Claudio Abate
Saâdane Afif
Robert Barry
Robert Barta
Eric Baudart
Pierre Bismuth
Olivier Blanckart
Michel Blazy
Eric Cameron
Etienne Chambaud
Claire Fontaine
Peter Coffin
Susan Collis
Edith Dekyndt
Documentation Céline Duval
Olivier Dollinger
Jimmie Durham
Ernest T.
Patrick Faigenbaum
Ceal Floyer
Aurélien Froment
Mario García Torres
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
Graham Gussin
Raymond Hains
Louise Hervé
Chloé Maillet
Nathan Hylden
Emmanuelle Lainé
Louise Lawler
Saverio Lucariello
Vik Muniz
Bruce Nauman
Patrick Neu
Jorge Pedro Núñez
Roman Ondák
Florian & Michael Quistrebert
Maxime Rossi
Denis Savary
Nicolas Schöffer
Yann Sérandour
Alexandre Singh
Julien Tiberi
Jean-luc Verna
We are the painters
Rémy Zaugg
Sebastien Faucon
Carine Fol
Taking its title from the quote by the great Latin poet, Virgil, the exhibition becomes a riddle and seeks to go to the root of thought and the creative process. In the exhibition, the artist plays with the forms of the historic avant-garde, casts a critical eye on the originality of forms and systems of thought, seeks to free himself from his glorious origins, and asserts the primacy of chance and gradual erasure.
curated by Sébastien Faucon & Carine Fol
Claudio ABATE / Saâdane AFIF / Robert BARRY / Robert BARTA / Eric BAUDART /
Pierre BISMUTH / Olivier BLANCKART / Michel BLAZY / Eric CAMERON / Étienne CHAMBAUD /
CLAIRE FONTAINE / Peter COFFIN / Susan COLLIS / Édith DEKYNDT / documentation céline duval /
Olivier DOLLINGER / Jimmie DURHAM / ERNEST T. / Patrick FAIGENBAUM / Ceal FLOYER /
Aurélien FROMENT / Mario GARCÍA TORRES / Marie-Ange GUILLEMINOT / Graham GUSSIN /
Raymond HAINS / Louise HERVÉ et Chloé MAILLET/ Nathan HYLDEN / Emmanuelle LAINÉ /
Louise LAWLER / Saverio LUCARIELLO / Vik MUNIZ / Bruce NAUMAN / Patrick NEU /
Jorge Pedro NÚÑEZ / Roman ONDÁK / Florian & Michael QUISTREBERT / Maxime ROSSI /
Denis SAVARY / Nicolas SCHÖFFER / Yann SÉRANDOUR / Alexandre SINGH / Julien TIBERI /
Jean-Luc VERNA / We Are The Painters/ Rémy ZAUGG
Collection of the Centre national des arts plastiques [France]
A coproduction of the Centre national des arts plastiques/ministère de la Culture et
de la Communication (France) and the CENTRALE for contemporary art/Department of
Cultural Affairs of the City of Brussels and the non-profit Bruxelles-Musées-Expositions
The Centre national des arts plastiques (French national centre for the visual arts) and
the CENTRALE for contemporary art (Brussels) present L’ORIGINE DES CHOSES. Taking
its title from the quote by the great Latin poet, Virgil, “Happy is the one who knows
the causes of things”, the exhibition becomes a riddle and seeks to go to the root of
thought and the creative process.
In this exhibition, the artist becomes a lucid observer of the world, and particularly on
the artistic creation. He freely plays with the forms of the historic avant-garde, casts
a critical eye on the originality of forms and systems of thought, seeks to free himself
from his glorious origins, and asserts the primacy of chance and gradual erasure.
Through a selection of some one hundred works from CNAP’s collection, this exhibition
presents a plot in which the root of the work turns out to be the protagonist, from the
definition of Robert BARRY’s doubt to the methodical destruction of documentation
céline duval’s origins, from the spontaneity of Nicolas SCHÖFFER’s movement to Michel
BLAZY’s experiments.
The exhibition will extend across all the CENTRALE’s galleries and will place particular
focus on the young French scene, well represented in the collections. The exhibition
will also feature a video room covering the major themes of the tour going from
the questions of Bruce NAUMAN on the definition of the role of the artist to the
archaeological adventures of Louise HERVÉ and Chloé MAILLET.
A catalogue will accompany the exhibition, to be published in March 2013.
CURATORS
Sébastien FAUCON
Responsible for the
Centre national
des arts plastiques (CNAP)
visual arts collection
&
Carine FOL
Art Director of the CENTRALE
for contemporary art
Image: Jorge Pedro Nunez // Photo : © Pierre Antoine
Press contacts
Belgium
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PRESS CONFERENCE: 06-03 2013 // 3.00pm
PREVIEW: 06-03 2013 // 6.00pm
The CENTRALE for contemporary art
Place Sainte Catherine 44 - 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Opening time
Tuesday > Sunday 10:30 am > 06:00 pm
TICKETS € 5
€ 4 > 60+; Group (min. 10 pers.); Studentscard adult
€ 2,5 > Studentscard (18-26 years);
€ 1,25 > Carte jeune; Art. 27
Free > -18 years; Group leader; ICOM; AICA
Sodexo
GUIDED TOUR
Week: € 70
Week-end: € 75
Tickets for the exhibition are not included in the price.