The conception of Monument by Anouk De Clercq, Ghent (BE) August-October 2011
Herman Asselberghs presents Speech Act, a monologue on all things black, delivered by Willy Thomas and commissioned within the context of In and Out of Brussels: Africa Inside Europe. The film premiered at Hors Pistes, Pompidou (FR) and International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL). After Empire by Herman Asselberghs is on show at Artefact (BE).
Anouk De Clercq finished a permanent artwork at Sint-Pietersplein in Ghent (BE) named Monument: a huge mural suggesting an abstract library. The City of Ghent commissioned the piece as a monument to its students.
Spectres by Sven Augustijnen won the Public Libraries Prize and GNCR Prize at FID Marseille (FR) and received a special mention from the jury of the International Competition. At Filmer à Tout Prix (BE) it won the Prize of the Flemish Community. A book Spectres is published by ASA Publishers and won the Fernand Baudin Prize 2011. Sven Augustijnen received the Evens Prize for Visual Arts 2011.
Auguste Orts is proud to present Printed Matter in a solo show of Sirah Foighel Brutmann & Eitan Efrat at STUK (BE). At the US première of Blue Meridian by Sofie Benoot at Camden International Film Festival Blue Meridian received a special mention by the jury. Aglaia Konrad's trilogy Concrete & Samples is on display at Sint-Lukasgalerie, Brussels (BE).
More recent Auguste Orts productions: Oh by Anouk De Clercq received a special mention at Videomedeja (CS) and Think about Wood, Think about Metal by Manon de Boer is part of AV Festival (GB).
For all upcoming and past events, see agenda
May 17, 2011 – Dec 30, 2012
MAS Antwerpen (BE)
Exhibition
– L'Ecole des Pickpockets (Sven Augustijnen), Presto, Perfect Sound (Manon de Boer)
Oct 14, 2011 – Mar 4, 2012
de Appel Amsterdam (NL)
solo exhibition
Exhibition
– Spectres (Sven Augustijnen)
Since Oct 21, 2011
Sint-Pietersplein Gent (BE)
Art in Public Space
– Monument (Anouk De Clercq)
Auguste Orts is supported by
Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie
Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Partner of Auguste Orts is
Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussel