14TH BIENAL DE LA HABANA, FUTURE AND CONTEMPORANEITY, 12 November 2021 - 04 April 2022, Havana (CU)
The Bienal de la Habana is an important space for dialogue and reflection in the international art scene. Its founding purpose has been to contribute to a better knowledge and dissemination of the visual arts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. The 14th edition is based on the conviction that the work of artists is exacerbated by the dizzying changes that result from the ups and downs of a new era. Coming from a present that requires us to curat
BURNING FALLS, HOMO FABER, Berengo Studio, Murano, Venice (IT), 08 April - 15 May, 2022
The mesmerizing works in the exhibition Burning Falls were previously on display at Koen Vanmechelen’s solo exhibition Seduzione in the Uffizi in Florence. Central in this set-up is the function of glass in Vanmechelen’s creation of his Cosmopolitan Renaissance narrative. Glass is the material of the future. It is recyclable and mouldable. Inviting connection and teamwork, glass requires the merger of creativity and craftsmanship. Working with glass is like working with water
COUVEUSE, The Kube, Genk (BE) 01 april - 25 june 2022
Couveuse is an exhibition about unpredictability, chance and serendipity. The three guardians of the chamber of the womb of the unwritten story we call life. In a world that is becoming more and more unpredictable. The most striking installation is an almost futuristic object. It looks like a time capsule or even a UFO, but it is in fact a large incubator that hums with nurturing warmth. Beneath it seeds germinate. Underneath it grow extravagant, hybrid life forms. They are r
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, MusVerre, Sars-Poteries (FR) 12 februari - 21 augustus 2022
Since the 16th century, the Cabinet of Curiosities has been an important source of scholarship to understand the layout of the world and nature, but also a prestigious space exhibiting the most precious treasures of the collector. At that time, the imagination was fertile and the cabinets of objects traditionally classified according to their nature: naturalia (mineral, animal, plant), artificialia (archaeology, currency, weapons, etc.), scientifica (scientific study instrume
HUMAN RIGHTS PAVILION, world tour
During the 58th Venice Biennale, Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen heralded the birth of the Human Rights Pavilion, an evolving artwork that will take shape over the course of three years, as it travels the world, visiting almost every continent on earth. In 2024, Vanmechelen will present his completed OPUS at the next Venice Biennale, as an appeal to the world, and possibly as the start of a recurring international human rights pavilion. WORLDWIDE CAMPUS Vanmechelen launched t
