NW presents 3 new exibitions: Joy Boy, Prologue: Ula Sickle & Info-Angel ‘Over the water’

Welcome to the opening night of our three new exhibitions in the presence of all participating artists. On the programme: introductions and Q&A's with the artists from 19:00 and a new edition of Kitchen Stories from 20:00 onwards. Hope to see you soon at NW!

Julius Eastman (1940–1990) was an African American minimalist composer, pianist, vocalist, and performer whose ‘organic music’ offered social and political [removed];

Joy Boy was originally developed as the visual concept for a live performance by the [removed] Ensemble, commissioned by De Singel. In NW, it has evolved into a self-contained, multidimensional installation spread across three [removed];combines visual, sonic, and choreographic interpretations, inspired by conversations between the artists and their personal connections to [removed];Finally, Benjamin Mengistu Navet investigates how a musical score by Julius Eastman could be translated into a jacquard weave. The exhibition highlights the impact of Eastman’s minimalist music as a powerful tool for political change and rehabilitation.

The first part of A Choreographic Exhibition—which in May will occupy NW’s building with live performances and video works created between 2018 and 2024. In her interdisciplinary choreographic practice, Sickle draws on visual art, music, and contemporary culture at large to explore everyday life under the conditions of late capitalism. In Prologue, the artist focuses on the central role of photography in her choreographic [removed];

In 1863, the Dender River was straightened through the centre of Aalst, transforming the city’s mobility and industrial landscape. The first episode of the three-part series on ‘Aalst Rechteroever’ examines the neighbourhood’s development through the lens of the river and its [removed];Are the perceptions, emotions, and stigmas passed down through history permanently bound to the neighborhood? 

From Saturday [removed], the exhibitions can be visited during our usual opening hours: Thursday to Sunday from 13:00 to 18:00.