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Recap: Bij Joep thuis

Host in work overalls welcoming guests under a large winged sculpture at the Bij Joep Thuis opening

Behind the scenes with AVL

Review of a wonderful evening at Atelier van Lieshout. At the invitation of Lensvelt and Atelier van Lieshout, visual artist and visionary Joep van Lieshout welcomed 30 guests to his workshop and studio, where we highlighted the special and long-standing cooperation between Lensvelt & Atelier van Lieshout (AVL), Joep van Lieshout's company. Together we organize small events like this more often to show friends, customers and 'friends of the brand' what this special cooperation entails.

Joep van Lieshout, dressed in white overalls, gave a personal and hilarious tour of the workshop and the large sculpture garden. After a welcome in AVL's canteen decorated with huge sausages, the tour continued at the adjacent BRUTUS Space - an artist-driven playground where creators are given carte blanche to experiment. ExpoBrutus allows artists to excel and exhibit on a gigantic scale. - With admiration and amazement, the group watched the installations by Folkert de Jong, titled "The Hero, the Villain and the Truth," and to "Disco Inferno" by Atelier van Lieshout.

This was followed by a delicious homemade dinner at the private residence of Joep van Lieshout, where there is as much to discover visually as in his workshop or 'Brutus Base'.

Thanks to all participants and guests, it was a very successful cultural and tasty evening!

Two guests among crated sculptures in the Atelier van Lieshout depot, in black and white
Guests gathered between storage crates and steel sculptures on the Atelier van Lieshout workshop tour
Guests with drinks among crated artworks at Atelier Van Lieshout during Bij Joep Thuis
Three guests laughing among crates and lit wire sculptures at the Bij Joep Thuis evening, Atelier Van Lieshout.
Two Bij Joep Thuis guests checking a phone in a storage hall of crates and lit sculptural frames
Group of Bij Joep Thuis visitors looking up in a depot of crates and illuminated steel frames
Guests walking a concrete path between large outdoor sculptures on the way to Bij Joep Thuis
Guests walking through the sculpture yard during Bij Joep Thuis, industrial buildings and artworks around them
Monumental gilded bird sculpture on a plinth outside the studio building visited during Bij Joep Thuis
Wine poured for guests in the Atelier van Lieshout canteen, with bottles and a cheese board on the table
A guest in a burgundy coat talks beside a tall blackened sculpture at Atelier van Lieshout
Giant sausage sculptures hang from the ceiling over guests in the Atelier van Lieshout canteen
Two guests with glasses in hand smiling at the camera during the Atelier van Lieshout evening
Three guests in conversation over drinks at Atelier van Lieshout, shown in black and white
A guest with a drink beside a dark sculpture on a plinth in the Atelier van Lieshout studio
Guests talking beneath the hanging sausage sculptures in the Atelier van Lieshout canteen
Younger guests with drinks in hand at the Atelier van Lieshout reception
Joep van Lieshout in his white overalls talking with guests under the hanging sausage sculptures
Guests gathered around the long table in the Atelier van Lieshout canteen, giant sausages overhead
Joep van Lieshout laughing in front of a large horned Atelier van Lieshout sculpture
Joep van Lieshout leading the workshop tour past a forklift and a crated work at Atelier van Lieshout
Black-and-white group of guests listening during the Bij Joep Thuis visit to Atelier Van Lieshout
Visitor in glasses beneath the Atelier Van Lieshout banner during the Bij Joep Thuis studio visit
Visitors gathered in the Atelier Van Lieshout workshop hall during the Bij Joep Thuis evening
Two guests in close-up black-and-white at the Bij Joep Thuis visit to Atelier Van Lieshout
Two guests with drinks in the Atelier Van Lieshout workshop during the Bij Joep Thuis evening
Two men listening to the tour at Atelier Van Lieshout during Bij Joep Thuis, in black and white
Two men beside stacked art crates in Atelier Van Lieshout storage during Bij Joep Thuis
Two visitors in front of scaffolding at Atelier Van Lieshout during the Bij Joep Thuis evening
Overhead view of the Bij Joep Thuis group touring the Atelier Van Lieshout workshop and sculptures
Guests with drinks under the Atelier Van Lieshout sign at the Bij Joep Thuis studio evening
Atelier Van Lieshout craftsman spreading his arms beside a large pink foam mould at Bij Joep Thuis
The Bij Joep Thuis group gathered beneath the Atelier Van Lieshout sign in the workshop
Craftsman explaining a pink foam mould to Bij Joep Thuis visitors in the Atelier Van Lieshout workshop
Guests gathered in the workshop hall beneath the Atelier Van Lieshout sign during Bij Joep Thuis.
A maker in work overalls beside a blue sphere sculpture with copper panels in the Atelier Van Lieshout workshop.
Host in paint-flecked overalls talking guests through a white sculpture in progress at Atelier Van Lieshout.
Visitors standing and listening during the Bij Joep Thuis tour of the Atelier Van Lieshout production hall.
Guests in a semicircle as their host, seen from behind, leads the Bij Joep Thuis studio tour at Atelier Van Lieshout.
Black-and-white portrait of a guest with a drink listening at the Bij Joep Thuis evening, Atelier Van Lieshout.
Guests talking over drinks among stacked materials at Bij Joep Thuis, Atelier Van Lieshout, in black and white.
Two attentive listeners in the crowd at the Bij Joep Thuis workshop visit, Atelier Van Lieshout, in black and white.
A group of guests, one in a flat cap holding a glass, at Bij Joep Thuis in the Atelier Van Lieshout hall.
Young guest in an embroidered jacket among the audience at Bij Joep Thuis, Atelier Van Lieshout, in black and white.
Two guests in black listening in front of a white plaster work at Bij Joep Thuis, Atelier Van Lieshout.
Guest in navy with sunglasses pushed into her hair, listening in the Atelier Van Lieshout workshop, Bij Joep Thuis.
Guests with drinks looking up at a rope work beside a yellow hoist, Bij Joep Thuis at Atelier Van Lieshout.
Smiling woman with curly hair among guests listening during the Bij Joep Thuis studio visit
Bearded guest in a Bij Joep Thuis audience, faces turned toward the speaker, black and white
Woman with sunglasses in her hair holding a glass among the Bij Joep Thuis audience
Craftsman in work overalls smiling beside a large white plaster form, Bij Joep Thuis studio visit
Sculptor in overalls showing a plaster piece to Bij Joep Thuis visitors in his workshop
Visitors circling a tall white sculpture installation in the studio hall during Bij Joep Thuis
Monumental horse and rider sculpture at dusk, seen on the Bij Joep Thuis studio visit
Host beside a screen reading Bij Joep Thuis with the Lensvelt logo, in a room with a green sofa
Guests with wine glasses at the Bij Joep Thuis evening reception in a white-walled room
Speaker presenting a Lensvelt slide reading Wie is wie? at Bij Joep Thuis, gilded models behind
Guests in conversation over wine beside darkened windows at the Bij Joep Thuis reception
Guests laughing over drinks under a curved white ceiling at the Bij Joep Thuis reception
Guests standing shoulder to shoulder with wine, listening during the Bij Joep Thuis evening
Four guests laughing over white wine at the dark night window during Bij Joep Thuis
A visitor with a laptop on a green daybed beside a plywood sleeping alcove at Bij Joep Thuis
Guests gathered among sculptures on plinths at Bij Joep Thuis, a man with a tray on the right
Guests stand and listen in a warmly lit room at Bij Joep Thuis, a wooden crate against the wall
A guest grinds pepper over a pan of tomatoes in the home kitchen during Bij Joep Thuis
Guests help themselves to bread and dips from the long wooden dinner table at Bij Joep Thuis
A man lifts a whole roasted fish off the stove under a rack of hanging pans at Bij Joep Thuis
Guests talk over wine at a long white table at Bij Joep Thuis, a lips artwork on the screen behind
A tiered fruit stand in the foreground as guests crowd the kitchen counter at Bij Joep Thuis
Guests gathered around a table of wine bottles at Bij Joep Thuis, in black and white
Guests with glasses in front of the bottle-lined bar at Bij Joep Thuis, in black and white
Five guests pose together with drinks by shelves of bottles and jars at Bij Joep Thuis
Two guests laughing together at the Bij Joep Thuis evening, beside a potted plant and kitchen counter
Three guests with wine glasses at the Bij Joep Thuis evening, in the warmly lit studio interior
Three young visitors holding drinks at Bij Joep Thuis, printed shirts against a warm white interior
Host serving food from the pan at the Bij Joep Thuis evening, a guest beside him with white wine