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The Collection (1) - Highlights for a Future
HAPPENING 20 years of S.M.A.K. | 18 & 19 May 2019

Performances, concerts, workshops and interventions to mark 20 years of S.M.A.K. on Saturday 18 May and Sunday 19 May 2019. …
S.M.A.K. Moves
Education | Wednesday 22 May 2019 at 4 pm

The exhibition 'The Collection (1), Highlights for a Future' is the occasion for a series of conversations about the strongly changing role of museums within communities. In this talk show, attention is paid to education.   …
S.M.A.K. Moves
Opening exhibition The Borderline Books | Sunday 19 May 2019 at 11 am

Sunday 19 May 2019 is the start of 'The Borderline Books', the second exhibition at the S.M.A.K. Beweegt pavilion. The exhibition provides an insight into the perception of the residents of the prison in Ghent and of the young up-and-coming artists of the Secondary Art Institute (SKI). …
foto: Fred Debrock
Artist Talk
Richard Jackson in dialogue with SKaGen | Sunday 26 May 2019 at 4 pm

Richard Jackson, Valentijn Dhaenens and Clara van den Broek enter into dialogue about the creation process. Moderated by theater critic Els van Steenberghe. …
Event - Performance
BL!NDMAN presents ‘Poortenbos 2’ | 12 May 2019 at 4 pm

‘Poortenbos 2’: a new suite for a saxophone quartet and an automatic DECAP accordion. …
Joachim Koester To Navigate, in a Genuine Way, in the Unknown Necessitates an Attitude of Daring, but not One of Recklessness (Movements Gen
Artist Talk
Joachim Koester | Sunday 5 May 2019 at 2 pm

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’. …
Museum Files
Dirk Snauwaert on the exhibition ‘The Absent Museum’ at Wiels | 2 May 2019 at 8 pm

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. …
Sophie Nys, Ein Tisch ohne Brot ist ein Brett, Crac, Alsace, 2015. Foto: Aurélien Mole
Artist Talk
Sophie Nys | Sunday 5 May 2019 at 11 am

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’. …
Restauratie-case Aeromodellor
Research and restore
On the restoration of Panamarenko’s ‘The Aeromodeller’ | Wednesday 8 May at 6 pm

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. …