Harold Ancart

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Harold Ancart
Born1980 (age 4344)
Education
Occupation(s)Painter, sculptor

Harold Ancart (born 1980) [1] is a Belgian painter and sculptor. [2] He currently lives and works in New York City. [1]

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Education

Harold Ancart studied at La Cambre in Brussels, Belgium where he received a M.F.A in 2007. [1]

Major works

"Untitled (the great night)" – Painting the night – Group Show at Centre Pompidou-Metz, France (2018)

Harold Ancart created a 15 by 44 feet site-specific painting [3] for the Shigeru Ban designed front window of the Centre Pompidou-Metz during the group show "Painting the Night" that was shown from October 13, 2018, to April 15, 2019. [4]

"Subliminal Standard" – Public Art Fund project in Brooklyn, New York (2019)

He painted a freestanding, 16-foot-high concrete sculpture paying tribute to handball courts in Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn with the support of Public Art Fund that will be on view from May 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020. [5]

Collections

Harold Ancart's work is held in the following public collections: [1]

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References

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  2. "Artnet Article September 2018 – "How the Self-Deprecating Belgian Painter Harold Ancart Charmed the Art World"" . Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. "Mutual Art – Harold Ancart: Untitled (the great night)" . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  4. "David Zwirner – Harold Ancart in Painting the Night" . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. "Time Out New York" . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  6. "Beyeler Foundation – Harold Ancart" . Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  7. "Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris – Harold Ancart" . Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  8. "Menil Collection – Harold Ancart" . Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  9. "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden" . Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  10. "Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles" . Retrieved January 29, 2019.