Thomas Lerooy

15 Oct 2017 — 4 Mar 2018 at the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle, Belgium

16 February 2018

Thomas Lerooy. Courtesy of Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

For his exhibition, Playground in the museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, the Belgian artist Thomas Lerooy (born 1981) plays willfully with the exhibition space.

A playful, well-thought-out scenography underlining a disillusion of time and space, leads the spectator through a quirky presentation of drawings and sculptures. Lerooy's work is strongly related to classical sculpture through his thorough technical perfection and monumental presence, while at the same time referring to decay and regeneration.

The exhibition is conceived as a sculptural trajectory, which, like his work, is characterized by an alienating tension between movement and inertia but equally balances between poetry and irony.

Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

The museum Dhondt-Dhaenens is a private foundation recognised by the Flemish Government. As a museum, it makes publicly accessible important modern and contemporary private collections with a social relevance. As a contemporary art centre, it aims to play an active role in the international art field.

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Location

Deurle, Belgium