Jef Geys

Jef Geys (1934-2018) was a Flemish artist. Both intimate and of social concern, his work is a permanent articulation between culture and triviality. In Geys' works, the private aspect of a personal event is always hidden within a collective effort. If the artist always intervened and experimented locally, his artwork nonetheless carries a global meaning. Since 1971, the artist has published the newspaper Kempsen Informatieblad, a documentary publication which accompanies every Geys exhibition. Jef Geys represented Belgium at the Venice Biennale in 2009. Source: Les presses du réel – https://www.lespressesdureel.com/EN/ouvrage.php?id=6417&menu=4