Marres Currents #1: Wild Horses & Trojan Dreams
18.12.2013—4.1.2014

Juan Pablo Plazas, Girls, signs and evidences mixed media, 2013

For Wild Horses & Trojan Dreams, curators Laura Herman and Pieter Vermeulen selected artists that offer new perspectives on current forms of authorship, subjectivity, knowledge and artistic research. The participating artists challenge the boundaries of artistic freedom and explore the value of art today.

Artist Pecha Kucha: December 18, 2013, 10:30 – 13:30 at Lumière Cinema Maastricht.

Artists: Fabian Altenried, Nima Bahremand, Lou Benesch, John Bijnens, Christophe Clarijs, Rens Cools, Lisa Decavel, Sven Dehens, Kipras Dubauskas, Sibe Duijsters, Daan Gielis, Laetitia Jeurissen, Ekaterina Kaplunova, Jóhanna Kristbjörg Sigurðardóttir, Saori Kuno, Astrid Mingels, Juan Pablo Plazas, Sanne Vaassen, Jelena Vanoverbeek, Charles-Henry Sommelette.

Participating academies: Academie voor Beeldende Kunst Maastricht, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Gent, KASKA Antwerpen, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, MAD-Faculty Hasselt, PXL Universiteit Hasselt, Sint-Joost Den Bosch, Sint-Lucas Antwerpen, Sint-Lukas Brussel, Sint-Lucas Gent, The Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts Liège.

During the conception of the exhibition, curators Laura Herman and Pieter Vermeulen kept a blog.

John Bijnens, Château La commanderie video loop, 2011–2013
John Bijnens, Château La commanderie video loop, 2011–2013
Rens Cools, Clapping, 2013
Rens Cools, Clapping, 2013
Sanne Vaassen, Verdrinken, 2013
Sanne Vaassen, Verdrinken, 2013

Nima Bahremand KASK, Me&Jack, #1, Always Loser, 2013
Nima Bahremand KASK, Me&Jack, #1, Always Loser, 2013

Laetitia Jeurissen, Little Black Dress Supplied, 2012
Laetitia Jeurissen, Little Black Dress Supplied, 2012
Ekaterina Kaplunova, Frontal image # 1 (black), 2013
Ekaterina Kaplunova, Frontal image # 1 (black), 2013

Fabian Altenried, The Salpa–Tales: Oil!elds Mines Hurricanes, 2013
Fabian Altenried, The Salpa–Tales: Oil!elds Mines Hurricanes, 2013