Participating artists
ARTZUID 2011

1. Constant Permeke
2. Allan Kaprow
3. Andre Volten
4. Anthony Caro
5. Antony Gormley
6. Atelier van Lieshout
7. Atta Kwami
8. Auguste Rodin
9. Auke de Vries
10. Bose Krishnamachari
11. CASZuidas
12. Corneille
13. Dennis Oppenheim
14. Dhiradj Ramsamoedj
15. Eko Agus Prawoto
16. Frederic Beaufils
17. Georg Herold
18. Hulya Yilmaz
19. Jan Fabre
20. Jaume Plensa
21. Jean Arp
22. Jean Dubuffet
23. Jean Tinguely
24. Jeroen Henneman
25. Joan Miro
26. Joost Conijn
27. Karel Appel
28. Karel L. Sijmons
29. Klaas Gubbels
30. Koen Vanmechelen
31. Lotti van der Gaag
32. Lu Shengzhong
33. Marcel Pinas
34. Mari Shields
35. Maria Nepomuceno
36. Mark Handforth
37. Matthijs Bredewold & Ulrik Kristensen
38. Niki De Saint Phalle
39. Richard Jackson
40. Roberto Tjon A Meeuw
41. Ryan Gander
42. Ryas Komu
43. Salvador Dali
44. Sandro Chia
45. Shinkichi Tajiri
46. Shlomo Koren
47. Silvie Fleury
48. Stephan Balkenhol
49. Subodh Gupta
50. Thomas Houseago
51. Ugo Rondinone
52. Wataru Nakamura
53. Wim Delvoye
54. Yayoi Kusama
55. Yubi Kirindongo

Constant Permeke
Marie-Lou

Constant Permeke (1886-1952) is primarily known as a painter. He was a member of the artists’ colony in St-Martens-Latem, a group of Flemish artists working in the Expressionist style. Permeke is recognisable by the heavy, raw touch he applies to thick paint to depict the tough existence of the working classes. By enlarging and distorting figures he also emphasises their expressive power. From 1935 Permeke also started to work as a sculptor in order to free himself from the two-dimensional restrictions of painting. He seeks direct represen- tation of the model, often a female figure in all her physicality. Eschewing subtle techniques, he works directly in the plaster in the same way that he paints: full of enthusiasm and looking for expressiveness. Marie-Lou is a typical example. The way in which extra body parts have been added and distorted gives the figure a mythological expression.