Galerie Annette De Keyser

Installation View
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Installation View
year:
18 April -
Installation View
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Installation View
year:
18 April -
Installation View
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Installation View
year:
18 April -
Installation View
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Installation View
year:
18 April -
Golden Sun Disk
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Golden Sun Disk
year:
2008
techniques:
Gilded CNC milled brass plate, gold (100% gold), brass (95% copper & 5% zinc)
dimensions:
30 cm diameter, 8 mm thick
Golden Sun Disk
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Golden Sun Disk
year:
2008
techniques:
Gilded CNC milled brass plate, gold (100% gold), brass (95% copper & 5% zinc)
dimensions:
30 cm diameter, 8 mm thick
Golden Sun Disk
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Golden Sun Disk
year:
2008
techniques:
Gilded CNC milled brass plate, gold (100% gold), brass (95% copper & 5% zinc)
dimensions:
30 cm diameter, 8 mm thick
Haidakhan Babaji
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Haidakhan Babaji
Poles (detail)
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Poles (detail)
year:
2012
techniques:
chestnut wood, orange-peel oil
dimensions:
210 cm x 3 cm diameter
Poles (detail)
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Poles (detail)
year:
2012
techniques:
chestnut wood, orange-peel oil
dimensions:
210 cm x 3 cm diameter
Poles (detail)
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
Poles
title:
Poles (detail)
year:
2012
techniques:
chestnut wood, orange-peel oil
dimensions:
210 cm x 3 cm diameter
Octahedron
artist:
Louis De Cordier
exhibition:
30 Years for a better World, Resonance Room 10
title:
Octahedron
year:
2023
techniques:
aluminium bars 5mm, resin, metal powder
dimensions:
22x30 cm

EXHIBITIONS IN THE GALLERY:

BIOGRAPHY:

BORN

1978
Oostende° 
Autodidact
Lives and works in Granada, Cairo & Oostende
 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019
Beepod, curated by Tim Joye, La Gantoise, Gent, 09.2019

Module I, Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke 07.2019

Art for the poor, Hassan Fathy House, UNESCO, New Gourna, Luxor, Egypt, 05.2019


2017
Metatron, Meyvaert Museum, Exponatec, Keulen, 10.2017

Biblioteca del Sol_Press#8, Carrington Gallery, Ghent, Belgium, 06.2017

Labyrinth of Egypt [Hawara Exhibit #11], Sint-Lucas Galerie, Brussels, Belgium 04.2017

2013
Biblioteca del Sol, High Mountain Library (Biblioteca del Sol_Press #4), Mataha Foundation, Alpujarras, Sierra Nevada, Spain

2012
Poles, Galerie Annette De Keyser, Antwerp, 26.04.2012

Make Shift, Motive Gallery, Amsterdam, 15.01.2012

2009
Roro, permanent installation commissioned by St-Camillus psychiatric hospital, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Belgium 06.02.2009

2008
Mataha-Expedition, February-June, NRIAG, Ghent University(Kunst-Zicht), Hawara, Egypt

Tabularium#05, [Hawara exhibit #3]curator: Andree van de Kerckhove, CBK Nijmegen, 17.02-16.03.2008

2007
Seapod, curator: Monique Croes, 100 jaar Zeebrugge, Royal Belgian Sailing Club, Zeebrugge,08-10.2007

2006
Contextual Minimalism II, curator: Gery Van Tendeloo, Benedengalerie, Kortrijk

2005
Gallery Susanna Kulli, Zürich, Switzerland, 10-11.2005

E.M. — kites , Bunkerhotel, Brussel 06.2005

Stormer, Gallery drantmann, Brussel, 05.2005

2004
Intro book & website presentation , Kortrijk, 04.12.2004

Contemporary Art Award 2004 (winner) Dena Foundation, curator : Peter Doroshenko (director S.M.A.K, Ghent)

Centre international d'Accueil et d'Echanges des Récollets, Paris , 09.11.2004

Osram, 24 th International concrete-day, Brussel expo, 22.10.2004

Belly (Module I) 'The making of' exhibition + a permanent installation for the Court of Justice of Courtrai commissoned by the Buildings Agency (Regie der gebouwen), the ministery of Justice and .be . Kortrijk, Gerechtsgebouw II (architect Stéphane Beel) 02.06-02.07

2003
S.L .- Module Gallery Drantmann, Brussels,Belgium 11-12.2003

Vibrator(s) an electromagnetic installation, Liebaert projects, Courtrai, Belgium 09.2003

Modules Galerie Fortlaan 17, Gent, Belgium 05.2003

2001
D.S.- installation Kapittelhuis, Gent 01.09-23.09.2001

Shell- project Het Kunsthuis ( PMMK) Ostend 19.05 – 24 .06.2001

Modulor Batibouw 2001 Stand CBR, Brussels 1-15.03.2001

2000
Total sale out studio of a minimalist (Totale uitverkoop atelier van een minimalist) , Gent 09.2000


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022
Charles De Cordier Fine Arts, Gent, 05.2022

V.OVERLAP: the No Man's Land between Art & Science, Concept by Frank Merkx, MAD Gallery, Hasselt, 03.2022

IV.OVERLAP: the No Man's Land between Art & Science, Concept by Frank Merkx, Gent Universiteit Museum, 01. 2022

2021
III.OVERLAP: the No Man's Land between Art & Science, Concept by Frank Merkx, House for Art & Science, VUB, Brussel, 09.2021

Limited Editions, Gevaertsdreef 01 ,Oudenaarde, Belgium, 08.2021

Kunst & Zwalm 2021, Art Biennale, curated by Croxhapox, Zwalm, Belgium, 08.2021

II.OVERLAP: the No Man's Land between Art & Science, Concept by Frank Merkx, BAC ART LAB, Leuven, 06.2021

I.OVERLAP: the No Man's Land between Art & Science, Concept by Frank Merkx, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, 05. 2021 

2020
404 Page Not Found, Kunstenhuis, Harelbeke 4.10 - 29.11.2020 

Barking Dogs & Drawing Rooms, PAK, Gistel, 21.06 -31.08.2020

Manifestations of the Impossible, Museum Martha Herford, Germany 28.02-04.10..2020

2018
Poetry of the Bee, C A S S T L gallery,  Antwerp, 25.10.208

Prikkels, Museum Dr. Guislain, Gent, Belgium, 10.2018-05.2019

Long House  [Jan De Cock & Louis De Cordier], Brussels_Art Institute 08.2018

Nomadic Mountains (Survey on High Altitude Mental Architecture), curated by Jean Bernard Koeman, Schunck*, Holland,  06.2018

The Key, Niu Bo & Cosco [Louis De Cordier] , Thomas Pilscheur Gallery, Basel, Switzerland, 06.2018

TIG 6, De Krook, Gent, Belgium 05.2018

2017
Visionary History, curated by Filip Luyckx, KUL, Leuven, Belgium 10-12.2017

Criss-Cross, curated by Pietro Finelli, Quadreria del Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples, Italy 10-12.2017

Lost Ideas [Hawara Exhibit #12], curated by Jan Van Woensel & Lee Ranaldo, Stadsmuseum Menen, Belgium 10-12.2017

RE-art, curated by Julie Senden, Papierfabriek Van Grellingen, Brussels 09.2017

Between Heaven & Earth, curated by Sofie Vandenbussche & Frank Demarest, Brugge 04. 2017

2016
Exposición de Arte, Artists’ Network Alpujarra (Biblioteca del Sol_Press#7) , Las Torcas, Orgiva, Spain, Oktober 2016

Al Andalus, Sarah Pillen & Cosco [Louis De Cordier], Gevaertsdreef 01, Oudenaarde, September 2016

Scaldis, Oudenaarde, Belgium, summer 2016

Menin Road - Ypernstrasse (Biblioteca del Sol_Press #6), curated by Johan Tahon, Menen-Ieper, Belgium, summer 2016

Man Made, curated by Tim Joye, Domain Raversyde, Oostende, Belgium, summer 2016

Industrial Art Biennale (IAB), curated by Lucrezia De Domizio Durini,  Labin, Croatia, summer 2016

Gold dust, Marc Claes & Cosco, Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerp, Belgium 16.01 - 02.04.2016

2015
Paviljoenen, Curator Niko Van Stichel, Arboretum Hof ter Saksen, Antwerp,  31.06 - 27.09.2015

2014
Treasures, curated by Emely Christiaens , Aksent,  Gent, Belgium, 09-11.2014

2012
Todos los libros que existen desaparecerán (Biblioteca del Sol_Press#3), Curator: Analia Solomonoff, Centro Cultural de España, Ciudad de México, 12.2012

2011
Chantier S/Allier, La Chaumière factory, Montcombroux-Les-Mines, France, 10-31.07.2011

2010
Let the Sun Beat upon the Window, Tim Volckaert & Louis De Cordier,  (Biblioteca del Sol_Press#1),

curator: Lode Uyterschaut, SONS, Kruishoutem, Belgium, 10.12.2009 - 28.03.2010

2009
Beaufort03, Triënnal for contemporary art, curator: Phillip Van Den Bossche, Belgian coast, 03-10.2009

2008
Life–Size Utopia, Lucy + Jorge Orta & Louis De Cordier, Motive Gallery, Amsterdam, 12.12.2008-02.2008

Repliek [Hawara exhibit #7], curator: Guy Bovyn, Kunst-Zicht, Gent, 14.11-19.12.2008

Aspect Ratio, curator: Edwin Carels, tent, Witte de With, Rotterdam 22.01-08.03.2008

Place@Space – (re)shaping everyday life', Z33, Hasselt, 16.03-25.05.2008

2007
No man's land, curator: Geert Verbeke, Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke, 15.12.2007- 04.05.2008

Nano Nu, curator: Edwin Carels (MUKHA) Vlaams parlement, Brussels, 9-10.11.2007

Lightlab, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, 17-22.10.2008

Surplace, curator: Stef Van Bellingen, Bornem, 10.05- 01.07.2007

2006
Progress, Bepart, Waregem, 12.2006-02.2007

Busan Biennale 2006, curator: Manu D. Park, Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan,

South – Korea, 09-11.2006

Freestate, curators: Hendrik Tratsaert, Lieve Van Den Abeele Kazerne, Oostende, 06-09.2006

illy prize Art Rotterdam (winner > Louis De Cordier) Rotterdam 16 - 20. 02. 2006

2005
Fortis young ones award, (winner > Louis De Cordier) lineart, Gent, 2-6.12.2005

T 142, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium, 17.09- 17.11.2005

Short Circuit curator: Jan Van Woensel, Motive Gallery, Amsterdam 06.2005

Home Ghent , Sarah Pillen, Dirk Wijs, Louis De Cordier 04.2005

Mé-tissage, (Sarah Pillen & Louis De Cordier), curator: Isabelle De Baets, Miat, Gent, 04.2005

2004
Oogst/Harvest/Recolte curator: Hans Martens Caemerklooster, Gent 07-08.2004

Hal 23 curator: Christa Vivey, Gent, De Expeditie 31/04 – 02/05 2004

Monument(@)Bornem curator: Ruth Monteyne , Bornem Abbey 04-08.2004

Project Rooms ARCO 04, curators P. Doroshenko, V. Zamudio-Taylor, S.Karman Cubina, Madrid, 02.2004

Trends St- Barbara Church, Gent 03/2004

2003
Open Keukens, S.M.A.K. nucleo Gent 12/10

Grand Tour. Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten (MSK), Gent 09/05 2003

Tracer curator : Edith Doove Ename actueel :Ename, Archeologisch park en dorpsplein; Ename, Sint-Laurentiuskerk; Ename, Bos t Ename; Ename, PAM - Provinciaal Archeologisch Museum (Franz West, Edward Lipski, Elke Boon, Peter De Cupere,…)13.09-02.11

Wab-Sabi Projects curator: Angelique Campens (Jan Van Imschoot, Leo Coopers, T.M.C. Voclkaert,.Zingem05 2003

Constructies, curator: Edith Doove, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens Deurle, 06.07 –28.09

Kunstwerk/Kunstvlek (KID – Project) Lichtervelde 28.05 – 08.06

Felt (Sarah Pillen & Louis De Cordier) Coral Fashion Awards ,Tour &Taxis, Brussel, 21.03

Artefact festival. Kunst en Nieuwe Media. Leuven, STUK 02/10 2003

Observatorium(LVN1) ( Angelo Vermeulen, & Louis De Cordier) curator : Steven Vandervelden, STUK, Leuven 17.01- 2 .03

2002
Half- Life ( Angelo Vermeulen, & Louis De Cordier) curators: Robin Boone & Michel Dewilde, Station2Station BRUGGE 2002

Open atelierdagen (S.M.A.K.) Gent, divers locations 07/06 2002

Trends 2002 ( Jan Fabre, Panamarenko, Ricardo Brey,…) St-Barbara church, Gent 2-10 /03

Chambres Séparées Heiner Binding, Gloria Friedmann, Lawrance Malstaf, Pieter Laurens Mol & Louis De Cordier, Galerie Fortlaan 17, Gent 11/01-23/02

2001
Kamers op een kier Kasteel van Zonnebeke 07-08.2001

 
ART FAIRS

Art Brussels, represented by Motive Gallery, 2012
Art Brussels, represented by Galerie Susanna Kulli, 2008
Art Brussels, represented by Motive Gallery, 2007
Art Rotterdam, represented by Motive Gallery, 2006
Art Basel, represented by Galerie Susanna Kulli, 2006
Liste, Basel, represented by Galerie Drantmann, 2004
Arco Madrid, solo presentation, represented by Galerie Fortlaan 17, 2004
Art Brussels, represented by Galerie Fortlaan 17, 2003
Art Brussels, represented by Galerie Fortlaan 17, 2002


PUBLICATION

Biblioteca del Sol, Ludion Publishers, 2018

Labyrinth of Egypt, Sint-Lucas Publisher, 2017

Louis De Cordier [artist book],  designed and published by marcus, 2004

DOCUMENTARIES

2022
Not your Bee [on Beepod project], HD-video, 85-min, by Dimitri Dumortier >  https://vimeo.com/699172984

2016
TIME CAPSULE [on Biblioteca del Sol project], HD-video, 16 mm film, 20 min, by Jan Ijas >  https://vimeo.com/183841998


DEMO

2017
Bee Master Walk, Artivist action with the support of the Gent Klimaatstad, Carrington, Honeybee Valley (UGent), Gent, 07.2017

2010
Mars op Oostende  [flag project] an initiative by Vrijstaant O en Mu.Zee, Oostende, 10.2010


PUBLIC TALKS  [SELECTION]

2018
To_Be/e, Gentse Imkersvereniging, Gent, 2018

Archivaris, KUL, Leuven, 2018

Uncertainty Scenarios - Session #6, Enough Room for Space, Brussels, 06.2018

2017
Bee Talk, with Honeybee Valley [UGent], Carrington, Gent, 08.2017

Curating the Library (Biblioteca del Sol_Press #9), by Wim Lambrecht, Gent, 06.2017

Labyrinth of Egypt, LUCA_school of Arts, Brussel 04.2017

2015
Ancient Message, [Hawara exhibit #10]Brussels Art Institute, 30.04.2015

2014
Building the Future (Biblioteca del Sol_Press #5), W-O-L-K-E, Brussels , 26.12.2014

2010
Labyrinth of Egypt, Athena Menen-Ieper, 16.12.2010

Labyrinth of Egypt, Belgische Vriendenkring Den Haag, Wassenaar, 04.11.2010

SOL-Project, lecture (Biblioteca del Sol_Press #2) Sint-Lucas School of Architecture, Brussels & Ghent, 20-21.05.2010

2009
Labyrinth of Egypt, public lecture,[Hawara exhibit #9] Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Amarant, Antwerp, 25.01.2009

2008
Art on expedition, public lecture [Hawara exhibit #8]  Brakke grond/ maison Descartes, Amsterdam, 12.12.2008

Look/Alike, symposium,[Hawara exhibit #6]  Karl Geirlandt leerstoel, UGent 03-05.12.2008

Mataha-Expedition, lecture , Steinerschool, Ghent, 22.11.2008

Labyrinth of Egypt, public lecture [Hawara exhibit #5], Aula Auditorium, UGent, NRIAG, UCairo, SCA, 28.10.2008

Labyrinth of Egypt, lecture, de Bourgondiers, Antwerpen,22.09.08

Hawara: Past, Present & Future, workshop [Hawara exhibit #4] , NRIAG Cairo Helwan, 11-12.08.2008

Mataha, private lectures [Hawara exhibit #2],  Isel Foundation, Merelbeke, 01-03.2008

Labyrinth, try-out lecture [Hawara exhibit #1],Studio TMC Volckaert, Oudenaarde, 12.01.2008

2007
Lecture, De Warande, Kunstsalon, Brussel, 6.03.2007


PRIZES

Lotto Sustainable Development Project Award 2018
Giraffe Heroes Award, Europe, Basel 2017
Laureate, Global Goals Award [United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Conscious Artist] JCI 2017
Laureate, Provinciale Prijs West-Vlaanderen 2007
Laureate, illy prize 2006
Laureate, Fortis young ones award 2005
Laureate, Dena Foundation Contemporary Art Award 2004  
Laureate, Provinciale Prijs Oost-Vlaanderen 2004
Laureate, Socio-Economic Prize South-East Flanders 1997