Radically Naive / Naively Radical
08.10.2021 | Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerpen conversation
For the documentary video work ‘What Surrounds the Words’ (2021), made for the Radically Naive / Naively Radical exhibition at Kunsthal Extra City, Vesna Faassen and Lukas Verdijk invited five Antwerp-based, grassroots activists of various backgrounds — Yassine Boubout, Sarah Bekambo, Mirjam Henkens, Sarah El Massaoudi and Ida Dequeecker — to enter discussion.
Inspired by the book ‘Revolutionary Keywords for a New Left’ (Ian Parker, 2017) the activists formulated their own keywords to subsequently dissect them based on their own activist experiences and convictions. The video installation is placed in the former priest choir of the Dominican church and will be activated as a discursive space.
Focusing on the keyword ‘collective’ a new discussion group is formed for which Sarah Bekambo, Mirjam Henkens and Sarah El Massaoudi are inviting two other activists.
This event is part of the Naively Radical Research Week, organized by Sint Lucas Antwerpen Research Group (SLARG) and Kunsthal Extra City. Come discover the lively artistic research scene of Sint Lucas Antwerpen and the discursive program featuring artists participating in Radically Naïve / Naively Radical exhibition at Kunsthal Extra City.
Practical information:
→ The talk starts at 19:00
→ Duration: +- 2 hours
→ Find out more about the Naively Radical Research Week on www.slarg.be
Radically Naive / Naively Radical
07.05 – 07.11.2021 | Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerpen exhibition
Curated by Joachim Naudts
Participating artists: Thomas Bellinck, Ben Benaouisse, Seyni Awa Camara, Saddie Choua, Helga Davis & Anouk De Clercq, Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk, Iman Issa, Léonard Pongo, Egon Van Herreweghe, Gert Verhoeven, Katarina Zdjelar.
‘Radically Naive / Naively Radical’ captures the state of mind foisted on us by the present era. An era in which we seem to be drifting from tipping point to tipping point: 9/11 and the so-called War on Terror, the Arab Spring, the alt-right, #MeToo, the migration crisis, Trump, #BLM, the constant threat of climate change … Is COVID-19 the final nail in the coffin? Do we now submit to the sea of polarisation? Or do we stand strong against the tide of cynicism?
In an open exhibition without any imposed thesis, ‘Radically Naive / Naively Radical’ seeks to positively re-evaluate the notion of naivety: doing over analysing, making over designing. It is a search for institutional meaning, for the (im)material character of art, for cultural uniqueness and artistic autonomy.
‘Radically Naive / Naively Radical’ marks the start of Kunsthal Extra City’s tenure at its new location, the former Dominican Church and Chapel. A place whose context is all-encompassing, where meaning lingers around even before a single artwork is added. The Kunsthal invites artists to occupy this space. Consciously they situate themselves in a post(?)-religious, post(?)-colonial, post(?)-feminist and post(?)-materialistic world.
FRAMER FRAMED
08.04.2021 | Being Imposed Upon book presentation
On April 8th, Framer Framed hosts the Dutch launch for the Afro-feminist publication ‘Being Imposed Upon’. The book ‘Being Imposed Upon’ features non-fiction essays, literary reflections, poetry, testimonials, activist and academic texts which reflect on what it means to be black and be a woman in Belgium today, written by black women themselves.
Initiated by publiekeacties, the publication, dedicated to decolonial practice, inspires a conversation about decolonial being in the arts with editor and writer Gia Abrassart and writer Anne Wetsi Mpoma, led by curator Bambi Ceuppens. How can black women create and occupy spaces in arts & culture? And how can this be connected to Framer Framed’s own practice?
The conversation will be streamed live at 18:00 on the Framer Framed YouTube channel.
Beursschouwburg
09.02.2021 | BEING imposed upon book presentation
Are We There Yet? Each of them contributing to the book BEING Imposed Upon, the writers introduce their essays and respond in this conversation to the question that is currently central to the Beursschouwburg. With Melat Gebeyaw Nigussie, Anissa Boujdaini, Emmanuelle Nsunda & Aline Bosuma W’okungu Bakili.
Interlitratour Festival
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Being Imposed Upon
Being Imposed Upon, paperback, 272pp, 180x110mm, nl/fr, 17euros
“Being Imposed Upon is a timeless love letter and manual by and for black women. This book is a collection of reflections on being a woman and being black in Belgium. In the two national languages Dutch and French, we, black women, unite non-fiction essays, literary reflections, poetry, activist and academic texts around our search for freedom. This book is a tribute to our elderly, our heroes and our sisters.”
With 𝐉𝐨𝐞̈𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢 𝐍𝐳𝐞𝐛𝐚, 𝐎𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐝𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞, 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚, 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐖’𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐢, 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞-𝐓𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐢 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐞́𝐥𝐞̀𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐍𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐰𝐞, 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚-𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐡, 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐤𝐮 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐣𝐞 & 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐣𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢, 𝐆𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐰 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞, 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐢 𝐌𝐩𝐨𝐦𝐚, 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐳𝐚 & 𝐀𝐰𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐲𝐞
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New publication
17.07.2020 | start book sale | Pépite Blues, Brussels
Being I̵m̵p̵o̵s̵e̵d̵ ̵U̵p̵o̵n̵ , paper back, 272pp, 180x110mm, nl/fr, 17€
Radio broadcast
06.07.2020 | Brakke Grond & Radio JaJaJaNeeNeeNee, Amsterdam
De Brakke Grond (Amsterdam, NL) organized a radio broadcast, in collaboration with Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee, around the upcoming publication. Moderated by Rita Ouédraogo, they invited writers Sabrine Ingabire and Munganyende Hélène Christelle to speak about their contributions for the book as well as the current situation.
You can listen to the broadcast here.
It’s in Dutch. Enjoy!
ARGOS
02.02 – 29.03.2020 | 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 / 1000 Bruxelles exhibition
Video still, Being Imposed Upon, 2019. Photo: Dirk Pauwels.
The group exhibition 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 / 1000 Bruxelles brings together artists and collectives who engage with Brussels as a field of critical research and creative expression. Even though its title references the 1975 Chantal Akerman film Jeanne Dielman, the exhibition does not address the figure of Akerman or her work. Instead, it freely explores some of the underlying themes of the film, such as loss, repetition, ritual, and the challenges of belonging to a particular place or community. In this way, the exhibition is both a bridge between Brussels in the seventies and Brussels today and between the two physical places of speculative narration in which it is set: the exhibition space at ARGOS and the now iconic address the film references, 23 Quai du Commerce, merely a few footsteps away from each other. At a time when individualism and withdrawal often take precedence over participation in urban space, the exhibition stresses the importance of cooperation as a driving force of social bonding and artistic processes. Additionally, it adds the perspective of what has been gained instead of what has been lost, while encouraging radical openness to those who live differently.
Artists:
Black speaks Back, Hana Miletić, Ibro Hasanović, Nazanin Fakoor, Roel Heremans, Roxanne Maillet, rile*, Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide), Sirah Foighel Brutmann & Eitan Efrat, Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk
#SOKL – one month of decolonial action
25.05.2019 | SOKL workshop
installation shot, P.R.I.V.I.L.E.G.E Education Centre, 2019
Through artistic actions big & small, a varied group of artists asks pressing questions about the continuations of colonialism today. Some of the actions tackle subjects of heated discussions, while others travel in very unexpected directions. Around an empty pedestal in the city center – that used to carry a colonial monument – grows a layered story that confronts past & present forms of violence, and makes a shared future imaginable.
Artists: Deogracias Kihalu, Elen Braga, Emma Lesuis, Fallon Mayanja, Faire-part Collective, Greyzone Zebra, Kasper Demeulemeester, Lumumba library, Milka, Mbunga, Mekhar Kiyoso, Nyira Hens, publiekeacties, Raul Balai, Saar de Groof, The Black Archives, Word Wa(a)r, Yannos Majestikos.
#SOKL – one month of decolonial action
19.05.2019 | SOKL dialogen
installation shot, P.R.I.V.I.L.E.G.E Sokkel dialogen, 2019
Through artistic actions big & small, a varied group of artists asks pressing questions about the continuations of colonialism today. Some of the actions tackle subjects of heated discussions, while others travel in very unexpected directions. Around an empty pedestal in the city center – that used to carry a colonial monument – grows a layered story that confronts past & present forms of violence, and makes a shared future imaginable.
Artists: Deogracias Kihalu, Elen Braga, Emma Lesuis, Fallon Mayanja, Faire-part Collective, Greyzone Zebra, Kasper Demeulemeester, Lumumba library, Milka, Mbunga, Mekhar Kiyoso, Nyira Hens, publiekeacties, Raul Balai, Saar de Groof, The Black Archives, Word Wa(a)r, Yannos Majestikos.
De Brakke Grond
19.01 – 22.01.2019 | Being Imposed Upon residency, exhibition, talk
Dialogen over en artistieke reacties op de dekolonisatie van Belgisch-Congo. In voorstellingen, films en installaties komt een rijk palet van visies aan bod over dekolonisatie in een verdeelde maatschappij, die een nieuw licht werpen op deze gezamenlijk geschiedenis van België en Congo.
Recent nog maar worden de Congolese stemmen in het debat over post-kolonialisme gehoord. Deze inbreng vormt een belangrijke hedendaagse bijdrage en bij voorbaat een nieuwe rode draad. De Brakke Grond besteedt om die reden speciale aandacht aan twee recente kunstwerken:
Brussels/Congolese rapper en regisseur Pitcho Womba Konga speelt zijn voorstelling Kuzikiliza op 21 en 22 januari. De nieuwe installatie Being Imposed Upon van Antwerpse kunstenaars Vesna Faassen en Lukas Verdijk is van 19 t/m 22 januari te zien in de Tuinzaal. Beide werken kijken met andere ogen naar een discussie waar nog steeds diverse nuances ontbreken.
Date
19.01 – 22.01.2019
Location
Cultuurcentrum De Brakke Grond, Nes 63, 1012 KD, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Curator
Wytske Visser
Contour Biennale
25.10.2018 | Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie book club
Date
25.10.2018
Location
Kunstencentrum Nona, Begijnenstraat 19/21, Mechelen, Belgium
Curator
Natasa Petresin Bachelez
With
Seckou Ouologuem
Emmanuel Iyamu
Cc Strombeek
05.10 – 13.12.2018 | Being Imposed Upon exhibition
Open
05.10.2018 from 19.30h
Location
Cc Strombeek, Gemeenteplein 1, 1853 Grimbergen, Belgium
Curator
Luk Lambrechts
With
Sven Augustijnen & Sammy Baloji
Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk
Gosie Vervloessem
Francis Danys
Carlos Caballero
Een goed jaar nadat het Nederlandse kunstenaarsduo Vesna Faassen (1986) en Lukas Verdijk (1984) met de publicatie Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie / Quand on parle de la colonisation bijdroegen tot het debat over dekolonisatie en postkoloniale geschiedenis, presenteren ze Being Imposed Upon in CC Strombeek. Met Being Imposed Upon vervolgen Faassen en Verdijk hun onderzoek naar dekolonisatie en werken ze aan een nieuw boekproject.
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten
27.07.2018 | Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie talk
Date
27.07.2018 from 16.00 – 18.00h
Location
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Sarphatistraat 470, 1018 GW Amsterdam, Netherlands
Curator
Vincent van Velsen
With
Mathieu Charles
Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk
In collaboration with Mathieu Charles, the artist duo will speak about their project and the fact it took almost sixty years after the independence of Congo to publish the very first book written by Congolese historians in Dutch. A vast majority of the books on the Democratic Republic of Congo that have been translated into Dutch, are not written by Congolese natives. When it comes to the DRC, one mainly finds travel stories, (exoticising) fiction and (pseudo-) scientific works with a Eurocentric view on the ‘Other’ that create false stereotypes through their narratives and related imagery. Mathieu Charles will address these issues and share his thoughts on his work in which he stimulates and challenges publishers, libraries, bookshops and literary organizations to adapt their policies and include a broader range of narratives.
Framer Framed
26.07.2017 | Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie book club
Date
26.07.2018 from 19.15 – 21.00h
Location
Framer Framed, Ijpromenade 2, 1015 KT Amsterdam, Netherlands
Curator
Vincent van Velsen
With
Laura Nsengiyumva
In the context of our running exhibition ‘A blueprint for toads and snakes’ a solo-show by Sammy Baloji, we will discuss the foundations of the publication When we Speak about Colonisation (2017) with Quinsy Gario and Heleen Debeuckelaere. This book is the very first Dutch bundling of texts about colonisation written by Congolese historians, who were educated and are working in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Mu.ZEE
30.06.2018 | Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie book club
Date
30.06.2018 from 13.00h
Location
Mu.ZEE Kunstmuseum aan zee, Romestraat 11, 8400 Ostend, Belgium
Curator
Ilse Roosens
With
Laura Nsengiyumva
Een meerstemmig verhaal ontwikkelen over een thema als kolonisatie, dat is de bedoeling van het boekproject van Vesna Faassen en Lukas Verdijk. Eerder kregen enkel Nederlandstalige historici een stem in het Vlaamse debat en dat moet door dit project veranderen. Het boek kan een startpunt vormen voor een veelzijdigere dialoog en daarom ontwikkelde het duo samen met kunstenares Laura Nsengiyumva een boekclub. Vier Belgische Afro-descendant dekoloniale denkers, met name Sandrine Ekofo, Mohamed Barrie, Emmanuel Iyamu en Seckou Ouologuem werden hiervoor uitgenodigd. Tijdens de boekclub zullen zij het boek interpreteren als in een performatieve lezing en samen van gedachten wisselen. De teksten waarop zij aantekeningen maakten, worden in posterformaat verspreid zodat het boek in dialoog kan gaan met het publiek en de rest van de wereld.
Brakke Grond
27.06.2018 | Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie flitslezing
Date
27.06.2018 from 20.00h
Location
Brakke Grond, Nes 45, Amsterdam, Netherlands
With
Paul Kempers
Carel Blotkamp
Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes
Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk
Ann Demeester
Femke Heerikhuizen
De biografie van kunsthistoricus Paul Kempers vertelt over de strijd van Jean Leering – in de jaren zestig en zeventig spraakmakend directeur van het Van Abbemuseum en het Tropenmuseum – voor een maatschappelijke betrokken museum. Het museum zou dienst doen als opinietijdschrift en bezoekers de mogelijkheid geven zich vanuit de visuele ervaring sociaal te engageren.
Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond en uitgeverij Valiz, books and projects organiseren in het kader van de boeklancering een eigenzinnige avond met 7 flitslezingen. Vlaamse en Nederlandse sprekers reflecteren op het ideeëngoed van de man die vraagtekens zette bij de kunst, het museum en tot slot, bij de de bezoeker.
Mu.ZEE
04.06 – 30.06.2018 | Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie exhibition
Open
04.06 – 30.06.2018
Location
Mu.ZEE Kunstmuseum aan zee, Romestraat 11, 8400 Ostend, Belgium
Curator
Ilse Roosens
With
Laura Nsengiyumva
In June Mu.ZEE organizes in collaboration with the artist duo Vesna Faassen and Lukas Verdijk – or ‘publiekeacties’ – a trajectory around the publication ‘When we talk about colonization’ (2017). This is the first Dutch-language book to appear in Flanders written by Congolese historians, educated and working in the DR Congo. A modulair installation is on view from June 9 until June 30, parallel to the current exhibition ‘Een gesprek tussen collecties uit KINSHASA en OOSTENDE’, and contains a lecture event on June 9 and a bookclub event in collaboration with artist Laura Nsengiyumva on June 30. Both events are in Dutch.
Longlist 2018 announced
deMens.nu | book prize
The longlist for the 2018 deMens.nu book prize has been announced. Happy to be a part of this list!
Congratulations to the ‘Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie’ / ‘Quand on parle de la colonisation’ authors: Sindani Kiangu Donatien Dibwe Dia Mwembu Pamphile Mabiala Mantuba-Ngoma Jean-Marie Mutamba Makombo & Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu and our great collaborators Publiekeacties, Lukas Verdijk, Stockmans Kalenders Art Books & Charlotte Boeyden.
De Wereld Morgen
11.03.2018 | Spreken over kolonisatie: niet langer zonder de Congolezen review
‘Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie’ laat voor het eerst Congolese historici aan het woord in het Nederlands, die in Congo zelf zijn opgeleid en er werken. Dat dit zolang moest duren zegt alles over hoe verwrongen onze kijk op de Belgische koloniale periode nog steeds is. Dit boek is een degelijke start voor een andere aanpak die de Congolese stem in het debat zijn juiste plaats geeft
Mu.Zee
Mu.Zee | Oostende
Seeing, thinking, doing: the museum as a site of creative exchange.
Blog mee met Mu.Zee over dekolonisatie!
Festival Congolisation
01.02 – 04.02.2018 | Pianofabriek Brussels exhibition
Open
01.02 – 04.02.2018
Location
Pianofabriek, Rue du Fort 35, 1060 Brussels Belgium
Curator
Pitcho Womba Konga
In collaboration with
Laura Nsengiyumva
With
Uhorakeye
Art by Souha
Déborah Lebeni
‘Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie’ / ‘Quand on parle de la colonisation’ is an initiative of artist duo Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk. This installation will be made in collaboration with Laura Nsengiyumva.
Is er een wereld zonder kolonisatie mogelijk?
06.02.2018 | Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerp book presentation
Date:
06.02.2018 from 19.00 – 21.00h
Location:
Campus Zuid, Aula CZ.Y.01.19, Brusselstraat 45, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
Moderator:
KifKif
With
Lukas Verdijk & Vesna Faassen
Emmanuel Iyamuen
Nadia Nsayi
Kris Berwouts
Gillian Mathys
Wat is kolonialisme? Bestaat kolonialisme anno 2018 nog? Welke gevolgen heeft het kolonialisme voor onze dagelijkse praktijk? Wat is dekolonisering? Is er een wereld mogelijk zonder kolonialisme? ‘Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie’ gevolgd door een panelgesprek met Emmanuel Iyamuen, Nadia Nsayi, Kris Berwouts en Gillian Mathys.
Het is tijd voor verhalen die de witte bubbels doorbreken
12.01.2018 | Knack Magazine review
Mathieu Charles, stafmedewerker cultuur bij het Minderhedenforum, schrijft over het belang van vertegenwoordiging in onze literatuur, ons theater en onze films: ‘We moeten een breder palet aan verhalen zichtbaar te maken.’
Bijna zestig jaar na de onafhankelijkheid van Congo, is de allereerste Nederlandstalige vertaling van werk van Congolese geschiedkundigen gepubliceerd (zie kader). Wanneer je vandaag in de meeste boekenwinkels en bibliotheken stapt, zou je denken dat er amper schrijvers zijn in Congo […]
Bambi Ceuppens & Mathieu Charles
16.12.2017 | HISK The Grid and the Cloud lecture, talk
NL De installatie ‘Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie’ (als onderdeel van de tentoonstelling The Grid and the Cloud : How to connect. HISK laureates 2017) nodigt Bambi Ceuppens (antropologe, Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika in Tervuren) en Mathieu Charles (De Literaire Canon – Urban Bib, Minderhedenforum Brussel) uit om te vertellen over hun praktijk.
FR L’installation « Quand on parle de colonisation » (dans le cadre de l’exposition The Grid and the Cloud : How to connect. HISK laureates 2017) invite Bambi Ceuppens (anthropologue, Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale à Tervuren) et Mathieu Charles (De Literaire Canon – Bib urbain, Minderhedenforum Bruxelles) pour parler de leur pratique.
Vanderborght Building
Schildknaapstraat 50-52
1000 Brussels
(4th floor)
Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie
15.12.2017 | KUUMBA Vlaams Afrikaans Huis book presentation
Book presentation ‘Wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie’ / ‘Quand on parle de la colonisation’ with Stella Nyanchama.
KUUMBA Vlaams Afrikaans Huis
Waverse steenweg 78
Brussel
Kunstenaars laten Congolezen spreken over kolonisatie
24.11.2017 | Apache Magazine
Vesna Faassen en Lukas Verdijk van het Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten (HISK) in Gent bundelen voor het eerst vertaald werk van Congolese historici in een Nederlandstalig boek. De primeur typeert het grotendeels ontbreken van een Congolese tegenstem in het koloniale debat […]
The Grid and the Cloud
23.11 – 17.12.2017 | HISK Laureates 2017 exhibition
HISK laureates 2017: Buren, Ella de Burca, Kasper de Vos, Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk, Aslan Gaisumov, Elias Ghekiere. Pepa Ivanova, Ola Lanko, Rebekka Loffler, Ariane Loze, William Ludwig Lutgens, Cadinne Navarro en Jonathan Paepens. Curator: Elena Sorokina.
mon-fri 12.00 → 17.30, sat-sun 12.00 → 19.00
Vanderborght Building
Schildknaapstraat 50-52
1000 Brussels
Trust in the unexpected
14.10 – 03.12.2017 | HISK & Governor’s house, Ghent exhibition
Artists: Michiel Alberts, Anaïs Chabeur, Goeun Choi, Omar Chowhury, Bram Demunter, Kasper De Vos, Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk, Elias Ghekiere, William Ludwig Lutgens, Philip Metten, Femmy Otten, Jonathan Paepens, Sarah Smolders & Nico Dockx. Curator: Elena Sorokina
sat-sun 11.00 → 18.00
Ambtswoning Gouverneur
Vlasmarkt 11
9000 Ghent
For the first time two
30.09.2017 | La Dent Creuse, Brussels exhibition
Artists: Louise Boghossian & Alicia Zaton, Lionel Catelan & Baptiste Tosi, Vesna Faassen and Lukas Verdijk & Adèle Jacot and Mélanie Peduzzi, Lodewijk Heylen & Elise Van Mourik, Marion Menan & Kathi Seebeck, BNA BBOT.
Here you are in the virtual space of a fleeting exhibition on the day of the opening
Text: Pauline de la Boulaye
Curator: Hypercorps
EXTRA Magazine #21
FOMU | Antwerp artist contribution
With Taco Hidde Bakker, Bram Van Beek, Stefan Vanthuyne, David Campany, Carlos Spottorno & Guillermo Abril, Maarten Dings, Vesna Faassen & Danny Muboti & Lukas Verdijk, Joachim Naudts: Jan Fabre, Steven Humblet, Daria Tuminas, Ingrid Leonard, Magrit Erb & Philippe Laumont, Rein Deslé and Paulo Woods.
Open Studio’s
19.05 – 22.05.2017 HISK Higher Institute of Fine Arts, Ghent open studios
Artists: Anaïs Chabeur, Goeun Choi, Omar Chowdhurry, Pieter De Clercq, Marijke De Roover, Kasper De Vos, Bram Demunter, Aslan Gaisumov, Elias Ghekiere, Liesbeth Henderickx, Susanna Inglada, Pepa Ivanova, Ola Lanko, Ariane Loze, William Ludwig Lutgens, Rebekka Löffler, Cadinne Navarro, Chloé Op de Beeck, Jonathan Paepens, Mostafa Saifi Rahmouni, Leander Schönweger, Sarah Smolders, Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk, Lisa Wilkens, Ella de Burca en buren.
12.00 → 20.00
Higher Institure for Fine Arts
Charles de Kerchovelaan 187a
9000 Ghent
De Frontlinie
26.04.2017 Tique Art Space, Antwerp talk
You are warmly invited to the launch of the publication ‘De Frontlinie: Bestaansonzekerheid en gentrificatie in de Creatieve Stad’ (ed. Roel Griffioen) with a screening of ‘As I said before, Borgerhout is a great place’ (2016) by the Antwerp based artist duo Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk, and a conversation between Roel Griffioen and the artists.
Tique Art Space
Korte Vlierstraat 5
2000 Antwerp
ATour
21.03.2017 Sightseeing tour, Antwerp
Atour, a new sightseeing along the forgotten colonial landscape of Antwerp. In collaboration with Hand-in-hand Antwerp and Samenlevingsopbouw Antwerp. Performed by Danny Muboti. Voice over by Jovial Mbenga. More info
Let’s gentrify everything!
02.09 – 11.09.2017 BORG Biennale, Antwerp exhibition
For its second edition, BORG has decided to radically question its identity as a biennial event for contemporary art in Borgerhout, a local district of Antwerp that harbors a burgeoning amount of art galleries and project spaces, but also has to deal with different socioeconomic strata and minorities. Is it possible to embed a art biennial in such a local context without any contradiction? Can BORG be critical of gentrification processes and still avoid hypocrisy?
Artists: André Catalão, Saddie Choua, Scot Cotterell, Katinka de Jonge, Eleanor Duffin, Vesna Faassen & Lukas Verdijk, From Me To You, Kristinn Guðmundsson & Peter Sattler, Adrijana Gvozdenović, Wouter Huis, Seungjo Jeong, Céline Mathieu & Christophe Clarijs, Alireza Mosaffa, Karen Moser, Vijai Patchineelam, Ramon Pino Hernandez, Kiah Reading, Annesofie Sandal, Sorry Sorry, Philippe Van Damme, Tim Van Ham, Guus van der Velden, Saskia Van der Gucht, Ersi Varveri en Ina Wudtke.
The moving image
2017 | Antwerp Art Weekend
Film screening with works by HISK candidate-laureates and laureates at DE Studio Antwerp.
DE Studio Antwerp
Maarschalk Gerardstraat 4
2000 Antwerpen
Interrupting the city
2017 | ARIA Research Institute for the Arts, Antwerp exhibition
installation shot, New Arrivals, 2016
Stadsfeestzaal
Meir 78
2000 Antwerp
Ten dans
29.02 – 16.04.2016 CC Maasmechelen exhibition
Artists: Bart Van Dijck, Benny Van den Meulengracht-Vrancx, Caroline Coolen, Charline Tyberghein, Charlotte van Renterghem, Daan Gielis, Denie Put, Dennis Tyfus, Erwin Van Looveren, Filip Vervaet, Gerard Herman, Ignace Cami, Ingeborg Deglein, Jo Caimo, Karl Philips, Ken Verhoeven, Leen Voet, Lieven Segers, Lukas Verdijk & Vesna Faassen, Michèle Matyn, Nadia Naveau, Nel Aerts, Nick Andrews, Pieter De Clercq, Philippe Van Wolputte, Ruth van Haren Noman, Sharon Van Overmeiren, Sine Van Menxel, Timo Van Grinsven, Tom Vanuytrecht, Tom Poelmans, Tommy Coldchain, Vaast Colson, Vedran Kopljar, Wannes Missotten, William Ludwig Lutgens, Wim Van Der Celen, Yannick Val Gesto. Curator: Lieven Segers
CC Maasmechelen
Koninginnelaan 42
3630 Maasmechelen