studio job gallery now open

‘the birth’ – studio job studio job gallery, antwerpon now until march 19th, 2010

the belgian duo studio job (nynke tynagel and job smeets) have presented their newest initiative, their own exposition hall, in the heart of antwerp, where their atelier – in addition to an office in the netherlands – has its home base. the industrial space is located on the ground floor of a former cigar factory on the begijnenvest, close to the museum quarter in het zuid. the inaugural exhibition is titled ‘the birth’, an exclusive showcase of work by the duo themselves.

general view of the exhibition image by r. kot

the space is also meant to function as a venue and refuge for other artists, designers, curators, galleries and museums. just as smeets and tynagel cannot be reduced to the status of artists or designers, but rather occupy a unique position somewhere in between, studio job cannot simply describe the hall as a gallery. ‘call it a chameleonic space,’ says smeets.

image by r. kot

the exhibition includes the ‘gospel’ collection, that was realized with support of ING and royal tichelaar makkum. the two large glass-in-lead windows ‘the birth’ and ‘the crucifixion’ illustrating a central notion of the catholic faith. the 17 piece service made from 2000 kg of rusted foundry iron, ‘the last supper’ is also being shown.

‘the crucifixion’ and ‘the last supper’ (sculpture) image by r. kot

detail of ‘the crucifixion’ image © designboom

detail of ‘the crucifixion’ image © designboom

upclose of ‘the last supper’ (sculpture) image © designboom

upclose of ‘the last supper’ (sculpture) image © designboom

‘dinder’ cabinet image by r. kot

‘dinder’ cabinet image by r. kot

general exhibition view from left to right: ‘the birth’, ‘pinocchio’, ‘the pyramid’ and ‘robber baron’ image by r. kot

from left to right: ‘pinocchio’, ‘the pyramid’ and ‘robber baron’ image by r. kot

image by r. kot

exterior view image by r. kot

exterior view image by r. kot

following ‘the birth’ exhibition, projects by dutch fashion duo viktor & rolf and bram boo, will be on show. the exhibition is made possible courtesy of the zuiderzee museum, netherlands.