Academy. Learning from Art
Event
MuHKA, Antwerpen
15 September 2006 - 26 November 2006
By considering ‘learning’ as something that extends beyond the educational system, in this exhibition the attention shifted from art education to art as ambition: the possibility of learning how to depict social reality in a different way and of learning to look, think and react differently. Because we approach the academy as a laboratory that offers space for new possibilities, at the same time we look at art as a space in which other worlds (and world views) become possible. A number of participating artists have transformed the exhibition rooms into such new learning environments, with room for research, insight and the exchange of ideas. The works and/or spaces created specially for this exhibition represent ideal environments, in which one can learn from works of art and artists. Or in which we can literally unlearn our deep-rooted presuppositions as to exactly what ‘education’ is. Some other artists have reacted to the educational theme in various ways – by means of a single work of art, by proposing a new learning method or even by means of a letter addressed to the curators.
