Cool Pastoral Splendor is the first Center Pivot publication the Last Chance Press of M12 Studio. It is published as a special limited edition, in a print run of 250 copies. Co-publishers: M12 Collective and the Last Chance Press.Through interdisciplinary approaches, this series explores and connects the changing realities of rural landscapes and communities around the world."Cool Pastoral Splendor includes a selection of pictures from Richard Saxton's Rural Research Archive and accompanying ...

'This Road Leads to Nowhere: Pierre Punk' brings together archives and reflections from a music scene that flourished in small-town South Dakota from the early 90's through 2010. Merging the tradition of DIY punk publications and regional travel guides, the book sings an unsung hymn of American underground culture. This Road Leads to Nowhere includes writings and images from Pierre community members, musicians who traveled through and played in the town, and kindred spirits from similar scene...

Unieke kruisbestuiving tussen hedendaagse en historische meesters in het Antwerpse Museum Mayer van den Bergh

Museum Mayer van den Bergh nodigt dit najaar 15 hedendaagse kunstenaars uit om in dialoog te gaan met hun imposante collectie. De werken van Bram Demunter, Marcel Dzama, Adrian Ghenie, Kati Heck, Leiko Ikemura, Edward Lipski, Jonathan Meese, Ryan Mosley, Muller Van Severen, Tobias Pils, Tal R, Ben Sledsens, Dennis Tyfus, Inès van den Kieboom en Rinus Van de Velde worden naast de were...

Only boys... is a processing artproject that was carried out between 2020 and 2023.

In 25 large pastel portraits Jimmy Groen shows a hidden world of aspects of identity, gender and identification during childhood. The drawings are based upon personal experiences and provide an unique insight in what might become in dissociative identity disorder from adverse experiences during childhood.

Only boys... it\'s the observer of the portraits that completes the dots.

Beelden uit de jeugd van Jeroen Krabbé

´Dum Vivimus Vivamus´, dit motto gaven de ouders van Jeroen Krabbé aan hem mee toen hij in 1944 geboren werd: 'Laat ons leven zolang we leven!' Bijna 70 jaar later presenteert de schilder onder deze titel een serie van 14 schilderijen, waarbij kindertekeningen en foto's uit die periode (1948-1957) de hoofdrol vervullen. Aan journalist Ko van Geemert vertelt hij hoe deze 'visuele autobiografie' tot stand kwam. Ralph Keuning, directeur van Museum De Fun...

Being Public onderzoekt de notie van 'publiek' vanuit verschillende invalshoeken. In discussies over de betekenis van cultuur speelt de categorie 'publiek' een belangrijke rol, maar wat er met dit begrip precies bedoeld wordt blijft vaak onduidelijk. De betekenis van zowel 'kunstpubliek' als 'publieke ruimte' is complex geworden in een tijd waarin de grenzen tussen publiek en privé verschuiven en waar 'het publiek' eigenlijk verschillende groepen met veranderende samenstelling en identiteit ...

This book serves as a printed memory of the oeuvre of the artist Emilio López-Menchero (°1960, Mol). It documents and illustrates a selection of exhibitions, artistic projects and public performances created in the past 25 years.

Conceptually, the book is based on a statement by which López considers each of his actions a test against reality, an ‘attempt’. Within this context, the title of each project is consequently preceded by the prefix ‘Trying to -’; ‘Trying to situate’, ...

PLAY is a headstrong city festival organised from 23 June to 11 November 2018 that will take over the centre of Kortrijk with contemporary artworks. You can immerse yourself in the unique world of national and international visual art at diverse indoor and outdoor locations in the city. During PLAY, the city not only serves as a canvas; bit by bit the festival simultaneously dissects our relationship with 'play'. How does play influence our social behaviour ? How does 'play' reflect the evolu...