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Wim Delvoye, born in Belgium in 1965, lives and works in Ghent and New York. The artist has gained international recognition through his participation in major exhibitions including the Venice Biennale in 1990, Documenta IX in 1992 and again, the Venice Biennale in 1999. Last Spring at the New Museum of Contemporary Art the artist exhibited his monumental and much acclaimed sculpture, Cloaca, 2000, a complex 33-foot machine that simulates the human digestive function.
A new catalogue, Wim Delvoye: Gothic Works, published jointly by Sperone Westwater and Manchester City Galleries (Manchester, England) will accompany this exhibition. This 152 page hardcover catalogue features full-color reproductions of the “Gothic Windows” as well as other new works by the artist. Essays by Edwin Carels, Birgit Sonna, Catherine Francblin and Philip Hoare. |