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Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Templates created by Eric van Hove and used to make his V12 Laraki engine. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Dartmouth students in Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Detail of Eric van Hove's V12 Laraki Gearbox in Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
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Detail of Eric van Hove's V12 Laraki in Eric van Hove: The Craft of Art, on view in Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.
Location
Temporary Exhibitions, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center
About
Location: Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center, Open Tues.-Sat., 12:30-10:00 PM, Sun. 12:30-5:30 PM
In collaboration with the Studio Art Department and Dartmouth’s Artist-in-Residence Program, the Hood Museum of Art presents recent works by visiting Belgian artist Eric van Hove. Born in Guelma, Algeria, van Hove was raised in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In 2011, he moved to Marrakesh, Morocco, where he created his breakout V12 Laraki, an exact replica of the Mercedes-Benz engine of the same name, recently acquired by the museum. Produced in collaboration with about fifty-five local craftsmen, the sculpture showcases van Hove’s ingenuity and the brilliance of Maghreb craftsmanship. In addition to the majestic V12 Laraki, the exhibition includes an exploded V12 engine gearbox, and five smaller parts, all meticulously handcrafted using different techniques and with materials sourced from around Morocco.
This exhibition was generously supported by the Artist-in-Residence Program’s Nathan W. Pearson ‘32 and Sons Fund. Additional support was provided by the Hood Museum of Art’s William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Hall Fund.
Exhibition Curator
Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi | Gerald Auten
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