Photo de profil de NielsShoeMeulman.

NIELS SHOE MEULMAN

(Néerlandais)

Born in 1967

Photo de profil de NielsShoeMeulman.
Niels Shoe Meulman was born in 1967 in Amsterdam, and is a pioneer of Graffiti in Europe of the 1980’s. What Shoe is creating in time and space, instead of a new alphabet system, is an invitation to return to being spectators of words and to study the three forces of their nature : the individual characters and their arrangements, the meaning of words and the imagination of the artist. In 1983, alongside the arrival of Hip Hop in Europe, Shoe met New York writers such as Dondi White, Rammellzee and Futura 2000, who reinforced his dedication and passion for Graffiti. Shoe merges his different passions into his work: Graffiti, writing and calligraphy. He coined the term Calligraffiti, introducing it for the first time as the title of his first solo show in 2007.

    SOLO EXHIBITIONS


    2020

    - What The Fuck?, Straat Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (opening) October 15th.


    2019

    - Shoes’ Negative Space, Museum of Graffiti, Miami, USA, (opening) December 5th.


    2018

    - Unstallation, Ghost Galerie, Marseille, France.


    2017

    - Niels Shoe Meulman: Unidenticals and Reserve Paintings, Galerie Droste, Wuppertal, Germany, May 20th - July 15th. (catalogue)


    2016

    - Uncontrolled Substances, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 15th - November 18th.

    - Nissa la Bella, GCA Gallery, Nice, France, September 23rd - November 26th. (catalogue)


    2014

    - Shoe at Flow, Make Your Mark Gallery, Helsinki, Finland.

    - Shoegazing, A4LW gallery, Soest, Germany, October 4th - November 1st.

    - The Unearthly Paintings, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, USA, July 12th - August 9th.


    2013

    - Unbelieve: An Afternoon with Neils Shoe Meulman, Unit44, Newcastle, UK, August 10th.

    - Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman: Unism, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, USA, July 6th - August 10th.


    2012

    - NSM: Justified Scriptures, 941 Geary Gallery, San Francisco, USA, March 24th - April 21st.

    - Oesch, Black Rainbow Gallery, Paris, France

    - Calligraffiti: Upside Down Tour, Kind of Gallery, Sydney, Australia, January 25th - 30th; Rtist Gallery, Melbourne, New Zealand, February 2nd - 12th; Selfridges & Co: Shoe/United Nude collaboration exhibition. Live Calligraffiti on February 25th, London, United Kingdom, February 23rd - March 30th; Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery, Auckland, New-Zealand, February 9th - March 1st; Auckland University of Technology: SHOE (Niels Meulman) Born in 1967 in Amsterdam, Netherlands Lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands Presentation/talk, In collaboration with Designers Institute of New Zealand, February 8th.


    2011

    - Calligraffiti, Arty Farty Gallery, Köln, Germany.


    2010

    - Throw-Ups, Arkitip project space, Los Angeles, USA.

    - Calligraffiti: Letters of Independence, Salamatina Gallery, Manhasset, New York, USA, July 1st - 27th.


    2009

    - Le Miroir Vivant, Tenue de Nîmes, Amsterdam, Netherlands.


    2008

    - Different Strokes, Rush Hour, Amsterdam, Netherlands.


    2007

    - Calligraffiti, Post BG, Amsterdam, Netherlands.


    GROUP EXHIBITIONS


    2018

    - Momentum, Audrey Hatchikian Gallery, Paris, France, September 7th - October 31st.

    - Papers & Wood, Audrey Hatchikian Gallery, l’Alternatif Paris la Défense, Paris, France, July 5th - August 31st.

    - Art is Where the Heart is Vol. 2, Galerie Droste Paris, Paris, France, February 15th - 27th. (catalogue)

    - Brick to Canvas: A Survey of International Street Art , Tinney Contemporary, curated by Brian Greif and Tova Lobatz, Tennessee, Nashville, USA, May 7th - 30th.


    2016

    - Work in Progress, St+art Festival, sponsored by the Saffronart Foundation, New Delhi, India, January 31st - February 28th.

    - Graffiti: New York Meets the Dam, The Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 18th - January 24th.


    2015

    - Abstract Vandalism, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, curated by Niels Shoe Meulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14th - April 18th.

    - SURFACE: Portraits and Paintings of and by Street Artists, Allouche Gallery curated by Søren Solkaer. New York, USA, May 2nd - 12th.


    2014

    - Crime Time Kings: Bando / Mode2 / Shoe, Unruly Gallery presented by Unruly and Wix, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 27th.

    - The Alphabet Show: Every Letter Counts, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, USA, May 10th - June 7th.

    - An Even Eleven, White Walls/Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, USA, March 15th - April 5th.

    - Urbanism, Moscow Museu, Moscow, Russia.

    - Wu Tang is for The Children, Londonewcastle Project Space, Shoreditch, UK, March 7th - 14th.


    2013

    - Caleidoscoop, mural paintings at the Dutch Pavilion in Wynwood for Art Basel Miami, Florida, USA, December 2nd - 8th.

    - Calligraffiti: 1984 - 2013, Leila Heller Gallery curated by Jeffrey Deitch, New York, USA, September 5th - October 5th.

    - TEDxBrussels: “Ex Nihilo” painting performance on stage, Brussels, Belgium, October 28th.

    - Adobe XD: talk and workshop, San Francisco, USA, October 16th.

    - Trimarchi International Design Conference: lecture and mural, Mar del Plata, Argentina, October 4th - 6th.

    - Graff-ik’Art Festival: live painting with Mode 2, Part One, Jay One and others, Lyon, France, September 22nd - 24th.

    - Bricks & Pieces – The New Politics of Imagination, Able & Baker gallery (Bürgerhaus Stollwerck) with live painting, Koeln, Germany, September 7th - 30th.

    - Exhibition and print release, Unit 44, Newcastle, United Kingdom, August 9th - 11th.

    - Lyrics, Galerie Hélène Bailly, curated by Olivier Dermaux, Paris, France, June 27th - July 27th.

    - MESS, Paris, France, March 21th - April 21th.

    - Repeatclub 02, Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, opens March 9th.

    - White Walls 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, White Walls, San Francisco, USA, March 9th - April 6th.

    - Pop-Up: Design Entre les Dimensions, MUDAC curated by Lidewij Edelkoort, Lausanne, France, November 22nd, 2012 - March 3rd, 2013.


    2012

    - Miami Art Basel, Florida, USA

    - The Name Game, Hotel de Goudfazant, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

    - Moniker Art Fair, London, UK.

    - Nuart Festival: in/outdoor installation, Stavanger, NO Team Rex, London, UK.

    - &friends, Galerie Lefeuvre, Paris, France, May 24th - June 24th.

    - Shoe / United Nude collaboration, Selfridges & Co. London, UK, February 23rd - March 30th.

    - Pop-Up, Graphic Design Museum curated by Lidewij Edelkoort, Live Calligraffiti at the opening, Breda, Netherlands, December 11th, 2011 - April 16th, 2012.

    - COMMA, Pallazo della Penna, Perugia, Italy.


    2011

    - Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France.

    - Off Canvas, Beijing, China.


    2009

    - Where On Earth Have You Been, Bright Trade Show, Frankfurt, Germany.

    - Salon de l’Amitié, Arti, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

    - Imagining Mozambique, Maxalot Pop-Up Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, August 27th - September 10th.

    - Imagining Mozambique, travelling fundraising drive for ASEM, MassMarket Gallery, New York, USA, October 26th - November 1st.

    - SPEAKER at TEDxBrussels, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.

    - Flyoing Eyeball, curated by Inkie, London, United Kingdom, December 8th - 12th.

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