Marie-Sophie Beinke
German (Munich, 1990)
Living and working in Antwerp, Belgium
Education
2017–2021
MA Fine Arts (Painting), Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE
2015–2017
Japanese lessons; Vollwassenenonderwijs Berchem, Antwerp, BE
2011–2015
MA Fine Arts (Fashion Design), Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE
2006–2011
Drawing classes; Viktor Knack, Freiburg, DE
Grants / Awards
2023
Selected for the 4th edition of the Prix Bob Calle du livre d’artiste 2023 (Bob Calle Artists’ Book Prize 2023), Paris, FR (link)
2022
Gaverprijs Painting Award 2022, Second Prize, Cultuurcentrum cc De Schakel, Waregem, BE (link)
2021
Academy Department Award for Painting, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Painting, Antwerp, BE (link)
2021
Selected for the Mathilde Horlait-Dapsens Medical and Artistic Foundations grants, Brussels, BE
2017
iii, Short film, selected for screening at MFFF Mexico Fashion Film Festival, 2017; Mercedes-Benz Bokeh South Africa; International Fashion Film Festival (Best Actor and Best Direction), 2017; CANIFF, Canadian Fashion Film Festival, 2017; Copenhagen Fashion Film, 2017 (Best Story)
2015
Christine Mathys Award by Dries van Noten, Antwerp, BE
2015
Momu Award, Modemuseum, Antwerp, BE
2014
Future Fashion Designer Scholarship, Honest by Bruno Pieters, Antwerp, BE
2013
Flanders Fashion Makers by Mopan Alken Award, Alken, BE
2007
Jugendkunstpreis Freiburg im Breisgau (Youth Arts Prize), Freiburg i. Brsg, DE. Scholarship with the artist and fashion designer Antje Schimpfle
Teaching
2016-2017
Guest lecturer MA Fashion: drawing, portfolio and supervision of the Master graduation presentation, Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
Solo exhibitions
2024
Bagbazar (08.02 – 01.03.2024)
Duo Exhibition with Ria Pacquée at CASSTL, an artists’ initiative run by Carla Arocha, Stéphane Schraenen and Luc Tuymans, Antwerp, BE (link)
2023
Book presentation and artist’s talk Marie-Sophie Beinke with Philippe van Cauteren: Dinge die nicht in Worte zu fassen sind (Things That Cannot Be Put Into Words) (28.05.2023)
S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Gent, BE
2023
Posteditionen [Postal Editions] (05.05 – 18.09.2023)
Campusbibliotheek Mutsaard, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Solo exhibition with recent postal editions sent from Belgium and abroad between March and September 2023 to the Campusbibliotheek Mutsaard at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
2023
GRAVITY (08.01 – 29.01.2023)
Solo exhibition by Marie-Sophie Beinke with the intervention Opening speech by Michael Curran, Moonstreet projects, Antwerp, BE. (link)
2022
Können Sie das bitte buchstabieren? [Can you spell that, please?] (19.09 – 30.10.2022) LLS Paleis Ruimte voor actuele kunst, Antwerp, BE (link)
2021
Posteditionen [Postal Editions] (26.11-28.11.2021)
In the frame of To Be Antwerp, Boekhandel De Slegte, Antwerp, BE (link)
2021
TEXT IN DE KUNST: WOORD [TEXT IN ART: WORD] (28.08 —25.09.2021)
Coppejans Gallery, Antwerp, BE. With: Alain Arias-Misson and Marie-Sophie Beinke, with performance series Aan het woord [Spoken word] put together by Marie-Sophie Beinke; with: Peter Fengler, Gerard Hermann, Guy Rombouts, Boris Van den Eynden en Fien Maris, Mekhitar Garabedian and Laurence Petrone. (link)
2021
Marie-Sophie Beinke en Anouk van Offenwert (13.11 – 12.12.2021)
Sint-Laurentiuskerk in collaboration with Villa Global Veltem, Veltem-Beisem, BE: with performances by Jeroen Stevens and Justine Grillet. (link)
2016
Der Klub der wilden Maler [The wild painters’ club] (15.09 – 22.10.2015)
MoMu Fashion Museum, Antwerp, BE
Group exhibitions
2024
Aaimachine vol. 3 : the casa lina connection (12.05 – 09.06.2024)
Aaimachine, Antwerp, BE. With: Anton Cotteleer, Bart Van Dijck, Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen, Charline Tyberghein, Dennis Tyfus, Dries Otten, Emma Thyssen, Helena Kritis, Jessie Schietecatte, Johanna Trudzinski, Jonas Olhson, Lieven Segers, Marie-Sophie Beinke, Michele Matyn, Nadia Naveau, Nick Andrews, Tom Liekens, Tom Poelmans, Tom Vansant, Vaast Colson, Vincent Stroep
2023
Décroissance-Erntedankfest (26.11.2023 – 23.12.2023)
LLS Paleis, Antwerp, BE. Editions, multiples, art and artist books with contributions by: Nel Aerts, Marie-Sophie Beinke, Wim Catrysse, Vaast Colson, Danny Devos, Kasper De Vos, Lise Duclaux, Rein Dufait, Suchan Kinoshita, Vedran Kopljar, John Körmeling, Lieven Martens, Marie Peeters, Manfred Pernice, Karl Philips, Walter Swennen, Sarah Smolders, Clara Spilliaert
2023
Quatrième édition du Prix Bob Calle du livre d’artiste (9.06 – 20.06.2023)
Bibliothèque du Beaux-Arts de Paris, 14 rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, FR
2023
Huiskamer (18.05 – 21.05.2023)
Huiskamer, Antwerp, BE. With: Nel Aerts, Arocha & Schraenen, Marie-Sophie Beinke, Tine Colen & Jan Van Goethem, Pieter De Clercq, Ode de Kort, Destroyers/ Builders, Kasper De Vos & Liesbeth Hende rickx, Céline Felga, Liesbet Grappig, Gerard Herman, Huiskamer, Vedran Kopljar, Michele Matyn, Ria Pacquée, Yemo Park, Ann Rikkers, Tina Schott, Jelle Spruyt, Dennis Tyfus, V&S, Sietske Van Aerde, Ken Verhoeven, Sigrid Volders, Wiesi Will, Hans Wuyts
2023
People, Things, Places — Deel I (4.03 – 26.03.2023)
People, Things, Places — Deel II (01.04 – 30.04.2023)
Kleine Goddaard 5, Antwerp, BE
With works of: Bernadette Zdrazil, Dieter Ingels, Flexboj & LA, Flor Maesen, Fran Van Coppenolle, Hazel Ver Moesen, Idris Sevenans, Jef De Coster, Jorik Dzobava, Laurence Petrone, Marie-Sophie Beinke, Mikhail Rogachev, Nienke Baeckelandt, Pieter-Jan Peeters, Quinten Stimm, Rune Tuerlinckx, Simon Masschelein, Tomas Beaujean, Victoria Parvanova, Yi Zhang
Brought together by Pieter-Jan Peeters and Hans Theys (link)
2022
Summer Exhibition (26.05 – 29.05.2022)
Universal Exports, Antwerp, BE: with Arocha Schraenen, Gerard Herman, Gerard Leysen, Han Swolfs, Jack Davey, Jan Matthé, Jeroen Stevens, Johanna Trudzinski, Ken Verhoeven, Ode de Kort, Tina Schott, …
2022
MORPHO OPEN STUDIO’S (15.05.2022)
Zendelingenstraat, Antwerp, BE. (link)
2022
New Horizons in Painting (01.04 – 28.05.2022)
ISELP – contemporary art center, Brussels, BE: with Chloé Arrouy, Marie- Sophie Beinke, Dennis Ceylan, Tom Chatenet, Yann Freichels, Amat Gueye, Diego Herman, Audrey Marques Miller, Collective Moindres Choses (link)
2022
Hantrax Dolls after X-MAS (27.02 – 18.03.2022)
CASSTL, Antwerp, BE: with Floor Wyns, Guillaume Bijl, Dennis Tyfus, Vedran Kopljar, Ken Verhoeven, Sven Rayen, Ria Paquée, Mekhitar Garabedian, Kati Heck, Rufus Michielsen, Chris Gillis, Renée Simons, David Wauters, … (link)
2022
Gaverprijs (15.01- 27.02.2022)
Cultuurcentrum De Schakel, Waregem, BE: with Isa D’hondt, Tineke Roelofs, Filip Anthonissen, … (link)
2021
ENCORE! MASTERS EXPO 2021 (01.07. – 15.07.2021)
Huidevettersstraat 39, 2000 Antwerp, BE (link)
2021
MASTERS EXPO 2021 (24―27.06.2021)
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE (link)
2021
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Wintertuin, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
2021
I am a goldmine / You are a goldmine (10.01.2021 – 20.02.2021)
Het Orakel / The Oracle Gallery, Antwerp, BE (link)
2020
Tangier (13.03—15.03.2020)
Tick Tack Art Space, Antwerp, BE (link)
2019
10 x 1 (12.12 – 17.12.2019)
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE
2018
Ceres (08.03 – 05.04.2019)
Kasteel Hof ter Bist, Cultural Center Ekeren, Ekeren, BE
2018
Kunstwedstrijd Arnoevoo (10.11 – 01.12.2018)
MEC Staf Versluys, Bredene, BE
2017
Fashion in Style geinspireerd door Mondriaan (15.07 – 13.08.2017)
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, NL (link)
2017
Act! Cut! Play! (09.02.2017)
De Studio, Antwerp, BE (link)
2016
New Fashion Perspectives (15.04 – 24.04.2016)
Glamcult, Amsterdam, NL
2016
Première of iii; short film
Lumière Cinema, Maastricht, NL (link)
2016
Rik Wouters & The private Utopia (17.09.2016 — 26.02.2017)
MoMu, Antwerp, BE (link)
2015
The Belgians (05.06 – 13.09.2015)
Bozar Brussels, BE (link)
Curated exhibition
2023
Conciërgerie (24.02 – 05.03.2023)
Group exhibition on moving image at Conciërgerie, Mechelsesteenweg 255-257, 2018 Antwerp, BE, with works by Nel Aerts, Michael Curran, Ben d’ Armagnac, Ria Pacquée and Luc Tuymans put together by Marie-Sophie Beinke and Anny De Decker
Performances
2023
REVISITING JARHUN, Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke, Ria Pacquée & Ashmina Ranjit at the invitation of Ashmina Ranjit (09.04.2023), Kathmandu, NP. Duration: 04:15:00
2023
Standing, Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke (07.04.2023), Paschimanchal Khaja Char (Opposite of French Embassy), Lazimpat 2, 44600 Kathmandu, NP. Duration: 00:45:00
2022
Focus. Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke (17.11.2022), Mechelsesteenweg 255, Antwerp, BE. Duration: 00:00:18
2021
Für Bernd Lohaus [For Bernd Lohaus]. Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke (24.08.2021), Coppejans Gallery, Antwerp, BE: Recital of poetic writings by Bernd Lohaus, selected by Anny De Decker, Stella Lohaus and Marie-Sophie Beinke. Duration: 00:08:15
2021
Die Kalte Dusche I: Performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke (02.06.2021), Parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, BE. Filmed by Arthur Van de Velde and photographed by Stamatios Kalagkias. Duration: 00:02:22
2021
Die Kalte Dusche II: Performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke (4.06.2021), Parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, BE. Filmed by Misha Rogachev and photographed by Pieter Eliens. Duration: 00:03:45
2021
Die Kalte Dusche III: Performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke (11.06 2021), Parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, BE. Filmed by Sigurrós Guðbjörg Björnsdóttir and photographed by Gitte Van Reusel.
2021
Die Kalte Dusche IV: Performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke (15.06.2021), Parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, BE. Filmed by Ine Kools and photographed by Finn Theuws. Duration: 00:04:25
2021
Die Kalte Dusche V: Performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke (28.11.2021), Boekhandel De Slegte Antwerp, BE. Photographed by Maxime Vermaelen.
2021
Die Kalte Dusche VI. Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke and Bernadette Zdrazil (28.11.2021), Kunst+ vzw in Antwerp, BE. Photographed by Rufus Mich.
Audiovisual works
2021
Der 29. Juni 1990, short film (Concept, text and camera: Marie-Sophie Beinke, Actress: Bernadette Zdrazil, Voice actor: Dennis Tyfus, post production: Alex Salinas) Antwerp, BE. Duration: 00:25:00
2016
iii; short film, shown as part of Play! Act! Cut! (Art Direction: Suze Milius, Femke Huurderman, Costumes: Marie-Sophie Beinke). In collaboration with Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond (Amsterdam, Te Netherlands); Fashionclash, Maastricht, NL; and MoMu Modemuseum Antwerp, BE. Duration: 00:03:33
Publications/ Editions
2024
Beinke, M.-S., & Pacquée, R. (2024). BAGBAZAR. M-S B Verlag & Escautville.
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Dingen, die je niet in woorden kan vatten (H. Theys, Trans., S. Matthé, Ed.). M-S B Verlag / HOPPER&FUCHS .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Des choses qui ne peuvent être mises en mots (S. Schraenen, Trans., S. Matthé, Ed.). M-S B Verlag / HOPPER&FUCHS.
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Dinge die nicht in Worte zu fassen sind (S. Matthé & S. Lohaus, Eds.). M-S B Verlag / HOPPER&FUCHS.
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Things That Cannot Be Put Into Words (M.-S. Beinke, Trans., S. Matthé, Ed.). M-S B Verlag / HOPPER&FUCHS.
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). शब्दमा नसमेटिने भाव (A. Ranjit & P. Van Cauteren, Trans., R. Maharjan, Ed.). M-S B Verlag / HOPPER&FUCHS.
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). 言葉では言い表せないもの (L. Vaes, Trans., T. Nagase, Ed.). M-S B Verlag / HOPPER&FUCHS.
2023
Beinke, M.-S., & Curran, M. (Eds.). (2023). Levity & Gravity. (S. Mathée, Trans.) (1st ed., Vol. 1). M-S B Verlag and Michael Curran .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). On fire [Belgium firewood and plastic, +/ 10kg per unit. Edition of 80 and 3 A.P. Chopped and packed by the artist, in a net bag. Signed, dated and numbered.] Antwerp. Antwerp, Belgium; M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S., & Kaye, A. (2023). Postal Edition No. 24 (Tokyo / JP): To Your Good Health (Edition of XX + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag & Allon Kaye .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 23 (Antwerp / BE): Measuring Time (Edition of 34 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 22 (New York / US): Measure (Edition of 18 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 21 (Kathmandu/ NP): Violations (Edition of 38 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 20 (Kathmandu/ NP): Security (Edition of 5 + 3 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 19 (Kathmandu/ NP): Corruption Addendum (Edition of 5 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 19 (Kathmandu/ NP): Corruption (Edition of 5 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 18 (Varanasi, IN): Rituale am heiligen Ganges (Edition of 27 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2023). Postal Edition No. 17 (Delhi/ IN): On the Road (Edition of 18 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2022
Beinke, M.-S. (2022). Dagblad 17. LLS Paleis – Ruimte voor actuele kunst. (link)
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Postal Edition No. 16 (Antwerp/ BE) Douane Brief (Edition of 21 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Postal Edition No. 15 (Tangier/ MO): Wasser und Brot (Edition of 21 + 2 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Postal Edition No. 14 (Antwerp/ BE): Blowjob (Edition of 18 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Postal Edition No. 13 (Antwerp/ BE): XXX (Edition of XX + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Postal Edition No. 12 (Antwerp / BE): Master Copy (Edition of 18 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Postal Edition No. 11 (Antwerp/ BE): Invitation (Edition of XX + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2021
Beinke, M.-S., & Zdrazil , B. (2021). Die Kalte Dusche I – IV. Limited poster edition of 50 and 2 A.P each, Antwerp; BE, M-S B Verlag and Bernadette Zdrazil.
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Blowjob, Limited edition in leather box of 10 and 2 A.P. Signed, dated and numbered, M-S B Press .
2021
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Dinge, die nicht in Worte zu fassen sind. 1st Edition M-S B Verlag. (link)
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 10 (Antwerp/ BE): Chanson (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 9 (Antwerp / BE): Study for Pleat No. 2 (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 8 (Antwerp / BE): Study for Pleat No. 1 (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 7 (Antwerp / BE): Three Types of Explosions (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 6 (Antwerp / BE): XXX (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 5 (Antwerp / BE): Carte Blanche (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 4 (Antwerp / BE): Silence (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag.
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 3 (Antwerp / BE): XXX (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 2 (Antwerp / BE): The Desert (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Beinke, M.-S. (2020). Postal Edition No. 1 (Antwerp / BE): Wind (Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.). M-S B Verlag .
2020
Aponte, Maru, Abdulameer, Muataz, Beinke, Marie-Sophie, Bor- remans, Marianne, De Smet, Ruben, Evans Canales, Santiago, Stanic, Tara, Vandenbroeck, Witold, Van Landeghem, Annefloor. Edition No. 2. Antwerp, Belgium: Edition No.2, 2020. (link)
2019
Aponte, Maru, Abdulameer, Muataz, Beinke, Marie-Sophie, Borremans, Marianne, De Smet, Ruben, Evans Canales, Santiago, Park, Sun-You, Vandenbroeck, Witold, Van Landeghem, Annefloor. Edition No. 1. Antwerp, Belgium: Edition No.1, 2019. (link)
2015
Debo, Kaat, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Walter van Beirendonck,Sarah Heynssens, Suzy Menkes, Karen van. Godtsenhoven,Emmanuelle Dirix, Todd Nicewonger, Peter De Potter, and Hettie Judah. Fashion Antwerp Academy 50. Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo, 2013. (link)
Recent projects and collaborations
2019
Residence in Tanger, Morocco; with the artist collective Edition No. 1
2019
Y, costume production for artist Michele Matyn, Antwerp, BE
2018
Funny Five Minutes; production for artist Nadia Naveau, Antwerp, BE
2016
iii; short film, shown as part of Play! Act! Cut!
In collaboration with Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Fashionclash (Maastricht,
The Netherlands); and MoMu Modemuseum (Antwerp)
2016
Post-Couture Collective Antwerp; sustainable fashion collaboration and pop-up store at Paris Texas Gallery, Antwerp, BE (link)
2016
She is my sister; costumes for dance performance, Zomer van Antwerpen, Antwerp, BE (link)