FLEMISH MASTERS 2018-2020 ANTWERP BAROQUE 2018 BAROQUE ANTWERP PROGRAMME Programme www.antwerpbaroque2018.be Cultural city festival I june 2018 — january 2019 © Paul Kooiker, uit de serie Sunday, 2011 — vu: Wim Van Damme, Francis Wellesplein 1, 2018 Antwerpen 1, 2018 Wellesplein Francis Damme, — vu: Wim Van 2011 uit de serie Sunday, Kooiker, © Paul Paul Kooiker The cover photo was taken by the Dutch photographer Paul Kooiker. See more of his surprising nudes at the FOMU. expo Paul Kooiker 71 Behind the scenes Frieke Janssens The striking portraits in this portrayed. The ostrich feathers brochure were taken by the in Herr Seele’s portrait epitomise Belgian photographer Frieke exoticism and lavish excess. Janssens. “Baroque suits me, it Yvon Tordoir also paints skulls suits my photographic style.” in his street art but a skull also Janssens mainly studied the embodies power, fearlessness and self-portraits of Rubens and the rebelliousness. The soap bubbles in portrait of his wife, Isabella Brant. the portrait of the musician Pieter “I refer to the pose, the attributes, Theuns symbolise the “ephemeral” that same atmosphere in my while the peacock represents photos. People often associate pride and vanity. I thought this Baroque with exuberance and was a perfect element for Stef excess, whereas my portraits are Aerts and Damiaan De Schrijver, almost austere. Chiaroscuro is a who work in the theatre. I chose typically Baroque effect though. herring, the most popular ocean I use natural daylight, which fish in the sixteenth century for makes my photos look almost like the ladies of Alle Dagen Honger. paintings.” I wanted to highlight the female “I also wanted the portraits power of Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven to have a contemporary feel. So with the cat. Cats symbolise no Baroque costumes, lace collars intelligence, fertility, female anger or shades of brown. I did infuse and independence. I purposefully the portraits with additional chose a more austere setting for symbolism, as is typical in the Luc Tuymans.” portraits of Rubens’s era.” “I tried to find a matching attribute for every person I Paul Kooiker The cover photo was taken by the Dutch photographer Paul Kooiker. See more of his surprising nudes at the FOMU. expo Paul Kooiker 71 Dear Reader Elsewhere in this programme brochure, Art that sparks, and sizzles and that casts the artist Luc Tuymans expresses his a (heart-)warming glow. amazement that there is no major retro- spective of Rubens’ work during ‘Antwerp Rubens is everywhere in this festival. Baroque 2018. Rubens inspires’. He Antwerp’s most famous resident. The immediately added that “one interest- man who left for Italy and returned with ing way of highlighting Rubens’ work an entirely new formal language: violent, would be not to put him too much in the realistic, exuberant, full of emotions spotlight, focusing on the environment and movement, dynamic. 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Cats symbolise no Baroquewith gusto. costumes, Face lace the collars future withintelligence, a much fertility, female anger or shadesbroader of brown. and inspiredI did infuse view. and independence. I purposefully the portraits with additional chose a more austere setting for symbolism, as is typical in the Luc Tuymans.” Caroline Bastiaens portraits of Rubens’s era.” Alderm“I tried to findAn fora matching Culture attribute for every person I 1374_boek_176x250_binnenwerk_EN_CS6.indd 1 7/05/18 17:44 CONTENTS The MasTer Lives 08 Baroque shock 16 Discover Rubens’ correspondence When modern masters follow in with Herr Seele. Admire the work the footsteps of old masters. Luc of Rubens and his contemporaries Tuymans and Jan Fabre on the in Antwerp’s churches. subject of old and new Baroque. Baroque MysTerious in open air 22 MichaeLina 30 Bump into Baroque murals in Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven tries to the city, discover the punk iden- understand how a talented artist like tity of Baroque, be misled in the Michaelina almost disappeared into Middelheim Museum park and fol- the annals of art history. low William Forsythe’s instructions. 2 1374_boek_176x250_binnenwerk_EN_CS6.indd 2 7/05/18 17:44 CONTENTS The MasTer Lives 08 Baroque shock 16 Baroque for foodies 36 ruBens is a dj 42 Discover Rubens’ correspondence When modern masters follow in These mouth-watering still lifes Why fans of pop music love with Herr Seele. Admire the work the footsteps of old masters. Luc will also inspire you to cook with Baroque music and vice versa. of Rubens and his contemporaries Tuymans and Jan Fabre on the Baroque ingredients. A playlist so you can find out for in Antwerp’s churches. subject of old and new Baroque. yourself. And some spectacular Baroque instruments on which you can feast your eyes. But there is more… The ABC of the Baroque A crash course with 26 letters 4 Baroque talk Interesting figures about ‘Antwerp Baroque 2018’ 54 Baroque MysTerious The arTisT’s sTudio 22 30 48 Programme in open air MichaeLina From the mind to the stage. Stef Bump into Baroque murals in Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven tries to Aerts and Damiaan De Schrijver Mix and match your festival calendar 62 the city, discover the punk iden- understand how a talented artist like discuss artistic creation. And tity of Baroque, be misled in the Michaelina almost disappeared into a glimpse behind the scenes of Middelheim Museum park and fol- the annals of art history. Rubens’ workshop. Antwerp craftsmen 104 low William Forsythe’s instructions. Practical 106 2 contents 3 1374_boek_176x250_binnenwerk_EN_CS6.indd 2 7/05/18 17:44 1374_boek_176x250_binnenwerk_EN_CS6.indd 3 7/05/18 17:44 the AbC of THE BAROQUE WHo, WHAt, WHe Re, WHen An D Ho W? An introduction to the Baroque in 26 letters and just as many illuminated initials. BAcH The name of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach always seems to pop up in any top three of the greatest composers of all time. And many consider that the Baroque ended with his death in 1750. cHiArOscUrO ANTHONY VAN DYck Light and shadow in Italian. Like a key light, A teenage prodigy who appren- which follows an actor on stage, painters ticed with Rubens. Joined the decided to highlight the most important master’s workshop at the age of subjects on their canvas. The Italian painter seventeen and went on to become Caravaggio was the undisputed genius of the court painter of King Charles I chiaroscuro. Rubens was introduced to his of England. work in Italy and was heavily influenced by it. DrAmA Seduction and passion, blood and violence. Exuberant nudes, glistening bulging mus- cles, grand gestures. Baroque in a nutshell. And what a huge contrast with the harmony and serenity of the Renaissance. FrANs sNijDers emOTiON An Antwerp painter, who special- The Baroque captures raw emotions. As a ised in hunting scenes, animals spectator, you burst onto the scene, into the and still lifes. The fish seem to action. You catch Holofernes’ final death slither off the canvas, the birds rattle, hear the women lament as the Cross about to fly around your head. is raised and feel like laughing along with And the fruit still looks as fresh the regulars in the pub. as it was 400 years ago when he painted it. 4 1374_boek_176x250_binnenwerk_EN_CS6.indd 4 7/05/18 17:44 HeNDrik cONscieNcepLeiN Traditionally associated with St. Charles the of Borromeo Church. The Jesuits turned to Rubens AbC when they decided to build a church in this square.