HUMANITAS

At the invitation of AMVB, the exhibition HUMANITAS will feature two key works from the archive of the artist duo Åsa Lie and Jadran Sturm. 61 Days Proceeding Sociological Performance (1991) reflects on the geopolitical situation in Greenland via interpersonal relationships. Humanitas (1995) examines connections between the public and the private with family artefacts and interpretations of humanism. Neither work has previously been exhibited. 

Lotte Beckwé (art historian), Merzedes Sturm-Lie (daughter and artist) and Åsa Lie are curating the exhibition together and entering into dialogue with AMVB’s archive. Photographs by the Belgian photographer Julien Coulommier will be included in the exhibition.

The opening will be accompanied by a new cassette featuring previously unreleased sound works by Åsa Lie and Jadran Sturm. Published by RFTS with a cover by Michael Barthel. In addition, Merzedes Sturm-Lie will do a performance in which she activates her parents’ archive.

As part of the public program there will also be a lace-making workshop on April 18, given by the Handmade Lace Workshop of Rood Klooster/Cloître Rouge. They have requested for their fee to be donated to the Cancer Foundation. Register for the workshop here.

On April 21 at 2 pm, Merzedes Sturm-Lie will give a guided tour of the exhibition.
 

Practical 

Opening 2 April 5 - 8 pm
Exhibition 3 April - 29 May
Open from Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm

AMVB – Archive and Museum for Life in Brussels
Arduinkaai 28, 1000 Brussels