Category: Art
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Same costumes, different bodies: dressing yourself confirms an identity
Dressing yourself is often a solitary act, yet the gaze of the other is always in the back of one’s mind. How do you want to show up in this world? It’s a question that puzzles visual and performative artist Darius Dolatyari-Dolatdoust in his new performance for the third edition of INDISCIPLINE. This yearly one-day…
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The never-ending wonder of the artist as a researcher
On a cold winter’s morning, New Master Bo Vloors joins us to visit the museum CIVA in Brussels. The exhibition After / D’après / Na by artist Vincent Meessen inaugurates ‘Research in Residence’, CIVA’s new collection-oriented transdisciplinary research initiative. Vincent Meessen presents a narrative reconstruction of a two-acre site just outside of Brussels to raise questions about…
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Soft materials, hard topics: a sneak peak into Frida Kahlo’s life
Have you always wondered what Frida Kahlo’s life was really like? Together with New Master and textile artist Sam Druant we wandered through the exhibition Miradas de Mujeres at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels. Artist Isabelle de Borchgrave gives us a sneak peek into Frida Kahlo’s life by recreating her Casa Azul (Blue House). Surrounded by the…