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Erik van Lieshout first became known in the early 2000s for his visceral videos in which he often plays a central role, shown in environments of his own making: installations whose rough, bricolaged forms belie their sophistication. Whilst his immediate subject matter is often directly influenced by the political and social context of the Netherlands, van Lieshout?s work provocatively raises issues that are relevant across Europe and beyond: immigration and integration, class and gentrification. Despite these weighty topics, his work can be outrageously funny, using satire to reveal the failings of our society. With equally brutal honesty, he explores his own failings, both as a human being and as an artist. In recent works, he particularly questions art?s direct social impact and its potential to do good. 0Exhibition: Wiels, Brussels, Belgium (30.09.2016-08.01.2017).
This is the fifth publication in a series of portraits of the city of Rotterdam published by Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art in collaboration with artists who are particularly concerned with photographic media and book forms.Erik van Lieshout, born in the Netherlands, is based in Rotterdam. His often provocative works deal with violence, politics, sex and commercial culture with humourous, candid and sordid tones.His early oeuvre, in the 1990s, comprised of mainly expressionist paintings and large-scale drawings; in the late 1990s, he moved to producing minimalistic sculptures and video installation, and he is now working with multi-media.
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