SURROUNDING JEF GEYS
4 Conversations, an Installation & an Exhibition
Friday 26 April 2024, 10u00-17u00
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Wintertuin
Organized by research group ArchiVolt in consultation with WIELS
Jef Geys (1934-2018) probably was one of the most radical artists of his generation. For sure he was one of the first to explore the relationships between art and life in depth, and to investigate transdisciplinary strategies to do so. Trained in advertising at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in the 1950s, Geys successfully integrated communication and publication tools in his artistic practice. As a teacher, he considered avant-garde art a liberating and emancipating force.
At the occasion of the exhibition ‘You don’t see what you think you see' at WIELS, the Antwerp Academy and research group ArchiVolt pay tribute to Geys by reflecting on his practice and his legacy through four thematic conversations, an installation by Liselore Vandeput, and an exhibition with printed matter.
| PROGRAMME 26 APRIL | |
| 09:30 |
Welcome |
| 10:00 |
Introduction |
| 10:10 |
Jef Geys, the Archive & the Legacy |
| 11:20 |
Jef Geys as Source & Inspiration |
| 12:30 |
Lunch break at Instroom Academy |
| 14:10 |
Jef Geys, the Collaborator and the Teacher |
| 15:20 |
Jef Geys, the Publisher and the Communicator |
| 16:30 |
Conclusion |
| 16:45 | Drinks |
| 10:00 - 17:00 |
To Marie / Aan Marie 85 x Jef Geys |