Art Matters — with Nicolas Bourriaud and Kendell Geers
Art Matters — with Nicolas Bourriaud and Kendell Geers

Mon. May 27, 12:15PM

Art Matters — with Nicolas Bourriaud and Kendell Geers

Join Art Matters lunch monthly, curated by Kendell Geers, for a convivial discovery of a personality sharing their knowledge, experience, and why Art Matters.

Art Matters is a masterclass on all matters relating to art with artist Kendell Geers. Each month he invites someone close to his art to a lunchtime talk at The Merode where they will share their knowledge, memories, experience, loves and hates about food, friendship, wine, love and most importantly why Art Matters. 

For the first Art Matters lunch, Kendell Geers is inviting curator and art critic, Nicolas Bourriaud.

Join us for a lunch signed by JML, where Kendell Geers and Nicolas Bourriaud discuss the evolution of Bourriaud's ideas from Relational Aesthetics to the 15th Gwangju Biennale that he is curating for September 2024.


Having met at the 1993 Venice Biennial Nicolas Bourriaud and Kendell Geers have worked together for exhibitions at the Palais Tokyo, Lyon Biennial, Moscow Biennial, Venice Biennial and many more. In 1998 Bourriaud added a chapter to Art History with his book “Relational Aesthetics” describing “artistic practices which take as their theoretical and practical point of departure the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.” Throughout his career, Bourriaud has consistently explored art practices based on human relationships and communication, often intersecting with technology, media, and networks.


speaker

Nicolas Bourriaud

Nicolas Bourriaud is a curator and art critic. Bourriaud has a strong theoretical foundation and extensive experience in curating large-scale exhibitions such as Tate Triennial 2009, Taipei Biennale 2014, and Istan-bul Biennale 2019. He founded and co-directed the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (1999-2006). He was Gulbenkian Curator for Contemporary Art at Tate Britain in London (2007 to 2010). In 2022, he curated PLANET B. Climate change and the new sub-lime, Palazzo Bollani, Venice for Radicants, an international curatorial cooperative which he created earlier the same year.

moderator

Kendell Geers

Kendell Geers is a contemporary artist. His work confronts universal themes of love, resilience, and hope, driven by his belief that the act of making art is what defines humanity itself. In times of social crisis and political extremism, his work challenges audiences to consider how art can build bridges and restore a sense of shared humanity. Extending this vision, Geers hosts the Art Matters tables at TheMerode. Bringing together performance, philosophical inquiry, and community engagement, Art Matters embodies his conviction that art is not a passive pursuit but an active force for change. At its heart lies the idea that art changes the world, one perception at a time.
Start
Mon. May 27, 12:15PM
End
Mon. May 27, 2:00PM
Format
A Seat at the Table
Language
English (US)
Guest allowed?
Yes, 1 per member

Price

Registration for Art Matters — with Nicolas Bourriaud and Kendell Geers
34.99€ Incl. VAT

Address

Event
Place Poelaert, 6
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Parking
Parking Poelaert, Place Poelaert 1000 Brussels

Detailed programme

Welcome
Mon. May 27, 12:15PM
Lunch and conversation
Mon. May 27, 12:30PM
End
Mon. May 27, 2:00PM

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