Jan Fabre

Jan Fabre is a visual artist, theatre artist and author. Since 1976, performances and stage actions have marked the various stages of his work, centered on the theme of the body and on the idea that the artist is a knight-errant at the service of beauty. Among his works exhibited at Studio Trisorio are those of the Homage to Hieronymus Bosch in Congo series, made with iridescent beetle shells and inspired by the sad and violent colonial history of the Belgian Congo, and the coral works of the Red Gold series which have confirmed the artist's strong ties with Naples, leading him to permanently install four large sculptures in dialogue with the works of Caravaggio and other masters of 17th century Neapolitan painting in the Chapel of Pio Monte della Misericordia.

works

In primo piano

To Eusebia (Thinking model), 2023, precious coral of depth, pigment, polymers, wood, 60.8 x 54 x 4.5 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings I), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings II), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings V), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings VII), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings VIII), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings IX), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings X), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings XI), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

To Eusebia (collage drawings XII), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

The Number 85 with Angel Wings (collage drawings I), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

The Number 85 with Angel Wings (collage drawings II), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

The Number 85 with Angel Wings (collage drawings III), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

The Number 85 with Angel Wings (collage drawings IV), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

The Number 85 with Angel Wings (collage drawings V), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

The Number 85 with Angel Wings (collage drawings VI), 2023, paper, blood of the artist, color pencils, 59,4 x 42 cm

The Dagger of an Angel, 2019, Mediterranean Precious Coral, polymer, metal, 6,6 x 36,4 x 17,1 cm

The Loyal Scavengers, 2016, jewel beetle wing-cases on wood, 172,2 x 227 x 8 cm

Avant Grade, 2011, jewel beetle wing cases on wood, 227,5 x 173 x 8,1 cm

Sword in the Night, 1987, BIC ballpoint on paper, 238 x 165 cm

Collage-Drawing for the Freedom of Compassion, 2019, pencil and collage technique, 59,6 x 42,1 cm, framed 66 x 47,5 x 3 cm

Collage-Drawing for the Purity of Mercy IV, 2019, pencil and collage technique, 59,6 x 42,1 cm, framed 66 x 47,5 x 3 cm

Collage-Drawing for the Liberation of Passion III, 2019, pencil and collage technique, 59,6 x 42,1 cm, framed 66 x 47,5 x 3 cm

Collage-Drawing for the Resurrection of Life, 2019, pencil and collage technique, 59,6 x 42,1 cm, framed 66 x 47,5 x 3 cm

Collage-Drawing for the Purity of Mercy II, 2019, pencil and collage technique, 59,6 x 42,1 cm, framed 66 x 47,5 x 3 cm

Collage-Drawing for the Liberation of Passion I, 2019, pencil and collage technique, 59,6 x 42,1 cm, framed 66 x 47,5 x 3 cm

Je laisse ce suc particulier..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

Le corps du future est en moi..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

Nous devons devenir..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

La première incision..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

In primo piano

La première incision..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

Nous sommes à la veille..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

Nous sommes en..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

O dulcissima vulnera..., 2005, HB pencil and blood on paper, 32 x 24 cm, framed 56,5 x 46,5 x 3,4 cm

video

Jan Fabre a Napoli
Italy, 2019, 17’
video by Mauro Raponi, Francesco di Giorgio, NFI

catalogue

Jan Fabre (Antwerp, 1958), a visual artist, theatre artist and author, is considered one of the most innovative and significant figures in the world of contemporary international art.
He was the first contemporary artist to realize a solo exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris (2008) and the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg (2017). He has presented numerous installations in public venues ranging from the Tivoli Castle (1990), the Royal Palace in Brussels (2002), the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels (2013), and the Cathedral of Antwerp (2015). In 2016, the eighty works in the Jan Fabre. Spiritual Guards exhibition were shown in Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio and Forte di Belvedere in Florence. In Italy, the artist is represented by the Studio Trisorio where his solo exhibits My Only Nation is Imagination (2017) and Homage to Hieronymus Bosch in Congo (2019) were held as part of the grand Oro Rosso exhibition realized together with the Capodimonte Museum, the Madre Museum and the Pio Monte della Misericordia.
In December of 2019, Fabre consolidated his strong ties with the city of Naples with his permanent installation of four large coral statues in the chapel of the Pio Monte della Misericordia in relation to the seventeenth century works of Caravaggio, Bernardo Azzolino, Luca Giordano and Fabrizio Santafede. In 2023, two new permanent works were inaugurated at the Real Cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro and at the Church of Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco.
Jan Fabre (Anversa, 1958) è artista visivo e autore teatrale, è considerato una delle figure più innovative nel panorama dell’arte contemporanea internazionale.
È stato il primo artista contemporaneo a realizzare mostre personali presso il Museo Louvre di Parigi (2008) e l’Hermitage di San Pietroburgo (2017). Ha presentato numerose installazioni in spazi pubblici fra cui il Castello di Tivoli (1990), il Palais Royal di Bruxelles (2002), il Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts di Bruxelles (2013), la cattedrale di Anversa (2015). Nel 2016, per la mostra Jan Fabre. Spiritual Guards, sono state esposte a Firenze, tra Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio e Forte di Belvedere, più di ottanta opere. È rappresentato in Italia dallo Studio Trisorio che ha presentato le sue personali My Only Nation is Imagination (2017) e Omaggio a Hieronymus Bosch in Congo (2019) nell'ambito della grande mostra Oro Rosso realizzata con il Museo di Capodimonte, il Museo Madre e il Pio Monte della Misericordia.
Nel dicembre 2019 Fabre ha sancito il forte legame con Napoli installando in permanenza nella Cappella del Pio Monte della Misericordia quattro grandi sculture in corallo, in dialogo con le opere seicentesche di Caravaggio, Bernardo Azzolino, Luca Giordano, Fabrizio Santafede. Nel 2023 due sue opere sono entrate a far parte della collezione permanente della Real Cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro e della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco.

exhibitions

In primo piano

To Eusebia, Laura and Joanna
September 28 — November 30, 2023
Studio Trisorio
Naples

Nasi per l’arte
March 25 — May 21, 2023
curated by Joanna De Vos e Melania Rossi
in collaboration with Fondazione Elena e Claudio Cerasi and Coopculture
Palazzo Merulana
Rome

Per Eusebia
Il numero 85 (con ali d’angelo)
from March 2, 2023
Real Cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco
Naples