Painting after Painting - A contemporary survey from Belgium
Despite the many claims of its death, painting remains a thriving art form. This group exhibition featuring work by 74 artists outlines the medium's recent evolutions and trends in Belgium.
Painting After Painting showcases the work of over seventy contemporary painters. Without striving for completeness, S.M.A.K. attempts to outline the recent developments and trends in the medium. Artists today draw on the motifs and techniques of the past, but equally explore and push the boundaries of the discipline. Some create narrative works addressing their daily lives, political and social issues, or questions of identity, gender and representation. Others adopt a more abstract or formalist language and explore the relationship with other contemporary image-making forms.
Painting After Painting aims to celebrate the depth and complexity of the medium painting. The exhibition is complemented by a richly illustrated catalogue, featuring essays by Dominic van den Boogerd and Tanja Boon. Furthermore, S.M.A.K. will transform Room 1 into a painting studio throughout the exhibition period, offering visitors, including groups and schools, an opportunity to express their own artistic creativity.
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Despite the many claims of its death, painting remains a thriving art form. This group exhibition featuring work by 74 artists outlines the medium's recent evolutions and trends in Belgium.
Painting After Painting showcases the work of over seventy contemporary painters. Without striving for completeness, S.M.A.K. attempts to outline the recent developments and trends in the medium. Artists today draw on the motifs and techniques of the past, but equally explore and push the boundaries of the discipline. Some create narrative works addressing their daily lives, political and social issues, or questions of identity, gender and representation. Others adopt a more abstract or formalist language and explore the relationship with other contemporary image-making forms.
Painting After Painting aims to celebrate the depth and complexity of the medium painting. The exhibition is complemented by a richly illustrated catalogue, featuring essays by Dominic van den Boogerd and Tanja Boon. Furthermore, S.M.A.K. will transform Room 1 into a painting studio throughout the exhibition period, offering visitors, including groups and schools, an opportunity to express their own artistic creativity.
Artists on show
- Adam Leech
- Anastasia Bay
- Anna Zacharoff
- Anne Van Boxelaere
- Anthony N鈥橤oya
- Antoine Goossens
- Aurelie Gravas
- Bart Stolle
- Ben Sledsens
- Bendt Eyckermans
- Bram Demunter
- Brieuc Dufour
- Carlotta Bailly-Borg
- Carole Vanderlinden
- Charline Tyberghein
- Charlotte Vandenbroucke
- Che Go Eun
- Diego Herman
- Dieter Durinck
- Emmanuelle Quertain
- Felix De Clercq
- Frederik Lizen
- Gijs Milius
- Hadassah Emmerich
- Hannah De Corte
- Helmut Stallaerts
- Henrik Olai Kaarstein
- Jannis Marwitz
- Jérôme Degive
- Joëlle Dubois
- Jonas Dehnen
- Julien Meert
- Julien Saudubray
- Karel Thienpont
- Kati Heck
- Koen van den Broek
- Kristof Santy
- Leen Voet
- Libasse Ka
- Lisa Vlaemminck
- Loïc Van Zeebroek
- Louise Delanghe
- Luís Lázaro Matos
- Lysandre Begijn
- Mae Alphonse Dessauvage
- Manuel Falcata
- Marie Zolamian
- Matthieu Ronsse
- Melissa Gordon
- Michael van den Abeele
- Michiel Ceulers
- Monika Stricker
- Natasja Mabesoone
- Nel Aerts
- Nelleke Cloosterman
- Nelson Louis
- Nina Gross
- Nokukhanya Langa
- Pieter Jennes
- Pieter Vermeersch
- Samuel Hindolo
- Sanam Khatibi
- Sarah Smolders
- Shirley Villavicencio
- Stijn Cole
- Tatjana Gerhard
- Thom Trojanowski Hobson
- Tina Gillen
- Vedran Kopljar
- Veerle Beckers
- Victoria Palacios
- Vincent Geyskens
- William Ludwig Lutgens
- Yann Freichels
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