Every academic year, S.M.A.K, Ghent University, and the Curatorial Studies
program at KASK & School of Arts collaborate to organize the Curatorial Lectures
series. This year's lecture series, featuring Aline Hernández as the third
speaker, centers on the theme 'Working with Communities'.
Curators connect communities with cultural institutions. They engage with
communities, ensure accessibility, address social issues, and build trust
between different stakeholders. This year’s series ‘Working with Communities’
invites practitioners to discuss the role of curating in shaping communities and
relationships. How can curatorial work reveal power dynamics and offer
alternative social imaginaries?
Biography
Yves Makongo, born in 1984 in Douala, Cameroon, currently serves as the Artistic
Assistant and Project Manager at the contemporary art center doual'art. He holds
a degree in human geography from the University of Douala, where he completed
his Master's in Environment in 2009. Yves is highly versatile, effortlessly
transitioning from hands-on tasks like woodworking to intellectually demanding
work involving new technologies.
Since joining doual'art in January 2011, Yves has gained extensive experience
working alongside Didier Schaub (1952-2014). His responsibilities include
assisting with scenography and exhibition setups, creating neighborhood
monographs, conducting questionnaire surveys, managing supplies, and overseeing
various projects. Yves has been instrumental in the success of two editions of
the public art festival SUD, organized by doual'art: SUD2013, Douala
Métamorphoses, and SUD2017, The Place of Human Dimension.
Yves Makongo is an alumnus of Asiko Addis Ababa 2016 and Asiko Accra 2017, where
he honed his curatorial skills. He is also an alumnus of The Museumslab in 2022.
Yves is passionate about various causes, including human rights, art and
culture, migration and boundaries, health and the environment, all intertwined
with issues of identity.
Past speakers in the Curatorial Lectures series have included Cosmin Costinas,
Cédric Fauq, Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide, Simon Njami, Zoé Whitley, Ippolito
Pestellini Laparelli, Karen Archey, Cecilia Alemani, Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel,
Luca Lo Pinto, Joanna Mytkowska, Sofia Hernández Chong Cuy, Penelope Curtis,
Mathieu Copeland, Anthony Huberman, Jean-Hubert Martin, Chus Martínez, Gabi
Ngcobo, Marie Hélène Pereira, Susanne Pfeffer, Kasia Redzisz, Nicolaus
Schafhausen and Adam Szymczyk.
Albert Baertsoen: Opening exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts’ festive year
Description
The Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) is marking its 225th anniversary in 2022. This will be celebrated with a festive year starting with an exhibition on Albert Baertsoen (1866-1922), one of the great Belgian artists of the fin de siècle. MSK will put this painter, pastellist and graphic artist in the spotlight in collaboration with Ghent University.
Albert Baertsoen was born into a Ghent working-class family. He was practically self-taught and became one of the most important artists in the Belgian and international art scene of the fin de siècle. He had a blitz career. He was only 22 years old when he won the gold medal at the Antwerp Salon in 1888. Afterwards, he built an impressive network of art connoisseurs, collectors and colleagues. His contemporaries called Baertsoen ‘le peintre de Gand’ (the painter of Ghent) because of his remarkable love for Ghent, a city he depicted often in his work. You can still recognise many contemporary city scapes in his work. Baertsoen became an appreciated painter of landscapes of the Scheldt region, the North Sea and the hinterland, and also portrayed the industrial landscapes of Liège.
Albert Baertsoen’s success extended beyond Belgium’s borders. At the turn of the 20th century, he was one of the most internationally renowned Belgian artists (his work was, for example, exhibited at the Venice Biennale and at the Vienna Secession). He owed his international success to, among other things, his large network, his distinctive voice and his impressionistic style.
Prefer not to wait in line at the ticket booth? Want to be sure you can discover the Museum of Fine Arts when you want to? Then book your tickets online in advance and enjoy your visit to the fullest.
Tickets
Accessible with a CityCard Gent
Free
Reduced rate for escorts accompanying persons with disabilities
Free
Reduction -19 years
Free
Reduction -26 years
3€
Gentenaars
8€
Reduction groups min. 15 pers.
12€
Basic price per person
15€