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Panamarenko – Klapperschroef-Rugzak-Met-Vliegenier & andere werken

10 April - 19 June 2005


The one-man show "Panamarenko - KLAPPERSCHROEF-RUGZAK-MET-VLIEGENIER & other works' took place in the spaces of the old electrical power plant Transfo in Zwevegem. The unique and stimulating collaboration between Panamarenko and Deweer Art Gallery lasts for more than twenty years now. No other private gallery, be it in Belgium or abroad, has been promoting the art of Belgium's leading artist over such a long period! The exhibition 'Panamarenko - KLAPPERSCHROEF-RUGZAK-MET-VLIEGENIER & other works' revolved mainly around the presentation 'an absolute scoop', as Panamarenko says, of the sculpture by the Antwerp master, his Klapperschroef-rugzak-met-vliegenier (which roughly translates as 'Flapping-propeller-backpack-with-aviator'), in short, the Batopillo. This work was shown in conjunction with several new drawings and a selection of existing works as the Ijsvogel (2003) and the Helikopter (1973-1986). Further the gallery introduced the multiple object, the Scotch Gambit (2005) to the public. On the Transfo site, the large Scotch Gambit(1998), which has been there since September 2004, was shown alongside its small-scale multiple. Besides presenting new work, the exhibition offered visitors the extraordinary experience of witnessing the interaction of Panamarenko's creations with the industrial setting of the Transfo site.

Photo Gerald Van Rafelghem