performance
Becoming by Lieven De Boeck
An installation-performance of seven sculptures by Lieven De Boeck, as the final act of A Private Affair.
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Seven suspended paper sculptures in the shape of Möbius strips by Lieven De Boeck hang melancholically from the ceiling, gently rotating. Meanwhile, the artist, along with Emma Revest and Mae Dessauvage, reads personal letters received from friends, acquaintances, and lovers. These letters, though deeply intimate, subtly address broader social issues and question topics around gender and sexual contradictions. By listening to these texts, the work aims to establish parameters of judgment and appreciation, opening the public’s mind to various stories and projections. The artist’s use of the Möbius ring in the sculptures engages with intersectionality and gender fluidity. The twists and turns of the loops suggest the inherent flux in identities and ideologies—whether private or public, solitary or shared.
In the context of the exhibition, A Private Affair curated by Bayo Hassan Bello.
Performance: Saturday 25 May: 18:00 – 19:00
Free / No RSVP
Opening days and hours of the exhibition:
Thursday 16 May to Saturday 25 May 14:00→18:00,
16, 17 and 25 May 14:00→20:00,
closed on 18, 19, and 20 May.
The following artists are participating:
Joël Andrianomearisoa, Denilson Baniwa, Lieven De Boeck, Kasper Bosmans, Ryan Cullen, Gabriel Chaile, Delphine Deguislage, Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel, Matthew Darbyshire, Serena Fineschi, Lode Geens, Romeo Gómez López, Antony Gormley, Nicolás Lamas, Sven Laurent, Loredana Longo, Wobbe Micha, Youssef Nabil, Daniel Nicolaevsky Maria, Karol Radziszewski, Man Ray, Sudarshan Shetty, Kiki Smith, Aïcha Snoussi, James Tailor.