What’s on

The Moraes-Barbosa collection occupies a special position in the Brazilian artistic landscape. Pedro Barbosa enters into discussion about the way in which a collection can be meaningful from a personal, historical and research perspective. …

The video work ‘To Navigate, in a Genuine Way, in the Unknown Necessitates an Attitude of Daring, but not One of Recklessness (Movements Generated from the Magical Passes of Carlos Castaneda)’ (2009) is currently part of the exhibition ‘The Collection (1), Highlights for a Future’. On this occasion the artist will give a lecture performance entitled ‘Bringing Something Back’. …

In 2017, Wiels, the Centre for Contemporary Art in Brussels, organised the exhibition ‘The Absent Museum, blueprint for a museum of contemporary art for the capital of Europe’. In this lecture, director Dirk Snauwaert immerses himself in various aspects of the exhibition. …

The work ‘Fort Patti II’ by Sophie Nys is being shown in Belgium for the first time as part of the exhibition ‘The Collection (1), Highlights for a Future’. …

Panamarenko’s ‘The Aeromodeller’ was purchased by S.M.A.K. in 1980, when it was shown as part of the exhibition ‘Art in Europe after ‘68’. It is one of the most iconic works in the museum’s collection. In 2004, the work underwent a large-scale restoration under the direction of Frederika Huys, S.M.A.K.’s restorer and then Head of Conservation. …

‘Wirtschaftswerte’ by Joseph Beuys was acquired by S.M.A.K. in 1980, when it was shown in the exhibition ‘Art in Europe after ‘68’. It has been one of the key works in the museum’s collection ever since. was acquired by S.M.A.K. in 1980, when it was shown in the exhibition ‘Art in Europe after ‘68’. It has been one of the key works in the museum’s collection ever since. …

The work ‘Scarification, Self Skin’s Architecture’ by Kader Attia is an artistic exploration of cultural practices in the West, Africa and Asia, and is on display in ‘The Collection (1), Highlights for a Future’. Writer and art historian Ana Teixeira Pinto* devotes a lecture to the work of Kader Attia. …

The work ‘Corpus Deliciti’ by Jac Leirner is currently on display at the museum in the collection exhibition. In an artist talk, we take a closer look at this artist’s oeuvre. …

Angela M. Bartholomew will give a talk about 'Chambres d'Amis' (1986) and Daniel Buren's remarkable contribution to this exhibition with the work 'Le Décor et son Double'. Prior to the talk, Philippe Van Cauteren, artistic director of S.M.A.K., will give an introduction. …