006oil on canvas120 x 80 cm
Mary HeilmannJohngiorno1995oil on canvas196 x 146 cm
Arturo HerreraUntitled (Dia Collage)1998mixed media on paper30,5 x 22,8 cm
Yun-Fei JiTwo Men with Bags2006mineral pigment on rice paper50,5 x 39,5 cm
Kim JonesUntitled (war drawing)2005 - 2006pencil on paper63,6 x 96,3 cm
Johannes Kahrsuntitled (origine du monde)1997charcoal and pastel on paper118 x 84 cm
Johannes KahrsMik's hand2005oil on canvas52 x 62 cm
John KörmelingMeeting point2005scale model, metal11 x 38 x 20 cm
Bernd LohausUntitled1984wooden crate with silver paper44,5 x 35 x 6 cm
Mark MandersFragment from Self-Portrait as a Building1993mixed media(12 x 90 x 15,5 cm) + (24,5 x Ø11,5 cm) + (12,5 x Ø10 cm)
Arno Nollendoped at anna's Barcelona2002colour photograph (edition of 5)45,5 x 30 cm
Arno NollenTrainingsjasje2004colour photograph (edition of 5)45 x 30 cm
Avery PreesmanUntitled2000wood, concrete95 x 70 x 45 cm
Gert Robijns26 x 26 alphabet1985mixed media32,5 x 110 x 130 cm
Jenny ScobelMackerel Sky2006graphite, watercolour and wax on gessoed wood107 x 61 cm
Maria SerebriakovaUntitled1989wood161 x 41 x 53 cm
Maria SerebriakovaUntitled1989wood160 x 70 x 31 cm
Maria SerebriakovaUntitled1989wood160 x 49 x 48 cm
Maria SerebriakovaUntitled1992book sculpture with house20 x 37 x 25 cm
Maria SerebriakovaLandscape2006oil on wood45 x 35 cm
Miroslav TichyUntitled (inv.nr.4-6-121)black and white photograph16,8 x 12,4 cm
Miroslav TichyUntitled (inv.nr.4-6-133)black and white photograph17,9 x 7,9 cm
Miroslav TichyUntitled (inv.nr.4-6-199)gelatin silver print27,2 x 19,6 cm
Luc TuymansImperméable2006oil on canvas224 x 94 cm
Anne-Mie Van KerckhovenRewritten, It Was Later to Become2005digital print, plexi and Forex41 x 75 cm
Anne-Mie Van KerckhovenChippendale (Angel in the House)2005digital print, plexi and Forex35 x 75 cm
Anne-Mie Van KerckhovenRewritten, It Was Later to Become2005Lambda print integrated in plexi lightbox41 x 75 x 14,5 cm
Cristof YvoréUntitled2006oil on canvas68,5 x 86 cm
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp25 years Zeno X Gallery - installation view
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Smartlappen (Les loques de chagrin)2004scale model, mixed media164 x 114 x 35,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghStilte aub, silence svp2006scale model, mixed media13 x 15 x 4,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghAtlas van een scheppingsverhaal (Atlas d'une Cosmogonie)1998 - 2005scale model, mixed media180 x 95 x 65 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Schelp (La coquille)1998 - 2005scale model, mixed media174 x 85,5 x 30,3 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMeccano1998 - 2005scale model, mixed media178 x 90 x 40 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe paravent1994 - 2003scale model, mixed media179 x 82 x 62 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Smekende Goden (Les dieux suppliants)2000 - 2006scale model, mixed media141,5 x 124 x 124 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghGroeten uit St. Kornelis Horebeke2006book, wood stand20,7 x 30,4 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Zonnebloemen2004mixed media34,5 x 43,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Boombol (Design for Tree Ball) (Plan pour Boule d'Arbre)2000acrylic, felt-tip pen, ballpoint and collage on C-print1646,3 x 83,6 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghTesser (Clapier)1999mixed media177 x 131 x 177 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghOntwerp voor Le Confiturier (Design for The Jam Maker) (Plan pour Le Confiturier)1999collage77 x 70 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe Confiturier (The Jam Maker)1999mixed media216 x 525 x 205 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghStil Geluk (Quiet Happiness) (Bonheur Tranquil)1999watercolou
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLe pupitre (The Lectern) (De Lessenaar)1997 - 1999mixed media
Patrick Van CaeckenberghZodiac1994mixed media, collage196,5 x 196,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Heksenkring (The Witch Ring)1994mixed media, collage157 x 157 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDe Steunpilaar van de Hemel (The Pillar of Heaven)1994mixed media, collage149 x 157 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghEb & Vloed (Flux & Reflux)1994mixed media, collage167 x 130 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghAlambic+1994mixed media, collage227,5 x 184,5 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghDoolhof (Labyrinth)1994mixed media, collage151,5 x 295 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghPulunella (Self-portrait) (Tiger Mouth)1990mixed media (photocollage)153 x 120 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghMarionette-Tong (Marionette-Tongue)1990mixed media208 x 60 x 80 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghLuipaard (Leopard)1990carving on leopard hide150 x 146 x 186 cm
Patrick Van CaeckenberghHet Orakel of De Papegaaien van de Goden (The Oracle or The Parrots of the Gods)1984 - 1992mixed media (collage)(190 x 196) + (190 x 33) cm
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands The British Museum, London, United Kingdom Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France CNAP Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris, France FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France FRAC Centre, Orléans, France FRAC Champagne – Ardenne / Le Collège, Reims, France FRAC Languedoc – Rousillon, Montpellier, France FRAC du Limousin, Limoges, France FRAC Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France FRAC Provence – Alpes – Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, Nantes, France Museum M, Leuven, Belgium Museum Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium S.M.A.K. Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent, Belgium Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, United States of America
“‘ik ben geboren als huisdier'” De Tijd, article by Koen Van Boxem (p.12) December 2022
“En het dorp bleef niet duren” De Standaard, article by Geert Van Der Speeten (p.48) December 2022
“The Upside-Down World of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh” Mousse Magazine, article by Joanna Zielinska (online) February 2021
“On the Edge of Two Worlds. Patrick Van Caeckenbergh” ZOO Magazine, article by François Malget (p.32) December 2020
“Patrick Van Caeckenbergh: Les Loques de Chagrin. Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp” Artforum, vol.56, no.1, article by Jos Van Den Bergh (p.345) September 2017
“Patrick Van Caeckenbergh. Nieuwe overzichtstentoonstelling in Leuvens Museum M” Collect AAA, no.424, article by Iris De Feijter (p.20-25) February 2012
“De bewakers van het water. Een opdracht van de Rijsksbouwmeester van de Amsterdamse waterpolitie” Mister Motley, magazine over Beeldende Kunst, jg. 6, no.30, article by Hans van den Ban (p.68-71) December 2011
PARCUMLeuven, Belgium, 202266 pages, ISBN 9789464667639
Musée Gassendi et CAIRN Centre d'ArtDigne-les-Bains, France, 2016ISBN 9782849753910
LannooTielt, Belgium, 2016195 pages, ISBN 9789401400554
Musée du Carré d'ArtNîmes, France, 200535 pages, ISBN 9782907650311
BonnefantenmuseumMaastricht, Netherlands, 2001100 pages, ISBN 907225130X
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten & CCCTours, France, 199260 pages, ISBN 9782906304024