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Johan Tahon BIOGRAPHY
Born 1965 Menen, Belgium. Known for: Sculpture.
Johan Tahon was born in Menen (Belgium) in 1965. He lives and works in Munkzwalm (BE) and in Istanbul (TR). He studied sculpture at the Ghent Royal Academy of Fine Arts (BE). Since 1994 Johan Tahon... Read full biography
Johan Tahon was born in Menen (Belgium) in 1965. He lives and works in Munkzwalm (BE) and in Istanbul (TR). He studied sculpture at the Ghent Royal Academy of Fine Arts (BE). Since 1994 Johan Tahon exhibits his work on a regular basis in Belgium as well as abroad. In 1996, he caught the attention... Read full biography
Johan Tahon was born in Menen (Belgium) in 1965. He lives and works in Munkzwalm (BE) and in Istanbul (TR). He studied sculpture at the Ghent Royal Academy of Fine Arts (BE). Since 1994 Johan Tahon exhibits his work on a regular basis in Belgium as well as abroad. In 1996, he caught the attention of Belgium’s most influential curator and museum director Jan Hoet (e.g. Documenta 9), who made it possible for Tahon to interact with world level artists in the internationally renowned exhibition De... Read full biography
Johan Tahon was born in Menen (Belgium) in 1965. He lives and works in Munkzwalm (BE) and in Istanbul (TR). He studied sculpture at the Ghent Royal Academy of Fine Arts (BE). Since 1994 Johan Tahon exhibits his work on a regular basis in Belgium as well as abroad. In 1996, he caught the attention of Belgium’s most influential curator and museum director Jan Hoet (e.g. Documenta 9), who made it possible for Tahon to interact with world level artists in the internationally renowned exhibition De Rode Poort in the Ghent Museum of Contemporary Art (with a.o. Luc Tuymans, Vito Acconci and Sam Taylor-Wood). From then on Tahon got the full support of Hoet and Tahon started exhibiting his work at different galleries and in prominent museums across... Read full biography
Johan Tahon was born in Menen (Belgium) in 1965. He lives and works in Munkzwalm (BE) and in Istanbul (TR). He studied sculpture at the Ghent Royal Academy of Fine Arts (BE). Since 1994 Johan Tahon exhibits his work on a regular basis in Belgium as well as abroad. In 1996, he caught the attention of Belgium’s most influential curator and museum director Jan Hoet (e.g. Documenta 9), who made it possible for Tahon to interact with world level artists in the internationally renowned exhibition De Rode Poort in the Ghent Museum of Contemporary Art (with a.o. Luc Tuymans, Vito Acconci and Sam Taylor-Wood). From then on Tahon got the full support of Hoet and Tahon started exhibiting his work at different galleries and in prominent museums across Europe, solo or combined with works of a.o. Ilya Kabakov, Günther Förg, Tony Cragg and Stephan Balkenhol. He t... Read full biography
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Johan Tahon was born in Menen (Belgium) in 1965. He lives and works in Munkzwalm (BE) and in Istanbul (TR). He studied sculpture at the Ghent Royal Academy of Fine Arts (BE).
Since 1994 Johan Tahon exhibits his work on a regular basis in Belgium as well as abroad. In 1996, he caught the attention of Belgium’s most influential curator and museum director Jan Hoet (e.g. Documenta 9), who made it possible for Tahon to interact with world level artists in the internationally renowned exhibition De Rode Poort in the Ghent Museum of Contemporary Art (with a.o. Luc Tuymans, Vito Acconci and Sam Taylor-Wood). From then on Tahon got the full support of Hoet and Tahon started exhibiting his work at different galleries ...But wait, there's more...
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