Vrijdagavonden: boekpresentatie 'Bootleg Paintings'

• The bar is open from 19:00
• Program starts at 20:00
• Entrance: Pay What You Can

From 17 February to 14 May the exhibition 'Bootleg Paintings' by Ghent artist Dieter Durinck runs at Kunsthal Gent. With a series of more than 40 green works from recent years, he pays critical homage to different eras and movements within 20th-century painting.

This Friday evening sees the launch of the book "Bootleg Paintings," published by Posture Editions. It is an overview of this collection of paintings, with texts by Céline Mathieu, Gabriela González, Alex Deforce and Simon Delobel reflecting on Durinck's series in a green/black duotone book. It is not only an ode to painting, but also a closing of an era and at the same time a reflection of our contemporary obsession with the unending game between reproduction and original.

••• With the support of the Flemish Government

Every Friday evening for 9 weeks, Kunsthal Gent will host a program centered around one or more artists, a collective or organization. From an artist talk, debate or book presentation to a performance, documentary or film evening.

The events are partly related to Kunsthal Gent's artistic program and have grown out of the courses of artists with whom we currently collaborate, such as the evenings with Eleni Kamma (in collaboration with Hans Bryssinck and KASK Performance students), Dieter Durinck and Ben Benaouisse.

However, much of Vrijdagavonden's program comes about in dialogue and collaboration with local partners and artists. For this series we collaborated with, among others, Lochness, School of Love, Martina Petrović & Robert Monchen (In de Ruimte) Filip Van Dingenen and Hélène Meyer (Piloot).