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Preview for press: 28.May.26 at 11pm

Invitation for press

You are cordially invited to the press preview of the exhibitions Chambres d'Amis turns 40 and Keep a Promise by Carole Vanderlinden at S.M.A.K. The preview for press will take place on Thursday 28 May at 11pm in the presence of the artists and curators.

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S.M.A.K. celebrates the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking exhibition Chambres d'Amis

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In 2026, S.M.A.K. celebrates the 40th anniversary of Chambres d’Amis, the groundbreaking exhibition in which Jan Hoet took contemporary art beyond the museum walls. Fifty-one international artists showed their work in the living rooms, stair halls, or bedrooms of private homes across Ghent.

From 30 May 2026 to 10 January 2027, S.M.A.K. reflects on the past and looks to the future by inviting three artists – Heike Pallanca, Haim Steinbach and Susanne Kriemann – who will each develop a contemporary reflection on Chambres d’Amis within the museum walls.

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Carole Vanderlinden | Keep a promise
Carole Vanderlinden, The Jury, 2025, oil on canvas, 44,5 x 35 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
Carole Vanderlinden, The Jury, 2025, oil on canvas, 44,5 x 35 cm. Courtesy of the artist. © HV-studio

Coinciding with Chambres d'Amis turns 40, S.M.A.K. opens the first solo museum exhibition by the Belgian artist Carole Vanderlinden. In Keep a promise, Vanderlinden presents, from 30 May 2026 to 11 October 2026, a selection of paintings and works on paper from the past five years.

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