Exhibition: Jan Fabre - My Queens
20 Apr 2018 - 19 Aug 2018
Meet Fabre’s beloved ladies and discover a completely different aspect of this multidisciplinary artist’s oeuvre.
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Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique - du Rue du Musée 9 1000
With the expo “My Queens”, Fabre honours the important women in his life while simultaneously creating a dialogue with the Flemish artistic tradition within the historic setting of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Amongst the works of baroque master Jacques Jordaens, Fabre presents eight monumental marble bas-reliefs of women close to him. Their regal profile contrasts with their paper party hats. These pieces represent the noble character of the artist’s friendships and the festive atmosphere connected with it.
In the centre of the room, the work “My Future Queen” can be found: a white marble sculpture of Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, also wearing a party hat. The statue of the Crown Princess is at the centre of different artistic dialogues in the space and stands right between the present and the past, looking towards the future.
Free admission with a ticket for the Old Masters Museum of a combi ticket.
Amongst the works of baroque master Jacques Jordaens, Fabre presents eight monumental marble bas-reliefs of women close to him. Their regal profile contrasts with their paper party hats. These pieces represent the noble character of the artist’s friendships and the festive atmosphere connected with it.
In the centre of the room, the work “My Future Queen” can be found: a white marble sculpture of Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, also wearing a party hat. The statue of the Crown Princess is at the centre of different artistic dialogues in the space and stands right between the present and the past, looking towards the future.
Free admission with a ticket for the Old Masters Museum of a combi ticket.
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
du Rue du Musée 9 1000
Contains some twenty thousand paintings, sculptures and drawings.
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