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Arne Quinze (born 15 December 1971) is a Belgian conceptual artist. Focusing on large-scale public , Quinze creates sculptures using wooden planks in combination with other materials, such as cardboard and polyurethane, Arne Quinze's sculptures, I Love Belgium, 13 July 2010 that often contrast and harmonize with the environment in his works.
In 2006, Quinze built Uchronia: "A Message from the Future", a large wooden sculpture at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. In Munich, Germany, he built Traveller (2008) for Louis Vuitton. Arne Quinze & Louis Vuitton collab in Munich, Wejetset, 29 December 2008 His other public art installations include Rebirth (2008) in Paris; The Visitor (2009) in Beirut; Public sculpture in Beirut, Gestalten, 12 August 2009 and an ongoing project at the Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky. Big Four Bridge proposal by Arne Quinze, Broken Sidewalk, 26 September 2009
In 2009, Quinze installed a public Stilt House piece called "The Visitor" in Beirut, Lebanon near its recently developed Souk complex. Auction house Phillips de Pury & Company invited the artist to present his work at their London gallery. The exhibition was extended at London's Saatchi Gallery in the Duke of York's Headquarters on King's Road.
During the summer of 2010 at the festival , Quinze painted the Les Jardins/The Waterlilies series for an exhibition in the Abbatiale de Saint-Ouen. The festival was organized as part of the Normandie Impressionniste festival, during the presidency of Laurent Fabius, celebrating the region's Impressionism past. In addition to the exhibition, an installation titled Camille was built on the Pont Boieldieu, a bridge that was painted several times by Camille Pissarro. www.camille-arnequinze.fr, 28 June 2010
Quinze stated that he intends his installations to serve as modern gathering places. Red Beacon (2010) is located in the Jing'an Sculpture Park in Shanghai. He states that his sculptures redefine social space and provide alternative models of interaction.
The installation "My Home My House My Stilt House" (2011) in Humlebaek, Denmark, at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art explores new forms of housing and living. GG Art, 14 May 2011 Quinze revealed a virtual installation Rock Strangers (2011) Arne Quinze, 4 July 2011 projected on the Statue of Liberty in New York City on the 4th of July in collaboration with Beck's Rock Strangers, Contagious Magazine, 5 July 2011 for their Green Box Project. The project was co-curated, commissioned, and mentored by Nick Knight of SHOWstudio.com and producer Sam Spiegel.
During Hamburg Artweek (2011), Hamburg Artweek, 17 June 2011 Quinze unveiled new work made from smashed old porcelain, which he said was meant to symbolize the destruction of family traditions.
In June 2014, Quinze collaborated with Veridor to create a "Natural Chaos" artwork consisting of of precious metal. This piece was made of 18-carat rose gold and 18-carat palladium white gold in rod and pipe form, as well as gold wire and leaves. The piece, Natural Chaos - Golden Edition No. 1, was offered for sale for on JamesEdition. JamesEdition Extraordinaire
On Mons 2015 European Capital of Culture, a wooden installation called The Passenger was built and remained visible from 6 December 2014 until 19 December 2019. After a partial collapse on 24 December 2014, the installation was rebuilt and inaugurated on 16 October 2015.
Quinze works with themes such as Bidonville, Stilthouse, My Home My House My Stilt House, Youtube film, Galerie Thomas Modern, 12 September 2010 View and Chaos. Bidonvilles are installations he designed to encourage open communication and human interaction. Stilt Houses can be perceived as humans on fragile legs, symbolizing the resilient nature of mankind.
Quinze married An Lemmens on 6 October 2012. In September 2015, around 2 years after marriage, they divorced.
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