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".

    Lili Dujourie

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    image: (c) M HKA, Verzameling F. De Beir
    Rood naakt, 1983
    Lili Dujourie
    Photography , 45 x 45 cm

    The link between photography and painting in the oeuvre of Lili Dujourie is made apparent in this piece through several different traits. First of, the red velvet backdrop recalls the rich portrayal of textiles by the Flemish Primitives or the Baroque painters. The female nude is also a recurrent theme in painting. And finally the photo is printed on canvas and framed, which ties the characteristics of the two media together.

    Untitled (red nude) is an indication of Dujourie’s works to come in textile.

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