23 Feb — 6 Apr 2008

Exhibition
“To Burn Oneself with Oneself: the Romantic Damage Show”

de Appel

Opening: Friday 22 February from 6 pm. onwards in de Appel

 

Participating artists: Harmen Brethouwer (NL), Günther Förg (GER), Rodney Graham (CAN), Joan Jonas (US), Michael Landy (GB), Renzo Martens (NL/BE), Jewyo Rhii (KOR), Christoph Schlingensief (GER), Annika Ström (SE/UK) and Richard T. Walker (GB/US)

Curator: Mark Kremer (NL) in collaboration with Ann Demeester (BE)

Guided tours by curator Mark Kremer on Saturday March 15th and Sunday April 6th at 3 pm.


Romanticism is back with a vengeance. A few years ago it seemed to be a notion unearthed from a dim past and revamped in order to lend some substantial emphasis to a disoriented contemporary art practice. Romantic themes exert an almost universal attraction, which is why they resurface at regular intervals. But what’s really going on?

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