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Marcel Broodthaers, Modèle : la pipe, 1968-69 © Succession Marcel Broodthaers – Sabam 2021 | R. H. Quaytman, Modern Subjects (A Scene in Hell II), Chapter Zero, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery

Discover at WIELS the plastic plaques by Marcel Broodthaers, an exciting body of lesser-known work exploring the effects of mass media on language and visual communication. Presented in parallel is the solo exhibition by R. H. Quaytman, introducing a new chapter that takes the work of Belgian painter Antoine Wiertz as its starting point.

Book your free ticket for the opening on Thursday 9 September between 17:00 and 22:00. Or reserve a ticket to visit as of Friday 10 [removed];

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MARCEL BROODTHAERS –
INDUSTRIAL POEMS, OPEN LETTERS

In an unprecedented exhibition, WIELS presents more than 100 vacuum-formed plastic plaques by Marcel Broodthaers, revealing the artist’s take on seriality and [removed];

10-09-2021___________09-01-2022
OPENING: 09-09, 17:00-22:00

A catalogue raisonné listing all the plaques, variations or prototypes is edited by Charlotte Friling, including texts by Maria Gilissen Broodthaers, Manuel Borja-Villel and Dirk Snauwaert. Reserve your copy here.

In close collaboration with Maria Gilissen Broodthaers
& in collaboration with Marie-Puck Broodthaers and the Succession Marcel Broodthaers
With the support of: Uhoda, [removed] Morgan Private Bank, Eeckman Art & Insurance and Visit Brussels

Above: Marcel Broodthaers with the plaque Modèle : La Pipe, 1969, Rue de la pépinière, Brussels © Maria Gilissen – Sabam 2021. Left and right: Marcel Broodthaers, Rue René Magritte Straat, 1968 and L’Alphabet, 1969 © Succession Marcel Broodthaers – Sabam 2021

R. H. QUAYTMAN –
MODERN SUBJECTS,
CHAPTER ZERO

As part of her research into the artistic history of Brussels, artist R. H. Quaytman came across the painter Antoine Wiertz and his personal museum, which is now nestled in the heart of the European [removed];Now all but forgotten, Wiertz’s work and exuberant museum-sanctuary provide a starting point for Quaytman’s investigation into the possibilities of painting in the context of the photographic image.

With the support of: Gladstone Gallery

10-09-2021___________09-01-2022
OPENING 09-09-2021, 17:00-22:00

CALL FOR ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2022

In the framework of the partnership with Africalia, the current call for applications for a residency in 2022 is now open to artists from the following African countries: South Africa, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe.

LAST CHANCE | Deadline: 01-09-2021

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In preparation for the new exhibitions, WIELS, the bookshop and café Kamilou remain closed until 09-09-2021.

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Opening • Marcel Broodthaers & R. H. Quaytman • Thursday 09-09

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