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Onthaasting: About Spare Time and Slower Worlds

November 11–December 21

Onthaasting is a mental diversion through the use of recreation as an "escape" from the perceived unpleasant aspects of daily life. It takes place on the outskirts of contemporary life: on mountaintops, in wide-open plains, in churches, in landscapes, in gardens ... but most of all in the mind. The exhibition presents Belgian contemporary video artists within this conceptual framework.

Curated by Niels Van Tomme and Jan Van Woensel.
Gallic Pork-Butchery
Gallic Pork-Butchery, 2005. Video.
© Messieurs Delmotte, 2005.
Cel Crabeels, Topologic
Cel Crabeels, Topologic, 2002. Video.
Courtesy of the artist, in private collections.
Guillaume Bijl, James Ensor in Oostende circa 1920
Guillaume Bijl, James Ensor in Oostende circa 1920, 2000.
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Artists: Guillaume Bijl, Jacques Charlier, Cel Crabeels, De Brassers, Messieurs Delmotte, Gery De Smet and Harald Thys & Jos De Gruyter.

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