Our belongings, hence the name, belong to us. Do we ever think that they long not to be? Dear inanimate, are you comfortable there? Dear cushion, sitting on my bed. Quiet and asleep. Waiting for my head to land on you. My sweet sweater, caressing me throughout the harsh cold. Be kind and be loving to your companions. You’ll probably outlast all of us. What does life mean if there is no death? Will you be constantly confronted by waste and neglect. Will I be constantly tempted by greed.
Intertwined Surroundings
Het werk van twee geëngageerde kunstenaars komt samen in een tentoonstelling waarbij het thema identiteit centraal staat. Beiden onderzoeken welke invloed hun omgeving heeft op hun identiteit en geven de voorkeur aan een tactiele verwerking van hun materiaal. Diverse soorten textiel, in elkaar geweven en/of gekleurd komen samen in een uitwisseling van materialen, gedachtes en gebaren.
Counterbodies
Counterbodies focus is on bringing together the work of artists whom each offer a distinct interpretation of 'the body', as a thematic and visual source for research and experiment.
The theme of 'the body' has always been prominent in artistic practices.
Their groundbreaking research, their drive and instinct compelled them to discuss and demonstrate the taboo of physicality, as well as the many inconvenient and unspoken matters that have often been overlooked in the past.
CONNECTION
It is with great pleasure that Galerie Bart is opening the group exhibition Connection at the beginning of the new gallery season. The European Commission has designated 2022 as the European Year of Youth, emphasising the importance of the youth of Europe in achieving global improvements for us all. It is certainly no empty phrase: ‘Investing in the youth is investing in the future.’
The New Current
This edition of The New Current allowed you to wander through a darkened building with installations, video projections and artworks by 24 young talented artists, combined with a daily performance program.
Three floors of an empty office building, were turned into a dystopian space with art installations about human life and future. You are seduced into this eerie world challenging our views of the human body and our relation to the outside world.