Jan Fabre (born 14 December 1958) is a versatile Belgian artist known for his contributions to theater, literature, and visual arts.

[6] The iconic artworks featuring the iridescent wing-cases of the jewel beetle are an example of how Fabre wields metamorphosis as one of his driving forces.

[2] Examples include in the ceiling installation ‘Heaven of Delight’ in Brussels’ Royal Palace (2002),[1][2][6][10] in the three permanent altarpieces in AMUZ,[11][6] the former St. Augustine's Church in Antwerp (2018), or the site-specific work ‘Tribute to a free spirit (2020) at the Fondation GGL Helenis, Montpellier.

In 1980, in 'The Bic-Art Room', he had himself locked up for three days and three nights in a white cube full of objects, drawing with blue "Bic" ballpoint pens as an alternative to "Big" art.

He decorated the ceiling of the Royal Palace in Brussels with one million six hundred thousand jewel-scarab wing cases for his work Heaven of Delight.

[citation needed] In September 2016, Fabre made an attempt to not break cyclist Eddy Merckx's 1972 hour record at the Tête d'Or Velodrome in Lyon.

[19][22] In 1982, his production titled This is theatre as was to be expected and foreseen challenged established conventions within European theater circles,[23] a trend that continued with subsequent works like The Power of Theatrical Madness performed at the Venice Biennale in 1984.

[26][27][28] These choreographies served as precursors to the operatic trilogy The Minds of Helena Troubleyn which he created in collaboration with Polish composer Eugeniusz Knapik.

He made, among other works, for Els Deceukelier; Elle était et elle est, même (1991 & 2022)[32] and Etant donnés (2004);[32][33] for Ivana Jozić Angel of Death (2003)[34][35][36] and Another Sleepy dusty delta day (2008);[36][37][38] for Annabelle Chambon Preparatio mortis (2005 & 2010);[39][40][41] for Antony Rizzi Drugs kept me alive (2012)[42][43][44] and for Cédric Charron Attends, Attends, Attends… (Pour mon père).

[51][52][53] Since 2016, Jan Fabre's production The Night Writer has been performed in several national theatres in Europe (Italy,[54] Saint Petersburg, Belgrade,[55] Vilnius, Ljubljana[56] and Dubrovnik).

[57][58] Jan Fabre's is included in the prestigious series The Great European Stage Directors (Methuen/Drama),[59] supervised by the influential theatre historian Simon Shepherd.

[63][64][65][66] Then in February 2016, Jan Fabre was appointed by the Greek Ministry of Culture as the Creative Director of the annual Athens – Epidaurus Festival.

[69][70] Stuffed animals in strange poses sparked outcry among Russian social media network users who launched a campaign under the hashtag #позорэрмитажу, or "Shame on you, Hermitage".

[citation needed] "The animals featured in this installation were found near Antwerp, because many people in Belgium, Holland and France buy dogs and then abandon them on the street during the summer and so they are killed.