Research Explorer

Project

A Belgian Artist in Italy: Italian Art History and Culture in the work of Jan Vercruysse (1948-2018)
Code
01CD03624
Duration
01 November 2024 → 31 October 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Criticism and theory
    • History of art
    • Installation
    • Photography
    • Sculpture
    • Transregional studies
Keywords
Arte Povera Transnational Art History Belgian Art Conceptual Art Jan Vercruysse Italy Contemporary Art
 
Project description
 This PhD examines the artistic and institutional interplay between the Belgian and Italian art scene of the late 1980s and 1990s, through the lens of Belgian artist Jan Vercruysse (1948-2018). Steeped in archival research, this doctoral project examines Vercruysse's relationship with Italy, focusing on two aspects: the intellectual influence of Italian art, philosophy and literature on his oeuvre, and the network of artistic, critical and commercial relations in Italy that the artist developed during his career.