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For its fourth presentation, Jacobs' Booth presents Tom Van Puyvelde, selected by Koen van den Broek.

Van Puyvelde presents a triptych with opening panels, as part of his 'Elongation' paintings, based on an isolated fragment from an iconic medieval painting by Bosch. The sublimated landscape is juxtaposed to its foundations: monochrome areas of color that the artist calls ‘index’.

If Koen van den Broek’s work has long been shaped by an architectonic attention to framing, construction and the latent abstraction of the built image, Van Puyvelde approaches painting as a similarly exact process of reduction and rebuild. Within the concentrated format of Jacobs' Booth, this affinity comes sharply into focus.

Jacob's Booth is by design event-free: no openings, dinners, VIPs or appointments.

Jacobs’ Booth is a refined platform, encompassing a 1950s cubical exhibition unit and digital stage with a focal commitment to the presentation of a singular artwork. Each piece, selected by an invited curator, undergoes analysis and contextual framing within the artist’s oeuvre and broader historical context. Jacobs’ Booth’s objective is clear: enabling an in-depth exploration of a single artwork through an alternative exhibition model.

With a flexible and dynamic program, Jacobs' Booth provides solitary presentations visible day and night through its glass window, and digitally through their website and dedicated Instagram account.
Jacobs’ Booth is by design an event-free gallery – no openings, dinners, VIPs or appointments.