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UNMOVEMENT
a solo show by Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman, -

UNMOVEMENT: a solo show by Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman

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  • [Making of] Unmovement by Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, Video by: Sander Lanen Music by MAYO
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    [Making of] Unmovement by Niels 'Shoe' Meulman

    Video by: Sander Lanen Music by MAYO
    “As an introduction, I recommend starting by watching the video showcasing the creation process of Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman's new series. As a devoted enthusiast and chronicler of street art's evolution, I have maintained a constant awareness of Shoe’s contributions. I remember him from my teenage years as he stands as one of the pioneering graffiti artists in Europe and particularly within the Netherlands, his country of origin. During that era, practitioners of this nascent art form were scarce, yet it was destined to reshape artistic creation and its presentation to the public for the following decades.
    However, what truly captivated me upon witnessing Shoe’s latest experiments was not just his legendary status or his acclaimed role as the progenitor of the calligraffiti movement. It was the resonance of his current artistic endeavors that began to redefine the entire landscape. Within these expansive canvases, one finds the dynamic essence of the urban movement—its principles, its messages—meticulously encapsulated. Delving into the video elucidates the profound respect these artworks pay to both the historical lineage of artists who have left an indelible mark and their seamless integration into the contemporary milieu.
    The overt as well as the veiled references within these paintings serve as a magnificent tribute to Shoe's four decades of artistic dedication. Simultaneously, they celebrate the maturation of a movement that has acquired an unparalleled potency over the course of its own forty-year journey.”
    -          Magda Danysz
  • Through the works in this solo show, Shoe dramatizes the arrogance of capitalism in a neoliberal world where obtaining painting...
    Through the works in this solo show, Shoe dramatizes the arrogance of capitalism in a neoliberal world where obtaining painting materials is a luxury for many, by driving over expensive cans of paint with a car or carelessly burning freshly painted canvases. This nonchalant attitude is an ironic take on the current socio-economic climate, as much as a thinly veiled critique of today's contemporary art world, often perceived as increasingly elitist. In Shoe's work, the car (a 1992 Buick Park Avenue) is used like a paintbrush, an instrument whose traces create a motif. The car is central to the process and is presented in all its splendor as the obvious source and witness of pictorial signs.
  • A video of the creation of the canvases, made by the artist's long-time collaborator Sander Lanen, is shown in the...
    A video of the creation of the canvases, made by the artist's long-time collaborator Sander Lanen, is shown in the exhibition: the car's engine roars, the paint cans are brutally dislocated and pour color onto the white surfaces, which are cut and purged like open wounds. The performative aspect at the heart of this working method recalls the long line of twentieth-century "action painters". From the Catalan artist Antoni Tapiès, who used so-called "poor" materials, to Pollock, who introduced a different form of gesture through his "dripping" technique, to the interactive approach of the Japanese artists of the Gutai movement, the specificity of Shoe's pictorial action explores not only the pictorial residues left on the canvases, but also the spatial aspect of the creative process. Even the burning of the canvases, reminiscent of Alberto Burri's "Combustioni", among others, bears witness to Shoe's attempt to appropriate elements of historical artistic practice and then transpose them into the contemporary. The traces created by the car's wheels can also be seen as a further development in Shoe's practice.
  • Another of his latest series, 'I'm Fine', is presented on the gallery floor. Using a mirror support, which invades the...
    Another of his latest series, "I'm Fine", is presented on the gallery floor. Using a mirror support, which invades the floor, Shoe invites the viewer to become aware of his condition. First arriving at a dismantled vision of his reflection, he can see that all the mirrors contain the same calligraphic phrase: "I am Fine".  This series brings us face to face with ourselves, forcing us to question our personal situation. The mirror is the instrument of the split, because to know, compare and appreciate ourselves, we need to see two of ourselves. But if the mirror enables us to know ourselves, it's not direct knowledge, but rather indirect and discursive knowledge, requiring the intervention of reasoning. With this statement proclaimed by the artist, the viewer questions and affirms himself.
    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman I AM FINE, 2023 Engraved mirror 77 x 54 x 3 cm 30 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/8 in
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      I AM FINE, 2023
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      30 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/8 in
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman I AM FINE, 2023 Engraved mirror 55 x 73 cm 21 5/8 x 28 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      I AM FINE, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman I AM FINE, 2023 Engraved mirror 70 x 54 x 3 cm 27 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/8 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      I AM FINE, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman I AM FINE, 2023 Engraved mirror 58 x 32 x 2 cm
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, I AM FINE, 2023
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  • Niels Shoe Meulman (1967) is a visual artist, known for his gestural paintings which reveal vivid traces of graffiti and...
    Photo : Janette Beckman
    Niels Shoe Meulman (1967) is a visual artist, known for his gestural paintings which reveal vivid traces of graffiti and calligraphy. He revolutionized the art of writing when he initiated the Calligraffiti movement, claiming "a word is an image and writing is painting". 
     
    Being a graffiti pioneer from Amsterdam, Shoe tagged along with New York counterparts like Dondi White, Rammellzee and Keith Haring in the 1980s. Equally influenced by abstract expressionist painters and pop artists, he gradually found a unique way to translate street attitude to galleries and museums.
     
    Experimenting within the traditional medium of paint-on-canvas, but also unafraid to venture into other domains like conceptual installations and poetry, Niels Shoe Meulman keeps pushing the limits of the global urban contemporary art movement.


    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman ALL DISORDER DISAPPEARS, 2023 Spray paint and acrylic on linen 155 x 200 cm 61 x 78 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      ALL DISORDER DISAPPEARS, 2023
      Spray paint and acrylic on linen
      155 x 200 cm
      61 x 78 3/4 in
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, ALL DISORDER DISAPPEARS, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman PARTICLES STOP MOVING, 2023 spray paint and acrylic on linen 150 x 195 cm 59 x 76 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      PARTICLES STOP MOVING, 2023
      spray paint and acrylic on linen
      150 x 195 cm
      59 x 76 3/4 in
      € 9,600.00
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, PARTICLES STOP MOVING, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman UNLINEAR, 2023 spray paint and acrylic on linen 155 x 200 cm 61 x 78 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      UNLINEAR, 2023
      spray paint and acrylic on linen
      155 x 200 cm
      61 x 78 3/4 in
      € 9,900.00
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, UNLINEAR, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman PERMANENTLY CLOSED, 2023 spray paint and acrylic on linen 155 x 200 cm 61 x 78 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      PERMANENTLY CLOSED, 2023
      spray paint and acrylic on linen
      155 x 200 cm
      61 x 78 3/4 in
      € 9,900.00
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, PERMANENTLY CLOSED, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman EVASIVE MANEUVERS, 2023 spray paint and acrylic on linen 155 x 200 cm 61 x 78 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      EVASIVE MANEUVERS, 2023
      spray paint and acrylic on linen
      155 x 200 cm
      61 x 78 3/4 in
      € 9,900.00
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, EVASIVE MANEUVERS, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman EVERYTHING IS SPINNING, 2023 spray paint and acrylic on linen 155 x 200 cm 61 x 78 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      EVERYTHING IS SPINNING, 2023
      spray paint and acrylic on linen
      155 x 200 cm
      61 x 78 3/4 in
      € 9,900.00
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, EVERYTHING IS SPINNING, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman ON AN UNDER THE VOLCANO, 2023 spray paint and acrylic on linen 150 x 195 cm 59 x 76 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      ON AN UNDER THE VOLCANO, 2023
      spray paint and acrylic on linen
      150 x 195 cm
      59 x 76 3/4 in
      € 9,600.00
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, ON AN UNDER THE VOLCANO, 2023
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    • Niels 'Shoe' Meulman PARTY ALL THE TIME, 2023 spray paint and acrylic on linen 155 x 200 cm 61 x 78 3/4 in
      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
      PARTY ALL THE TIME, 2023
      spray paint and acrylic on linen
      155 x 200 cm
      61 x 78 3/4 in
      € 9,900.00
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      Niels 'Shoe' Meulman, PARTY ALL THE TIME, 2023
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  • “Time consumes and transforms” - Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
    Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
    ZERO KELVIN (MINUS 273 DEGREES CELSIUS), 2023
    spray paint and acrylic on linen
    150 x 195 cm
    61 x 78 3/4 in
    € 9,600.00

    “Time consumes and transforms”

    - Niels 'Shoe' Meulman

  • 'Even the burning of the canvases, reminiscent of the ‘Combustioni’ by Alberto Burri, among others, testifies of Shoe’s attempt to...
    Niels 'Shoe' Meulman
    SELF PORTRAIT, 2023
    spray paint and acrylic on linen
    150 x 195 cm
    59 x 76 3/4 in
    € 9,600.00
    "Even the burning of the canvases, reminiscent of the ‘Combustioni’ by Alberto Burri, among others, testifies of Shoe’s attempt to take bits of art historical practices in order to then transpose them into the contemporary."
    - Sara Van Bussel

 

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