{"id":2889,"title":"James Lee Byars: The Perfect Kiss","date_begin":"2018-10-05T00:00:00.000+02:00","date_end":"2019-01-20T00:00:00.000+01:00","location":{"readable":"Antwerpen","latitude":null,"longitude":null},"assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/041/278/large/1969_WWS3e_%28cMarc_Poirier_dit_Caulier-WWS%29.jpg?1531137568","poster_credits":"image: © Marc Poirier dit Caulier."},"translations":[{"locale":"en","name":"James Lee Byars: The Perfect Kiss","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nomadic performance and installation artist James Lee Byars (Detroit 1932 - Cairo 1997) challenged the post-war art world with a poetic attitude animated by three separate motifs: the question, perfection and death. His search for utter purity of intention and expression was bolstered by a desire to form a direct, and thus impersonal, understanding of the world, in this way transcending the Western romantic notions of self-expression and genius. His oeuvre is an idiosyncratic mix of the meditative, the theatrical, the participatory and the aesthetically 'perfect'.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Perfect Kiss, presenting more than one hundred works, is the first retrospective exhibition by James Lee Byars in Belgium and simultaneously also a tribute to Byars as a European artist, a Belgian artist, even an Antwerp artist. Byars traveled for ten years between New York and Kyoto before arriving in Europe in 1969, invited by Anny De Decker and Bernd Lohaus for an exhibition at the Wide White Space Gallery in Antwerp (April 18 - May 7 1969). Byars quickly became part of a group of artists and art lovers around this groundbreaking gallery - Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers, Jef Cornelis, Nicole and Herman Daled, Isi Fiszman, and many others - and became a prominent figure in the European art scene with participations in five documenta's from 1972 until his death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1976, Flor Bex organized the first comprehensive investigation into Byars work at the Antwerp International Cultural Center (ICC). It contained the collective performance \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of an Extraterrestrial Man\u003c/i\u003e, of which the prop (also known as De Zwarte Reus van Antwerpen (The Black Giant of Antwerp)) is now one of the central works in the collection of the M HKA. This work has obviously been included in the exhibition.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Kiss presents works in different genres and media (painting, sculpture, installation, video, performance and text), with a focus on Byars' presence in Belgium from 1969 to 1994, with works such as Two in a Hat, Mask and Dress, 75 in a Hat, A Pink Silk Airplane for 100 and The World Question Center (all from 1969), The Black Book (1971) and The Perfect Love Letter (1974).\u003c/i\u003e The beating heart of the exhibition is a selection of never-before-seen letters from Byars to his friends in Belgium.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Lee Byars - The Perfect Kiss is the second in a series of monographic exhibitions at the M HKA, presenting important figures of the post-war avant-garde who were active in Antwerp and who situate the city within a network of scenes in the dense region of the Benelux and the Rhineland. \u003c/i\u003eThe title of the exhibition refers to a performance that was presented frequently and worldwide, including in Brussels (1974) and in Antwerp (1976), and forms an inviting gesture after the \u003ci\u003eGreetings from the Eurasian\u003c/i\u003e exhibition of 2017 which examined Joseph Beuys' activities in Antwerp. The last installment in this three-part exhibition will focus on Marcel Broodthaers, and will be presented in the fall of 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurator: Lotte Beckwé\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the occasion of this exhibition, an extensive publication will be published with more than 180 images of Byars' performances, installations, sculptures and letters. It documents Byars' works from his early European period from 1969 to 1976 and explores his ties with the Belgian art world. Publisher: M HKA / KOENIG BOOKS, LONDON. Editor: Lotte Beckwé. Text and/or images by: Magali Arriola, Bart De Baere, Lotte Beckwé, Marcel Broodthaers, James Lee Byars, Jacques Charlier, Melanie Deboutte, Anny De Decker, Isi Fiszman, Maria Gilissen, Els Hoek, Benjamin Katz, Viola Michely, Yves Petry, Katharina Sieverding and others.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoto caption: \u003ci\u003eA Pink Silk Airplane for 100\u003c/i\u003e, performance at Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp, April 25, 1969. In the airplane on the first row Marcel Broodthaers, second row Isi Fiszman, third row Flor Bex. Photo: © Rudolf Walscharts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","name":"James Lee Byars: The Perfect Kiss","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDe nomadische performance- en installatiekunstenaar James Lee Byars (Detroit 1932 – Caïro 1997) provoceerde de naoorlogse kunstwereld met een poëtische houding geleid door drie motieven: de vraag, perfectie en dood. Zijn zoektocht naar uiterste zuiverheid van intentie en expressie werd aangestoken door de wens zich een direct, en daarmee onpersoonlijk, begrip te vormen van de wereld waardoor hij de Westerse romantische noties van zelfexpressie en genie oversteeg. Zijn oeuvre is een idiosyncratische mix van het meditatieve, het theatrale, het participatieve en het esthetische ‘perfect’.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMet meer dan honderd werken is\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Kiss\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003ede eerste retrospectieve tentoonstelling van James Lee Byars in België en is het tegelijkertijd een eerbetoon aan Byars als Europees kunstenaar, als Belgisch kunstenaar, zelfs als Antwerps kunstenaar. Byars reisde gedurende tien jaar tussen New York en Kyoto alvorens hij in 1969 aankwam in Europa, uitgenodigd door Anny De Decker en Bernd Lohaus voor een tentoonstelling in de Wide White Space Gallery in Antwerpen (18 april – 7 mei 1969). Zo ging Byars al snel deel uitmaken van een groep artiesten en kunstliefhebbers rond deze baanbrekende galerie – Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers, Jef Cornelis, Nicole en Herman Daled, Isi Fiszman, en vele anderen – en werd hij een prominent figuur op de Europese kunstscène met deelnames aan vijf Documenta’s van 1972 tot aan zijn dood.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1976 organiseerde Flor Bex in het Antwerpse Internationaal Cultureel Centrum (ICC) het eerste veelomvattende onderzoek naar Byars werk. Het bevatte de collectieve performance\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of an Extraterrestrial Man\u003c/i\u003e, waarvan het rekwisiet (ook bekend als\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eDe Zwarte Reus van Antwerp\u003c/i\u003een) nu één van de kernwerken is in de collectie van het M\u0026nbsp;HKA. Dit werk is natuurlijk opgenomen in deze tentoonstelling.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Kiss\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;bevat werken in verschillende genres en media (schilderen, beeldhouwen, installatie, video, performance en tekst), met de nadruk op Byars’ aanwezigheid in België van 1969 tot 1994, in het bijzonder\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eTwo in a Hat, Mask and Dress, 75 in a Hat, A Pink Silk Airplane for 100\u003c/i\u003e en\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe World Question Center\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;(allemaal uit 1969),\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Black Book\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e(1971) en de\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Love Letter (1974\u003c/i\u003e). Het kloppend hart van de tentoonstelling is een selectie nooit eerder tentoongestelde brieven van Byars aan zijn vrienden in België.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Lee Byars – The Perfect Kiss\u003c/i\u003e de tweede in een reeks monografische tentoonstellingen in het M\u0026nbsp;HKA, die belangrijke figuren van de naoorlogse avant-garde presenteren die actief waren in Antwerpen en de stad situeren binnen een netwerk van scènes in de dichte regio van de Benelux en het Rijnland. De titel van de tentoonstelling verwijst naar een vaak en wereldwijd opgevoerde performance, waaronder in Brussel (1974) en in Antwerpen (1976) en is een uitnodigend gebaar na de \u003ci\u003eGreetings from the Eurasian uit 2017, waarin \u003c/i\u003eJoseph Beuys’ activiteiten in Antwerpen werden onderzocht. Het drieluik zal in de herfst van 2019 afgesloten worden met Marcel Broodthaers.\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurator:\u003c/strong\u003e Lotte Beckwé\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaar aanleiding van de tentoonstelling verschijnt er een omvangrijke publicatie met meer dan 180 beelden van Byars’ performances, installaties, sculpturen en brieven. Ze documenteert Byars’ vondsten uit zijn vroege Europese periode van 1969 tot 1976 en onderzoekt zijn banden met de Belgische kunstwereld.\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eUitgever\u003c/strong\u003e: M\u0026nbsp;HKA/KOENIG BOOKS, LONDON.\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRedactie\u003c/strong\u003e: Lotte Beckwé.\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTekst en/of beeld van\u003c/strong\u003e: Magali Arriola, Bart De Baere, Lotte Beckwé, Marcel Broodthaers, James Lee Byars, Jacques Charlier, Melanie Deboutte, Anny De Decker, Isi Fiszman, Maria Gilissen, Els Hoek, Benjamin Katz, Viola Michely, Yves Petry, Katharina Sieverding en anderen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoto caption\u003c/strong\u003e: \u003ci\u003eA Pink Silk Airplane for 100\u003c/i\u003e, performance in Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerpen 25 april 1969. In het vliegtuig op de eerste rij Marcel Broodthaers, tweede rij Isi Fiszman, derde rij Flor Bex. Photo: © Rudolf Walscharts.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","name":"James Lee Byars: The Perfect Kiss","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eL’artiste nomade de la performance et de l’installation James Lee Byars (Detroit, 1932 – Le\u0026nbsp;Caire, 1997) a provoqué le monde de l’art de l’après-guerre par une attitude poétique sous-tendue par trois motifs\u0026nbsp;: la question, la perfection et la mort. Sa quête de pureté extrême de l’intention et de l’expression est née du souhait de se forger une compréhension directe et par conséquent impersonnelle du monde, ce qui lui a permis de transcender les notions occidentales d’auto-expression et de génie. Son œuvre idiosyncrasique mêle le méditatif, le théâtral, le participatif et la «\u0026nbsp;perfection\u0026nbsp;» esthétique.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvec plus de cent œuvres, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Kiss\u003c/i\u003e constitue la première exposition rétrospective de James Lee Byars en Belgique et en même temps un hommage à l’artiste européen, belge et même anversois en lui. Byars a voyagé dix ans entre New York et Kyoto avant de venir en Europe en 1969, et plus précisément à Anvers, où Anny De Decker et Bernd Lohaus l’invitaient à exposer à la Wide White Space Gallery (18\u0026nbsp;avril-7\u0026nbsp;mai 1969). Ainsi, Byars a rejoint un groupe d’artistes, de collectionneurs et d’amateurs d’art qui gravitait autour de cette galerie pionnière – Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers, Jef Cornelis, Nicole et Herman Daled, Isi Fiszman, et bien d’autres – et est devenu une figure emblématique de la scène artistique européenne, avec cinq participations à Documenta, de 1972 à sa mort.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn 1976, Flor Bex a lancé la première recherche étendue sur l’œuvre de Byars à l’Internationaal Cultureel Centrum (ICC) à Anvers. Celle-ci incluait la performance collective \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of an Extraterrestrial Man\u003c/i\u003e, dont l’accessoire (également connu comme \u003ci\u003eLe Géant noir d’Anvers\u003c/i\u003e) est désormais l’une des œuvres phares de la collection du M\u0026nbsp;HKA. Cette œuvre figure bien entendu dans l’exposition.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Kiss comporte des œuvres de disciplines et de genres différents (peinture, sculpture, installation, vidéo, performance et texte) avec l’accent mis sur la présence de Byars en Belgique de 1969 à 1994, et en particulier Two in a Hat, Mask and Dress, 75\u0026nbsp;in a Hat, A Pink Silk Airplane for 100\u003c/i\u003e et \u003ci\u003eThe World Question Center\u003c/i\u003e (toutes de 1969), \u003ci\u003eThe Black Book \u003c/i\u003e(1971) et \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Love Letter (1974\u003c/i\u003e). Le cœur battant de l’exposition est une sélection de lettres – jamais présentées au public précédemment – de Byars à ses amis en Belgique.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Lee Byars – The Perfect Kiss\u003c/i\u003e est la deuxième d’une série d’expositions monographiques au M\u0026nbsp;HKA consacrées à des artistes importants de l’avant-garde d’après-guerre, actifs à Anvers et qui situent la ville dans un réseau de scènes de la région très dense du Benelux et de la Rhénanie. Le titre de l’exposition fait référence à une performance présentée dans le monde entier, entre autres, à Bruxelles en 1974 et à Anvers en 1976. Il s’agit d’un geste invitant après l’exposition \u003ci\u003eGreetings from the Eurasian en 2017, \u003c/i\u003equi se penchait sur les activités de Joseph Beuys à Anvers. La trilogie se clôturera à l’automne 2019 par une exposition de Marcel Broodthaers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommissaire de l’exposition\u0026nbsp;: \u003ci\u003eLotte Beckwé\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÀ l’occasion de l’exposition, le M\u0026nbsp;HKA et KOENIG BOOKS, LONDON publient un ouvrage volumineux, sous la direction de Lotte Beckwé, avec plus de 180\u0026nbsp;illustrations de performances, d’installations, de sculptures et de lettres de Byars. La publication présente de la documentation retrouvée sur les débuts de Byars en Europe, entre\u0026nbsp;1969 et\u0026nbsp;1976, et examine ses liens avec le monde de l’art belge. Textes et/ou images\u0026nbsp;: Magali Arriola, Bart De Baere, Lotte Beckwé, Marcel Broodthaers, James Lee Byars, Jacques Charlier, Melanie Deboutte, Anny De Decker, Isi Fiszman, Maria Gilissen, Els Hoek, Benjamin Katz, Viola Michely, Yves Petri, Katharina Sieverding, et autres.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoto\u0026nbsp;: \u003ci\u003eA Pink Silk Airplane for 100\u003c/i\u003e, performance à Wide White Space Gallery, Anvers le\u0026nbsp;25\u0026nbsp;avril 1969. Au premier rang dans l’avion, Marcel Broodthaers, au deuxième rang, Isi Fiszman, au troisième, Flor Bex. Photo\u0026nbsp;: © Rudolf Walscharts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"ru","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":100,"name":"James Lee Byars","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/001/324/large/Byars%20%20James%20lee.jpg?1305283754","poster_credits":"(c)image: ICC Archive "}},{"id":173,"name":"Philippe Van Snick","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/017/472/large/snick.jpg?1369725815","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA"}},{"id":597,"name":"Jef Cornelis","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/906/large/cornelis.gif?1326879523","poster_credits":"(c)Courtesy Argos, 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