ANTWERP ART WEEKEND 2022
at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
26—29 May 2022
Tomorrow’s Language, Louwrien Wijers, 2017—2022
The first exhibition project in the context of the Expanding Academy program, curated by Nico Dockx and Judith Wielander, presents 40 handwritten panels of Louwrien Wijers as a reflection on her mental sculpture 'Art meets Science and Spirituality in a changing Economy'.
— at De Lange Zaal, Academy
Lintfabriek Archives 1982-2007
The Lintfabriek was a hotspot for alternative youth culture in the outskirts of Antwerp, an international crossroad for alternative music and a breeding point of talent in the 1980s and 1990s. Several enthusiasts committed themselves to organizing the archive presented here.
+ Thu 26.05, 19:30 → Book launch, with introduction by Jeroen Olyslaegers
— at the Venushal, Academy
like, now
The solo presentation 'like, now' thinks of the Temple as a testing field. It marks the first step in Berit Schneidereit´s research project which explores the fragment as a defining characteristic of photography and a form of visual language in itself.
— at the Tempel, Academy
Academy Open Air: Still Life, Landscape, Ecosystem
Students of the Academy engage in dialogue with the historic garden. They designed a work, project or intervention that relates to the environment and focuses on ecology and sustainability. Curated by Leon Vranken and Roel Arkesteijn.
— at the Academy Garden
What a wonderful world
A selective view of works by Master students, reflecting the challenges and complexities of the world as we know it today, as well as the different positions artists can adopt towards them. Curated by Guy Bovyn and Mariëlla Devos.
— at the Wintertuin, Academy
Track Report
Track Report publishes research in/as art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. Browse through our latest publications to see the different aspects and great diversity of artistic research at and around the Academy!
— at Lange Zaal, Academy
Phantom Radio — Ine Meganck & guests
In the nearby future, the ephemeral space between 88 and 108 MHz will become vacant due to the shift towards digital radio. Phantom Radio wants to research new artistic interpretations of this mental and physical space. How can (graphic) designers use this unconventional place? Parasitic and hyperlocal use of this privatized space makes it possible to escape the legal limitations of the medium. How can these restrictions further strengthen creativity and production? How do you create visibility where there is nothing to see? Phantom Radio wants to become an extension of the schools invisible work and exhibition infrastructure.
Tune in for this narrowcasting radio show by the graphic design students of BA2. Guided by Andrea di Serego Alighieri & Ine Meganck.
+ Fri 27.05, 14:00-17:00
— on 91.0 FM → accessible within a radius of 100 meter around the main campus of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
In Situ³: Art in the City
Book launch following the publication of the expo Art in the City. A collaboration between the students of in situ³, Samuel Saelemaekers (curator Art in the city/Middelheimmuseum) and Bruno De Vos (Stockmans Art Books).
— at the Hall, Academy
Beuys 101
Stijn Coppejans, Nico Dockx and Johan Pas present 'Beuys 101', in collaboration with 16 artists and stakeholders. After a year of activity around the 100th birthday of Joseph Beuys, a publication and gramophone record came about, with the support of the research group ArchiVolt.
+ Fri 27.05, 19:00 → LP and book presentation
— at Coppejans Gallery