Prize for General Cultural Merits awarded on May 30th 2011
On May 30th 2011 at 16h00, the yearly Prize for General Cultural Merits will be awarded at C-Mine Genk, by Flemish Minister of Culture, Mrs. Joke Schauvliege. The award is a design of Johan Tahon.
Art Amsterdam 2011 - Contemporary Art Fair
Amsterdam RAI, Parkhal (hal 8) (Europaplein 2-22, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
From May 11th to May 18th 2011
From May 11th to May 18th 2011
Inauguration 'Offer' - Schwerte
On May 8th at 16h00, Johan Tahon's 2,5m high bronze sculpture Offer will be inaugurated at the Rohrmeisterei-Plateau in Schwerte, Germany. The sculpture was acquired by the Kunstverein of Schwerte, where Tahon exhibited last year on the occasion of Ruhr2010.
Everybody is very welcome to join us at the inauguration that will be introduced by Mr. Arie Hartog, director of the Gerhard Marcks Haus in Bremen, Germany.
Untitled - Galerie Van de Weghe
Galerie Van De Weghe (Pourbusstraat 5, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium)
Group Exhibition
From May 12th to June 11th 2011
Sympathy for the Devil - Vanhaerents Art Collection
Vanhaerents Art Collection (Anneessensstraat 29, Brussels, Belgium)
Group Exhibition
From April 30th 2011 to November 30th 2013
Blickachsen - Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg (Germany)
Group Exhibition
From May 22nd to October 3rd 2011
Opening on May 22nd at 11h30
Art Brussels - Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo - Hallen 1 & 3 (
Brussels, Belgium)
From April 28th to May 1st
From April 28th to May 1st
Waq Waq - Galeri Artist Berlin
Galeri Artist Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Solo Exhibition
From April 22nd to May 25th 2011
Berlinaire (When the Circus Leaves Town) - Vooruit Ghent
Vooruit (Ghent, Belgium)
Group Exhibition
April 8th and 9th 2011
Engel: Himmlische Boten und Begleiter - Museum am Dom Würzburg
Museum am Dom (Würzburg, Germany)
Group Exhibition
From December 10th 2010 to February 27th 2011
"Een Gebed in Gips" nominated for the Gouden Klaproos
Director Luc Lemaître was nominated for the Gouden Klaproos 2011. This year the award ceremony will be held on March 21st in the Zuiderkroon in Antwerp. Lemaître was nominated with two documentaries: "Het Detail van de Waanzin", a penetrating portrait of the Antwerp painter Sam Dillemans and "Een Gebed in Gips", a view into the world of Johan Tahon that has recently been broadcasted on Canvas.
