Vleeshal Middelburg

Vleeshal is a center for international contemporary art in Vleeshal Markt and Vleeshal Zusterstraat in Middelburg, Netherlands. Since 1979, exhibitions have been organized in Vleeshal Markt. As of 1991, the organization is handled by Stichting Beeldende Kunst Middelburg (SBKM Vleeshal).

Vleeshal Markt is situated in the former town hall on the market of Middelburg. The space is characterized by its Gothic architecture. It has influenced and inspired dozens of artists who have created special installations for the space. Artists who have made installations especially for the space have been John Baldessari, Jimmie Durham, Mark Manders, Nedko Solakov, Yona Friedman, Art and Language and many more. Artists who have shown at Vleeshal are amongst others Hans Haacke, Herman de Vries, Carolee Schneemann, Panamarenko, Christian Boltanski, Pipilotti Rist, Falke Pisano, Simone Forti, Cally Spooner, Ola Vasiljeva.

Collection

Vleeshal has a collection which is stored at MUHKA, Antwerpen. Mukha conserves and handles the loan applications of the collection. Works in the collection include artist like Mona Hatoum, Jimmie Durham, Marlow Moss, Marcel Duchamp, Nina Beier & Marie Lund, Marinus Boezem.

Exhibition History

2016

• Simone Forti

2015

• Ola Vasiljeva
• Oceans Academy of Arts
• Cally Spooner
• Rosa Aiello, Bernadette Corporation, Andrea Fraser, Jef Geys, Gil Leung, Bruce Nauman, Danh Vo
• Marinus Boezem

2000

• Pipilotti Rist

1999

• Gillian Wearing
• Erik van Lieshout, Luc Tuymans, Piet Dieleman
• Tobias Rehberger

1998

• Nedko Solakov
• Matt Collishaw

1997

• Dora Garcia
• Kendell Geers

1995

• Jimmie Durham - 'The centre of the world'
• Mark Dion
• Job Koelewijn
• Aernout Mik, Adam Kalkin
• Jan Fabre

1992

• Sarkis - 'Geisterblitz'

1990

• Ian Wallace

1988

• Noel Harding

1987

• Jef Geys

1986

• Jeffrey Shaw - 'Going to the heart of the centre of the gardens of delights'
• Giulio Paolini

1985

• John Baldessari - Space Between
• Nan Hoover & Marije van Dijck
• Panamarenko - 'Das Fluzeug, Rugzakvlucht, zwevend blad (model voor Fokker monument)'
• General Idea - 'Remnants of the Miss General Idea Pavillion in De Vleeshal'

1984

• Tony Cragg

1982

• Art and Language - Art and Language: Painted by the Mouth
• Christian Boltanski - Lanterne Magique

1981

• Carolee Schneemann - 'Fresh Blood - a dream morphology'

1979

• Hans Haacke

Notes

1. Amelia Groom, 'Cally Spooner', Artforum.

External links

• Website