Een dag in het leven van een ster / A Day in the Life of a Star, 1971
Video, 00:12:01.
©videostill: Hugo Roelandt, 1971 - Courtesy Estate Hugo Roelandt, Antwerp
Collection: Collectie M HKA, schenking van Lydia Van Loock (2018) (Inv. no. S0575_0006).
For the film A Day in the Life of a Star, Hugo Roelandt directed his friend Alain Mathijssens, capturing the decadent, cabaret-like atmosphere of ‘20s and early ‘30s Berlin. Inspired by figures like Marlene Dietrich, the film also reflects the openness of expressing sexuality that characterised the ‘70s. The film draws inspiration from Andy Warhol’s non-narrative works such as Sleep (1964), which focus on mundane activities and stillness. Both Hugo Roelandt and Alain Matthijssens were part of the cabaret group Kiek, blending music and theatre in a camp aesthetic. They were part of the artistic scene surrounding Antwerp’s experimental, artist-run space Ercola in the ‘70s, which brought together students from both the Royal Academy and the University of Antwerp.
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> Hugo Roelandt.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: Hugo Roelandt — A Choice from the Archive. M HKA, Antwerp, 09 February 2018 - 29 April 2018.
> Exhibition: Let's Expand The Sky – in Black and White. Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp, Objectif Exhibitions, 16 April 2016 - 04 June 2016.
> Exhibition: Hugo Roelandt — The End Is a New Beginning. M HKA, Antwerp, 14 February 2025 - 25 May 2025.
> Ensemble: Hugo Roelandt — COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS.