Various Artists

Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium

Artist statement

Various Artists is a Brussels based art collective with 24 members. Their origins go back to 1993 when visual artist Trudo Engels (1962 - 2009) started to spread his (fragmented) artistic practice over several semi-fictional characters. Over a period of almost 15 years he developed an international collective, known today as Various Artists or VA. VA researches the sustainability of the artist as a brand. This long term practice based investigation includes opening up its modus operandi to other artists/collectives and experimenting with auto-generative art production. While challenging the limits of the art market, VA explores the borders of shared authorships, even the imaginary ones. The collective of individuals becomes a Gesamtkunstwerk where all research topics and artistic practices merge into collaborative installations or projects.

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