Artists in Architecture

As part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage initiative, the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) presents the results of its Architecture residency programme, Artists in Architecture, organised in six houses in Belgium, Italy, Romania and Spain. These houses were built or rehabilitated in the 20th century and inhabited by European cultural figures, whether it be architects, historians, scientists or artists.

Six artists and architects were selected through an open call in spring 2019 to set up residence for two weeks during summer in six different single-family houses to reflect on future approaches to the preservation, restoration and re-activation of heritage sites.
Each of the residents developed a singular project that underlines a lesser-known European cultural aggregate, either in situ, outside the walls or even in the public space.

The study of (in)tangible architectural heritage was tackled by the following participants:

Jacques Ligot (FR)
House of Belgian artist Olivier Strebelle, designed by André Jacqmain
1955-1958, Uccle, Belgium

Something Fantastic & Fernanda Tellez (DE)
Willy van der Meeren House
1956-1959, Tervuren, Belgium

Susanne Mariacher & Helene Schauer (AT)
Marcel Iancu House
1935, Bucharest, Romania

Luke James (FR)
House of artist Sol LeWitt, designed by Umberto Castellano & Andrea Pane
1980 (artistic interventions 1980-2007), Praiano, Italy

Elena Mazzi (IT)
Casina Fiorelli
Second part of the 19th century, built on Roman ruins, Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Italy

Ben Weir (IR)
Casa Vilaró
1928-1930, Barcelona, Spain

The exhibition Artists in Architecture. Re-Activating Modern European Houses held at BOZAR, showcases the outcomes of the residencies featuring a photographic documentation by Antoine Espinasseau and a publication by Belgian art magazine HART.

Opening: 12.11.2019 - 6pm
In the framework of the opening of the exhibition a talk with the artists and the partners of the project is organised at BOZAR, followed by a live performance by Belgian-based dance school PARTS. The performance is part of the final work of Jacques Ligot developed during his residency at the Strebelle House.
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The project was developed in partnership with Fundació Mies van der Rohe (ES) and the University of Naples Federico II (IT), with co-funding by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union in the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 (EYCH).