That was really a cool event on Tuesday at WIELS, the presentation of the new residents - WIELS has an extraordinary residency program with about nine studios where changing local as well as international artists work up to months - I highly appreciate the idea that the new residents at the beginning of their working period get the opportunity to introduce themselves, their ideas or artistic approaches with a 10 minute presentation to a public audience. And the auditorium was packed with people who were eager to get know the artists.
Seven residents (among whom also the Austrian artist Nikolaus Gansterer) talked about what they are doing and shared some impressions of there ongoing projects in their individual style and afterwards the audience was invited to get into touch with the artists informally at the bar …
The current AIR are quite diverse from their artistic practice and their backgrounds …
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