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1925 Born in Antwerp, Belgium
1945-51 Graduated in History of Art and Archaeology in Antwerp
1957 Co-founder of art group 'FORMES' Created first monochrome collages First one-man show, Gallery St. Laurent, Brussels, Belgium
1958 Creates first monochrome light works with the introduction of small plexiglass structures Co-founder of the G58 Hessenhuis group in Antwerp
1959 Begins showing in exhibitions concerned with monochrome pain¬ting and 'Zerogroup'
196o-1961 Introduction of the 'Boftes A Monocles' as a reaction to the criti¬cism concerning the light works
1961 First important one-man show, Brussels, Palace of Fine Arts One-man show, Iris Clert Gallery, Paris, France Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchases a light work
1962 One-man show, Robert Elkon Gallery, New York, USA Created first Spacescapes and White Planets (Planetscapes) 'Zero 3' exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany
1963 Exhibits his first environment 'Space Control Station' at the Forum exhibition Ghent, Belgium Participates in the Tokyo Biennate, Japan
1964 Creation of a new race 'The Mutants' Kassel Documenta III, The Hague, Vienna, Berlin, Otterlo, Bern and Brussels Pierre Restany 'baptises' him 'archaeologist of the future'
1979 Opdracht van de Brusselse metro voor het werk `18 x Ikaros'
1965 Joins the Waddell Gallery, New York, where he presents severs one-man shows
1966 joins the Gallery Bonnier, Lausanne, Geneva and Stockholm
1967 Produces CYBS (Cybernetics) Starts using elements from sawn-up car fenders
1968 Contact with NASA
1969 One-man show, Museums of Contemporary Art, Chicago anc Houston, USA
1971 The Apollo 15 Crew officially placed the statue `Fallen Astronaut on the moon
1974 Constructing bronze and mixed media Robots, Archeos and Bios
1976 Numerous bronze Little Space Gardens are shown
1977 Series of Moonscapes, Moonrocks and drawings with integrates personal photographs
1979 Metro of Brussels commissions him for the `18 x Ikaros' work
1984Participates in the `Robotics' show, which toured all over the USA
1990 Commissioned for monumental Robot sculptures for 'Parque de las Naciones', Madrid, Spain
1991 Commissioned for a large Robot by Massive International, on thE highway between Paris and Lille,
France Commissioned for a large Robot and Spoetnik by the Caixz Andorrans, in the Edifici Prada Casadet in
Andorra La Vella (Plan: architect Bofill)
1992 Participating at the Sevilla World Fair with the moonsculpture 'Fallen Astronaut' Commissioned by Gevaert, Belgium for the sculpture Taidalos' in Wuxi, China for Wuxi-Agfa factory
1993 Commissioned by Degussa, Antwerp for the sculptures 'Aurus' & 'Aurelia', Koningin Elisabeth
Concertzaal, Antwerp
1994 Commissioned by the Provincial Counsel for the sculpture 'Madec', Rivierhof, Deurne - Antwerp
1995 Commissioned by the OCMW Antwerp for the sculpture 'De Wandeling', Oversnes, WilrijkCommissioned by the Flemish Government for a Planet, Vlaamse Raad, Zaal 'Vlaanderen in de Ruimte', Brussels
1998 "MARS CHRONICLES" One-man show Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke incl. uitgave catalogus Participatie in Parijs bij de show "L'Objet" op uitnodiging van Gerard Xuriguera & Pierre Restany in Les Ulis. 1999 "HALF A CENTURY - WHITE ON WHITE" Orion Art Gallery , Brussel incl. uitgave catalogus 2006 "Op de maan...en bij Iveg" One-man show, Hoboken 2007 LAAC Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dunkerque, Frankrijk inauguratie van het beeldje op de maan x40 "Fallen Astronaut" in de Jardin de sculptures inclusief expositie van een selectie van zijn oeuvre. 2008 Base-Alpha Gallery groepstentoonstelling ft. Paul Van Hoeydonck as intuder participatie in de zomertentoonstelling "Vision in Motions / Motion in Vision" Verbeke-foundation, Kemzeke "G-58" Hommage aan de Groep-58 Museum Albert Van Dijck, Schilde "Van uw tijd?" Kunstgrepen omtrent '58 Museum Hof van Busleyden, Mechelen spilfiguur in de wintertentoonstelling "G58 - G59 Mass-akker' inclusief presentatie monografie" Lightworks" uitgeverij de Paepe productions 2009 participatie veiling "Les années magiques autour d'Iris Clert & Pierre Restany" Pierre Bergé & Associés, Parijs
Paul Van Hoeydonck (born 1925) was a Belgian printmaker and painter, he studied both archeology and art history in Antwerp, Belgium. Paul Van Hoeydonck first one man exhibition took place in that city in 1952. During the following years van Paul Van Hoeydonck both lived and worked in Belgium and in the United States. Art of Paul Van Hoeydonck is now included in the collections of leading museums in Europe and America.
Paul Van Hoeydonck also created "Fallen Astronaut", an aluminium statue about 8.5 cm long that is the only piece of art on the Moon.
The Apollo 15 crew had agreed with Paul Van Hoeydonck that no replicas of "Fallen Astronaut" were to be made. After mentioning the statuette during their post-flight press conference, the National Air and Space Museum contacted the crew asking for a replica made for the museum. The crew agreed under the condition that it was to be displayed with good taste and without publicity. Paul Van Hoeydonck was contacted to make the replicas.
update june 2011