Middle Gate

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    The exhibition project Middle Gate II – The Story of Dymphna is a collaboration between M HKA (Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp) and the cultural centre de Werft in Geel. Middle Gate II is the follow up to the exhibition Middle Gate, curated by Jan Hoet in Geel in 2013. The exhibition concept is closely tied to the legend of the holy Dymphna, saint of the possessed, the mentally ill and patroness against epilepsy and insanity. The legend of Dymphna shares a strong connection to the identity of Geel, "the charitable city".

    Joëlle Tuerlinckx

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    (c)image: M HKA
    Learning from Art, Instant Academy, 2006
    Joëlle Tuerlinckx
    Installation
    wood, paper, graphite

    Two overall themes from the ACADEMY project were centre stage in the exhibition ACADEMY. Learning from Art (M HKA, 2006). First, that of the school or academy, the place where art is taught in a practical as well as a theoretical way. And, secondly, that of art as a pedagogical experience. Because learning is a life-long and life-wide process that should not be limited to the boundaries of schools and academies. The world of art is a place par excellence where this process can flourish to its maximum and can assume the function of an experimental learning environment. A great deal can be taught by the work of art, the artist, the place where it is exhibited [e.g. the museum], and art in general.

    The contribution of Joëlle Tuerlinckx resumes today in MUHKADEMIE. Joëlle Tuerlinckx created with Learning from Art, Instant Academy a personal tribute to her teacher.

    'What do you do for live? Nothing, I learn. What are you learning? Nothing, I learn.' Christian Bobin

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