18-21 April – First impressions of Art Brussels

First impressions of Art Brussels

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Do not miss the exciting programme of talks, debates and performances on THE STAGE at Art Brussels, Terminal 3.

Friday
2 pm – [removed] pm: “The Extra Mile: Engaged Collecting. From the private museum and [removed];
Speakers: Dimitris Daskalopoulos, collector, founder Demergon Foundation, Athens; Maurizio Morra Greco, collector, founder Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples; Sandra Hegedus Mulliez, founder, SAM Art Projects, Paris; Guy Ullens, collector and founder of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing. Moderated by: Chris Dercon, director, Tate Modern, London.

4 pm- [removed] pm: “Art Fairs: Are they Really so Bad After All?”
Speakers: Ute Meta Bauer, Dean of Fine Art at the Royal College of Art, London; Sarah Cosulich Canarutto, Artistic Director, Artissima; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-director, Serpentine Gallery, London; Dirk Snauwaert, Director, Wiels Centre for Contemporary Art, Brussels.
Moderated by: Sabrina van der Ley, Director for Contemporary Art, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo.

6 pm –  Performance Gancio Cielo alla ricerca del terzo occhio di tartaruga by Francesco Cavaliere
The sound-based performance by Italian artist Francesco Cavaliere, “Gancio Cielo alla ricerca del terzo occhio di tartaruga”

Saturday
[removed] pm – 5 pm: “The Value of our Love. Artistic Practice and its Economic Reality”
Round table debate and artistic presentations that reflect on value creation in times of a changing economy. The Value of Our Love opens the floor to a wide selection of artists and other experts in the field who will reflect on the impact of the current economic system on modes of artistic production. An initiative of Jubilee, platform for research and artistic practice together with curator Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, researcher Andrea Phillips.

[removed] pm Even Steven – A variety show lecture with Olav Westphalen
Olav Westphalen puts on his wig and returns to the stage with a one-time performance of brand new material. Mixing comedy, pathos, good taste and chance operations – and of course a good measure of art world shop talk – he will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride he will surely remember. This is Gay Science on too much candy. This is the high school drama club’s worst nightmare come true. Not to be missed!

Sunday
2 pm “Tilting the Collector”
Three talks by Peter Meanwell, producer, BBC3, London;
Sissel Tolaas, artist, Berlin; The Baltic Notebooks of Anthony Blunt via Olof Olsson, artist, Copenhagen
Moderated by: Chris Fitzpatrick, director, Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp.

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International representation of galleries

Art Brusssels is well known for its international character. Galleries from 26 different countries are represented on the fair. Among them, a strong representation of  New Yorkers! Art Brussels is pleased to welcome: Algus Greenspon, CLEARING, Derek Eller, Foxy Production, Lelong, Barbara Gladstone, James Fuentes, Marlborough, Michel Soskine, On Stellar Rays, Callicoon Fine Arts, Horton, Rachel Uffner, The Hole, CRG, Martos, Team Gallery and Marian Goodman.

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