The opening ceremony of the solo exhibition by the famous Belgian artist and a well-known face of modern art Wim Delvoye is to take place at the Heydar Aliyev Center on April 13. The exhibition that will last until September 27 will present about 50 works by the artist.

On the eve of the opening ceremony, a catalogue of reproduction of Wim Delvoye’s work has been published. The introduction to the book was written by the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva.

Wim Delvoye was born in 1965 in Belgium. He graduated from Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. He has created unique artworks by presenting traditions of Europe in the context of modern mass culture. Works combined patterns and ornaments in contemporary storylines – statues – have brought success to the artist. In his artworks, Delvoye manages to combine components in various contexts and gives them brand new meaning and content.

Wim Delvoye’s works have been displayed in a number of world-class museums and galleries such as the Louvre, the Georges Pompidou National Arts and Cultural Center (Paris), and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice) so far. He was a participant of Venice Biennial in 1990 and Documenta IX exhibition held in Kassel, Germany in 1992.