In September at the Foundation

Opening Tuesday 3 September from 18:30 to 21:00 at the Maison Horta 

Nathalie Guiot is curator with Benjamin Zurstrassen, director of the Horta Museum, of an exhibition about the work of the French artist Marie-Ange Guilleminot, who invests the house-studio of Victor Horta (1861-1947), jewel of the art nouveau in Brussels. An obvious resonance exists between this architect known for his passion for know-how and Marie-Ange Guilleminot who likes to develop collaborations with artisans to design what she calls her “sculptures d’usage”, La Malle, Le meuble spirale or Le Livre de seuil. The works of the artist arranged in each room of the house as a new narrative, harmoniously dialogue with the past of Horta, as if they both conversed on their respective influences, ranging from Japanese prints to William Morris, through the passion of materials and gardens.

Graduated from the Villa Arson in 1985, Marie-Ange Guilleminot lives and works in Paris. In 1997, she received the honorable mention at the Venice Biennale with the Salon de transformation. She is very present on the international art scene (first major acquisition in the United States for the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1996) then Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005 / Kyoto Art Center, 2006 / Center Pompidou Paris, 2010 / Villa Savoye, Le Corbusier, Poissy, 2012 / The ghosts of our past actions. Man Ray, Sonia Delaunay, Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Villa Noailles, Mallet-Stevens, Hyères, 2014 / Touchez-voir, ordering an installation, made for the Palais Galliera, 2013-2016 / The exhibition Laps, at the Cité of the Ceramics of Sèvres, presents in 2015 a retrospective of his work, then Destine-moi une maison unfolds at the Art Center La Chapelle Jeanne d’Arc at Thouars in 2015 as a synthesis or artistic program of La Maison de Vie whose primer is developed today at Maison Horta.

Around the exhibition
Lecture by Marie-Ange Guilleminot on Thursday 5th September at 20:15 at the centre culturel Flagey, Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels.

Download here the press release.

This exhibition is part of the Brussels Design September and is supported by the Fondation Thalie.

The Evens Foundation and the Fondation Thalie are launching a call for a research and production residency for a visual artist and writer duo.

European Chronicles aims at creating a collaboration between a visual artist and a writer who are invited to propose a collective project engaging with challenges that Europe faces today and envisioning perspectives for its future. The artist and writer duo may be an already established partnership or formed specifically for the call.

The research themes may include but are not limited to:
• Identities and different forms of belonging in contemporary Europe
• Resurgence of nationalisms and redefinition of borders
• New forms of political communities, struggles and solidarities

Who is this residency for?
The call is addressed to artists and authors of all nationalities based in Europe, without age restriction. Candidates must speak French and / or English. The literary work may be produced in any European language; translation into French and English will be envisioned for the final exhibition and / or publication.

Duration of the residency: flexible, with a minimum of 6 weeks, starting January 2020

Selection Committee
Julien Amicel, director of Fondation Thalie
Anne Davidian, head of Paris office, Evens Foundation
Diane Dufour, director of LE BAL
Matthias Enard, writer
Nathalie Guiot, president and founder of Fondation Thalie
Nadja Romain, producer, trustee of Women For Women International
Béatrice Salmon, deputy director in charge of Visual Arts, DG for Artistic Creation, Ministry of Culture, France
Dirk Snauwaert, director of Wiels

Apply online via the Foundation website.