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Berlinde De Bruyckere’s ‘We Are All Flesh’ at Hauser & Wirth, London

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We Are All Flesh by Berlinde De Bruyckere, 2009

Berlinde de Bruyckere is one of those artists it took me forever to warm up to.

I first quite literally bumped into her sculptures back when I worked at the lofty Hauser & Wirth in Zurich and the waxy smell and creepy texture of her works always left me feeling terribly uncomfortable. But her sculptures kept haunting me and over time, I began to see her artistic genius and today, I’m an ardent lover of her oeuvre.


We Are All Flesh by Berlinde De Bruyckere, 2009

I introduced her work to Alex in Lucerne on one perfect autumn day in 2007 and followed her career ever since – devouring all the information I could gather.

Now, the London division of my previous employer is presenting Berlinde‘s olfactory work in conjunction with oil paintings by the Baroque Neapolitan artist Luca Giordano (works courtesy of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd.) in a show entitled We Are All Flesh.

Looks yummy!

On show: April 2 – May 2, 2009

Hours: Mon – Sat: 10 AM – 6 PM | Closed over Easter (April 10 – 13)

Address: Hauser & Wirth London, 15 Old Bond Street, London, W1S 4AX, UK | Map

List of works | Installation views | Press release

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2 comments to " Berlinde De Bruyckere’s ‘We Are All Flesh’ at Hauser & Wirth, London "

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    Suzanne G. – Giving Taste A Bad Name Since Kindergarten» Blog Archive » Berlinde De Bruyckere at Hauser & Wirth, New York says:

    [...] I’ve learnt one thing in life it’s that Berlinde De Bruyckere (previously featured here) monographs make for very shitty camouflage in the urban [...]

    February 25th, 2011 at 1:11 am

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    Suzanne Gerber – Giving Taste A Bad Name Since Kindergarten» Blog Archive » Berlinde De Bruyckere in Melbourne and Instanbul says:

    [...] case you were wondering: Yes, Berlinde did have a show with the same title three years ago at Hauser & Wirth in London but it seems that different and lots of newly commissioned works will be on display in [...]

    July 22nd, 2012 at 7:58 pm

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