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
2015–2017
Japanese lessons; Vollwassenenonderwijs Berchem, Antwerp
2011–2015
MA Fine Arts (Fashion Design), Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
2006–2011
Drawing classes; Viktor Knack, Freiburg, Germany
Current solo exhibition
2023
Posteditionen [Postal Editions]
(05.05 – 18.09.2023) Campusbibliotheek Mutsaard
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
Solo exhibition with recent postal editions sent from Belgium and abroad between March and September 2023 to the Campusbibliotheek Mutsaard
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
Upcoming book presentation and talk
2023
Dinge, die nicht in Worte zu fassen sind
Sunday 28.05.2023 — 11:00
Book presentation & Talk Philippe van Cauteren with Marie-Sophie Beinke
Auditorium of S.M.A.K. Jan Hoetplein 1, 9000 Gent
Upcoming group exhibitions
2023
Huiskamer, (18.05 – 21.05.2023), at Huiskamer 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 Pac-quée, Yemo Park, Ann Rikkers, Tina Schott, Jelle Spruyt, Dennis Tyfus, V&S, Sietske Van Aerde, Ken Verhoeven, Sigrid Volders, Wiesi Will, Hans Wuyts
2023
Quatrième édition du Prix Bob Calle du livre d’artiste (Vernissage 8.06.2023), Bibliothèque du Beaux-Arts de Paris, 14 rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris
Upcoming performances
2023
Performances Tokyo: in collaboration with Allon Kaye
(02.06.2023 – 08.06.2023), Tokyo, Japan
Current:
Researcher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
2022-2023
Artistic research project at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium (link)
Current group exhibitions
2023
Just for Today I Will Be Unafraid
(16.02 – 21.05.2023), Galerie B, Durbuy, Belgium
An exhibition with drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs by Berend Hoekstra, Felix De Clercq, Flexboj & LA, Fran Van Coppenolle, Idris Sevenans, Jonas Van der Haegen, Joost Pauwaert, Jorik Dzobava, Kasper Bosmans, Kasper De Vos, Laurence Petrone, Marie-Sophie Beinke, Max Pinckers, Ronald Ophuis, Simon Masschelein, Simona Mihaela Stoia, , Victoria Parvanova and Walter Swennen
Brought together by Hans Theys for Galerie B, Durbuy (link)
Solo exhibitions
2023
GRAVITY (08.01 – 29.01.2023), Moonstreet projects, Antwerp, Belgium, Solo exhibition by Marie-Sophie Beinke with the intervention, Opening speech by Michael Curran, presented at the opening of the exhibition and played as an intermittent interventi- on thereafter for the duration of the show.(link)
2022
Können Sie das bitte buchstabieren? (19.09 – 30.10.2022), LLS Paleis Ruimte voor actuele kunst, Antwerp, Belgium (link)
2021
Posteditionen (26.11-28.11.2021), in the frame of To Be Antwerp, Boekhandel De Slegte, Antwerp, Belgium (link)
2021
TEXT IN DE KUNST: WOORD (28.08 —25.09.2021), Coppejans Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium: with Alain Arias-Misson and MarieSophie 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, Belgium: with performances by Jeroen Stevens and Justine Grillet. (link)
2016
Der Klub der wilden Maler; MoMu, Antwerp
Curated exhibition
2023
Conciërgerie (24.02 – 05.03.2023)
Group exhibition on moving image with works by Nel Aerts, Michael Curran, Ben d’ Armagnac, Ria Pacquee and Luc Tuymans put together by Marie-Sophie Beinke and Anny De Decker at Conciërgerie
Conciërgerie: Mechelsesteenweg 255-257, 2018 Antwerpen
Selected group exhibitions
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, Belgium
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, Belgium: 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, Belgium. (link)
2022
New Horizons in Painting (01.04 – 28.05.2022) ISELP – contemporary art center, Brussels, Belgium: 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, Belgium: 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, Belgium: with Isa D’hondt, Tineke Roelofs, Filip Anthonissen, … (link)
2021
ENCORE! MASTERS EXPO 2021 at Huidevettersstraat 39, 2000 Antwerpen. (link)
2021
MASTERS EXPO 2021, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium. (link)
2021
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2021
I am a goldmine / You are a goldmine, Het Orakel / The Ora- cle Gallery, Belgium. (link)
2020
Tangier, Tick Tack Art Space, Antwerp, Belgium. (link)
2019
10×1, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
2018
Ceres, 252 cc Cultural Center Ekeren, Belgium
2018
Kunstwedstrijd Arnoevoo, MEC Staf Versluys, Bredene, Belgium
2017
Fashion in Style geinspireerd door Mondriaan; Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands. (link)
2017
Play! Act! Cut!, De Studio, Antwerp, Belgium. (link)
2016
New Fashion Perspectives; Glamcult, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016
Première of iii; short film, Lumière Cinema, Maastricht, The Netherlands. (link)
2016
Rik Wouters & The private Utopia; MoMu, Antwerp, Belgium. (link)
2015
The Belgians; Bozar Brussels, Belgium. (link)
Performances
2023
REVISITING JARHUN, Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke, Ria Pacquée, Ashmina Ranjit, on Sunday 09.04.2023, Kathmandu, Nepal (04:15:00 hours)
2023
Standing, Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke on Friday 07.04.2023, Paschimanchal Khaja Char (Opposite of French Embassy), Lazimpat 2, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal (00:45:00 hours)
2022
Focus. Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke on Tuesday 17.11.2022, Mechelsesteenweg 255, Antwerp, Belgium (00:00:18 seconds)
2021
Für Bernd Lohaus [For Bernd Lohaus]. Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke, 24.08.2021, Coppejans Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium: Recital of poetic writings by Bernd Lohaus, selected by Anny De Decker, Stella Lohaus and Marie-So- phie Beinke (00:08:15 minutes)
2021
Die Kalte Dusche I: Performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke on Wednesday 2 June 2021 at the parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. 00:02:22 minutes. Filmed by Arthur Van de Velde and photographed by Stamatios Kalagkias.
2021
Die Kalte Dusche II: performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke on Friday 4 June 2021 at the parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. Duration: 00:03:45 minutes. Filmed by Misha Rogachev and photographed by Pieter Eliens.
2021
Die Kalte Dusche III: performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke on Friday 11 June 2021 at the parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. Filmed by Sigurrós Guðbjörg Björnsdóttir and pho- tographed by Gitte Van Reusel.
2021
Die Kalte Dusche IV: performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and Marie-Sophie Beinke on Friday 15 June 2021 at the parking of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Blindestraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. Duration: 00:04:25 minutes. Filmed by Ine Kools and photographed by Finn Theuws.
2021
Die Kalte Dusche V: performance by Bernadette Zdrazil and
Marie-Sophie Beinke on Sunday 28.11.2021 at Boekhandel De Slegte Antwerp, Belgium. Photographed by Maxime Vermaelen.
2021
Die Kalte Dusche VI. Performance by Marie-Sophie Beinke and Bernadette Zdrazil, on Sunday 28.11.2021 at Kunst+ vzw in Antwerp, Belgium. 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)
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, The Netherlands); and MoMu Modemuseum (Antwerp)
Publications/ Editions
2023
Beinke, M.-S. (2022). Dinge, die nicht in Worte zu fassen sind. M-S B Verlag & HOPPER&FUCHS. and 5 translations from the German original published in 2021 in French, English, Japanese, Hindi and Nepalese + the second edition of the Dutch translation.
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 .
2022
Beinke, M.-S. (2022). Dagblad 17. LLS Paleis – Ruimte voor actuele kunst. (link)
2021
Beinke, M.-S., & Zdrazil , B. (2021). Die Kalte Dusche I – IV. Lim- ited poster Edition of 50 and 2 A.P each, Antwerp; Belgium, M-S B Verlag and Bernadette Zdrazil.
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Blowjob, Limited Artist Edition of 10 and 2 A.P. Antwerp, Belgium; M-S B Press.
2021
2021
Beinke, M.-S. (2021). Dinge, die nicht in Worte zu fassen sind. M-S B Verlag. (link)
2020-2021
Beinke, M.-S (2020-2021). Posteditionen (1-17 ed.). Antwerp: Marie-Sophie Beinke. (link)
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 assistance for Belgian artist Michele Matyn
2018
Funny Five Minutes; production assistance for Belgian artist Nadia Naveau Base Alpha Gallery, Antwerp
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. (link)
2016
She is my sister; costumes for dance performance, Zomer van Antwerpen, Antwerp. (link)
Awards
2023
Selected for the 4th edition of Prix Bob Calle du livre d’artiste (link)
2022
Gaverprijs 2022, Tweede Prijs, Cultuurcentrum cc De Schakel, Waregem, Belgium. (link)
2021
Academy Department Award for Painting, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Painting, Antwerp, Belgium. (link)
2021
Award: Honorable mention for the Artistic Foundation Mathilde Horlait-Dapsens
2017
iii; 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
2015
Momu Award; Modemuseum, Antwerp
2014
Future Fashion Designer Scholarship; Honest by Bruno Pieters
2013
Flanders Fashion Makers by Mopan Alken Award
2007
Participation in the Jugendkunstpreis (youth arts competition), Freiburg; scholarship with the artist and fashion designer Antje Schimpfle