Ensemble: Window on Infinity - Room 07
Photo: Christine Clinckx / M HKA
A canvas with stainless steel reflectors, by Hermann Goepfert. A composition with mirror surfaces, by Christian Megert. A sculpted torsion form, by Walter Leblanc. Unlike his colleagues, Verheyen does not experiment with mirror, glass or steel. He paints in oil on burlap and sticks to the two-dimensional canvas. All these works nevertheless have one thing in common: they are in constant dialogue with the light. Verheyen and the ZERO artists invite us not to stand still and stare, but rather to move past the works. In that way we activate light and space and become part of the work.
Works
>Galleria d'arte del Grattacielo, The Antwerp Gallery , Jef Verheyen, • 0785 • Untitled, 1958-1959.Painting, water colour on burlap, 170 x 200 cm.
>Galerie Diogenes, Jef Verheyen, Manifesto 'ZERO der neue Idealismus' published on the occasion of the exhibition in Galerie Diogenes, Berlin, 1959.Invitation Card, ink on paper.
>Günther Uecker, Jef Verheyen, Postcard from Günther Uecker to Jef Verheyen about his nail objects in 'Vision in Motion / Motion in Vision' in Hessenhuis, Antwerp (2 November 1959), 1959.Letter, ink on paper, 10,5 x 14,9 cm.
>Piero Manzoni, Alberto Burri, Jean Tinguely, Jef Verheyen, Yves Klein, Werner Ruhnau, Letter from Yves Klein to Jef Verheyen (17 January 1959), 1959.Letter, ink on paper, 29,6 x 21 cm / 2 sides, with envelope.
>Jef Verheyen, Galerie Bernard, • 0826 • Untitled, 1961.Drawing, smoke drawing on paper, 48 x 60 cm.
>Lucio Fontana, Jef Verheyen, Letter from Lucio Fontana to Jef Verheyen about friendship and artisthood (4 July 1961), 1961.Letter, ink on paper, 1 page.
>Günther Uecker, Weisse Kugel, 1961.Sculpture, nails, paint and wooden sphere, 17 cm.
>Galerie OREZ, Jef Verheyen, Invitation to 'Nieuwe Tendenzen' in Galerie OREZ, The Hague, 1962.Invitation Card, ink on paper.
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>Galerie Ad Libitum, Jef Verheyen, Invitation to the exhibition 'ZERO. Schilders door de galerie gekozen' in Galerie Ad Libitum, Antwerp, 1962.Invitation Card, ink on paper.
>Lucio Fontana, Jef Verheyen, • 0390 • Rêve de Möbius, 1962.Painting, matt lacquer on canvas, perforated, 113.5 x 146 cm / 116 x 148.5 cm with frame.
>Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Brussel, Jef Verheyen, • 0504 • De Grote Pan - Le Grand Pan, 1963-1964.Painting, matt lacquer on fibreboard, 193 x 166 cm.
>Paul De Vree, Renaat Braem, Victor Vasarely, Jef Verheyen, Publication of the exhibition 'Integratie 64' with a cover design by Victor Vasarely, 1964.Periodical, ink on paper, 31,1 x 23,6 cm.
>Guy Mees, Verloren Ruimte (Lost Space), 1965.Installation, lace, blue neon, wood, 120 cm ø.
>Jef Verheyen, Publication of 'ZERO. An Exhibition of European Experimental Art' in The Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 1965.Book, ink on paper.
>Yves Klein, Rotraut Klein, Günther Uecker, Jef Verheyen, Poster for the exhibition 'Klein – Rotraut – Uecker – Verheyen' in Théâtre des Plans, Brussels, 1965.Poster, ink on paper.
>Lucio Fontana, Jef Verheyen, Hermann Goepfert, Galerie situationen 60, Leaflet 'Lucio Fontana - Hermann Goepfert - Jef Verheyen' in Galerie Christian Chruxin – situationen 60, Berlin, 1965.Book, collage on paper.
>Walter Leblanc, Torsions, 1965.Sculpture, oxidised steel, 275 x 15 x 0,3 cm.
>Jef Verheyen, Hofhaus Presse, Wide White Space, Poster for the exhibition and book launch 'Das Grosse Buch' at Wide White Space Gallery, 1966.Poster, ink on paper.
>Jef Verheyen, Harald Szeemann, Kunsthalle Bern, Journal published on the occasion of 'Weiss auf Weiss' curated by Harald Szeemann, Kunsthalle Bern, 1966.Book, ink on newspaper.
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>Jef Verheyen, Günther Uecker, Lothar Wolleh , Signed photo of Günther Uecker with inscription 'Jef, in deine reine Vision des Lichts möchte ich mit meinen Nageln eindringen. Uecker 67', 1967.Photography, ink on photograph.
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>Christian Megert, Untitled (For Jef), 1968.Sculpture, mirror glass and aluminium, 50,5 x 50,5 x 8 cm.
>Galerie Ursula Lichter, Jef Verheyen, Invitation to 'DYNAMO ZERO 1959-1969' in Galerie Ursula Lichter, Frankfurt am Main, 1969.Invitation Card, ink on paper.
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>Yves Klein, Jef Verheyen, Copy of 'Yves Klein' (ed. Hannah Weitemeier, 1976) from the artist’s library, 1976.Book, ink on paper.
>Hermann Goepfert, Sculptural Object KF 77, 1977.Sculpture, stainless steel on canvas, 204,5 x 202 x 11,5 cm.
>Jef Verheyen, • 0531 • Le Matin des Magiciens - La Soirée des Mages, 1979.Painting, matt lacquer on canvas, 160 x 160 cm.
>Ann Veronica Janssens, Pink Coco Lopez, 2010-2018.Sculpture, glass, paraffin oil, serigraph, wooden base, 120 x 60 x 60 cm.
>Galerie Denise Réne Hans Mayer, Jef Verheyen, Set of postcards with historical ZERO exhibitions, published by Galerie Denise Réne Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf, 1970.Postcard, ink on postcards.