René Heyvaert, Mail Art to Kristien De Witte

Mail art work by Belgian modernist architect and artist René Heyvaert, sent to Kristien De Witte, Belgium, 1970s. Moving between architecture, visual art and conceptual practice, Heyvaert developed a highly personal language of reduction, intervention and ordinary materials within Belgian conceptual and avant-garde art.

The work combines a simple intervention with handwritten addressing and postal traces, elements that formed an essential part of Heyvaert's thinking around circulation, repetition and the everyday object. Preserved in good original condition and acquired directly from Kristien De Witte, making the provenance an important part of the work's context.

h x w x d: 30 x 21 x 2.5 cm / weight: 1.75 kg

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About René Heyvaert

René Heyvaert (1929–1984) was a Belgian artist who moved from architecture to a highly personal form of minimal and conceptual art. Trained as an architect, he co-designed a series of modernist houses in the 1950s, with a clear and economical approach to form.

Due to chronic illness, he gradually withdrew from architectural practice and turned to working from home. This shift led to a body of work based on reduction and structure, using modest materials such as paper, wood, and everyday objects. Through simple actions like folding, binding, and assembling, he developed a precise and direct visual language.

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