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Comment liberer les artistes libres, 2003 Angel Vergara Santiago © the artist(s) & producer(s)
ENQUÊTE: COMMENT LIBÉRER LES ARTISTES LIBRES?
Angel VergaraBetween 2002 and 2004 Angel Vergara interviewed a series of figures from the Belgian art scene. He asked them what they understood to be the freedom of the artist. Some answers were rather short, while others resulted in longer conversations. The project developed out of collaboration with Benoît Eugène. The recordings were distributed through the website www.walkingvoice...
Repromotion, Jan De Cock, 2010. Courtesy the Artist
REPROMOTION
Jan De CockIn Repromotion, the first film by the artist Jan De Cock, we see a new perspective opening up in his work. The title refers to the exhibition of the same name held at Bozar in summer 2009, which, together with the artist’s studio in Brussels, provides the backdrop for a surprising tableau...
LE JOUR DE GLOIRE EST ARRIVÉ
Sven AugustijnenIn flashing black and white letters and backgrounds, the words from the sentence ‘Le jour de gloire est arrivé’ are flung upon the screen at various speeds. The viewer has to be careful not to be hypnotized by the message....
INTERN CABINE
Jan De CockThis work is part of the installation Vertigo or the area of free catalogues, a three-dimensional mise-en-scène consisting of videos and construction materials the artist created in the autumn of 1999 at Argos. Central in the installation there is the site of Waterloo and the monument with the lion, a symbol-laden place that refers to loss, defeat and death...
THE SWANS
Messieurs DelmotteMessieurs Delmotte lures swans with pieces of bread and then throws tomato sauce at them from a bucket. This work is part of the series What's Done, Evil's Done / Ce Qui est Fait, le Mal est Fait...
THE MELANCHOLIC
Hubert MarécailleDespite his existential difficulties, not knowing what to say to his colleagues during the companyʼs evenings out and spending his leisure time doing crosswords, an office worker tries to convince himself of the success of his life : to have a wife, a house and a job, his dream finally realized, just annoyed by the sleeping pills his doctor prescribes for him to sleep at night and rest – his...
LA DEUXIÈME NUIT
Eric PauwelsOn the death of his mother, a filmmaker makes a film to see how much her disappearance has changed his vision of the world. It is an opportunity for him to look back over his relationship with her: a relationship that made him a free individual, as a man and as a filmmaker...
Couple Regards Positions, 1984, Boris Lehman © the artist
COUPLE REGARDS POSITIONS
Boris Lehman“A two-way mirror. Water and fire. Water extinguishes fire, and fire boils away water. There are many difficulties preventing them from understanding one another. They can only marry when one of the two disappears, and yet they are inexorably drawn to one another, they need one another in order to exist...
VLAAMSE CHOC
Peter BoeckxDuring the run-up to the June 2004 elections Peter Boeckx follows the doings of Filip Dewinter over several months; the man is one of the heads of Vlaams Belang (formerly Vlaams Blok), the right-extremist political party in Flanders. Peter Boeckx makes clear that his report mainly focuses on the figure of ‘Filip the seducer’...
RÉPÉTITIONS
Marie AndréAndré's fascination with the eloquence and significance of everyday gestures, particularly those of women, finds its perfect correlative in the postmodern choreography of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker...
