Book Launch | Beyond Matter by Levi van Veluw

Launch of Beyond Matter – Regular Edition at MENDO
11 May
14:30 – 15:30
MENDO, Berenstraat 11

Launch of Beyond Matter – Special Edition at Galerie Ron Mandos
11 May
16:00 – 18:00
Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282

On Saturday 11 May, MENDO will host a book signing session with acclaimed artist Levi van Veluw. Afterwards, you are invited to join the artist for the launch of the special edition of his book “Beyond Matter” at Galerie Ron Mandos. 

Levi van Veluw (1985, Hoevelaken, NL) works in a variety of disciplines, including scenographic installations, drawing and photography. His art, widely shown across Europe and the United States, earned him a number of nominations and awards including the International Photo Award. In the Netherlands his work is shown and collected by museums including Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch; Museum Arnhem; Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle; Singer Laren; Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag; Centraal Museum, Utrecht and Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. Van Veluw’s work can also be found in private collections such as Caldic Collection, Ekard Collection, Beth Rudin de Woody Collection and  corporate collections like KPMG. Van Veluw has exhibited internationally at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York and Ars Electronica, Linz, amongst others. He made installations for clients such as Hermès and his work is presented at international art fairs. One-person exhibitions were held at Marres, Maastricht (NL, 2016) and Domaine de Kerguéhennec (FR, 2018). This year, the artist has solo exhibitions at Tenuta Dello Scompiglio (IT) and Museum Het Hem (NL).

ABOUT Levi van Veluw

Levi van Veluw was born in the city of Hoevelaken in 1985. He lives and works near Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Over the past 15 years, Van Veluw has produced a diverse and evolving oeuvre that is exhibited all around the world. He is known for installations, sculptures, drawings, and autobiographical films that draw from his childhood memories. From the depths of his memory, the artist unearths images that provoke universal emotions and question our human logic. Van Veluw plays with elements of order and chaos, posing to the viewer questions about our obsessive pursuit of control.

Van Veluw creates his works with extreme care and craftsmanship; his sculptures of clay and wood are made entirely by hand, giving them an authentic, coarse, and organic character. His intricately built-up charcoal drawings show great symmetry and harmony, whilst his remarkable use of light evokes a strong, meditative mood. The installations by Van Veluw offer intense and immersive experiences. In the past, he has built complete, though fictional cathedrals – amongst other dark and sensory spaces built of obscure forms and materials. Visitors that enter Van Veluw’s alternate realities become disassociated from their existing spatial interpretations. They experience a disruptive environment where both order and chaos live one amongst the other.

The work of Van Veluw has been exhibited internationally in leading museums and institutions worldwide, such as the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; the Bass Museum of Art, Miami; Ars Electronica, Linz; Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City; Design Museum, London; Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, and Marres House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, amongst others. His work is included in both public and private collections, such as the Borusan Collection, Istanbul; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar; Museum MORE, Gorssel; the KPMG Art Collection, Amstelveen; the Ekard Collection, Wassenaar; the Lakeside Collection, Rotterdam, and Cobra to Contemporary/The Brown Family Collection.

Additionally, Van Veluw has worked on commissions for private clients. Within these commissions he has undertaken many collaborations. In 2012, Van Veluw worked alongside curator Marc Coetzee on the film “Family”, produced as part of the “Films4peace” project. In 2014, working alongside Hermès, Van Veluw created a life-sized site-specific installation for one of their main windows in Shanghai. Van Veluw has also participated in international film festivals, including Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa; Afrika Film festival, Leuven; Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, Port of Spain, and West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival, Birmingham.

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