Project Room #13 | Kasper Bosmans. A Perfect Shop-Front

With the exhibition A Perfect Shop-Front by Kasper Bosmans (Lommel, 1990), the Foundation presents the first event of the new exhibition cycle of the Project Room, a “observatory” project dedicated to the most recent developments in the international art scene, entrusted for 2021 to guest curator Eva Fabbris.

In his work, Bosmans combines socio-political themes and different historical-cultural contexts in forms that draw from heraldic repertoires, the symbolism of folklore, the tradition of ready-made, and the history of decoration. Combined in a highly subjective manner, these elements merge into works that tell and theorize unusual mythologies, attempting to find new ways of telling knowledge. Anecdotes from different times and places are transposed into paintings, installations, and elegant, witty, and ironic objects.

On the occasion of Project Room #13, the artist has designed and directed, entirely remotely, a complex intervention in which the elements of his practice are linked to some strictly contemporary issues, such as environmental disasters and the physical limitations imposed by the pandemic. The collection of works triggers a dimension of flânerie that is far from disengaged, where the viewer encounters references to political consciousness in forms that stem from a radical approach to folk art, balancing between concept and the history of materials.

The exhibition has been extended until June 18, 2021.

On the occasion of the exhibition, a booklet is published with a conversation between Kasper Bosmans and Roger Hiorns.