Manor Grunewald

BIO | SELECTED WORKS

Manor Grunewald (BE, 1985) doesn’t limit himself to neither one technique nor one material. In his images, consisting out of edited prints, the process of adding, eliding, zooming and enlarging are crucial. Certain details in the image are very focused or highlighted in a very thoughtful way, while others are submerged from the eye. The reproduction of the images and how we look at them are vastly one of his subjects.

Manor starts out of his personal archive of imagery, this exists out of images that aren’t related to art whatsoever and where for example hand labor are central, as we can see someone laying floor tiles in one of the works. Next he scans these images and edits them so they look close to screen prints, which they are definitely not. In the same way his older paintings leaned towards the graphic, whilst they weren’t prints at all. The artist regularly plays with this deception and really masters this technique by laying different layers and a certain crackling daze that’s hiding in there. Usually we don’t know whether the image was created via a digital or analog platform, how far the hand and the manipulation of the artist reach, but everything has its own meaning. For example the grids refer to the process of Photoshop and the bolts on the side or the Mecanorma-foil make an irreplaceable part of the entire work.

The room in itself, where the works are being displayed, is also crucial and is a medium of the whole installation. Manor Grunewald integrates IKEA shelves, racks or ready-made sculptures (with a nod to Donald Judd) that contain the archive boxes with the original

images inside (therefore they accommodate the origin of the works from this artist, that are extracted from the viewer’s eyes). The exhibition space itself, or a section of it, is regularly painted and made into a piece of art.
 (Text by Inge Braeckman)

CV

Manor Grunewald
Born in 1985
Lives and works in Gent, BE

Solo/ Duo Exhibitions 

2019
„Goods between Floors“  solo exhibition at Berthold Pott, Cologne, Germany (Jan/Feb 2019)
“ Fools from the same Kingdom“, duo show Manor Grunewald / Simon Laureyns at Barbé Urbain Gallery, Ghent, Belgium (March/April 2019)

2017
„Hang in there“, solo exhibition at A plus B, Brescia, Italy
„Nothing Compares To You“, Manor Grunewald and Frederik van Simacy, at De Garage, Mechelen, Belgium (June-August 2017)
„Silence Genious at Work“, Manor Grunewald and Simon Laureyn at Jérome Pauchant Gallery, Paris (Jan – March 2017)
„Print on Demand“,  solo exhibition at RIOT, Ghent, Belgium
Duo presentation „Manor Grunewald – Max Frintrop“ at Berthold Pott booth, MiArt, Milan, Italy (April 2017)

2016
Manor Grunewald, Berthold Pott Gallery, Cologne, Germany (April 2016)

2015
„Stand-Inn ***“, Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York, USA
“Simon Laureyns & Manor Grunewald”, incubate festival, Tilburg, NL
„concrete“ with Jugoslav Mitevski, at Geukens & De Vil, Knokke, Belgium
„What´s the trick, Rennie?“ solo at Frans Masereel Center, Belgium
Manor Grunewald and Vera Kox, at DUVE gallery, Berlin,  Germany
„Glances Closer To Blindness“ at RH Gallery, NYC, USA

2014
„Like / Share“ with Manor Grunewald & Olivier Kosta Thefaine, at Jeanroch Dard, Brussels, BE,  Nov 2014 – Jan. 2015
„Organic Mess“, soloshow at Ludlow Studios, NYC, USA
„The man that bends rivers“, soloshow at Heimat prejectspace Antwerp, Belgium

2013
“Unhelpful hunt – (ze hat is not mine, i only triyng it on for size)” —  CHAPLINI, Cologne (DE)
“Life’s a beach and then you die” — Gallery Fortlaan 17 Ghent (B)

2012
“Veil of the invisible one” — Ricou Gallery Brussels (B)
“You know I’m a gambler” with Peter Puype — Turnhout (B)
“Up to maximum freedom, or down to the ant heap”— Highlight Gallery San Francisco (US)
“The bold days of our neighbours beautiful life” — Salon Blanc Oostende (B)

2011
“I always wanted to be David Copperfield, but I turned out to be a painter” — Gallery Fortlaan 17 Ghent (B)
“Image Storage – Frightening Facts Of The New” — Arco Madrid (Es)

2010
“Time is a Hard Master”, Beursschouwburg Brussels (B)
“Be confused with an utopia of crappy souls reaching out for fingerfood and love boat trips” with Lieven Segers — projectspace Wiels Brussels (B)
“Fools From The Same Kingdom” with Simon Laureyns— The Pub City Antwerp (B)
“The battery of perpectual youth” — K&K Gallery Brussels (B)
“Friendly Fire” — Secondroom Antwerp (B)

2009
“Propose a course of action, a solution to an issue, or questions for further study” Gallery Fortlaan 17 Ghent (B)
“Believe it or not”— Bogardenkapel Bruges (B)

2006
“Selected works” — Arpooz Ghent (B)
“Golce & Mabana” — Limits Ghent (B)

Group exhibitions (selection)

2019
Neighbours Vol 8 at RIOT, Ghent, BE (Feb 2019)

2018
„Be my Billy“, Laura Jatkowski, Manor Grunewald, Ricardo van Eyk at Billy Town, The Hague, NL
„Double Vision“  with Samatha Bittman, Manor Grunewald, Tony Marsh, Rafael Rozendaal, Joshua Saunders, Michael Staniak, at Steve Turner, LA, USA
„Homeland 2“ at Berthold Pott, Cologne (May/June)

2016
„Between the bars“, with Joan van Barneveld, Manor Grunewald, Nicolas Lachance at Van den Weghe, Antwerp, Belgium
Group exhibition at Jacob Bjorn, Aarhus, Denmark
Group exhibiton at David Achenbach, Düsseldorf, Germany
Fifty Projects, Mexico City, Mexico
Aujourd´hui, group exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal (March 2016)
Group exhibition with Evan Robarts, Bas van den Hurk, Manor Grunewald, Jesper Kovmadsen at Martin Asbaek gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (March)
Neighbours Vol. 5, groupshow at CARdrde gallery Bologna, Italy

2015
Max Frintrop, Manor Grunewald, NADA art fair New York, Berthold Pott gallery
„Volumes“ with Antoine Donzeaud, Donna Huanca, Kasper Sonne, Keith J. Varadi, Graham Wilson, …, at Berthold Pott at Kölnberg, Cologne, Germany

2014
„Neighbours Vol. 1“ with Benoit Platéus, Max Frintrop, Simon Laureyns, Manor Grunewald at Studio MG, Ghent, BE (Nov / Dec 2014)
„To The Happy Few“  with Donna Huanca, Graham Wilson, Leif Ritchy, Manor Grunewald, Samuel Francois, Justin Morin, Olivier Kosta-Thefaine, Benoit Platéus, Bryan Dooley, Larissa Lockshin at Jeanroch Dard, Paris
„Politics of Surface“, with Manor Grunewald, James Krone, Bas van den Hurk, Israel Lund, Jessica Sanders, Graham Collins, Colin Penno, at Berthold Pott, Cologne, GER, Oct-Dec 2014
„crox 478 Based Painting“ with Manor Grunewald, Wim De Pauw, Julien Meert, Pica Pica, …, at Croxhapox, BE,  Nov / Dec 2014
„Whatbar #14“, with Bas van den Hurk, Koen Delaere, Chris Succo, Manor Grunewald, …, New York, USA
„00:00:01 A split second“  with Manor Grunewald, Gloria Friedman, Lawrence Malstaf, Kiki Smith, …, at Gallery Fortlaan 17, Gent, BE
„An der Schanz“, with Ralf Dereich, Samuel Francois, Manor Grunewald, Philip Seibel, Colin Penno, Johanna von Monkiewitsch, Klaus Kleine, at Berthold Pott Gallery, Cologne, GER
“Silvier”, with Christian Vetter, Evan Guzis, Manor Grunewald at SuperDakota Gallery Brussels, BE
BCC (Brussels Cologne Contemporaries) groupshow , Cologne, GER
Groupshow at Nationale Bank van België – Federale Parlement Brussels (BE) with Luc Tuymans, Johan Greten, Vincent Geyskens, Jef Geys…
“Edition – A Gentle Gesture” SMAK museum, Brussels, BE

2013
“The Gunshot” — Gallery Marion De Caniere Antwerp (B) curated by Hans Theys with: Vincent Geyskens, Walter Swennen, Vaast Colson, Damien De Lepeleire, Manor Grunewald,…
“One Of A Kind” — Gallery Fortlaan 17 Ghent (B)

2012
“Secret Postcards” — Maastricht (NL)
Joep Van Lieshout, Gijs Frieling, Michiel Ceulers, Philip Metten, Manor Grunewald,…
“Kaleid 2012″ 100 artists books — London (GB)
Wuon-Gean Ho, Bart Van Dijck, Mira Sanders, Manor Grunewald, Leen Voet, Nick Morley,…
“Provinciale Prijs Beeldende Kunst oost-Vlaanderen” — Caermersklooster Ghent (B) Filip Berte, Sarah Westphal, Manor Grunewald
“Collide to reunite” — Zandhoven (B)
James Gallagher, Leigh Wells, Manor Grunewald, Tom Woestenborghs Lidy Jacobs,…
“Absence#presence” — Gallery Fortlaan 17 (B) Eva Schlegel, Pieter Laurens Mol, Stief Desmet, Manor Grunewald,…

2011
“En Face” — Ter Dilft (Be) Tom Liekens, Nick Andrews, Lieven Segers,Manor Grunewald, Vadim Vosters, Geoffrey de Beer,Stefan Martens,…
“Jonge Vlaamse Meesters” — Hermitage Museum Amsterdam (NL)Fia Cielen, Renato Nicolodi, Sarah & Charles, Filip Gilissen, Manor Grunewald,…
“Prix de la Jeune Peinture Belge” — Bozar Brussel (B) David Catherall, Michiel Ceulers, Pieterjan Ginckels, Manor Grunewald, Chien-Cheng Hou, Paul Hendrikse, Kelly Schacht, Joris Van De Moortel, Cédric Van Turtelboom, Freek Wambacq

2010
“Recidency groupshow” — Kulturbunker Frankfurt Am Main (De)
“The Hypnotic Defence” — Tokyo (Jp) Dennis Tyfus, Fia Cielen, Phillip Metten, Manor Grunewald, Eva De Leener, Jan Op De Beeck, Ryo Kuramato, Karel Wouters, Wouter Vanhaelemeesch,…
“Groupshow” — Loods 12 Wetteren (B) Vadim Vosters, Lucie Renneboog, Peter Puype, Bart Baele, Manor Grunewald, Tinka Pittoors,…
“Cuesta 10 — Tielt (B) Ruben Bellinckx, Wesley Meuris, Nick Ervinck, Stijn Vandorpe, Manor Grunewald,…
“(NO)snaps” — Freemen Gallery Aardenburg (Nl) Michiel Ceulers, Koen Delaere, Linda Arts, Karen Vermeren, Kris Vandessel, Manor Grunewald
“Gasthoven 10 — Aarschot (B) Oxana Taran, Kris Vandessel, Manor Grunewald,…

2009
“Zennestraat 17 (2)” — Zennestraat Brussels (B) Lawrence Malstaf, Stief Desmet, Manor Grunewald
“Past Present Future 2” — Gallery Fortlaan 17 Ghent (B) Jacques Charlier, Peter Greenaway, Kiki Smith,Hermann Nitsch, Manor Grunewald, Stief Desmet, Eva Schlegel…
“The Ornamental Body” — Witte Zaal Ghent (B) Charif Benhalima, Wim Delvoye, David Decat, Alexandre Estrela, Manor Grunewald, Ingrid Mwangi, Robert Hutter, emilio Lopez- Menchero, Mariette Michaud, Lien Nollet & fabien Delathauwer, Manfredu Schu
“Cruel Intentions” — Broelmuseum Kortrijk (B) Cindy Wright, Filip Vervaet, Frederik Heyman, Nadia Naveau, Nathalie Vanheule, Ruben Kindermans, Wouter Vanhaelemeesch, Rachel Agnew, Happy Famous Artists, Manor Grunewald
“Cabin Fever” “Private Public collectors Shack #2” — Monumental Bornem/Antwerp (B) Stief Desmet Manor Grunewald, Hannes Van Severen, Tamara Van San, Bart Van Dijck, Hedwig Brouckaert, Robin Vermeersch…
“Zennestraat 17” — Zennestraat Brussels (B) Lawrence Malstaf, Stief Desmet, Manor Grunewald
“Panoramatic” — Espace Ladda Ghent (B)
“Private Public Collectors Shack #1” — CC De Schakel Waregem (B) Stief Desmet – Manor Grunewald

2008
“Steven Baelen, Vadim Vosters, Manor Grunewald” — Nosbaum & reding Gallery Luxemburg (Lu)
“Crox 278 GM” — Croxhapox Gent (B) Grégory Decock, Guillaume Escallier, Manor Grunewald, Nicolas Durand, Phillipe Cardoen, Pieter Bauters, Tim Onderbeke…
“Artcontest” — Blackbox Brussels (B)Thomas Bernardet, Boris Thiebaut, Tatiana Bohm, Preben Vanderstraete, Manor Grunewald, Frederic Dumoelin, Charlotte Peys, Charles Paulicevich, Aurore Dal Mas
“Xs” — Nv Baetens Sint-Martens-Latem (B) Mehkitar Garabedian, Céline Butaye, David Neirings, Tom Boute, Griet Troch, Nele Carlier, Manor Grunewald, Youri Cruypeninck, Senta Kochaneck, Peter Van Loon
“Past Present Future” — Gallery Fortlaan 17 Ghent (B) Jacques Charlier, Peter Greenaway, Kiki Smith, Hermann Nitsch, Manor Grunewald, Stief Desmet, Eva Schlegel…
“Ink” illustration — Bilbao (Sp)
“Gaverprijs” — Waregem (B) Manor Grunewald, Yasmine Willems, Evelien Hiele, Steven Baelen…

Awards and Grants

2014
“scholarships” / residency NYC – Flemish Community

2013
“scholarships” — Flemish Community

2012
“Provinciale Prijs Beeldende Kunst Oost-Vlaanderen” nomination prize — (Be)

2011
“Young Belgian Painters Award” — selected for prize — Bozar (Be)
“Bnp Paribas Young Talent Award” — first prize winner (Be)
“scholarships” — Flemish Community
“Prix Médiatine” — selection (Be)

2008
“scholarships” — Flemish Community
“Artcontest” — selection (Be)
“Gaverprize” — first prize winner (Be)

2007
“Input Output” — selection (Be)