Ars Electronica Festival · 2007
Cloaca
by Wim Delvoye
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2007
“Cloaca” by Wim Delvoye received an Award of Distinction in the Hybrid Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2007.
From his very first creations, Wim Delvoye’s work has been characterized by challenging traditional conventions of taste; the opposition between high and low is played out, between contemporary art and popular culture, with the works becoming hybrids, with both plebeian and aristocratic characteristics: they are both…
About Wim Delvoye
Wim Delvoye (BE), born in 1965. His works are hybrids, playing with the opposition between high and low, between contemporary art and pop culture, combining both craft and concept and have been on display at Documenta IX and the 1999 Venice Biennial.
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