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A Night with REIN VOLLENGA
HVW8 BERLIN presents
A Night with REIN VOLLENGA
At HVW8 BERLIN, Rein Vollenga will present a series of limited edition collaboration T-shirts, playing with incorporating images of his work into wearable commercial objects. Alongside the release of this collaboration, Rein will present a selection of his wearables which will be on display at HVW8 Berlin until December 10th. Each shirt will retail for 35 EUR, available only at HVW8 Berlin.
Friday, November 21st 2014
7pm-10pm
Linienstraße 161
Berlin Mitte 10115
About Rein
Born 1979 in Geldrop, The Netherlands, Vollenga is a Dutch sculptor living and working in Berlin within the parallel universes of fashion and art. His work has been shown at Le Louvre, Paris, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Kunsthall Oslo, Museums Quartier, Vienna as well as various smaller galleries amongs other places. His wearable sculptures have appeared on catwalks in London and Paris, in the collections of designers KTZ and Mugler as well as the Arnhem Fashion Bi-annual and as special commissions for music and dance performers Lady Gaga, Hercules & Love Affair, K-pop group 2NE1, choreographer Damien Jalet, and many more. The pieces have also been featured in magazines Vogue Italia, Dazed, i-D, Interview, Purple, Frieze magazine (d/e edition).
‘Mon Amour’ Book Launch at HVW8 Berlin
MON AMOUR is the 3rd and final book of the Ladies Collection, after JE T’ADORE and ENCORE.
The aim of the book is to collect the many faces of femininity and lady-ness as a tribute to womankind. With the acumen of a graphic designer and the passion of a 70’s erotic filmmaker, Jean André handles his women with curiosity, reverence and intuition.
André’s oeuvre combines mixed international pop culture with personal childhood references and swirls them into his work, using the female form as a sort of icing on the cake. The artist traces the roles of women from cultural icons to sexualzed bodies to intimate bodies, using his love of women as a lens to make his already private drawings more sensitive. “I make drawings of women for women, I don’t do this to turn boys on.” The meat of his work is contained within the active space of performance between muse and drawer.
All three books in the Ladies Collection are available for purchase at Colette Paris, www.Club75.fr and HVW8 Gallery. Published by Ed Banger, 50 pages black print
Jean André (b. 1986) describes his drawings and paintings as “gentleman art” focused and inspired by the beauty of women. His work as a graphic designer in Montmartre for Ed Banger is just one outlet, while his other work channels themes of the female form in charming paintings. At once minimalist and realistic, he tries to explore all the opportunities the ink offers him. His major influences include Tom Wesselmann, Matisse, Richard Kern and Serge Gainsbourg, among others.
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery was founded in 2006 by curator Tyler Gibney with Addison Liu in Los Angeles, California, with mandate supporting fine-art and avant-garde graphic design. Over the past seven years, emerging and established artists such as Parra, Geoff McFetridge, Kevin Lyons, Hassan Rahim, Mark Gonzales, Cody Hudson, Lisa Leone, Craig Costello (aka Krink), and Jean André have exhibited their works. Further informaton can be found on HVW8.com
MON AMOUR will be the inaugural event of HVW8 BERLIN. After event at LARRY Club – chauseestraße 131, Berlin Mitte
Supported by Zoe and Our/Berlin
HVW8 BERLIN Linienstraße 161, corner Klein Hamburgerstraße
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 12- 6pm or by appointment: (0)30 9836 3691
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