Philippe Vandenberg: Absence, etc

by Wouter Davidts (Editor), Philippe Vandenberg (Artist), David Anfam (Contributor)

Considered one of the foremost Belgian artists, Philippe Vandenberg (1952–2009) was a prolific painter whose oeuvre features a series of radical stylistic and thematic shifts, reflecting an existential philosophy both in his restless personal trajectory and his responses to varying sociocultural changes. Using image, word and symbol, Vandenberg challenged the ethical context of the work of art, wrestling with universal themes such as war, religion, movement, sexuality and death. This monograph includes an introduction from the book’s editor, Wouter Davidts; a text from David Anfam, Senior Consulting Curator at the Clyfford Still Museum; and an interview between the artist and his contemporary Ronny Delrue. Also included are transcriptions of a seminar focused on the artist’s work held in 2016 at his former atelier.

236 pages, Paperback

Published August 22, 2017

About the author

Wouter Davidts teaches at the Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies and the Department of Architecture & Urban Planning at Ghent University (UGent), where he founded the interdisciplinary research KB45 (Kunst in België sinds 1945 / Art in Belgium since 1945).