°1977, Aalst (Belgium)
The entire body of work Stijn Ank has created until now can be considered as an intense, extensive and impassionate research into the various ways in which contemporary sculpture can be possibly defined or, rather, redefined in relation to its surrounding space.
The hypothetical, non-referential nature of the works resulting from this distinct method led the artist to the evident choice of simply numbering them chronologically, thus confirming the radical choice of letting them exist in a pure, autonomous way and deftly avoiding the many traps the legacy of postmodernism has left us with.
Exhibitions
| 2013 | 'Open M' - M-Museum, Leuven (BE) (June 8 - Aug 25) |
| 2012 | 'Facade' - Netwerk art center, Aalst (BE) (Sept 22 - Nov 18) link |
| 2012 | 'Efemeer' - Museum van Deinze en Leiestreek, Deinze (BE) (July 1 - Oct 7) |
| 2012 | 'Stijn Ank - Interval' - S.M.A.K., Ghent (BE) Curated by Thomas Caron (June 23 - Oct 28) SOLO link |
| 2011 | 'Stijn Ank' - CIAP art center, Hasselt (BE) (Dec 3 - Jan 15) SOLO |
| 2011 | 'Group 1' - Entrepot Fictief, Ghent (BE), curated by Bert De Geyter (Oct 7 - Oct 31) |
| 2011 | 'Benefit Show & Auction' - Museum Dhondt Dhaenens, Deurle (BE) (Aug 1 - Sept 3) |
| 2011 | 'Ename Actueel - Sediment' - Provincial Archeological Museum, Ename (BE) Curated by Hans Martens (Aug 27 – Oct 16) |
| 2010 | 'Public Private Painting' - Provincial Museum of Modern Art - Mu.ZEE, Ostend (BE) (Oct 9 – Jan 9) |
| 2010 | 'Open Studio' - organised by Museum Dhondt Dhaenens, Deurle (BE) (July 11) |
| 2010 | 'Group 5' - Galerie Tatjana Pieters, Ghent (BE) (March 29 – May 16) |
| 2010 | 'Chipka - Prototypes' - Netwerk, Aalst (BE) (Jan 13 – April 4) |
| 2009 | 'Folding' - Witte Zaal, Ghent (BE), curated by Guy Mouton (Sept 24 – Oct 31) link |
| 2007 | 'La jeune création belge' - La Pommerie, Saint Sétiers (FR) (Aug 1 – Aug 31) |
| 2007 | 'Stijn Ank' - CCHA Gallery, Hasselt (BE) (March 3- April 9) SOLO |
| 2007 | 'Jamal's Poets Cafe' - Beursschouwburg, Brussels (BE) (Jan 8 - March 21) |
| 2007 | 'Antigone' - National Theatre, Ghent (BE) (Jan 3 – March 16) |
| 2006 | 'Jette–Sur–Mer' - Atelier 340 Museum, Brussels (BE) (June 10 - Sept 10) |
| 2006 | 'A-parckunst' - Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels (BE) (June 7 -June 19) |
| 2006 | 'Stijn Ank' - Galerie Jan Colle, Ghent (BE) (March 1 - April 10) SOLO |
Books / catalogues
| 2012 | Book 'Stijn Ank - Interval' ISBN 9789075679434 - Published by S.M.A.K. link |
| 2011 | Catalogue 'Ename Actueel 2011 Sediment' PAM, Ename (BE) – Text by Hans Martens |
| 2010 | Catalogue 'PPP, Public Private Painting' Mu.Zee, Oostende (BE) – Text by Phillipe Van Den Bossche |
| 2010 | Catalogue 'Chipka' Netwerk, Aalst (BE) – Text by Bram Van Damme |
| 2009 | Catalogue 'Folding the landscape' Witte Zaal, Ghent (BE) – Text by Veronique Boone |
| 2006 | Catalogue 'Mumures de sirènes' Atelier 340 museum, Brussels (BE)– Text by Paul Gonze |
Publications / texts
| 2012 | 'Stijn Ank: Folding' Domus Magazine, December, Milan (IT) - Text by Fabrizia Vecchione link |
| 2012 | 'Artist Stijn Ank turns room angels into geometric sculptures' Surface Magazine, July/Aug, New York (USA) - Text by Rebecca Hart |
| 2012 | 'Stijn Ank - Interval' Book Interview 'Stijn Ank - Interval' S.M.A.K., Ghent (BE) - Interview by Thomas Caronpdf |
| 2012 | 'Stijn Ank in de kunst nu-ruimte van het S.M.A.K.' ‹H›art nr. 99, Antwerp (BE) - Text by Isabelle De Baets |
| 2012 | 'Inspirerende Leiebochten' De Morgen 28/04/2012, Brussel (BE) |
| 2011 | 'Stijn Ank in CIAP, Hasselt' ‹H›art nr. 90, Antwerp (BE) - Text by Christine Vuegen |
| 2011 | 'Dwarsdoorsnede van een jonge generatie' ‹H›art nr. 86, Antwerp (BE) - Text by Inge Braeckman |
| 2011 | 'De keuze van Sam Steverlynck' Kunstbeeld nr.10-2011, Diemen (NL) |
| 2011 | 'Sediment: de betere zomer-expo in Ename' Knack nr.39-2011, Brussel (BE) - Text by Luk Lambrecht |
| 2011 | 'MDD zet jonge kunstenaars op de kaart' De Morgen 31/08/2011, Brussel (BE) |
| 2011 | 'Stijn ANK, koorddanser tussen architectuur en sculptuur' Waterschoenen, Aalst (BE) – Text by Gustaaf Vander Biest |
| 2010 | Catalogue 'PPP, Public Private Painting' Mu.Zee, Oostende (BE) – Text by Phillipe Van Den Bossche |
| 2010 | 'Het eiland Chipka" ‹H›art, nr.72, Antwerp (BE) |
| 2010 | 'Stijn Ank – Folding' Laa, Brussels (BE) – Text by Jean Stillemans |
| 2009 | 'Stijn Ank – Prototypes' PdB-printing, Ninove (BE) – Text by Thomas Claus |
| 2007 | 'La jeune création belge' Le Guide, nr.13, Limoges (FR) |
| 2006 | 'Stijn Ank' ‹H›art, nr.4, Antwerp (BE) – Text by Anne-Marie Poels |
Public collections
| S.M.A.K. the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent (BE) |
