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[EXHIBITION] 'APPLAUSE' RUG IS FEATURED IN 'ART OF THE LOOM' @ DEWEER GALLERY IN OTEGEM

-- Matthieu Laurette "Applause", 2004 160 X 235 cm edition 30 + 4 A.P PRESS RELEASE: Art of the Loom 32 Tapestries Woven on the Looms of Mark Deweer’s Factory, Otegem, Belgium 6 February - 10 April 2011 Opening Saturday 5 February 2011, 15:00 - 19:00 introduction by Jan Hoet at 16:00

Mark Deweer, founder of both DEWEER gallery and a carpet factory, merged the two passions that defined his life and created ‘Art of the Loom’, a stunning collection of 32 exclusive tapestries that challenge our views on the crossings between contemporary art and design. The show is much more than a display of the entire collection. It puts the ‘Art of the Loom’ project into perspective. In an experimental exhibition lay-out, the carpets are displayed together with new and rarely shown works of art by several artists who were crucial to the ‘Art of the Loom’ project and to the gallery’s intriguing history.

An exhibition supported by Wildspirit, a Belgian contemporary furniture brand (www.wildspirit.be)

With Stephan Balkenhol, Sergey Bratkov, Tony Cragg, Jan De Cock, Stefaan Dheedene, Jan Fabre, Günther Förg, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Thomas Lange, Matthieu Laurette, Josef Felix Müller, Panamarenko, Koen Vanmechelen, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, and others.

The illustrated book on Art of the Loom was written by Max Borka and designed by Studio Luc Derycke. For more information, please visit www.artoftheloom.com

For more information and downloads, go to www.artoftheloom.com

DEWEER gallery, Tiegemstraat 6A, B-8553 Otegem, Belgium / [phone] www.deweergallery.com Open on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, from 14:00 until 18:00 and by appointment From 11 April through 1 July, the gallery will be open by appointment only. --

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[EXHIBITION] "APPLAUSE" RUG IS EXHIBITED IN "L'ART AU TAPIS / SPREAD OUT THE CARPET" @ GALERIE ALINE VIDAL IN PARIS

-- Exhibition view at Aline Vidal gallery, Paris: Jan fabre "Fly" 2002 (left) , Matthieu Laurette "Applause" 2004 (right), Jan de Cock "D53 Before Conversion-051123.271 Fig.2G" 2006 (floor) Exhibition view at Aline Vidal gallery, Paris: Jan Fabre " Privy- White" 2002 (left), Tony Cragg Form Code( III) 2006 (right) L'ART AU TAPIS / SPREAD OUT THE CARPET Group show with rugs by Tony Cragg, Jan De Cock, Jan Fabre, Günter Förg, Matthieu Laurette and Ilya et Emilia Kabakov. 11 January - 29 January 2011 > GALERIE ALINE VIDAL 70 rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris, France www.alinevidal.com Matthieu Laurette "Applause", 2004 160 X 235 cm edition 30 + 4 A.P -- PRESS RELEASE Spread out the carpet January 12th – January 29th 2011 Private viewing Wednesday January the 12th from 5pm to 8pm. Tony Cragg Jan de Cock Jan Fabre Günther Förg Ilya et Emilia Kabakov Matthieu Laurette Panamarenko Spread out the Carpet brings together the work of eleven international contemporary artists in one exceptional exhibition of carpets. The carpets themselves are stripped of their prosaic function, becoming a new medium between design and contemporary art. Produced only in limited edition, their formats offer numerous possibilities for installation. Using both traditional and innovative techniques, the preliminary work of the artists is here reforged and transferred onto the carpets, the watercolours of Tony Cragg, or the S.M.A.K poster chosen by Belgian artist Panamarenko for example, being transformed thanks to this unexpected medium. The carpets are invaded by figuration, architecture and geometry and in turn invite us to look at space in a new way upon this everyday object spread out before us. 70 rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris | tel. [phone] | [email protected] | www.alinevidal.com --

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[BIBLIOGRAPHY] 'APPLAUSE' RUG IS FEATURED IN 'ART OF THE LOOM' A BOOK ABOUT 32 TAPESTRIES WOVEN ON THE LOOMS OF MARK DEWEER'S FACTORY, OTEGEM, BELGIUM

-- Art Of The Loom 32 Tapestries woven on the looms of Mark Deweer’s factory Otegem, Belgium Stephan Balkenhol, Sergey Bratkov, Tony Cragg, Jan De Cock, Stefaan Dheedene, Jan Fabre, Günther Förg, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Thomas Lange, Matthieu Laurette, Josef Felix Müller, Panamarenko, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven and Koen Vanmechelen. The richly illustrated book with texts by Max Borka, was presented to the press and public in October 2010. With an introduction by Jan Hoet and designed by Luc Derycke, this book brings the history, the creation and the production of the collection. Photographer Frederik Vercruysse took shots of the art carpets at various locations in Ghent as in the Booktower, the Vooruit, S.M.A.K., Ghent University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Museum Guislain, ao. Hardcover, bound, 168 p., 310 × 280 mm - standing format, 1,054 kg Printed on Condatt matt Périgord 135g Edition 2.000 Published in English (also available with Dutch translation) ISBN: 978 94 9069 309 1 Publisher: DEWEER gallery, Otegem and MEDIUM, Ghent Price: €45 www.artoftheloom.com --

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[EXHIBITION] "APPLAUSE" RUG IS FEATURED IN "RUGGED BEAUTIES" @ L40 IN BERLIN

-- RUGGED BEAUTIES Artist Carpets from the Looms of the Mark Deweer Manufacture with Stephan Balkenhol, Sergey Bratkov, Tony Cragg, Jan De Cock, Stefaan Dheedene, Jan Fabre, Günther Förg, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Matthieu Laurette, Josef Felix Müller, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven and Koen Vanmechelen. Curated by Susanne Prinz. 6 October - 13 November 2010 Opening: 7. October 2010 19:00 Supported by the Verein zür Förderung von Kunst und Kultur am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz e.V. and Art Forum Berlin. Opening hours: during Art Forum Berlin daily from 11am until 8pm, from 11 October until 13 November only by appointment and during events of the Verein zur Förderung von Kunst und Kultur am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (www.rosa-luxemburg-platz.net) L40 Linienstrasse 40, Berlin, Germany Matthieu Laurette Applause 2004 pure New-Zealand wool 160 × 235 cm ed. 30 + IV A.P. Exhibition views at L40, Berlin. more info: www.artoftheloom.com --

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[AT WORK] AT DEWEER GALLERY IN OTEGEM IN OFFICE DESIGNED BY JAN DE COCK

-- (From left to right) Dries Verstraete, Bart Deweer and Jo Coucke in Deweer Gallery office designed by Jan de Cock. --

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[EXHIBITION] 'PLIGHT 2 (MODEL)' AND 'CERTIFICATE OF DEATH' EXHIBITED AT ARTFORUM BERLIN

-- Plight 2 (Model), 2008 and Certificate of Death (2007) are exhibited at ArtForum Berlin as part of the exhibition "Difference, What difference" curated by Hans-Jürgen Hafner. Matthieu Laurette Plight 2 (Model), 2008 carpets, automatic miniature piano Sega Grand Piano, sound (piano transcription of The Internationale anthem), wood 43 × 175 × 109 cm ed. 3 + II A.P. DIFFERENCE, WHAT DIFFERENCE? 31 October - 3 November 2008 Group show with Bettina Allamoda, Ian Anüll, Marcel Broodthaers, Victor Burgin, Jacques Charlier, Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Simona Denicolai, Ivo Provoost, Sylvie Fleury, Irene Fortuyn, Andrea Fraser, Peter Friedl, General Idea, Sabine Gross, Lasse Schmidt Hansen, Thomas Huber, Luis Jacob, Josef Kramhöller, Matthieu Laurette, Louise Lawler, Klaus Merkel, Verena Pfisterer, Falke Pisano, Charlotte Posenenske, Kelly Schacht, Noé Sendas , Milica Tomic , Nadim Vardag, Andy Warhol, Stephen Willats, Vadim Zakharov, Elmar Zimmermann, Heimo Zobernig. curated by Hans-Jürgen Hafner & DEWEER ART GALLERY @ ART FORUM BERLIN 2008 > ART FORUM BERLIN 2008 Messe Berlin, Germany www.art-forum-berlin.com Photos: courtesy ART FORUM BERLIN --

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[EXHIBITION] 'PLIGHT 2 (MODEL)' EXHIBITED IN "UPDATE" @ DEWEER ART GALLERY

-- Matthieu Laurette Plight 2 (Model), 2008 carpets, automatic miniature piano Sega Grand Piano, sound (piano transcription of The Internationale anthem), wood 43 × 175 × 109 cm ed. 3 + II A.P. UPDATE 21 September - 26 October 2008 groupshow with Michaël Aerts, Stephan Balkenhol, Stefaan Dheedene, Jan Fabre, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Matthieu Laurette, Enrique Marty, Benjamin Moravec, Panamarenko, Koen Vanmechelen, Andy Wauman. Opening: Saturday 20 September from 15:00 until 18:30 > DEWEER ART GALLERY Tiegemstraat 6, B - 8553 Otegem, Belgium. www.deweerartgallery.com --