Details

Subject(s)

• Mérelle, Fabien 1981-—Exhibitions [Browse]

Writer of supplementary textual content

• Michaud, François [Browse]
• Nève, Kathy de [Browse]

Host institution

• Keteleer Gallery (Antwerp, Belgium) [Browse]
• Edouard Malingue Gallery [Browse]

Summary note

Fabien Mérelle is a French artist whose delicate and intricate drawings look realistic but on closer examination convey otherworldly and often disquieting subjects. Stuck to the pregnant belly of his wife, an elephant clinging on his back, or in close embrace with his father, Fabien Mérelle portrays himself as the protagonist in his drawings in an absurd and surrealistic play. He is known for the anatomical precision of his figures, the sea of white that surrounds them, and the dreamlike quality of his work. This book combines the highlights from his oeuvre to date, with a hundred drawings and a selection of sculptures. Mérelle has exhibited at The Armory Show in New York, at Art Paris, and was one of the most prominent artists in Jan Fabre's recently curated show, The Raft (Mu.Zee Oostende). In 2010, he was the first winner of the Prix Canson, awarded annually for outstanding work on paper. Exhibition: Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium (May 2019) / Edouard Malingue Gallery, Shanghai, China (October 2019).

Notes

Catalog of an exhibition held at Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium, May 2019; and Edouard Malingue Gallery, Shanghai, China, October 2019.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Language note

Texts in French and English.

Other title(s)

• Dessous l'écorce
• Below the bark

ISBN

• 9789401457927
• 9401457921

OCLC

1082320311

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