art in public space
Every day we are surrounded by beautiful artworks which are installed in public space, but often we don't know what we are looking at. This series not only shows the public art projects we commission, but also introduces you to some key artworks in public space, and sketches the context in which they were conceived.
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Billboard Series #20: Rinus Van de Velde
Van de Velde made a monumental drawing in charcoal, depicting a detail of dancing waves at sea, with the caption "Everything will be like it is now, ...
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A Temporary Monument for Brussels #7: Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough's new commission shows a tilted rectangle with the words OTHER and THE. The image is split into five parts – one for each flag ...
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Billboard Series #19: David Shrigley
For our new artlead Billboard Series, David Shrigley made a drawing that brings together many of his typical characteristics. It's a work that combines ...
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Billboard Series #18: Rodrigo Hernández
Rodrigo Hernández is interested in simple materials and in manual and artisanal ways of processing them. At first glance the works he makes may seem ...
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A Temporary Monument for Brussels #6: Jacqueline Mesmaeker
Jacqueline Mesmaeker's new commission for ATMFB deals with making visible what is in danger of disappearing, with framing our gaze and generating meaning, and ...
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Billboard Series #17: Nora Turato
In her work, Nora Turato plays with the speed of language and the ready-made vocabulary of the Internet to ...
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Billboard Series #16: Sharon Van Overmeiren
The work of Sharon Van Overmeiren reflects on the images with which we surround ourselves, and on how a specific image or a complete visual language is ...
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A Temporary Monument for Brussels #5: Gijs Milius
A Temporary Monument for Brussels is a contemporary reflection on the historical concept of a monument. Our fifth commission in this new series is made by Gijs Milius, who makes ...
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Billboard Series #15: Claudia Comte
For our 15th Billboard Series, Claudia Comte presents a work that is reminiscent of geometric abstraction and the colourful and illusionistic op-art from the sixties, but at ...
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A Temporary Monument for Brussels #4: Philippe Van Snick
A Temporary Monument for Brussels is a contemporary reflection on the historical concept of a monument. Our fourth commission in this new series is made by Philippe van Snick, who makes ...
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Billboard Series #14: Evelyn Taocheng Wang
For our new Billboard Series, Evelyn Toacheng Wang presents a drawing playing a prominent role in her new video, reflecting on mythologies of various origins that ...
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A Temporary Monument for Brussels #3: Sarah Margnetti
A Temporary Monument for Brussels is a contemporary reflection on the historical concept of a monument. Our third commission in this new series is made by Sarah Margnetti, who makes ...