Pre-columbine art collection stays in Belgium

After pretty much controversy the collection of pre-columbine art gathered by ‎Dora and Paul Janssen will stay in Belgium. The Flemish and the Federal ‎authorities reached an agreement about the financing of the collection. ‎
For the moment, the collection is exhibited in the Art and History Royal Museums ‎in the Parc du Cinquantenaire until April [...]

Joseph Beuys, also a pop singer

Yes, I know is not something new, and really doesn’t talk about art in Belgium, but I wanted to share this video with you all. As always, comments are welcome.

“Solitude” at De Bond, Bruge

Collective exhibition with Lieven Goetinck, Kelly Deschacht, Marlies Davans, Valérie Vanderschaeghe, Peter Puype, Peter Jonckheere, Heleen Deceuninck, Christian Scholtz, Rozemarijn Spilliaert and Peter Lagast.
From 23 September to 23 October.
Info: +32 (0) 50 44 30 40
www.cultuurcentrumbrugge.be

Transquinquennal/ Dora García/ Richard Venlet in Centre culturel des Riches-Claires

"Vernissage"
Theater and Contemporary Art mixed at Riches-Claires Cultural Center.
26, 27, 29 and 30 September 2006 at 20:30
INFO - Reservation: 02 548 25 80
Centre culturel des Riches-Claires 24, rue des Riches-Claires, 1000 Bruxelles www.lesrichesclaires.be www.transquinquennal.be
See a little video presentation:

Martin Caminiti at Pascal Polar

Yesterday was the opening of the exhibition “Scultpure récentes avec éléments de vélos et cannes à pêche” by Martin Caminiti. It was at the gallery Pascal Polar, and will last until 4 November.
For more information click here
We had the oportunity to talk to the artist (in [...]

More about Digital Art

Corporate models in activist art point to the fact that the Internet radically reconfigures context and the boundaries of the physical world: on the Web, every artist’s project is always embedded in (only one click away from) the context of corporate sites and e-commerce.
 Digital Art Christiane Paul 

Following the [...]

Digital Art by Thomas Zummer

Some weeks ago we had the possibility to talk to Thomas Zummer, philosopher and artist from New York, about Digital Art. He was in Brussels last month participating in the workshop “Acting Out Thechnology” organized by Apt (Arts Performance Theatricality/ Popok) and Aisthesis vzw. This is the result:

 
For more info about the workshop click here
For [...]

Dimitri Riemis in Fst Forward

Today is the opening of Dimitri Riemis exhibition in Fst Forward, Antwerp.
It will be open until the 14th of October.
Fst Forward is really nice small space where you can find  the lastest proposals in video and digital art. Get more information here:
fst forward >>  
           Presentatieruimte
Ernest van Dijckkaai 4 – 2000 Antwerpen 
Opening: Fryday and Saturday from 14:00 - 18:00 
tel: ++3 234 02 [...]

Herman Geys at Mommen Ateliers

We have received the announce of the opening of the exhibition “Banlieu / De voorstad groeit” by Herman Geys. It will be take place this Friday at Ateliers Mommen and as usually, the opening will be copmplemented with good music: André Goudbeek (sax) and Peter Jacqmain (bass)
Info:
Expo: 08/09 > 17/09
Opening: 08/09  18:00
Concert: improvisation
             André Goudbeek (sax)
             Peter [...]