REINIER ZONNEVELD
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Le 08/03/202423:00
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Lovers of knick-knacks can browse the second-hand and antiques market at
Beverhoutplein square and Bij Sint-Jacobs during the weekend.
This neighbourhood is where the modern Ghent Festivities
[https://visit.gent.be/en/calendar/ghent-festivities] orginated. St James’
Church [https://visit.gent.be/en/see-do/st-james-church] is a stage on the
pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella. Here, you will not only find pubs and
dance bars, but also art galleries, antiques and interior design shops and shops
with accessories and design.
At STAMplein square, a separate part of the museum with changing programmes, you
can visit the heritage project “The square kilometre”. Here you can learn all
about the Dampoort neighbourhood.
Historian in residence Tina de Gendt and researcher Thirza Vandenabeele delve
deep into the history of the area around the Gent-Dampoort railway station.
Contrary to Ledeberg, Rabot and Brugse Poort, which were the central topic of
the project “The square kilometre”, the Dampoort area is not what you could call
a “neighbourhood”. It is composed of parts of the districts Ham, Macharius,
Dendermondsesteenweg and Antwerpsesteenweg.
Prefer not to wait in line at the ticket booth? Want to be sure you can discover
the STAM when you want to? Then book your tickets online in advance and enjoy
your visit to the fullest.
Are you driving to Ghent? First check whether you may enter the city centre with
your vehicle. Clean vehicles may enter the city centre free of charge, polluting
vehicles have to pay. Is your vehicle allowed to enter, but do you not have a
Belgian or Dutch number plate? You will ALWAYS have to register!
During the weekly arts and crafts market on Groentenmarkt square, you will not
find any industrially manufactured mass products. This is where real craftsmen
sell the goods that they designed with so much love. You can also enjoy oysters
and a glass of champagne. You can visit the crafts market on Saturdays and
Sundays. The arts market takes place on Sundays. During the Ghent Festivities in
July, the crafts market is replaced by the arts market “Gents openluchtatelier”
(Ghent open air studio) at the same location.
The pump in the middle of Groentenmarkt
[https://visit.gent.be/en/see-do/groentenmarkt]square was installed in the 19th
century for the vegetables merchants selling their goods on the square. That's
where the square got its name. Nowadays, it’s the place to be for foodies.
In visual arts, collaboration is often secondary to the romanticised idea of
individual artistic genius. Challenging the myth of the solitary artist, this
exhibition explores the unique dynamic of collective creativity and looks at how
it influences artistic production.
In addition to works from the S.M.A.K. collection, created between 1959 and 2021
by art collectives, artist duos or one–off collaborations, this exhibition also
displays works deliberately designed to facilitate other works of art.
Includes works by: Philip Metten, Art & Language, Denicolai & Provoost, Bernd &
Hilla Becher, Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, Flexboj & L.A., Narcisse Tordoir &
David Neirings, General Idea, Gilbert & George, HAP, David Hammons & Bruna
Esposito, Franz West, Heimo Zobernig, Danh Vo, Apparatus 22, Ex-artists'
collective (Anikó Loránt, Kaszás Tamás), Audrey Cottin, Alexis Gautier, Anna &
Bernard Blume, Brosi & Bonier, Engelbert Van Anderlecht & Jean Dypréau,
SUPERFLEX, Marina Abràmovic & Jan Hoet, Guillaume Bijl, Allora & Calzadilla,
Jacques Charlier, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Mekhitar Garabedian, Ingrid Mwangi and
Robert Hutter.
This exhibition examines the similarities and differences between the purchasing
policy of Jan Hoet, the founder of S.M.A.K. (Municipal Museum of Contemporary
Art), and that of the art collecting couple Roger and Hilda Matthys-Colle. Dr.
Roger Matthys stood at the cradle of the Association for the Museum of
Contemporary Art (V.M.H.K.), which had the ambition to open its own museum and
also purchased art. As president of the association, Matthys had a lot of
influence on the purchasing policy of the V.M.H.K. His private collection
included quite some works that were exhibited in or purchased by the museum.
Both collections are closely intertwined and complement each other.
The Matthys-Colle Collection spans fifty years. In an early stage Roger Matthys
purchased works of art for his private collection as well as for the collection
of the V.M.H.K. In his purchases he did not focus on one specific movement, but
rather created a collection that is representative of all art movements from the
second half of the twentieth century.
In 2020, the S.M.A.K. received 39 works on long-term loan, which now constitute
the basis for this exhibition. Both collections include or at one time included
work by every single artist represented in the exhibition.
The archive exhibition on the upper floor delves deeper into the Matthys-Colle
Collection and the figure of Jan Hoet, while in the room of the association of
the Friends of S.M.A.K. you will discover a selection of works by artists
represented in the Matthys-Colle Collection and exhibited by the V.M.H.K.
Sixty years ago the first Turkish migrants came to Ghent. Nowadays almost one
out of ten Ghent citizens has Turkish roots. A group of young people of Turkish
descent set out to find stories, objects and the meaning behind those figures.
The focus of this search was the question of what should be preserved for future
generations. With the help of their grandparents, parents and acquaintances,
they looked for objects, stories and relevant facts relating to the Turkish
migration to Ghent. The outcome of their efforts is a new Ghent-Turkish heritage
collection.
Marie Cloquet creates large-scale hybrid works that constitute a non-classified
overlap between painting and photography. She reconstructs the places where they
came into existence. This way her landscapes ignore the dividing line between
nature and culture, between organic and man-made.
The Shore, a place I'd like to be is the first solo exhibition in a Belgian
museum of electro-acoustic composer and artist Tarek Atoui. He exhibits existing
works and new productions.
Sound constitutes the core of his work. Atoui is well-known for the
sonic-sculptural landscapes he creates on the basis of sounds, images, matter,
space, time, human actions and organic processes. His installations always take
the form of a participative workshop or prompt visitors to listen to the space,
each other, and themselves.
Full Try Out nieuwe show, gaat in première september 2024