Elements
202423.05 — 23.06
Aachen, Genk, Hasselt, Heerlen, Liège, Maastricht, Sittard-Geleen, Wijlre
Aachen, Genk, Hasselt, Heerlen, Liège, Maastricht, Sittard-Geleen, Wijlre
23.05 — 23.06
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Ludwig Forum Aachen
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Ludwig Forum Aachen is a museum for international contemporary art. Alongside solo and thematic group exhibitions and its transdisciplinary public program, it houses significant parts of the renowned Peter and Irene Ludwig Collection.
Terrestrial Perspectives. An exhibition about land art, land use and ecology with works from the collections of the Ludwig Forum Aachen and beyond
from May 25
Accompanying events
Guided tours with curator Lisa Oord
Saturday, May 25, 15:00 (German) / Thursday, June 13 (German)
+ June 20 (English), 17:00 / Sunday, June 30, 13:00 (English)Terrestrial Connections
Culinary interventions by food artist Paula Erstmann
Sunday, June 30, from 14:00Further exhibitions on view
Ulrike Müller: Monument to My Paper Body
Fragments of a Reality That Once Was. Encounters with Ukraine
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Jester Genk
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Kunsthal Genk
Jester is a space for development and presentation of contemporary art where artists live, work, and share in Genk. Jester runs a residency and exhibition program, inviting international artists and curators to research and experiment.
Impossible Songs
May 25 — August 31, 2024
Impossible Songs is Jester’s inaugural exhibition that unveils the manifold universe of Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak.
The exhibition departs from The Universal Empire, Sobczak’s musical that recounts the tales of an anabaptist commune in Amsterdam and their unlikely meeting with William Blake, called by them Mercury. The narrative is charged with an alchemic energy that permeates props, decors, and myriad characters who inhabit the exhibition. Heretics and martyrs chant impossible songs of persecution, resistance, and at times triumph.
Stemming from thoughtful research into persecution society and queer resilience, Mikołaj Sobczak’s practice contributes to an urgent and ongoing palimpsest of untold histories.
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Z33 Hasselt
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House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture
Z33 is a ground-breaking arts institution that works at the intersection of art, design and architecture in a stunning building designed by Italian architect Francesca Torzo.
Leaps of Faith
The exhibition explores the relationship between faith and contemporary art. Faith is about our relationship to the unknown and the unknowable; about doubt and conviction; about what you cannot know but perhaps can feel. With works by Igshaan Adams,
Francis Alÿs, Peter Buggenhout, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Edith Dekyndt, Namsal Siedlecki, Paul Thek, Danh Võ, among othersArt on the Meuse
Discover art in the Meuse Valley with the Tree of Life in Herbricht and Vulva Island
in Bichterweerd (kunstaandemaas.be).
Free Thursday Night Opening
June 13, 18:00 — 22:00
Sunday Talks 14:30 — 16:00
- May 26:The contradiction at the core of our existence – With Karine Claassen, Bram Ieven, Wim Coppers & Tim Roerig (in Dutch).
- June 16: The elusive – With Karine Claassen, Peter Buggenhout, Frank Verstraete & Céline Broeckaert (in Dutch).
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SCHUNCK Heerlen
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SCHUNCK Museum stages exhibitions and activities in the monumental Glaspaleis in Heerlen. It is a place where contemporary art and architecture are in dialogue with the community and the wider world.
Exhibition
Alevtina Kakhidze: Windows, signs of peace
Алевтина Кахідзе: Вітрини, ознака мируApril 27 — September 1, 2024 Alevtina Kakhidze presents a new installation in SCHUNCK’s store window, and more of her drawings in the library. Works by 14 other Ukrainian artists, selected by Kakhidze, are on display in St. Pancratius Church under the title ‘What hinders a sermon becomes one’.
BREAKING BREAD activities
- June 13: Frictions Festival: Collecting Friends
- June 14: Architecture Day 2024 - lecture
- June 15: Architecture Day 2024 - tour to reused churches in the Euregion
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Espace 251 Nord Liège
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Art contemporain
Espace 251 Nord is an art center in Liège dedicated to the production and exhibitions of Belgian and foreign artists. Since 1984 it organizes exhibitions across Belgium and in many European cities.
Exhibitions
Hybrides : Inventaire
May 18 — June 29, 2024
Espace251 Nord, rue Vivegnis 251
Hybrides : Renversements
May 24 — June 29, 2024
La Comète, rue Vivegnis 213
In a double exhibition Espace 251 Nord examines the iconography of the 60 columns in the courtyard of the Palace of the Princes-Bishops of Liège (dated 1526). The hybrid beings, polymorphous monsters and grotesques not only confronts us with the past, but asks to reflect on (de)colonialism, migrations, genocides, epidemics and our relationship towards nature. While revealing the discoveries made in the study workshop at Espace 251 Nord, about hundred 3D scans of the columns are presented in La Comète, a former cinema.
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Bonnefanten Maastricht
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Offering a surprising perspective on art and society, the Bonnefanten engages a diverse public with its permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, special events and family activities.
Exhibitions
Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me
The first large scale retrospective in the Netherlands of the work of internationally celebrated video and film art pioneer Isaac Julien, renowned for his compelling lyrical films and video art installations.
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: This is not the end of the road
from June 8
Mirga-Tas is known for her large-scale textile works, in which she celebrates the Roma identity from a feminist perspective. This exhibition shows her most renowned work, as well as new creations.
Events
Bonnefanten Free Friday
June 7, 20:00 — 23:00
A free evening at the museum with an exciting programme celebrating art and community in the context of the current exhibitions.
Guided tours in several languages throughout ELEMENTS.
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Bureau Europa Maastricht
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Platform for architecture & design
As a presentation platform, Bureau Europa presents exhibitions, lectures, tours of Maastricht and activities in the field of architecture and design in the Euregio.
In Vitro - the many lives of glass
Now — June 16, 2024
In Vitro shows the use of glass in architecture in different manifestations. Glass can be a local and artisanal material, but also an industrial product that had an big influence on how we interact with each other, with architecture and with the nature around us. Archive material and old stained glass come together with introspective installations and films that explore the shine and layering of glass.
Activities
- June 15: Architecture Day and glass expert from the Limburg glass depot
- June 16: Performance by Artware and glass expert from the Limburg glass depot
- Wandel langs het glas (bureau-europa.nl/over-gevels-en-glazeniers)
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Jan van Eyck Academie Maastricht
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Post–Academy for art, design and reflection
The Jan van Eyck Academie is a place for research and experimentation, offering residencies to (inter)national artists, designers and curators.
Open Studios
36 Artists, fashion, graphic, social, and food designers, curators, writers and performers will open their studios to display the processes and outcomes of their time spent at the Jan van Eyck Academie.
For three consecutive days, the academy studios, labs, halls, and gardens will be filled with presentations, installations and screenings, readings, talks, and performances. The event programme also counts on contributions by the Jan van Eyck Food Lab, the Future Materials Lab, and a special Writers’ Programme.
Open
- June 21: 12:00 – 21:00 with an opening speech at 17:00
- June 22: 12:00 – 19:00
- June 23: 12:00 – 19:00
Free entry
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Marres Maastricht
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House for Contemporary Culture
Marres develops a new vocabulary for the senses in collaboration with artists, musicians, designers and performers. Marres aspires to be a social meeting
place for everybody.Friday Night Opening
May 24, 17:00 — 21:00
Marres organizes free tours in Spanish, English, and in Maastricht dialect. Enthusiastic guides will take you through the wonderful exhibition Opaque Spirits by the Peruvian artist Arturo Kameya. Make your reservation via
reserveringen@marres.org
Training the Senses Symposium
June 4-5-6, 4-7PM
Marres and the Erasmus+ SensesSquared project organize the Training the Senses Symposium to enrich your teaching practice by implementing sensory and embodied learning. You can attend single workshops on different days, or follow a full day program. All workshops are taught in English and participation is completely free of charge. Application via mail to educatie@marres.org stating your name, contact details and the workshops you would like to attend.
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Het Nieuwe Domein Sittard-Geleen
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Museum for contemporary art and heritage
Discover the surprising interplay of art and heritage at Het Nieuwe Domein. A soft rebel with a fresh perspective!
Joseph Sassoon Semah: Between Graveyard and Museum’s Sphere
Explore the intriguing connection between a graveyard and a museum in Joseph Sassoon Semah’s exhibition Between Graveyard and Museum’s Sphere. From the Temple of Solomon to the lost public space of Baghdad, his work explores exile, identity, and friendship. As a child of forced migration, Sassoon Semah brings his personal journey to life, from Iraq to Israel and ultimately Amsterdam. His research, the fifth chapter of On Friendship / (Collateral Damage), illuminates the relationship between Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Learn more about his pursuit of dialogue on our website.
DIG IT: an evening with Gabriel Lester
June 14, 2024
On friendship, jazz, cats and insects. Screening of the artist film DIG IT (2023) by Gabriel Lester. With live music and poetry.
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Buitenplaats Kasteel Wijlre
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Kasteel Wijlre estate is a cultural heritage site where contemporary art is presented in a context of unique gardens, historical buildings and modern architecture.
Elspeth Diederix: Angelica fields
Now — 25 August 2024
Angelica fields is a site specific installation based on photographic research into the flora of Kasteel Wijlre estate. It is an intuitive exploration of the nature around the fringes of the estate’s grounds and a tribute to the small and inconspicuous.
Also on display
Tuun - Lou-Lou van Staaveren: a photography exhibition in which the artist explores topiary, the sculptural approach to pruning that is also seen at Kasteel Wijlre estate.
Re__gio Line 18 - Gert Robijns: a film and drawing presentation around Robijns’s ‘Reset Mobile’, a sculpture that addresses the relationship between man and nature.
16 June: Elements Garden Programme
Guided tours, workshops, talk with Elspeth Diederix and lecture by botanical philosopher Norbert Peeters. See website for details.
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During Elements 2024 we, 11 art institutions from the region, open our doors wide - even more than usual. Enjoy the diversity of buildings and gardens, collections and presentations, artists and works of art, activities and events. Expand the borders, check out the neighbours! Together we celebrate contemporary art in our region.
The Meuse Rhine Euregion covers the region from Sittard-Geleen in South Limburg to Liège in Wallonia and from Hasselt in Belgian Limburg to Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia. In this region, within 50 km2, you will find 11 leading institutions in the field of contemporary art, working together as ELEMENTS. The strength of these museums, research places and workshops lies in their connection. Together we cover the entire field of contemporary art, from the research and creation process to presentation and public experience in a museum context. Some institutions have existed for decades; others are young - some more rebellious, others with international fame, from academy to museum. By working together we bundle professional knowledge, presentation opportunities and visibility.
During ELEMENTS 2024 we celebrate the rich culture and art scene of our region, and invite everyone to come experience it!
The Euregion
In this vibrant region, most institutions are conveniently nestled within a half-hour drive by car, bus or train. Some are even within walking or biking distance from each other. Reaching them is never a hassle.
