Koen van den Broek's 'The Del' Exhibition Revisits Urban Fragments Through Los Angeles Color-Coding
The exhibition 'The Del' by Belgian artist Koen van den Broek marks a transition towards abstraction, yet it still incorporates representational aspects. The title alludes to the Hotel del Coronado, the filming location for Billy Wilder's 'Some Like It Hot' (1959). Van den Broek's artwork draws inspiration from American cinema and art history, referencing figures like Ellsworth Kelly and Henri Matisse. His career took off at the age of twenty-seven with a solo show at London's White Cube in 2001, featuring paintings inspired by California photographs. In 2013, he evolved his style to include nearly abstract works. 'The Del' draws from Los Angeles's 'colored curb zones,' exemplifying the balance between representation and abstraction, as seen in pieces like 'Louis Kahn' (2014).
Key facts
- Koen van den Broek is a Belgian painter
- Exhibition 'The Del' references Hotel del Coronado in Los Angeles
- Billy Wilder filmed 'Some Like It Hot' (1959) at Hotel del Coronado
- Van den Broek had his breakthrough solo exhibition at White Cube in London in 2001 at age 27
- His work references artists including Ellsworth Kelly, Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, and Henri Matisse
- 2013 exhibition at Greta Meert was part of a trilogy with shows at Marlborough Contemporary in London and Friedman Benda in New York
- 'The Del' uses Los Angeles's 'colored curb zones' as source material
- Work 'Louis Kahn' (2014) references the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla
Entities
Artists
- Koen van den Broek
- Ellsworth Kelly
- Clyfford Still
- Barnett Newman
- Henri Matisse
- Billy Wilder
- Louis Kahn
Institutions
- White Cube
- Greta Meert
- Marlborough Contemporary
- Friedman Benda
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Hotel del Coronado
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- California
- United States
- Los Angeles
- New York
- La Jolla