Jan Fabre

Fabre in 2011

Jan Fabre (born December 14, 1958 in Antwerp)^[1] is a Belgian artist, playwright, stage director, choreographer and designer.

He studied at the Municipal Institute of Decorative Arts and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Between 1976 and 1980 he wrote his first scripts for the theatre. From 1980 he began his career as a stage director and stage designer.

Fabre is famous for his Bic-art (ballpoint drawings). In 1990, he covered an entire building with ballpoint drawings.

His decoration of the ceiling of the Royal Palace in Brussels is called Heaven of Delight. It is made out of one million six hundred thousand jewel-scarab wing cases. In 2008, Jan Fabre's The Angel of Metamorphosis exhibition was held at the Louvre Museum.

In September 2018, Fabre was accused by 20 former employees of sexual harassment.^[2]

Jan Fabre Media

The heaven of delight inside the Hall of Mirrors of the Royal palace, a part can be seen above the fireplace.
Searching for Utopia (Nieuwpoort)

References

[bio-1] "About Jan Fabre".^{[dead link]}

[2] Belgian Artist Jan Fabre Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by 20 Former Members of His Troupe

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Name	Fabre, Jan
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Short description	artist, choreographer, designer, playwright, stage director
Date of birth	1958
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death
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