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Referential Meanings
Mike Kelley is an artist who
uses the powers of memory and
autobiography to construct,
deconstruct and make sense
of systems and structures he
initiated in the earlier parts of
his artistic career. Educational
Complex Onwards, 1995 –
2008, presents the process of
evolution through which the
artist went in developing his architectural
project of painstakingly
replicating each and every
school he attended. Through
installations, paintings, photographs,
sculptures and archives,
the exhibition highlights the
artist’s originality whilst making
evident his versatility in a wideranging
of techniques. One not
to be missed, if only for the fact
that this is Kelley’s fi rst major
retrospective in ten years.
Education
Complex Onwards 1995 - 2008
Until 27 th July 2008
☞ Wiels, Brussels
www.wiels.org
Just Wait (and See)
It has been said that we spend
the better part of our lives stuck
in traffi c jams. Well the same
could probably be said about
traffi c lights, an act German
photographer Florian Böhm
magnifi cently captures with his
latest work, entitled Wait for
Walk. Exhibited at Brussels’
Young Gallery, his photographs
are a pertinent rendition of New
Yorkers’ waiting, if only ephemerally.
Capturing them at traffi c
lights, waiting to walk the pedestrian
crossing, his photographs
offer a new take on traditional
American street photography as
we know it.
Wait for Walk
From 30 th May
until 4 th September 2008
☞ Young Gallery, Brussels
www.younggalleryphoto.com
Inventorying the inventor
The fi rst major retrospective of
its kind on Christophe Gevers’
work, this exhibition is as
complete as retrospectives get.
Presenting everything from the
artist’s public space dummies to
his furniture and lighting prototypes,
the exhibition is testament
to the sheer hard-work put
in by the man. Working with
wood, stone, steel or leather, his
work could best be described as
‘ingenious functionality meets
unparalleled beauty’. Well, that
at least is how we see it.
Christophe Gevers Design
Until 15 th August 2008
☞ CIVA/ Foundation
for Architecture, Brussels
www.civa.be
Designed Dilemma
Combine late 1950's designers’
return to form-over-function
with the colors and freedom
expressed in the late 1970’s and
you are likely to end up with a
good idea of what Paul Paulin’s
work resembles. Often described
as an absolute modernist
for the visible rigor instilled in
his creations, he has successfully
brought both design periods
closer together in a world of
clean lines and functional
designs yet with refreshingly
light – sometimes even bright –
color palettes. Grand-Hornu’s
fi tting retrospective of the
designers’ work – stretching
from his furniture and kitchen
appliances to his industrial and
product designs – does a brilliant
job of showcasing a prolifi c
and talented career. One we’re
sure to go back to for one of our
much-needed weekends away.
Supermodern
Until 22 nd June 2008
☞ Site of the Grand-Hornu,
Hornu
www.grand-hornu.be
Patrick De Spiegelaere @ Antwerp’s Fotomuseum until 8th June 2008
Belgium’s answer to the UK’s Don McCullin, De Spiegelaere sadly past-away on
2nd March 2007. This exhibition remembers his outstanding, lifelong work.
The Next Few Weeks’ Agenda Fillers the diary
© Mike Kelley
© Florian Böhm
© Fondation pour l’architecture
et fondation Archives design
© Grand-Hornu Images
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