Museum Mayer van den Bergh
Conversations. 15 contemporary artists in dialogue with Museum Mayer van den Bergh’s collection.
From November 10nd 2023 until March 3th 2024
Contemporary artists examine Museum Mayer van den Bergh’s collection and enter into dialogue. Amongst the centuries-old paintings, understated sculpture and lavish retables, contemporary works of art will be on display between 10 November 2023 and 3 March 2024. Fifteen artists drew inspiration from the museum’s masterpieces. Among others, Adrian Ghenie, Ben Sledsens, Bram Demunter, Rinus Van de Velde, Dennis Tyfus and Jonathan Meese created specially for this exhibition new work. The interaction between old and new is at the heart of this exhibition. For example, do you look at a 600-year-old tower retable differently when it is juxtaposed with new imagery? And how does that work in the other direction: does the layer of meaning of a contemporary work change when you place ancient art next to it?
Dutch, French, English, German
Available time slots
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From 09/11/2023 11:00 pm (UTC) until 03/03/2024 10:59 pm (UTC)
This tour guides you through the Conversations exhibition. You will be introduced to Museum Mayer van den Bergh’s collection in relation to the contemporary artworks that are on temporary display there. The dialogue between the old and new art, the stories they engage in and create together, is the focus of this tour.
The exhibition Conversations features work by Bram Demunter • Marcel Dzama • Adrian Ghenie • Kati Heck • Leiko Ikemura • Edward Lipski • Jonathan Meese • Ryan Mosley • Inès van den Kieboom • Muller Van Severen • Tobias Pils • Ben Sledsens • Dennis Typhus • Rinus Van de Velde • Tal R.
Practical information:
- This guided tour is suitable for group of adults
- Maximum 15 persons per group
- Duration: 90 minutes
Contact details for visitors
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