Arne Quinze

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Arne Quinze
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Quinze and his sculpture Mojave, a Chroma Lupine
Born (1971-12-15) 15 December 1971 (age 53)
Ghent, Belgium
Known for
Style
Movement
Spouses
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(m. 2009⁠–⁠2011)​
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(m. 2012⁠–⁠2015)​
Website https://www.arnequinze.com/

Arne Quinze (born 15 December 1971) is a Belgian conceptual artist focusing on large-scale public art installations, including sculptures, drawings, and paintings. As a teenager, he began as a graffiti artist in Brussels with no formal art education

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Installation art

Quinze creates sculptures using wooden planks in combination with other materials, such as cardboard and polyurethane. [1]

He created multiple large-scale wooden public art installations in the center of Brussels, Belgium. In 2006, Quinze built Uchronia: "A Message from the Future," a large wooden sculpture at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. [2] In Munich, Germany, he built Traveller (2008) for Louis Vuitton. [3] His other public art installations include Rebirth (2008) in Paris, France; [4] The Visitor (2009) in Beirut, Lebanon; [5] and an ongoing project at the Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky. [6]

During the summer of 2010 at the festival Rouen impressionnée  [ fr ], Quinze painted the Les Jardins/The Waterlilies series for an exhibition in the Abbatiale de Saint-Ouen. The festival was organized as part of the Normandie Impressionniste festival, during the presidency of Laurent Fabius, celebrating the region's impressionist past. In addition to the exhibition, an installation titled Camille was built on the Pont Boieldieu, a bridge that was painted several times by Camille Pissarro. [7]

Quinze stated that he intends his installations to serve as modern gathering places. Red Beacon (2010) is located in the Jing'an Sculpture Park in Shanghai. [8] [9] He states that his sculptures redefine social space and provide alternative models of interaction.

The installation "My Home My House My Stilt House" (2011) in Humlebaek, Denmark, at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art explores new forms of housing and living. [10]

Quinze revealed a virtual installation Rock Strangers (2011) [11] projected on the Statue of Liberty in New York City on the 4th of July in collaboration with Beck's [12] for their Green Box Project. The project was co-curated, commissioned, and mentored by Nick Knight of SHOWstudio.com and producer Sam Spiegel.

In the context of Mons 2015 European Capital of Culture , a wooden installation called The Passenger was built and remained visible from 6 December 2014 until 19 December 2019. After a partial collapse on 24 December 2014, the installation was rebuilt and inaugurated on 16 October 2015.

Uchronia, a large wooden sculpture at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada desert, United States Uchronia by Arne Quinze, Nevada desert, USA.jpg
Uchronia, a large wooden sculpture at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada desert, United States
Rock Strangers, a sculpture by Quinze in Ostend Rock Strangers (8874967803).jpg
Rock Strangers, a sculpture by Quinze in Ostend
The Beautiful Dreamer by Quinze The Beautiful Dreamer by Arne Quinze.jpg
The Beautiful Dreamer by Quinze

Work

Quinze's artwork often references social interaction, evolution, communication, rhythm, and the interplay of lines, contrasts, and contradictions. Recurring materials and techniques in his work include wood (often salvaged), cardboard, polyurethane, and fluorescent paint. Kjeld Kjeldsen, a curator at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, noted in an interview with the artist that the colors of some of his sculptures often contrast with and harmonize with the environment. [13]

Quinze works with themes such as Bidonville, Stilthouse, My Home My House My Stilt House, [14] [15] View and Chaos. Bidonvilles are installations he designed to encourage open communication and human interaction. [16] Stilt Houses can be perceived as humans on fragile legs, symbolizing the resilient nature of humankind.

In 2009, Quinze installed a public Stilt House piece called "The Visitor" in Beirut, Lebanon near its recently developed Souk complex. Auction house Phillips de Pury & Company invited the artist to present his work at their London gallery. The exhibition was extended at London's Saatchi Gallery in the Duke of York's Headquarters on King's Road.

During Hamburg Artweek (2011), [17] Quinze unveiled new work made from smashed old porcelain, which he said was meant to symbolize the destruction of family traditions.

In June 2014, Quinze collaborated with Veridor to create a "Natural Chaos" artwork consisting of 45 kilograms (99 lb) of precious metal. This piece was made of 18-carat rose gold and 18-carat palladium white gold in rod and pipe form, as well as gold wire and leaves. The piece, Natural Chaos - Golden Edition No. 1, was offered for sale for € 1,800,000 on JamesEdition. [18]

Personal life

Quinze lives and works in Sint-Martens-Latem near Ghent, Belgium.

Marriages

Quinze married Barbara Becker at their Miami waterfront home on 9 September 2009. In October 2011, around 2 years after marriage, they divorced. [19]

Quinze married An Lemmens on 6 October 2012. In September 2015, around 2 years after marriage, they divorced.

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Arne Quinze's sculptures, I Love Belgium, 13 July 2010
  2. ↑ Article, Artnet Gallery Network ShareShare This (14 September 2023). "7 Questions for Belgian Artist Arne Quinze on How a Wildflower Garden Taught Him to Embrace the Unexpected in His Work". Artnet News. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Arne Quinze & Louis Vuitton collab in Munich, Wejetset, 29 December 2008 Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Rebirth by Arne Quinze, Neu Black, 7 September 2008". Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  5. ↑ Public sculpture in Beirut, Gestalten, 12 August 2009
  6. ↑ Big Four Bridge proposal by Arne Quinze, Broken Sidewalk, 26 September 2009
  7. ↑ www.camille-arnequinze.fr, 28 June 2010
  8. ↑ "Red Beacon". Arne Quinze. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Jing'an Sculpture Park / IPA". www.instituteforpublicart.org. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  10. ↑ GG Art, 14 May 2011
  11. ↑ Arne Quinze, 4 July 2011 Archived 5 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Rock Strangers, Contagious Magazine, 5 July 2011 Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Interview by Kjeld Kjeldsen". Arne Quinze. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Arne Quinze My Home My House My Stilthouse, Art Report, 10 September 2010". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  15. ↑ Youtube film, Galerie Thomas Modern, 12 September 2010
  16. ↑ "Arne Quinze, The Parisian, 1 April 2009". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  17. ↑ Hamburg Artweek, 17 June 2011 Archived 21 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ JamesEdition Extraordinaire
  19. ↑ "Neue Details über die Trennung". gala.de (in German). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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