short text about LSD

 a work of Jan Swartenbroekx

LOCUS SOLUS DOMESTICUS is a contemporary interpretation of elements of the book Locus Solus (1914) by Raymond Roussel. The book tells the story of a guided tour at the country estate Locus Solus. At the estate the scientist Martial Canterel has assembled a large number of extraordinary works, apparently not content related to each other, but rather united by the idea that each work is a phenomenal example of a nearly impossible task.

These tasks are all the result of some procedure, which is presented to the visitors as a process. In each case the process is extraordinary, which is reflected in the result.

In the spirit of Canterel, the Institut de Carton has chosen works of art in which the role of the procedure, the perception and the often highly extraordinary result are an important factor. In the show special attention will be paid to the sensory experience of the route through the works. Therefore the exhibition can only be visited in guided tours. The guides will be selected among the participating artists or will be specially invited.

All information regarding the programme, opening hours and guided tours will be available on the website of A.VE.NU.DE.JET.TE INSTITUT DE CARTON vzw: http://avenudejette.blogspot.com/

A comprehensive publication (dossier #3), in a limited edition of 50 and at a price of 80€, will document the works on show.

décrocher les SECRETS de la MEMOIRE

Thursday June 7 11:31 h.

Thursday June 7 15.37 h.

  

D.O.S.S.I.E.R 2

 



D.O.S.S.I.E.R 2 by Willem Oorebeek is ready. 

CONTENT

1. Invitation 

2. Text Catherine Robberechts 
3. Special edition: magazine page BLACKOUT 
4. Six photo prints of individual works 
5. Two pages of installation shots staircase 
6. One page impressions of conversation with Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Ulrike Lindmayr and Dirk Snauwaert 
7. Colophon 

The second exhibition in A.VE.NU.DE.JET.TE INSTITUT DE CARTON vzw was a series of 124 Paris-Match Black-Out posters by Willem Oorebeek. 
Every exhibition in A.VE.NU.DE.JET.TE INSTITUT DE CARTON vzw is going to be documented by a special dossier. The second dossier is ready now in an edition of 20. There are 5 exemplars "hors commerce". 
For more information how to become one exemplar from the few that rest contact Henri Jacobs.

Dirk Snauwaert in conversation with WO

Last Saturday May 26, Dirk Snauwaert tried to provoke Willem Oorebeek during the last conversation in the exhibition Les Secrets De La Mémoire by asking for the meaning of Willem's regular use of the word "iconoclasm". Wasn't it more "iconophobic" to black out the Paris-Match posters he asked the artist. The artist stayed cool and didn't stumble but stood on the fact that blacking-out is an act of iconoclasm. An iconophoby leads to iconoclasm, is part of it. To put the oeuvre of Willem in a historical perspective Dirk sketched the seventies when punk and anarchism were kicking and alive. Willem remarked that he never had the idea to belong to any direction or movement in art soever. As all artist feel their-selves, they fall in between every existing and actual art movement.
It was interesting when Dirk read some lines from Ad Reinhardt's text book Art as Art about the use and different meanings of black. Quote: "I (Ad Reinhardt) want to stress the idea of black as intellectuality and conventionality. There's an expression "the dark of absolute freedom" and an idea of formality. There's something about darkness or blackness that I don't want to pin down. But it's aesthetic." Willem thought it was beautiful and advised everybody to read Ad Reinhardt's Art as Art, but it hasn't anything to do with his art practise of blacking out. Dirk tried to get more information from the artist about his use of black to destroy images. The use from printed matter as raw materials to work with, to black-out or to print in layers over each other, is the big difference, Willem replied.
The whether was nice, beer and white wine was cooled, the audience was present in large numbers, the conversations were relaxed...

Thanks a lot Dirk Snauwaert, for trying to get Willem Oorebeek more specific about his black-out art practise.

Herewith some photos to give an impression of the conversation.

Saturday May 26 16:00 h.

REMINDER

On Saturday May 26 16:00 h:

Dirk Snauwaert (WIELS Brussels) in conversation with Willem Oorebeek
while walking through the exhibition Les Secrets de la Mémoire.

There are still some places available, therefore if you would like to join this conversation please make a reservation
by mail: henri-jacobs@skynet.be
or phone: 00 32 485 565 238

(This conversation marks the end of the second exhibition in
A.VE.NU.DE.JET.TE INSTITUT DE CARTON vzw)

Thanks and Bye,

Henri Jacobs
Avenue de Jette 41 - Jetselaan 41
1081 Koekelberg / Brussel
België

review in De Witte Raaf

Birgit Cleppe, De Witte Raaf 157, may - june 2012

Willem Oorebeek - Les Secrets de la Mémoire: program for May 2012

A.VE.NU.DE.JET.TE INSTITUT DE CARTON vzw
announces its program for May:

Opening hours:
Saturday May 12 14:00 - 18:00 h.

Saturday May 26 16:00 h:
Dirk Snauwaert (WIELS Brussels) in conversation with Willem Oorebeek
while walking through the exhibition Les Secrets de la Mémoire.

If you would like to join this event please make a reservation
by mail: henri-jacobs@skynet.be
or phone: 00 32 485 565 238

Thanks and Bye,

Henri Jacobs
Jetselaan 41
1081 Koekelberg / Brussel

Willem Oorebeek / Cette Semaine, 2005