Currents #6 - Good Intentions

Alexey Shlyk

Currents #6: Good Intentions presents the work of 17 emerging artists who recently graduated from Belgian, Dutch and German academies.
This year’s theme Good Intentions, brings together personal stories and political statements dealing with identity, youth and cultural traditions. From twerking to vlogging children, from the French Revolution to drone warfare and from pickling chestnuts to selling your soul for ice cream.

Many of the selected artists moved to the Euregion from different parts of the world. Through their work they reflect on society and contemplate belonging in today’s established socio-political order. The artists treat subjects ranging from happiness to alienation; from controversial histories to the perversity of the internet. Their works question morality and focus on the tension that occurs between cultural appropriation, conformism and individualism.

Good Intentions combines photography, video, installation, performance, print and sculpture. Centering on the artists’ personal perspectives and experiences, the exhibition illustrates the complexity of self-definition in today’s world. The exhibition is curated by Marian Cousijn, Anne Ruygt and Bertan Selim.

Liesel Burisch

Participating artists: Elena Aya Bundurakis (KASK Antwerp), Pavel Balta (PXL-MAD School of Arts Hasselt), Jonas Brinker (Staedelschule Frankfurt), Liesel Burisch (Staedelschule Frankfurt), Sjoerd Houben (KASK Ghent), Nimrod Karmi (Staedelschule Frankfurt), Susanne Khalil Yusef (AKV|St. Joost Den Bosch), Yorgos Maraziotis (KASK Antwerp), Kim Nuijen (AKV|St. Joost MA Fotografie Den Bosch), Eric Patel (AKV|St. Joost MA Fotografie Den Bosch), Pati Petrykowska (LUCA School of Arts Brussels), Constance Proux (KASK Ghent), Anna Rubbens (LUCA School of Arts Ghent), Alexey Shlyk (KASK Antwerp), Bert Snaterse (MAFAD Maastricht), Nasrin Tork (KASK Ghent) and Joris Verleg (AKV|St. Joost Breda).

More info: https://www.marres.org

Kim Nuijen

Adam, Eve & the Devil at Marres

István Csákány. Sudden Gust of Motivation, 2012. Courtesy Andrea Dénes and Árpád Balázs

Adam, Eve & the Devil
 5.3—7.6. 2015

The exhibition Adam, Eve & the Devil offers a resplendent commentary on the timeless quality of art. Two late medieval Books of Hours form the basis, showing the virtuous hand of the often unknown masters. Notwithstanding their strict schemata, these artists knew how to open the door to a new era, with a flourish of style, a coded letter, a small change to a pattern or the sensitive use of materials. Works by contemporary artists enter into a dialogue with these Books of Hours. Medieval aureoles echo in the performance of William Hunt. Droplets of sweat slowly falling to the floor in Oscar Santillan’s A Hymn recall Mary's suffering. Artists search for a forgotten soul, a safe refuge, a new relation to the body and the senses. And thus they prove the surprising spiritual correspondences between early modern art and the art of today.

With work by Charbel-joseph H. Boutros, stanley brouwn, David Claerbout, István Csákány, Dario D’Aronco, Thomas Grünfeld, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Jean Haincelin (Dunois Meester), Rodrigo Hernández, Sofia Hultén, William Hunt, Alicja Kwade, Wolfgang Laib, Astrid Mingels, Carlo Mollino, Christopher Orr, Thomas Ruff, Stéphanie Saadé, Anri Sala, Oscar Santillan, Gregor Schneider, and Conrad van Toul (Master of the Munich Golden Legend).
The exhibition is curated by Ardi Poels.

http://www.marres.org

Wild Horses & Trojan Dreams at Marres

Sanne Vaassen opening performance

Wild Horses & Trojan Dreams at Marres, House for Contemporary Culture,  from 18.12.2013 - 5.1.2014

Wild Horses & Trojan Dreams is the first edition of a new, annual exhibition series titled Marres Currents. With this series, Marres presents recent graduates from art academies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. While offering emerging artists a platform outside of the educational context, Marres Currents also aims to build an international infrastructure for art academies and institutions.

For Wild Horses & Trojan Dreams, curators Laura Herman and Pieter Vermeulen selected artists that offer new perspectives on current forms of authorship, subjectivity, knowledge and artistic research. The participating artists challenge the boundaries of artistic freedom and explore the value of art today.

Nima Bahremand

Artists: Fabian Altenried, Nima Bahremand, Lou Benesch, John Bijnens, Christophe Clarijs, Rens Cools, Lisa Decavel, Sven Dehens, Kipras Dubauskas, Sibe Duijsters, Daan Gielis, Laetitia Jeurissen, Ekaterina Kaplunova, Jóhanna Kristbjörg, Saori Kuno, Astrid Mingels, Juan Pablo Plazas, Sanne Vaassen, Jelena Vanoverbeek, Charles-Henry Sommelette.

Participating academies: Academie voor Beeldende Kunst Maastricht, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Gent, KASKA Antwerpen, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, MAD-Faculty Hasselt, PXL Universiteit Hasselt, Sint-Joost Den Bosch, Sint-Lucas Antwerpen, Sint-Lukas Brussel, Sint-Lucas Gent, The Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts Liège.

During the build-up of the exhibition, curators Laura Herman and Pieter Vermeulen kept a blog.

http://www.marres.org

Craft & Scenography exhibition at DEPOT BASEL

Nice impression from the opening of the Craft & Scenography exhibition at DEPOT BASEL!