summer full of contemporary art
DESCRIPTION
This summer, Antwerp is bursting with contemporary art. The city will welcome both renowned international artists and fresh young talent, with exhibitions in well-known museums and a range of surprising locations.TRANSCRIPT
www.visitantwerp.be03 232 01 03
1 2
This summer, Antwerp is bursting with contemporary art. The city will welcome both renowned international artists and fresh young talent, with exhibitions in well-known museums and a range of surprising locations. Discover Jan Fabre in Park Spoor Noord, Santu Mofokeng in Extra City, Jimmie Durham in the M HKA, the renovated Middelheim Museum, Hans Op de Beeck in Den Bell, works of art on campus deSingel, art by Richard Woods around the Kievitplein, mosaic art by Luc Tuymans at the MAS … and more.
This handy booklet will help you discover Antwerp’s dynamic art scene in four of the city’s neighbourhoods. It will lead you to museums, art exhibitions of all sizes, galleries and open-air art. From May until September, there’ll be enough art to fill your whole summer!
During the summer full of contemporary art make sure not to miss PIETAS I JAN FABRE 5 ExTRA CITy KuNSTHAL I SANTu MOFOKENg 7 M HKA I JIMMIE DuRHAM 33 MIDDELHEIM MuSEuM I MIDDELHEIM 2012 45
1 2
This summer, Antwerp is bursting with contemporary art. The city will welcome both renowned international artists and fresh young talent, with exhibitions in well-known museums and a range of surprising locations. Discover Jan Fabre in Park Spoor Noord, Santu Mofokeng in Extra City, Jimmie Durham in the M HKA, the renovated Middelheim Museum, Hans Op de Beeck in Den Bell, works of art on campus deSingel, art by Richard Woods around the Kievitplein, mosaic art by Luc Tuymans at the MAS … and more.
This handy booklet will help you discover Antwerp’s dynamic art scene in four of the city’s neighbourhoods. It will lead you to museums, art exhibitions of all sizes, galleries and open-air art. From May until September, there’ll be enough art to fill your whole summer!
During the summer full of contemporary art make sure not to miss PIETAS I JAN FABRE 5 ExTRA CITy KuNSTHAL I SANTu MOFOKENg 7 M HKA I JIMMIE DuRHAM 33 MIDDELHEIM MuSEuM I MIDDELHEIM 2012 45
4
12x12_Musea2012_07.indd 1 4/06/12 13:23
north pietas I Jan faBre 5 eXtra city kunsthal 7 NICC 9 WORKSTATION BIEKORFSTRAAT I PANAMARENKO-HOuSE 9 SALON2060 10 PANAMARENKO I PEPTO BISMO 11 HeadquARTers 11 MAS I MuSEuM AAN DE STROOM 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
4
12x12_Musea2012_07.indd 1 4/06/12 13:23
north pietas I Jan faBre 5 eXtra city kunsthal 7 NICC 9 WORKSTATION BIEKORFSTRAAT I PANAMARENKO-HOuSE 9 SALON2060 10 PANAMARENKO I PEPTO BISMO 11 HeadquARTers 11 MAS I MuSEuM AAN DE STROOM 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
5 6
pietas I Jan faBre25 May – 23 September 2012This summer, the city of Antwerp presents the exhibition PIETAS JAN FABRE in the renovated Parkloods in Park Spoor Noord.
In PIETAS, created in 2011, Fabre’s five white marble brain sculptures describe variations on the theme of the Pietà, the iconic image of Mary cradling the dead body of her son Jesus in her arms. Fabre’s interpretation presents concepts such as grief and acceptance, death and rebirth as well as man’s capacity for imagination, inventiveness and art. Pietà I-IV are large brain sculptures that figure as a base-world-cosmos for a range of naturalist and Christian symbolic systems. In the manner of mile poles or stations of the cross, the four sculptures compel viewers along the path to the exhibition’s apotheosis: the Merciful Dream (Pietà V). In this impressive piece, a challenging interpretation of Michelangelo’s iconic work, Fabre puts himself in the place of the Christ figure, and replaces Mary’s face with a skull. The four brain sculptures and the reinterpretation of Michelangelo’s Pietà are rendered in white Carrara marble and placed in geometrical orientation on a platform covered in 24-carat gold leaf. Hung around them are the Cocon I-X amulets, covered in shiny green jewel beetle shields. The lush colours and textures of the materials are hypnotic, enhancing the ritual nature of the experience of viewers who don felted slippers and mount the platform to see the sculptures.
àTues-Sun, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed 15 September 2012 I Admission: see websitecParkloods, Park Spoor Noord, 2060 Antwerp www.antwerpen.be/musea www.angelos.be
1
Jan Fabre, Merciful Dream (Pietà V), detail © Angelos bvba
5 6
pietas I Jan faBre25 May – 23 September 2012This summer, the city of Antwerp presents the exhibition PIETAS JAN FABRE in the renovated Parkloods in Park Spoor Noord.
In PIETAS, created in 2011, Fabre’s five white marble brain sculptures describe variations on the theme of the Pietà, the iconic image of Mary cradling the dead body of her son Jesus in her arms. Fabre’s interpretation presents concepts such as grief and acceptance, death and rebirth as well as man’s capacity for imagination, inventiveness and art. Pietà I-IV are large brain sculptures that figure as a base-world-cosmos for a range of naturalist and Christian symbolic systems. In the manner of mile poles or stations of the cross, the four sculptures compel viewers along the path to the exhibition’s apotheosis: the Merciful Dream (Pietà V). In this impressive piece, a challenging interpretation of Michelangelo’s iconic work, Fabre puts himself in the place of the Christ figure, and replaces Mary’s face with a skull. The four brain sculptures and the reinterpretation of Michelangelo’s Pietà are rendered in white Carrara marble and placed in geometrical orientation on a platform covered in 24-carat gold leaf. Hung around them are the Cocon I-X amulets, covered in shiny green jewel beetle shields. The lush colours and textures of the materials are hypnotic, enhancing the ritual nature of the experience of viewers who don felted slippers and mount the platform to see the sculptures.
àTues-Sun, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed 15 September 2012 I Admission: see websitecParkloods, Park Spoor Noord, 2060 Antwerp www.antwerpen.be/musea www.angelos.be
1
Jan Fabre, Merciful Dream (Pietà V), detail © Angelos bvba
eXtra city kunsthalExtra City Kunsthal is an independent centre for visual art that also functions as an active platform for and instigator of experimental thinking and artistic practices, through a programme of exhibitions and the ensuing discourse.
chasing shadows. santu mofokeng I Thirty years of Photographic Essays 4 May – 29 July 2012Chasing Shadows. Santu Mofokeng is an overview exhibition of work by the South African photographer Santu Mofokeng. Working together with he artist, curator Corinne Diserens selected over 150 images captured over the past thirty years. Mofokeng’s photo essays illuminate a broad spectrum of issues and themes, including aids, apartheid and Soweto, where he spent his childhood. In addition, the various series describe a special interest in religious and spiritual rituals as well as the landscape in which they take place.
sharon lockart I Podwórka4 May – 29 July 2012In Podwórka, the artist depicts the inner courtyards of the Polish city of Lodz as well as the children who frequent them.
àWeds-Sun from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thurs 2 p.m.to 8 p.m. I Free admissioncExtra City Kunsthal Tulpstraat 79, 2060 Antwerp www.extracity.org
8
2
7
Santu Mofukeng, Winter in Tembisa
eXtra city kunsthalExtra City Kunsthal is an independent centre for visual art that also functions as an active platform for and instigator of experimental thinking and artistic practices, through a programme of exhibitions and the ensuing discourse.
chasing shadows. santu mofokeng I Thirty years of Photographic Essays 4 May – 29 July 2012Chasing Shadows. Santu Mofokeng is an overview exhibition of work by the South African photographer Santu Mofokeng. Working together with he artist, curator Corinne Diserens selected over 150 images captured over the past thirty years. Mofokeng’s photo essays illuminate a broad spectrum of issues and themes, including aids, apartheid and Soweto, where he spent his childhood. In addition, the various series describe a special interest in religious and spiritual rituals as well as the landscape in which they take place.
sharon lockart I Podwórka4 May – 29 July 2012In Podwórka, the artist depicts the inner courtyards of the Polish city of Lodz as well as the children who frequent them.
àWeds-Sun from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thurs 2 p.m.to 8 p.m. I Free admissioncExtra City Kunsthal Tulpstraat 79, 2060 Antwerp www.extracity.org
8
2
7
Santu Mofukeng, Winter in Tembisa
niccNICC is an organization of and for professional visual artists.
open stuDiosSun 9 September 2012 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.NICC presents a tour of the studios of both young and well-known professional visual artists living and working in Antwerp.
cwww.nicc.be I Free admission
Workstation Biekorfstraat I panamarenko houseThe most important work in Panamarenko’s oeuvre was created in his home and studio at Biekorfstraat 2 in Antwerp, where he lived and worked for over 30 years. When he left the city, Panamarenko donated the building to the M HKA. The artist built a helicopter pad on the roof. The living area is not open to the public, but the exterior is a remarkable sight of Antwerp’s Seefhoek.
àThe interior of the house is closed to the publiccBiekorfstraat 2, 2060 Antwerp
salon2060SALON2060 is an artists’ initiative that presents a framework display.
axis of the swirl2 May – 6 June 2012Visual artist Lotte geeven presents a seven metre long spear-shaped installation consisting of fragments of coloured wood. The work runs diagonally through the 19th-century SALON 2060 space, tipping it and knocking it off balance.
Distance courage16 September – 13 October 2012Annemieke Fanoy’s installation is a compre-hensive work of art consisting of hinged wood structures that suggest the rhythm of a swim-mer and waves on water in combination with stills from her performance. Distance Courage is the product of intensive research carried out in an empty swimming pool, which she used as laboratory.
àPermanent I Free admissioncMaaldersstraat 40, 2060 Antwerp www.salon2060.blogspot.com
9 10
3
4
5
Annemieke Fanoy © Leo van Kampen
niccNICC is an organization of and for professional visual artists.
open stuDiosSun 9 September 2012 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.NICC presents a tour of the studios of both young and well-known professional visual artists living and working in Antwerp.
cwww.nicc.be I Free admission
Workstation Biekorfstraat I panamarenko houseThe most important work in Panamarenko’s oeuvre was created in his home and studio at Biekorfstraat 2 in Antwerp, where he lived and worked for over 30 years. When he left the city, Panamarenko donated the building to the M HKA. The artist built a helicopter pad on the roof. The living area is not open to the public, but the exterior is a remarkable sight of Antwerp’s Seefhoek.
àThe interior of the house is closed to the publiccBiekorfstraat 2, 2060 Antwerp
salon2060SALON2060 is an artists’ initiative that presents a framework display.
axis of the swirl2 May – 6 June 2012Visual artist Lotte geeven presents a seven metre long spear-shaped installation consisting of fragments of coloured wood. The work runs diagonally through the 19th-century SALON 2060 space, tipping it and knocking it off balance.
Distance courage16 September – 13 October 2012Annemieke Fanoy’s installation is a compre-hensive work of art consisting of hinged wood structures that suggest the rhythm of a swim-mer and waves on water in combination with stills from her performance. Distance Courage is the product of intensive research carried out in an empty swimming pool, which she used as laboratory.
àPermanent I Free admissioncMaaldersstraat 40, 2060 Antwerp www.salon2060.blogspot.com
9 10
3
4
5
Annemieke Fanoy © Leo van Kampen
11 12
panamarenko I pepto BismoArtist Panamarenko, himself from Seefhoek, created Pepto Bismo especially for the Sint-Jansplein. Scientific tests have confirmed that this pilot can achieve lift-off thanks to the six propellers. However, he will always return and land on the Sint-Jansplein.
àPermanent I Free admissioncSint-Jansplein, 2060 Antwerp
headquartersHeadquARTers is headquarters of the international logistics group Katoen Natie, which brings together art, architecture and culture and makes them part of everyday life.
Discover a collection with no bordersBefore there were museums, art was part of everyday life, integrated into churches, castles, private homes, palaces, courthouses, city halls. HeadquARTers embraces this tradition.A Flemish enterprise such as Katoen Natie can easily identify with Flemish and international artists working all around the world. It shows modern and contemporary art from Latin America, which is virtually unknown in Flanders.
àBy appointment, Mon-Fri after 5.30 p.m., Sat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: see websitecVan Aerdtstraat 33, 2060 Antwerp www.headquarters-katoennatie.com
6
7
© F
ilip
Duj
ardi
n
11 12
panamarenko I pepto BismoArtist Panamarenko, himself from Seefhoek, created Pepto Bismo especially for the Sint-Jansplein. Scientific tests have confirmed that this pilot can achieve lift-off thanks to the six propellers. However, he will always return and land on the Sint-Jansplein.
àPermanent I Free admissioncSint-Jansplein, 2060 Antwerp
headquartersHeadquARTers is headquarters of the international logistics group Katoen Natie, which brings together art, architecture and culture and makes them part of everyday life.
Discover a collection with no bordersBefore there were museums, art was part of everyday life, integrated into churches, castles, private homes, palaces, courthouses, city halls. HeadquARTers embraces this tradition.A Flemish enterprise such as Katoen Natie can easily identify with Flemish and international artists working all around the world. It shows modern and contemporary art from Latin America, which is virtually unknown in Flanders.
àBy appointment, Mon-Fri after 5.30 p.m., Sat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: see websitecVan Aerdtstraat 33, 2060 Antwerp www.headquarters-katoennatie.com
6
7
© F
ilip
Duj
ardi
n
13 14
light walls, anne-mie Van kerckhovenuntil early 2013Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven took inspiration from a 16th-century book by the Italian Joannes Pierius Valeriano. A second important source of inspiration came from the horizon: to people climbing the MAS tower and looking out, the horizon appears lower and lower the higher they go. The progression along the walls of the eight levels resembles a cartoon story or animated film, but also a parade of ideas and elements.
àTues-Sun from 9.30 a.m. to midnight, MAS-boulevard I Free admission
luc tuymans I Dead Skull For Dead Skull, Tuymans began with a memorial plaque for painter Quinten Metsijs (1466-1530) in Antwerp’s Cathedral of Our Lady, which depicts a skull and a coat of arms. In this fashion, Dead Skull links contemporary art to the prestigious historical tradition of Flemish painting.
àPermanent, Museumplein I Free admissioncHanzestedenplaats 1, 2000 Antwerp www.mas.be
mas I museum aan de stroom In an impressive building, the MAS tells the enlightening story of Antwerp in the world and the world in Antwerp.
masterpieces in the mas. five centuries of images in antwerpuntil 30 December 2012The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, the Museum for Contemporary Art Antwerp and the Museum Plantin-Moretus/Prentenkabinet have selected works by old masters as well as contemporary artists in order to investigate the evolution of the image culture in the Western world. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Antwerp was a global epicentre of visual arts. Today, art from the city on the Scheldt is as important in the international art arena as ever.
àTues-Fri from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat - Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: see website
8
Light wall Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven
13 14
light walls, anne-mie Van kerckhovenuntil early 2013Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven took inspiration from a 16th-century book by the Italian Joannes Pierius Valeriano. A second important source of inspiration came from the horizon: to people climbing the MAS tower and looking out, the horizon appears lower and lower the higher they go. The progression along the walls of the eight levels resembles a cartoon story or animated film, but also a parade of ideas and elements.
àTues-Sun from 9.30 a.m. to midnight, MAS-boulevard I Free admission
luc tuymans I Dead Skull For Dead Skull, Tuymans began with a memorial plaque for painter Quinten Metsijs (1466-1530) in Antwerp’s Cathedral of Our Lady, which depicts a skull and a coat of arms. In this fashion, Dead Skull links contemporary art to the prestigious historical tradition of Flemish painting.
àPermanent, Museumplein I Free admissioncHanzestedenplaats 1, 2000 Antwerp www.mas.be
mas I museum aan de stroom In an impressive building, the MAS tells the enlightening story of Antwerp in the world and the world in Antwerp.
masterpieces in the mas. five centuries of images in antwerpuntil 30 December 2012The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, the Museum for Contemporary Art Antwerp and the Museum Plantin-Moretus/Prentenkabinet have selected works by old masters as well as contemporary artists in order to investigate the evolution of the image culture in the Western world. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Antwerp was a global epicentre of visual arts. Today, art from the city on the Scheldt is as important in the international art arena as ever.
àTues-Fri from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat - Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: see website
8
Light wall Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven
16
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 2 4/06/12 09:07
station RICHARD WOODS I NIEuWBOuW 17 OFFICE BAROQuE gALLERy 17 THE PLINTH #3 18 LOKAAL 01 19 LLS 387 I NON-PROFIT SPACE FOR CONTEMPORARy ART 20
9
10
11
12
13
16
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 2 4/06/12 09:07
station RICHARD WOODS I NIEuWBOuW 17 OFFICE BAROQuE gALLERy 17 THE PLINTH #3 18 LOKAAL 01 19 LLS 387 I NON-PROFIT SPACE FOR CONTEMPORARy ART 20
9
10
11
12
13
richarD WooDs I nieuWBouWThe work of Richard Woods (b. 1966 in the uK) merges the boundaries between architecture, design and visual art. Sometimes it takes the shape of monumental installations in the public space or in open areas, other times that of small sculptures, paintings and objects. Woods was invited to create a work of art for the Kievit neighbourhood, and his installation entitled Nieuwbouw (New Buildings) draws attention on the neighbourhood in a colourful way. Around the newly-constructed route to the Central Station, the artist has transformed a number of building facades. Inspired by the countless patterns found in bricks throughout the neighbourhood, he has added emphasis and scale to illuminate the colour combinations of brick and mortar which were characteristic of ‘minor’, individual builders.
àPermanent I Free admissioncKievitplein, Van Spangenstraat, Van Immerseelstraat
office BaroQue galleryaaron Bobrow I No sleep in the exit row13 May – 16 June 2012
henry codax, koenraad Dedobbeleer, Virginia overton & kyle thurman24 June – 29 July 2012
9 matthew Brannon9 September – 20 October 2012
àWed-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncLange Kievitstraat 48, 2018 Antwerp www.officebaroque.com
the plinth #3 Twice each year, neighbourhood association Klein Antwerpen and Middelheim Museum join forces in Antwerp’s Stadspark, bringing new art to an empty plinth. Each time, they invite an international artist to bring ‘the Plinth’ up to date.
cristian Bors & marius ritiu I Study for different perspective6 May – 16 September 2012you’re young, talented, but as yet unknown. How can you hope to make it in the world of art? This was the question that Romanian artists Cristian Bors (b. 1980) and Marius Ritiu (b. 1984) pondered recently. Theirs is a clear statement of their position: their hopes for achieving fame, preferably as soon as possible, reflect an ironic approach to the art world. The strategies they adopt promote recognition, but at the same time place the art world in a questionable light. On the plinth, the pair show a new sculpture that represents a key point in the work How to become famous in one month.
àPermanent I Free admissioncStadspark, adjacent to Quinten Matsyslei, close to playground and skate ramp
10
11
17 18
Matthew Brannon, Putting Words In Your Mouth
richarD WooDs I nieuWBouWThe work of Richard Woods (b. 1966 in the uK) merges the boundaries between architecture, design and visual art. Sometimes it takes the shape of monumental installations in the public space or in open areas, other times that of small sculptures, paintings and objects. Woods was invited to create a work of art for the Kievit neighbourhood, and his installation entitled Nieuwbouw (New Buildings) draws attention on the neighbourhood in a colourful way. Around the newly-constructed route to the Central Station, the artist has transformed a number of building facades. Inspired by the countless patterns found in bricks throughout the neighbourhood, he has added emphasis and scale to illuminate the colour combinations of brick and mortar which were characteristic of ‘minor’, individual builders.
àPermanent I Free admissioncKievitplein, Van Spangenstraat, Van Immerseelstraat
office BaroQue galleryaaron Bobrow I No sleep in the exit row13 May – 16 June 2012
henry codax, koenraad Dedobbeleer, Virginia overton & kyle thurman24 June – 29 July 2012
9 matthew Brannon9 September – 20 October 2012
àWed-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncLange Kievitstraat 48, 2018 Antwerp www.officebaroque.com
the plinth #3 Twice each year, neighbourhood association Klein Antwerpen and Middelheim Museum join forces in Antwerp’s Stadspark, bringing new art to an empty plinth. Each time, they invite an international artist to bring ‘the Plinth’ up to date.
cristian Bors & marius ritiu I Study for different perspective6 May – 16 September 2012you’re young, talented, but as yet unknown. How can you hope to make it in the world of art? This was the question that Romanian artists Cristian Bors (b. 1980) and Marius Ritiu (b. 1984) pondered recently. Theirs is a clear statement of their position: their hopes for achieving fame, preferably as soon as possible, reflect an ironic approach to the art world. The strategies they adopt promote recognition, but at the same time place the art world in a questionable light. On the plinth, the pair show a new sculpture that represents a key point in the work How to become famous in one month.
àPermanent I Free admissioncStadspark, adjacent to Quinten Matsyslei, close to playground and skate ramp
10
11
17 18
Matthew Brannon, Putting Words In Your Mouth
lokaal 01Lokaal 01 is a Dutch-Flemish venue for contemporary art.
final year students from sint lucas antwerp and academy antwerp I Chloé Dierckx,Liesbeth Doms, Sarah Hendrickx1 July – 8 July 2012àMon-Sun from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Jasmina llobet & Juan fernández pons31 August – 1 September 2012àFri - Sat from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Public discussion: Weds 22 August 2012 at 8 p.m.
peter hulsmans & anne-mie melis5 – 6 October 2012àFri - Sat from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Public discussion: Weds 26 September 2012 at 8 p.m.
Free admissioncProvinciestraat 287, 2018 Antwerp www.lokaal01.org
19 20
lls 387 I non-profit space for contemporary artLLS 387 is a non-profit exhibition space which was opened in September 2007 at the initiative of ulrike Lindmayr. The contributions of the artist play a central role at LLS 387.
Wiener aktionismus I günter Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler5 May – 30 June 2012With provocative happenings of a theatrical, gory or erotic nature, the Wiener Aktionismus strove for liberation from the suffocating corset of bourgeois morality and release from fear and frustration. This was the most important contribution of Austrian cultural history to the avant-garde movement of the 1960s. The exhibition includes photographs, film and prints from the Viennese collection WestLicht.
Bernd lohaus I Blumen6 September – 20 October 2012Bernd Lohaus (b. Dusseldorf, 1940, d. 2010, Antwerp) created monumental sculptures from wood, stone and later also bronze. He wrote poems in which Fluxus played an important role. From the mid 1970s, he also drew and painted flowers. LLS 387 organises an extensive exhibition of these drawings, gouaches and watercolours. The exhibition was assembled by the german sculptor Manfred Pernice.
àThurs-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncLange Leemstraat 387, 2018 Antwerp http://users.telenet.be/lls387
1312
Otto Muehl / Ludwig Hoffenreich, 19. Materialaktion, Bimmel Bammel, Vienna, February 1965 © Otto Muehl / WestLicht Collection, Vienna
lokaal 01Lokaal 01 is a Dutch-Flemish venue for contemporary art.
final year students from sint lucas antwerp and academy antwerp I Chloé Dierckx,Liesbeth Doms, Sarah Hendrickx1 July – 8 July 2012àMon-Sun from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Jasmina llobet & Juan fernández pons31 August – 1 September 2012àFri - Sat from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Public discussion: Weds 22 August 2012 at 8 p.m.
peter hulsmans & anne-mie melis5 – 6 October 2012àFri - Sat from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Public discussion: Weds 26 September 2012 at 8 p.m.
Free admissioncProvinciestraat 287, 2018 Antwerp www.lokaal01.org
19 20
lls 387 I non-profit space for contemporary artLLS 387 is a non-profit exhibition space which was opened in September 2007 at the initiative of ulrike Lindmayr. The contributions of the artist play a central role at LLS 387.
Wiener aktionismus I günter Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler5 May – 30 June 2012With provocative happenings of a theatrical, gory or erotic nature, the Wiener Aktionismus strove for liberation from the suffocating corset of bourgeois morality and release from fear and frustration. This was the most important contribution of Austrian cultural history to the avant-garde movement of the 1960s. The exhibition includes photographs, film and prints from the Viennese collection WestLicht.
Bernd lohaus I Blumen6 September – 20 October 2012Bernd Lohaus (b. Dusseldorf, 1940, d. 2010, Antwerp) created monumental sculptures from wood, stone and later also bronze. He wrote poems in which Fluxus played an important role. From the mid 1970s, he also drew and painted flowers. LLS 387 organises an extensive exhibition of these drawings, gouaches and watercolours. The exhibition was assembled by the german sculptor Manfred Pernice.
àThurs-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncLange Leemstraat 387, 2018 Antwerp http://users.telenet.be/lls387
1312
Otto Muehl / Ludwig Hoffenreich, 19. Materialaktion, Bimmel Bammel, Vienna, February 1965 © Otto Muehl / WestLicht Collection, Vienna
22
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 3 4/06/12 09:07
22
city centre AIR ANTWERPEN 23 FIFTy ONE FINE ART PHOTOgRAPHy 23 HENDRIK CONSCIENCE HERITAgE LIBRARy 24 AxEL VERVOORDT gALLERy 25 gALLERy DE ZWARTE PANTER 26 MICHEL FRANÇOIS I FRIgOLIT 27 OBJECTIF ExHIBITIONS 28 ERROR ONE 29 ARENBERg 30
14
15
16
19
17
20
18
21
22
22
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 3 4/06/12 09:07
22
city centre AIR ANTWERPEN 23 FIFTy ONE FINE ART PHOTOgRAPHy 23 HENDRIK CONSCIENCE HERITAgE LIBRARy 24 AxEL VERVOORDT gALLERy 25 gALLERy DE ZWARTE PANTER 26 MICHEL FRANÇOIS I FRIgOLIT 27 OBJECTIF ExHIBITIONS 28 ERROR ONE 29 ARENBERg 30
14
15
16
19
17
20
18
21
22
air antwerpArtists In Residence in the lockkeeper’s house on the Royersluis, Antwerp harbour
ryan siegan-smith I Air Tailor Made Tues 29 May 2012 at 8 p.m.Ryan-Siegan Smith presents an event in Café Amberes to showcase new work that he created especially for this location while he was artist in residence.
cCafé Amberes, Sint Paulusplaats 10, 2000 Antwerp I Free admission www.airantwerpen.be
fifty one fine art photographyFifty One Fine Art Photography specializes in art photography and regularly brings together photography and graphic work.
Jan yoors11 May – 20 June 2012First solo exhibition by the Belgian artist Jan yoors (1922-1977), including black and white photographs of New york, charcoal drawings of nudes and abstract watercolours.
city photographer antwerp23 June – 31 July 2012Selected photographs from the first edition of City Photographer Antwerp 2010-2011: Maarten Vanden Abeele, Patrick de Roo, Elisabeth Broekaert, Dan Zollmann and Alex Salinas.
Jacques henri lartigue7 September – 20 October 2012French photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) captured the dyna-mism of car racing and airplanes in photographs. He also took portraits.
àTues-Sat from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncZirkstraat 20, 2000 Antwerp www.gallery51.com
henDrik conscience heritage liBrary The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library is the primary source of informa-tion for anyone interested in finding out more about Antwerp’s history.
l.i.r.e. library of indwelled regions and environments ILore Rabaut en Frank Depoorter4 August – 9 September 2012
àTues-Sun from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on 15 August 2012 Free admission
cHendrik Conscienceplein 4, 2000 Antwerp www.consciencebibliotheek.be
23 24
14
15
16
air antwerpArtists In Residence in the lockkeeper’s house on the Royersluis, Antwerp harbour
ryan siegan-smith I Air Tailor Made Tues 29 May 2012 at 8 p.m.Ryan-Siegan Smith presents an event in Café Amberes to showcase new work that he created especially for this location while he was artist in residence.
cCafé Amberes, Sint Paulusplaats 10, 2000 Antwerp I Free admission www.airantwerpen.be
fifty one fine art photographyFifty One Fine Art Photography specializes in art photography and regularly brings together photography and graphic work.
Jan yoors11 May – 20 June 2012First solo exhibition by the Belgian artist Jan yoors (1922-1977), including black and white photographs of New york, charcoal drawings of nudes and abstract watercolours.
city photographer antwerp23 June – 31 July 2012Selected photographs from the first edition of City Photographer Antwerp 2010-2011: Maarten Vanden Abeele, Patrick de Roo, Elisabeth Broekaert, Dan Zollmann and Alex Salinas.
Jacques henri lartigue7 September – 20 October 2012French photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) captured the dyna-mism of car racing and airplanes in photographs. He also took portraits.
àTues-Sat from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncZirkstraat 20, 2000 Antwerp www.gallery51.com
henDrik conscience heritage liBrary The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library is the primary source of informa-tion for anyone interested in finding out more about Antwerp’s history.
l.i.r.e. library of indwelled regions and environments ILore Rabaut en Frank Depoorter4 August – 9 September 2012
àTues-Sun from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on 15 August 2012 Free admission
cHendrik Conscienceplein 4, 2000 Antwerp www.consciencebibliotheek.be
23 24
14
15
16
aXel VerVoorDt galleryAxel Vervoordt gallery provides a platform for artists whose work springs from the creative process, and who seek out harmonic relationships between the past, the present and the future in their work.
el anatsui I Stitch in Time10 May – 30 June 2012El Anatsui (b. 1944, ghana) grew up in Africa in the 1960s. It was an opti-mistic period during which a number of African countries achieved indepen-dence, and as such it was characterized by a deep-seated desire to discover personal and social identities. This search is the running theme in Anatsui’s work. He seeks out not only the depletion of traditions but also what is left of them and how they are adapted to the future, and investigates how that process shapes identity.
àWed-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncVlaaikensgang - Oude Koornmarkt 16, 2000 Antwerp www.axelvervoordtgallery.com
De ZWarte panter galleryDe Zwarte Panter gallery opened on 5 December 1968 and is now the oldest gallery for contemporary art in Flanders and the second oldest in Belgium.
ysbrant I The greatest story ever told until 24 June 2012
Benjamin Demeyere I L’obéissance 1 July – 2 September 2012
frank Wagemans I Huiselijke taferelen 1 July – 2 September 2012
Jan Vanriet I Partie de campagne 9 September – 28 October 2012
à Thurs-Sun from 13.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed from 9 August to 12 August 2012 Free admission
cHoogstraat 70-74, 2000 Antwerp www.dezwartepanter.com
25 26
17 18
El Anatsui, Flag for a New World Power, detail
Benjamin Demeyere, Mao obéissance
Jan Vanriet, Partie de campagne
aXel VerVoorDt galleryAxel Vervoordt gallery provides a platform for artists whose work springs from the creative process, and who seek out harmonic relationships between the past, the present and the future in their work.
el anatsui I Stitch in Time10 May – 30 June 2012El Anatsui (b. 1944, ghana) grew up in Africa in the 1960s. It was an opti-mistic period during which a number of African countries achieved indepen-dence, and as such it was characterized by a deep-seated desire to discover personal and social identities. This search is the running theme in Anatsui’s work. He seeks out not only the depletion of traditions but also what is left of them and how they are adapted to the future, and investigates how that process shapes identity.
àWed-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncVlaaikensgang - Oude Koornmarkt 16, 2000 Antwerp www.axelvervoordtgallery.com
De ZWarte panter galleryDe Zwarte Panter gallery opened on 5 December 1968 and is now the oldest gallery for contemporary art in Flanders and the second oldest in Belgium.
ysbrant I The greatest story ever told until 24 June 2012
Benjamin Demeyere I L’obéissance 1 July – 2 September 2012
frank Wagemans I Huiselijke taferelen 1 July – 2 September 2012
Jan Vanriet I Partie de campagne 9 September – 28 October 2012
à Thurs-Sun from 13.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed from 9 August to 12 August 2012 Free admission
cHoogstraat 70-74, 2000 Antwerp www.dezwartepanter.com
25 26
17 18
El Anatsui, Flag for a New World Power, detail
Benjamin Demeyere, Mao obéissance
Jan Vanriet, Partie de campagne
michel franÇois I frigolitThroughout the year, in the hours after sunset, three projections by Brus-sels artist Michel François will be visible in the windows at the front of the Pulcinella youth hostel. Moving continuously, the camera seeks out a path through a mass of polystyrene balls. Their round shape, together with the suggestion of movement, form a contrast with the hard lines and rhythm of the surrounding architecture.
àPermanent Every day starting at sunset I Free admissioncPulcinella youth hostel Bogaardeplein 1, 2000 Antwerp
oBJectif eXhiBitionsObjectif Exhibitions is an arts centre that brings a diversity of contemporary art and artists to Antwerp and then exports them further.
nina Beier I Four Stomachs21 April 2012 – 1 January 2016
france fiction I Cabinet d’ ignorance21 April 2012 – 4 January 2013
Will rogan I Curtain21 April – 9 June 2012
triin tamm I Wasn’ t There yesterday21 April – 9 June 2012
anthony Discenza I Anna Franceschini23 June – 21 July 2012
chosil kil22 September – 3 November 2012
àWeds-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed from 21 July to 5 September 2012 I Free admissioncKleine Markt 7-9/26, 2000 Antwerp www.objectif-exhibitions.org
27 28
19 20
France Fiction, Cabinet d’ignorance © Kristien Daem and Objectif Exhibitions
michel franÇois I frigolitThroughout the year, in the hours after sunset, three projections by Brus-sels artist Michel François will be visible in the windows at the front of the Pulcinella youth hostel. Moving continuously, the camera seeks out a path through a mass of polystyrene balls. Their round shape, together with the suggestion of movement, form a contrast with the hard lines and rhythm of the surrounding architecture.
àPermanent Every day starting at sunset I Free admissioncPulcinella youth hostel Bogaardeplein 1, 2000 Antwerp
oBJectif eXhiBitionsObjectif Exhibitions is an arts centre that brings a diversity of contemporary art and artists to Antwerp and then exports them further.
nina Beier I Four Stomachs21 April 2012 – 1 January 2016
france fiction I Cabinet d’ ignorance21 April 2012 – 4 January 2013
Will rogan I Curtain21 April – 9 June 2012
triin tamm I Wasn’ t There yesterday21 April – 9 June 2012
anthony Discenza I Anna Franceschini23 June – 21 July 2012
chosil kil22 September – 3 November 2012
àWeds-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed from 21 July to 5 September 2012 I Free admissioncKleine Markt 7-9/26, 2000 Antwerp www.objectif-exhibitions.org
27 28
19 20
France Fiction, Cabinet d’ignorance © Kristien Daem and Objectif Exhibitions
error oneERROR ONE is a nomadic initiative for contemporary visual art, developing projects that are not constrained to exhibition in a permanent location.
lost & found26 May – 24 June 2012Lost & Found is an exhibition by ERROR ONE that has been assembled by Isabel Devriendt, Dirk Engelen, Wilfried Huet and Stella Lohaus. In the project, vari-ous aspects of the concept of errare, from which ERROR ONE takes its name, are considered in the context of a wide range of artistic methodologies. The word ‘error’ refers to elements of searching, losing one’s way, making mistakes and so on. The title ‘Lost & Found’ broadly encompasses all of these connotations.
àWeds-Sun from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. I Free admissioncDe Studio, Maarschalk Gérardstraat 4, 2000 Antwerp www.errorone.be
arenBergArenberg: a house of culture in the middle of the city.
Visiteuntil 17 June 2012Work by fluxus artists Ben Vautier and Jacques Lizène from the collection of the M HKA.
pieter De clercquntil 17 June 2012Visual artist Pieter De Clercy is the winner of Arenberg’s competition for young artists.
àDuring performances in the Arenberg I Free admissioncArenbergstraat 28, 2000 Antwerp www.arenbergschouwburg.be
29 30
21 22
Pieter De Clerq, 1:10
error oneERROR ONE is a nomadic initiative for contemporary visual art, developing projects that are not constrained to exhibition in a permanent location.
lost & found26 May – 24 June 2012Lost & Found is an exhibition by ERROR ONE that has been assembled by Isabel Devriendt, Dirk Engelen, Wilfried Huet and Stella Lohaus. In the project, vari-ous aspects of the concept of errare, from which ERROR ONE takes its name, are considered in the context of a wide range of artistic methodologies. The word ‘error’ refers to elements of searching, losing one’s way, making mistakes and so on. The title ‘Lost & Found’ broadly encompasses all of these connotations.
àWeds-Sun from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. I Free admissioncDe Studio, Maarschalk Gérardstraat 4, 2000 Antwerp www.errorone.be
arenBergArenberg: a house of culture in the middle of the city.
Visiteuntil 17 June 2012Work by fluxus artists Ben Vautier and Jacques Lizène from the collection of the M HKA.
pieter De clercquntil 17 June 2012Visual artist Pieter De Clercy is the winner of Arenberg’s competition for young artists.
àDuring performances in the Arenberg I Free admissioncArenbergstraat 28, 2000 Antwerp www.arenbergschouwburg.be
29 30
21 22
Pieter De Clerq, 1:10
32
south m hka I museum of contemporary art antWerp 33 FoMu I FOTOMuSEuM PROVINCE OF ANTWERP 35 CINEMA ZuID 36 RuIMTE MORguEN 37 TIM VAN LAERE gALLERy 38 KuSSENEERS gALLERy 39 gALLERy VAN DER MIEDEN 40 ROyAL MuSEuM OF FINE ARTS ANTWERP 41 HANS OP DE BEECK I PARADIgM 42 deSINgEL I INTERNATIONAL ARTS CAMPuS 44 miDDelheim museum 45
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 4 4/06/12 09:08
23
24
25
28
26
29
27
30
31
32
33
32
south m hka I museum of contemporary art antWerp 33 FoMu I FOTOMuSEuM PROVINCE OF ANTWERP 35 CINEMA ZuID 36 RuIMTE MORguEN 37 TIM VAN LAERE gALLERy 38 KuSSENEERS gALLERy 39 gALLERy VAN DER MIEDEN 40 ROyAL MuSEuM OF FINE ARTS ANTWERP 41 HANS OP DE BEECK I PARADIgM 42 deSINgEL I INTERNATIONAL ARTS CAMPuS 44 miDDelheim museum 45
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 4 4/06/12 09:08
23
24
25
28
26
29
27
30
31
32
33
23 m hka I museum of contemporary art antwerpThe museum stays abreast of current developments in contemporary art both in Belgium and abroad.
Jimmie Durham I A matter of life and death and singing24 May – 18 November 2012The Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp presents the first major retrospective of the work of Jimmie Durham (b. 1940, uSA). He creates sculpture in the broadest sense of the word: physical compositions in space, working in materials that range from wood to stone, from bone to plastic tubing and printed text. In addition, Durham also draws, paints and creates video art.
#3 new art in antwerp 1958–1962 I creating totally new media24 May – 2 September 2012Third instalment in a series of exhibitions presenting avant-garde and new art in Antwerp in the 1950s and 1960s.
museum of forgotten history XXX I Maarten Vanden Eynde in dialogue with the M HKA collection29 June – 16 September 2012This exhibition is the result of the first acquaintance of M HKA curator Nav Haq and the museum’s collection.
àTues, Weds and Fri-Sun from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thurs from 11 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission: see websitecLeuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerp www.mhka.be
33 34
Jimmie Durham, Es geht um die Wurst, detail © Jochen Verghote
23 m hka I museum of contemporary art antwerpThe museum stays abreast of current developments in contemporary art both in Belgium and abroad.
Jimmie Durham I A matter of life and death and singing24 May – 18 November 2012The Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp presents the first major retrospective of the work of Jimmie Durham (b. 1940, uSA). He creates sculpture in the broadest sense of the word: physical compositions in space, working in materials that range from wood to stone, from bone to plastic tubing and printed text. In addition, Durham also draws, paints and creates video art.
#3 new art in antwerp 1958–1962 I creating totally new media24 May – 2 September 2012Third instalment in a series of exhibitions presenting avant-garde and new art in Antwerp in the 1950s and 1960s.
museum of forgotten history XXX I Maarten Vanden Eynde in dialogue with the M HKA collection29 June – 16 September 2012This exhibition is the result of the first acquaintance of M HKA curator Nav Haq and the museum’s collection.
àTues, Weds and Fri-Sun from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thurs from 11 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission: see websitecLeuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerp www.mhka.be
33 34
Jimmie Durham, Es geht um die Wurst, detail © Jochen Verghote
fomu I fotomuseum province of antwerpThe FotoMuseum of Antwerp presents photography in all of its aspects: photographic exhibitions, the FoMu collection, tours, workshops, FoMu Live and other events.
from here on22 June – 30 September 2012From Here On shows photography from a radically new perspective. A range of international artists tackle the overabundance of digital images gleaned from the internet, recycling, cutting and pasting photographs from google Earth, google Street View, Facebook, Flickr and more.
city photographer antwerp22 June – 30 September 2012Selected photographs from the first edition of City Photographer Antwerp 2010-2011: Maarten Vanden Abeele, Patrick de Roo, Elisabeth Broekaert, Dan Zollmann and Alex Salinas.
àTues-Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. I Admission: see websitecWaalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerp I www.fotomuseum.be
35
24
cinema ZuiDCinema Zuid offers a programme of forgotten film gems, classics, recent cinema hits and discerning documentaries.
the Domestic life I Malthe Stigaard and Re’em Aharoni Weds 23 May at 8 p.m.in collaboration with AIR Antwerp
ordos 100 + so sorry I Ai WeiweiWeds 30 May at 8 p.m.
films by robert BreerWeds 13 June at 8 p.m.
heilig Vuur I 20 years of Documenta Jan HoetWeds 20 June at 8 p.m.
c Lakenstraat 14, 2000 Antwerp I Admission: see website www.cinemazuid.be
25
36
© A
rtur
Era
nosi
an
Ai Weiwei
© S
ven
Van
Baa
rle
Robert Breer Jan Hoet
fomu I fotomuseum province of antwerpThe FotoMuseum of Antwerp presents photography in all of its aspects: photographic exhibitions, the FoMu collection, tours, workshops, FoMu Live and other events.
from here on22 June – 30 September 2012From Here On shows photography from a radically new perspective. A range of international artists tackle the overabundance of digital images gleaned from the internet, recycling, cutting and pasting photographs from google Earth, google Street View, Facebook, Flickr and more.
city photographer antwerp22 June – 30 September 2012Selected photographs from the first edition of City Photographer Antwerp 2010-2011: Maarten Vanden Abeele, Patrick de Roo, Elisabeth Broekaert, Dan Zollmann and Alex Salinas.
àTues-Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. I Admission: see websitecWaalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerp I www.fotomuseum.be
35
24
cinema ZuiDCinema Zuid offers a programme of forgotten film gems, classics, recent cinema hits and discerning documentaries.
the Domestic life I Malthe Stigaard and Re’em Aharoni Weds 23 May at 8 p.m.in collaboration with AIR Antwerp
ordos 100 + so sorry I Ai WeiweiWeds 30 May at 8 p.m.
films by robert BreerWeds 13 June at 8 p.m.
heilig Vuur I 20 years of Documenta Jan HoetWeds 20 June at 8 p.m.
c Lakenstraat 14, 2000 Antwerp I Admission: see website www.cinemazuid.be
25
36
© A
rtur
Era
nosi
an
Ai Weiwei
© S
ven
Van
Baa
rle
Robert Breer Jan Hoet
ruimte morguenExhibition space for contemporary art, set up on 1 June 1982. In the summer of 2012, Ruimte Morguen has planned two exhibitions to commemorate its opening.
01.06.198211 May – 23 June 2012The exhibition ‘01.06.1982’ looks back at the early years, starting in 1982. It includes work by Bernh. Joh. Blume, Didier Bay, Wilchar, Marc Schepers, Material u. Wirkung (Eberhard Bosslet, udo Idelberger, Werner Klotz, Benny H. gutmann), Leen Derks and others.
andreas seltzer7 September – 20 October 2012Andreas Seltzer is an exponent of a special artist’s initiative in which the organizing artist creates a thematic and theoretic platform with a particular artistic and socially relevant viewpoint. Ruimte Morguen has been working in this manner since 1982.
àThurs-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncWaalsekaai 22, 2000 Antwerp www.facebook.com/pages/Morguen-vzw-Ruimte-Morguen
37 38
tim Van laere galleryTim Van Laere gallery is a gallery for contemporary art.
aaron van erp10 May – 30 June 2012Tim Van Laere gallery presents its first exhibition of work by Aaron van Erp. His dark, passionate paintings present intense themes that linger in the mind and indicate a cruel vision of humanity.
Jonathan meese6 September – 20 October 2012Jonathan Meese disseminates the Dictatorship of Art. Submit to art and you will have no further need for religion or politics. Meese belongs to the newest generation of german artists. His work is appreciated by great german painters including georg Baselitz and Markus Lüpertz.
àTues-Sat from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free admissioncVerlatstraat 23-25, 2000 Antwerp www.timvanlaeregallery.com
26 27
Jonathan Meese, ZIEHT DIE REISSLEINE, aber schnell, KUNST MUSS HERSSCHI-HERSSCHI MACHEN, dan geht’s ab ... © Jan Bauer
ruimte morguenExhibition space for contemporary art, set up on 1 June 1982. In the summer of 2012, Ruimte Morguen has planned two exhibitions to commemorate its opening.
01.06.198211 May – 23 June 2012The exhibition ‘01.06.1982’ looks back at the early years, starting in 1982. It includes work by Bernh. Joh. Blume, Didier Bay, Wilchar, Marc Schepers, Material u. Wirkung (Eberhard Bosslet, udo Idelberger, Werner Klotz, Benny H. gutmann), Leen Derks and others.
andreas seltzer7 September – 20 October 2012Andreas Seltzer is an exponent of a special artist’s initiative in which the organizing artist creates a thematic and theoretic platform with a particular artistic and socially relevant viewpoint. Ruimte Morguen has been working in this manner since 1982.
àThurs-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncWaalsekaai 22, 2000 Antwerp www.facebook.com/pages/Morguen-vzw-Ruimte-Morguen
37 38
tim Van laere galleryTim Van Laere gallery is a gallery for contemporary art.
aaron van erp10 May – 30 June 2012Tim Van Laere gallery presents its first exhibition of work by Aaron van Erp. His dark, passionate paintings present intense themes that linger in the mind and indicate a cruel vision of humanity.
Jonathan meese6 September – 20 October 2012Jonathan Meese disseminates the Dictatorship of Art. Submit to art and you will have no further need for religion or politics. Meese belongs to the newest generation of german artists. His work is appreciated by great german painters including georg Baselitz and Markus Lüpertz.
àTues-Sat from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free admissioncVerlatstraat 23-25, 2000 Antwerp www.timvanlaeregallery.com
26 27
Jonathan Meese, ZIEHT DIE REISSLEINE, aber schnell, KUNST MUSS HERSSCHI-HERSSCHI MACHEN, dan geht’s ab ... © Jan Bauer
39 40
kusseneers gallerySince 2003, the gallery has organized six exhibitions annually for both Belgian and foreign artists. It aims to attract the attention of collectors and institutions by participating in art fairs abroad.
gilded I Recent paintings by Stefan Annerell10 May – 26 May 2012While Stefan Annerel’s paintings initially seem transparent and intelligible, that is merely an illusion – they are, in fact, deceitful. Though they proclaim to be abstract works, they actually show fragmentary images taken from reality, enlarged to such a scale that they can no longer be understood.
identity of a portrait I Photographs by Pieter Hugo, Richard Learoyd, Lamia Maria Abillama, Jason Salavon10 May – 26 May 2012
recent paintings and photographs by marilou van lierop6 September – 20 October 2012In an intentionally limited palette of greys, Marilou van Lierop paints amorphous, swirling and directionless human crowds. Her paintings portray an intangible, astonishing, slightly surreal world that is both familiar and unfathomable.
àWeds-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m I Free admissioncDe Burburestraat 11, 2000 Antwerp www.kusseneers.com
28
gallery Van Der mieDenfor the moment I Peter Lemmens11 May – 30 June 2012
studio n°05 I Kianoosh Motallebi11 May – 30 June 2012
adam Jeppesen7 September – 20 October 2012
àWed-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncPourbusstraat 15, 2000 Antwerp www.vandermieden.com
29
Adam Jeppesen, BD Dhakka 09 13 01
39 40
kusseneers gallerySince 2003, the gallery has organized six exhibitions annually for both Belgian and foreign artists. It aims to attract the attention of collectors and institutions by participating in art fairs abroad.
gilded I Recent paintings by Stefan Annerell10 May – 26 May 2012While Stefan Annerel’s paintings initially seem transparent and intelligible, that is merely an illusion – they are, in fact, deceitful. Though they proclaim to be abstract works, they actually show fragmentary images taken from reality, enlarged to such a scale that they can no longer be understood.
identity of a portrait I Photographs by Pieter Hugo, Richard Learoyd, Lamia Maria Abillama, Jason Salavon10 May – 26 May 2012
recent paintings and photographs by marilou van lierop6 September – 20 October 2012In an intentionally limited palette of greys, Marilou van Lierop paints amorphous, swirling and directionless human crowds. Her paintings portray an intangible, astonishing, slightly surreal world that is both familiar and unfathomable.
àWeds-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m I Free admissioncDe Burburestraat 11, 2000 Antwerp www.kusseneers.com
28
gallery Van Der mieDenfor the moment I Peter Lemmens11 May – 30 June 2012
studio n°05 I Kianoosh Motallebi11 May – 30 June 2012
adam Jeppesen7 September – 20 October 2012
àWed-Sat from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. I Free admissioncPourbusstraat 15, 2000 Antwerp www.vandermieden.com
29
Adam Jeppesen, BD Dhakka 09 13 01
41 42
royal museum of fine arts antWerpThe Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) is closed for renovation until late 2017.
Deep fountain I Cristina IglesiasIn 1999, the city of Antwerp decided on a new design for the Leopold De Waelplaats. The plans were drawn up by the architectural teams of Robbrecht en Daem and Van Hee. From the beginning, art was integrated in the designs for the square. The concept for Deep Fountain was conceived by the internationally renowned Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias (b. 1956). The bas-relief consists of thousands of elements with an imprint of masses of eucalyptus leaves. The tiles are handmade and reflect the colonnade, the sky and the facades of buildings around the square. On a gentle slope leading to a crossways gap, the fountain – which in fact is not a fountain at all – fills completely and then drains again in a 64-minute cycle. The work presents a poetic interpretation of ebb and flow, of time, of the movement of water, calling to mind the nearby river Scheldt.
àPermanent I Free admission cKMSKA, Leopold De Waelplaats, 2000 Antwerp www.kmska.be
30 hans op De Beeck I
paraDigmHans Op de Beeck placed his integrational art work Paradigm (2009) in the lobby of Den Bell. The work consists of a number of cases containing a range of objects and architectural scale models. These refer to the public space as well as elements present in nature and culture. They appear to be souvenirs from the Earth and its civilizations.With Paradigm, the artist invites viewers to consider the complexity of the big city, the amount of control we have of life in that context and our attempts to understand things and to plan ahead. The title reminds us that all of us do so from our own particular personal and professional points of view. At the same time, the work suggests the cases found in natural history museums and Renaissance collections of curiosities, and deals with heritage, cataloguing, preserving and maintaining objects.
àMon-Fri from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. I Free admissioncDen Bell, Francis Wellesplein 1, 2018 Antwerp
31
41 42
royal museum of fine arts antWerpThe Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) is closed for renovation until late 2017.
Deep fountain I Cristina IglesiasIn 1999, the city of Antwerp decided on a new design for the Leopold De Waelplaats. The plans were drawn up by the architectural teams of Robbrecht en Daem and Van Hee. From the beginning, art was integrated in the designs for the square. The concept for Deep Fountain was conceived by the internationally renowned Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias (b. 1956). The bas-relief consists of thousands of elements with an imprint of masses of eucalyptus leaves. The tiles are handmade and reflect the colonnade, the sky and the facades of buildings around the square. On a gentle slope leading to a crossways gap, the fountain – which in fact is not a fountain at all – fills completely and then drains again in a 64-minute cycle. The work presents a poetic interpretation of ebb and flow, of time, of the movement of water, calling to mind the nearby river Scheldt.
àPermanent I Free admission cKMSKA, Leopold De Waelplaats, 2000 Antwerp www.kmska.be
30 hans op De Beeck I
paraDigmHans Op de Beeck placed his integrational art work Paradigm (2009) in the lobby of Den Bell. The work consists of a number of cases containing a range of objects and architectural scale models. These refer to the public space as well as elements present in nature and culture. They appear to be souvenirs from the Earth and its civilizations.With Paradigm, the artist invites viewers to consider the complexity of the big city, the amount of control we have of life in that context and our attempts to understand things and to plan ahead. The title reminds us that all of us do so from our own particular personal and professional points of view. At the same time, the work suggests the cases found in natural history museums and Renaissance collections of curiosities, and deals with heritage, cataloguing, preserving and maintaining objects.
àMon-Fri from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. I Free admissioncDen Bell, Francis Wellesplein 1, 2018 Antwerp
31
44
desingel international arts campusdeSingel is an art venue for theatre, dance, music and architecture for art aficionados.
curating the campusCurating the Campus is a permanent exhibition that integrates art into various locations in deSingel, both indoors and outdoors. Includes work by Pierre Bismuth, Jan Fabre, Dominique gonzalez-Foerster, Matt Mullican, Itziar Okariz, Walter Swennen, Christophe Terlinden, Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Cerith Wyn Evans en Rémy Zaugg.
àdeSingel is closed from 7 July to 22 July 2012 I Free admissioncDesguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp www.desingel.be
32
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 5 4/06/12 09:08
44
desingel international arts campusdeSingel is an art venue for theatre, dance, music and architecture for art aficionados.
curating the campusCurating the Campus is a permanent exhibition that integrates art into various locations in deSingel, both indoors and outdoors. Includes work by Pierre Bismuth, Jan Fabre, Dominique gonzalez-Foerster, Matt Mullican, Itziar Okariz, Walter Swennen, Christophe Terlinden, Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Cerith Wyn Evans en Rémy Zaugg.
àdeSingel is closed from 7 July to 22 July 2012 I Free admissioncDesguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp www.desingel.be
32
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 5 4/06/12 09:08
45 46
miDDelheim museumMore than one hundred years of visual art in a unique art park.
middelheim 2012From 26 May 2012The Middelheim Museum is a unique venue in Antwerp, and in 2012 it gets bigger and better. The transformation is impressive: the museum grounds were expanded by five hectares, infrastructure was thoroughly updated and the permanent collection was rejuvenated. Architect Paul Robbrecht was a key figure in the renovation process. He and his team from Robbrecht and Daem designed a semi-open exhibition pavilion named Het Huis (The House) for (fragile) works of art. Paul Robbrecht is also a guest curator and will assemble an exhibition of works by the german artist Thomas Schütte. At his request and that of museum director Menno Meewis, artists Roman Signer (Switzerland), Ai Weiwei (China) and Philippe van Snick (Belgium) will provide new work made to measure for the museum. As part of the renovations, the Braem pavilion has also been updated and offers space for well-known sculptures from the museum’s permanent collection. Exhibitions are changed twice every year, with a guest curator or scenographer deciding which pieces will go on show. Fashion designers Bernhard Willhelm and Jutta Kraus are the first guest curators.
àTues-Sun from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (May and August), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (June and July), 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (September) Free admissioncMiddelheimlaan 61, 2020 Antwerp I www.middelheimmuseum.be
33
Het
Hui
s ©
Rob
brec
ht a
nd D
aem
45 46
miDDelheim museumMore than one hundred years of visual art in a unique art park.
middelheim 2012From 26 May 2012The Middelheim Museum is a unique venue in Antwerp, and in 2012 it gets bigger and better. The transformation is impressive: the museum grounds were expanded by five hectares, infrastructure was thoroughly updated and the permanent collection was rejuvenated. Architect Paul Robbrecht was a key figure in the renovation process. He and his team from Robbrecht and Daem designed a semi-open exhibition pavilion named Het Huis (The House) for (fragile) works of art. Paul Robbrecht is also a guest curator and will assemble an exhibition of works by the german artist Thomas Schütte. At his request and that of museum director Menno Meewis, artists Roman Signer (Switzerland), Ai Weiwei (China) and Philippe van Snick (Belgium) will provide new work made to measure for the museum. As part of the renovations, the Braem pavilion has also been updated and offers space for well-known sculptures from the museum’s permanent collection. Exhibitions are changed twice every year, with a guest curator or scenographer deciding which pieces will go on show. Fashion designers Bernhard Willhelm and Jutta Kraus are the first guest curators.
àTues-Sun from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (May and August), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (June and July), 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (September) Free admissioncMiddelheimlaan 61, 2020 Antwerp I www.middelheimmuseum.be
33
Het
Hui
s ©
Rob
brec
ht a
nd D
aem
48
accessnorthPark Spoor Noord, Extra City and vicinityTram 12 (from Central Station)Bus 23 (from Central Station)
masBus 17 (from Central Station)
stationAll venues are within walking distance of Central Station (Kievit exit) or Berchem station.
city centreTram 2, 3, 5 or 15 (from Central Station)Tram 8 (from Berchem station)
southM HKA, KMSKA, FoMu, Cinema Zuid, galleries and Den Bell Tram 12 or 24 (from Central Station)Bus 23 (from Central Station)Bus 30 (from Berchem station)
desingelTram 2 or 6 (from Central Station)
middelheim museumBus 17, 21 or 32 (from Central Station)Bus 21 or 32 (from Berchem station)
By bicycleEnjoy the summer full of contemporary art by bicycle.The location of the docking stations is shown on the map of each neighbourhood.Further information is available at www.velo-antwerpen.be
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 6 4/06/12 09:08
47
48
accessnorthPark Spoor Noord, Extra City and vicinityTram 12 (from Central Station)Bus 23 (from Central Station)
masBus 17 (from Central Station)
stationAll venues are within walking distance of Central Station (Kievit exit) or Berchem station.
city centreTram 2, 3, 5 or 15 (from Central Station)Tram 8 (from Berchem station)
southM HKA, KMSKA, FoMu, Cinema Zuid, galleries and Den Bell Tram 12 or 24 (from Central Station)Bus 23 (from Central Station)Bus 30 (from Berchem station)
desingelTram 2 or 6 (from Central Station)
middelheim museumBus 17, 21 or 32 (from Central Station)Bus 21 or 32 (from Berchem station)
By bicycleEnjoy the summer full of contemporary art by bicycle.The location of the docking stations is shown on the map of each neighbourhood.Further information is available at www.velo-antwerpen.be
12x12_Musea2012_06.indd 6 4/06/12 09:08
47
The summer full of contemporary art is an initiative of the city of Antwerp.
culture, sport and youthArts policy coordinator: Johan VansteenkisteFrancis Wellesplein 12018 Antwerp
museums and cultural heritage of antwerpCoordinator: Katleen SchueremansHessenhuisFalconrui 532000 Antwerp
With the support of antwerp tourism & conventionInformation desk grote Markt Information desk Central Stationgrote Markt 13 Level 0, near the escalators2000 Antwerp Koningin AstridpleinT+32 3 232 01 03 2018 Antwerp
With sincere thanks to all our partners.
Design: Magnifik.be
Published by Johan Vansteenkiste, Francis Wellesplein 1, 2018 Antwerp.Legal deposit number: D/2012/0306/145
49
more art anD culturemore art in the neighbourhoodwww.antwerpen.be/museawww.antwerpart.bewww.kunstennoord.netwww.tzuid.eu
more information about antwerpwww.visitantwerp.be
activities in antwerpMuseum nightSaturday, 4 August 2012www.museumnacht.beCultural marketSunday, 26 August 2012www.cultuurmarkt.be
contemporary art outside of antwerpwww.visualartflanders.be
The summer full of contemporary art is an initiative of the city of Antwerp.
culture, sport and youthArts policy coordinator: Johan VansteenkisteFrancis Wellesplein 12018 Antwerp
museums and cultural heritage of antwerpCoordinator: Katleen SchueremansHessenhuisFalconrui 532000 Antwerp
With the support of antwerp tourism & conventionInformation desk grote Markt Information desk Central Stationgrote Markt 13 Level 0, near the escalators2000 Antwerp Koningin AstridpleinT+32 3 232 01 03 2018 Antwerp
With sincere thanks to all our partners.
Design: Magnifik.be
Published by Johan Vansteenkiste, Francis Wellesplein 1, 2018 Antwerp.Legal deposit number: D/2012/0306/145
49
more art anD culturemore art in the neighbourhoodwww.antwerpen.be/museawww.antwerpart.bewww.kunstennoord.netwww.tzuid.eu
more information about antwerpwww.visitantwerp.be
activities in antwerpMuseum nightSaturday, 4 August 2012www.museumnacht.beCultural marketSunday, 26 August 2012www.cultuurmarkt.be
contemporary art outside of antwerpwww.visualartflanders.be
www.visitantwerp.be03 232 01 03