Visit to Belfius Art Gallery
Join us on Saturday, January 17, 2015 and take the elevator up to a bank vault full of art. It may feel weird, all those security people in the elevator: escorting you up and down again. However,the Belgian bank Belfius (formerly Dexia) has been collecting Belgian art since 1960 and its collection comprises more than 4,500 works. It is considered to be one of the largest private collections in Belgium.
The permanent collection includes works from many Belgian artists of the 19th and 20th centuries (James Ensor, Rik Wouters, René Magritte, Paul Delvaux…) and contemporary art (Luc Tuymans, Wim Delvoye, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Hans Op de Beeck…).
The temporary exhibit, Les Fiancés, brings together works from the Belfius collection and from the S.M.A.K. in Gent. The creations of four Belgian artists are on show: Leo Copers (Gent, 1947), Thierry De Cordier (Audenaarde, 1954), Jan Van Imschoot (Gent, 1963), and Jan Vercruysse (Ostend, 1948). The exhibition puts the emphasis on the artists and not just on art in and of itself. The works of these four artists, well represented in the Belfius collection as well as in the collections of the S.M.A.K., reveal the leading role these four artists played in the second half of the 20th century.
Our guide will be Mrs. Lieve Dejonghe, who has so expertly shown us several exhibitions and the Hôtel Solvay. The guided tour will last approximately 1½ hours.
Please note that this visit is limited to 20 people.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, January 17, 2015
Time: 2:15 p.m.
Place: Belfius Bank, Bd. Pacheco 44, 1000 Brussels
Price: €10 for members, €20 for non-members.
Public Transportation: Metro: Gare Centrale/Centraal Station or Botanique/Kruidtuin; buses 29, 38, 65, 66 and 71: Gare Centrale/Centraal Station; trams 92 and 94 (Botanique/Kruidtuin).
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on Wednesday, January 14 by email (info@americanclubbrussels.org), online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, or by telephone to the ACB Office Manager (0476/996.870). Payment to ACB at BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “Belfius” in the communications section of the virement. Cancellations are possible until noon on Wednesday, January 14. Participants cancelling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.
