Publiek Park 2023
019, David Bernstein, Christiane Blattmann, Alessio Ragno Capone, Jonas Dehnen, Nico Dockx, Lise Duclaux, Jakub Jansa, Monika Emmanuelle Kazi, Jiyoung Kim, Metahaven, Mathias Mu, Yemo Park, Paola Siri Renard, Leander Schönweger, Hussein Shikha, Pei-Hsuan Wang & Guy Woueté
The second edition of Publiek Park took place in Antwerp, inhabiting the urban green area of Harmoniepark, Koning Albertpark and the garden of the Provinciehuis. Publiek Park aims to highlight the various layers of stories public green spaces contain by bringing together visual art, performance, music, film, word and more.
Urban parks inherently serve as spaces of exhibition, with artistic and historical monuments on display, functioning as an archive of the city. As precious side-effects of human desire for nature, culture, remembrance, leisure, freedom and
control, parks encapsulate both location-specific and universal narratives. The exhibition and programme of Publiek Park is created to complement and illuminate what is already present at these three green spaces, forming a promenade through intricate histories, complex presents and imagined futures.
During Publiek Park, the visitors were invited to enjoy an exhibition with the works of 18 local and international artists, as well as a public programme, created in collaboration with various (supra)local cultural partners. In addition to the presentations at the parks, artworks can be seen at TICK TACK, Moonstreet, Red Herring Salon, Annie Gentils Gallery and LLS Paleis.
Publiek Park 2023 was created in collaboration with: TICK TACK , Art Cinema OFFoff, KRAAK, Red Herring Salon, Pizza Gallery, 019,We Are Various, Moonstreet, HISK, LSS Paleis, Glean (HART), De Singel, Annie Gentils Gallery, MORPHO, Expanding Academy, Radio Memorandum, Kunst in de Stad – Middelheim Museum
Supported by The Government of Flanders, Embassy of the Netherlands, the City of Antwerp, the District of Antwerp, the Province of Antwerp, Kurma, Kiosk, Pici, Standard Pizza, Fietsen de Geus, AORTA, Duvel Moortgat
Photography: Michiel De Cleene & Charley Croonen
Project website
chädels, 2023
chädels (detail), 2023