Jurgen Ots
b. in 1978 Dendermonde, Belgium
lives and works in Brussels, Belgium
EDUCATION
2001—2005
MA Fine Arts, Sint Lukas University College of Art, Brussels, BE
2006
Rijksakademie, Amsterdam,The Netherlands (3 months residency)
2004
École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Lyon, FR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
“The autobiography of a flea”, Centralbanken, Oslo, NO
“The age of discretion”, G.M.K., Zagreb, HR
2023
“The Apocryphal Patterns”, Mulier Mulier, Brussels, BE
“Hocus Pocus” with Heidi Voet, Beige, Brussels, BE
2022
“The PG series”, Poelp, Brussels, BE
“Color Theory”, Rheum Room, Basel, CH
“Trois trente trois”, Mulier Mulier, Knokke, BE
‘The Stolen Eye and the schlaff tabletten”, curated by Charlotte Crevits, CC Strombeek, Grimbergen, BE
‘The bingo Season”, curated by, Paolo Baggi, Place du Jeu de Balle, Brussel, BE
“Je m’appelle cigarette”, curated by Eloi Boucher, NICC, Brussels, BE
2021
“Der Magen Europas II. Jurgen Ots & Christoph Westermeier, curated by Haris Giannoulas, Paviljoen 58, Brussels, BE
“Round a Ball’ (with Kjersti G. Andvig )”, curated by Natalia Valencia
Arango, Paviljoen 58, Brussels, BE
2020
“The Four Seasons: Online Radio Presentation”, curated by Damien and the love Guru, Montez Press Radio, NewYork, USA
“Bunkers for All”, curated by Aura Seikkula, Place du Jeu de Balle, Brussels, BE
2019
“The Four Seasons p.1: Monkey Business”, with Kjerst.G Andvig, curated by
Caroline Dumalin, Place du jeu de Balle, Brussels, BE
“The Four Seasons p.1: Monkey Business”, curated by Michelangelo Miccolis, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, CH
“This Little Piggy Ended Up At the Market”, curated by Jana Haeckel, Goethe Institute, Place du Jeu De Balle, Brussels, BE
“The Flat Bat”, curated by Jennifer Teets, Place du Jeu de Balle, Brussels, BE
2015
“The Periaqueductal Gray series”, ZERO…, Milan, IT
2014
“The Periaqueductal Gray”, Elisa Platteau, Brussels, BE
2012
“La Porte de l’enfer”, Elisa Platteau & Cie., Brussels, BE
2010
“Simulating Echo”, Gemeinde Museum, Brand, AT
2009
“Denoting Frenzy”, Etablissement d’en face, Brussels, BE
2008
“Anonymous”, Galleria Klerkx, Milan, IT
“Cutting Pitch”, Komplot, Brussels, BE
GROUP EXHIBITION
2024
“A account of the luck and misfortunes of …”, curated by Provence magazine, Etablissement d’en face, Brussels, BE
“Mystery Bag”, Mercerie, Brussels, BE
2023
“Rencontre de Arles, book: Der magen Europas shortlisted”, Arles, FR
“Big sales show”, Etablissement d’en face, Brussels, BE
“Der magen Europas”, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Foyer), DE
2022
“A praise of Folly”, Beige Brussels, Brussels, BE
“From Brussels with Love”, curated by Office, C I.II.III.IV. A, Brussels, BE
“A tongue that becomes yours”, curated by Fabian Flueckiger, CC Ter Dilft, Bornem, BE
“Biennale Pancevo”, curated by Maja Ciric, Pancevo, SRB
2021
“RG28”, curated by Harald Thys and Jos de Gruyter, Mulier Mulier Gallery, Ixelles, BE
“Special Bias”, Lesage Brussels, BE
2020
“The Tindel Project”, Galleria Central, Sao Paulo, BR
“The Pots of Etablissement d’en face”, Brussels, BE
“Love Letter Piece”, in collaboration with Kate Carr, BBC 3, London, UK
“Biennale De Curitiba”, Curitiba, BR
“Das Magens Europas”, Da in die Front project space, Düsseldorf, DE
“The pots”, Etablissement d’en face, Brussels, BE
2019
“The artist studio”, Natan, Brussels, BE
“Small Fires”, University of Leuven, Leuven, BE
“Skate Room”, Catherine Bastide, Saint-Gilles, BE
2018
“Collection the Walker”, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA
“Celluloid Brushes”, Etablissement d’en face, Brussels, BE
“Something in between”, BOZAR, Brussels, BE
“Open AIR”, Air Antwerp, Antwerp, BE
“Europe, Europe”, BOZAR, Brussels, BE
“Collection of Michel François”, DOC!, Paris, FR
2017
“The Living Room”, BODEM, Antwerp, BE
“Tjigger Fun”, Panicz, Ostend, BE
2016
“What Are We Going to Paint”, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2015
“Hearing Colors,Tasting Shapes”, Aike-Dellarco, Shanghai, CN
“Dust”, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, PL
2014
“Imitatio Christie’s (part of the process 6)”, ZERO…, Milan, IT
“A house of passive noise”, Ursula Blickle Foundation, Kraichtal, DE
“Another dream, another sense, another mind”, Library Faculty of Law, Leuven, BE
“Parallel Borders”, Forum Stadtpark, Austria; National Museum, Reykjavik, IS
2013
“Celluloid Brushes”, Ludlow38, NewYork, USA
“Rainbow Juice”, The Helper, NewYork, USA
“Parallel Borders”, National Museum, Reykjavik, IS
“The Fridge”, Komplot, Brussels, BE
“Black and vases”, Komplot, Brussels, BE
“The Perfect Marble Face”, Elisa Platteau & Co Gallery, Brussels, BE
“Kompiouti”, SIC project space, Helsinki, FI
“Remap4”, Athens Biennale, Athens, GR
2012
“Vinyl in het atelier”, Mu.ZEE, Ostend, BE
“Celluloid Brushes”, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin, DE
“A World Bound in Secret Knots”, Giuliani Foundation, Rome, IT
“Popup”, Musée d’Ixelles, Brussels, BE
“Celluloid Brushes: An Anthology of the Filmic Perception of the
Artist from 1267 till today”, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art,
Rotterdam, NL
“Façade”, Netwerk, Aalst, BE
2011
“An Exchange with Sol LeWitt”, MASS MoCA, Massachusetts, USA
“Celluloid Brushes: An Anthology of the Filmic Perception of the artist from
1267 till today”,Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin, DE
“Uncommon Places”, Extra City, Antwerp, BE
2010
“Short Fuse”, Broadcast Project, Leeds, UK
2009
“Arrival-departures”, Ancona, IT
“Isomosis”, Etablissement d’en face projects, Brussels, BE
2008
“Show Me, Don’tTell Me”, First Brussels Biennial, curated by Witte de With,
Brussels, BE
2007
“Rectre vs spectre”, The residence gallery, London, UK
“The moss gathering tumbleweed experience”, Lokaal 01, Breda, NL
“What remains”, Lambrate, Milan, IT
“Small stuff three”, Herman Teirlinck house, Beersel, BE
“The moss gathering tumbleweed experience”, NICC, Antwerp, BE
“De garage”, Centre for contemporary art, Mechelen, BE
“The moss gathering tumbleweed experience: black, gold,yellow and blue”, Milan, IT
“Does it show?”, S.I.M, Reykjavik, IS
2006
“Cite action”, Assenede, BE
“Penultimo”, Factor 44, Antwerp, BE
2005
“Overschilderen”, STUK, Leuven, BE
Bonkers for All, 2021, site specific sculpture, corporate panels, speakers, wheel, variable dimensions, sound 8′ loop. In collaboration with Kjersti G.Andvig, Place jeu de balle, Brussels, BE