Object, Dream, Thought: Marcel Broodthaers, Pense-Bête and Surrealism

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

Object, Dream, Thought: Marcel Broodthaers, Pense-Bête and Surrealism

lecture by John C. Welchman

Wednesday 23 October 2024, 19:00-20:30
Lange Zaal, Academy

In this lecture in collaboration with S.M.A.K., John C. Welchman explores the relationship between Marcel Broodthaers' early work, ‘Pense-Bête’, and the Surrealist practice of the Poème Objet. He examines Broodthaers' broader connections to Surrealism and how his work uniquely visualizes thought.

You are warmly invited to the related events on Wednesday 23 October

  • 19:00 - 20:30: 'Object, Dream, Thought: Marcel Broodthaers, Pense-Bête and Surrealism', lecture by John C. Welchman

  • 20:30 - 21:30: ‘Subversive Surrealism?’, panel discussen with John Welchman, Vincent Van Meenen, Liesbeth Decan, and Kurt De Boodt, moderated by Johan Pas

  • continuously: 'Subversive Pages', exhibition with 100 Surrealist Publications from the Collection for Research on Artists’ Publications

  • continuously: 'Moving the Photogram', exhibition with contemporary practices using the photogram technique

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→ This lecture is part of the research festival ARTICULATE 2024 I ANONYMOUS CREATIVITY - ART WITHOUT ARTISTS

image: Marcel Broodthaers, 'Pense Bête', 1964, Mixed media, 95,5 cm x 85 cm x 44 cm, Bruikleen Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap

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