Space is a Word

finissage

16 Jan 2011
  • 16:30
  • PAKT
  • Zeeburgerpad 53, 1019 AB Amsterdam

P/AKT is rounding up the Space is a Word series with a finissage on Sunday January 16th. Space is a Word was the starting point for a new exhibition format which focuses on art as a Mental Space.
During this first episode the participating artists were invited to reflect on the underlying principles of language and architecture. Three consecutive solo exhibitions that connected formed a transition: from Gino Saccone’s intuitive universe to Jean Bernard Koeman’s clear-cut mental architecture and finally Frederik van Simaey’s poetic exercises into the folding and unfolding of space.

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spaceisaword - Gino Saccone - Jean Bernard Koeman - Frederik van Simaey, bron

With:
Jean Bernard Koeman, PAKT

Program:

16.30 hrs: introductory small talk with the artists - presentation of the publication
The publication features contributions by Inigo Wilkins (cultural theorist, UK) on Gino Saccone, Lars Kwakkenbos (journalist, BE) on Jean Bernard Koeman and Gertrud Sandqvist (art historian, SE) on Frederik van Simaey.

17.00 hrs: presentation/performance by Hedwig Houben
Artist Hedwig Hoeben was invited to follow the Space is a Word series as a moderator. Her conclusions have resulted in the text-work Colour and Shape: A Conversation About Concept and Meaning, which will be available as a separate publication.

17.30: The Suprematist Guitar Ensemble
Performed by Jean Bernard Koeman’s all-star band Sydney Office Hours