P/////AKT’s 2016 program focuses on the conceptual legacy of Marcel Broodthaers’ 1964 work Le Pense-Bête, and its relevance in current discourse. P/////AKT outlined six aspects of Le Pense-Bête, each of which comprises a solo exhibition, a public event, and an essay by a writer.
Contributors: Koen Brams, Stefaan Dheedene, gerlach en koop, Amelia Groom, Michiel Hilbrink, Tim Hollander, Saskia Noor van Imhoff, Maxine Kopsa, Raphael Langmair, Christophe Lemaitre, Ilga Minjon, Elise van Mourik, Ana Navas, Jonas Ohlsson, Brenda Tempelaar, Martijn in ’t Veld, Suzanne Wallinga and Riet Wijnen.
Publication:
Pense-Bête, P/////AKT 2017
Pense-Bête I
Object: To be insincere
Tim Hollander – Conceptual Soup
17 January – 21 February 2016
Pense-Bête II
Object: As an act
Raphael Langmair – To Whom It May Concern
13 March – 10 April 2016
Pense-Bête III
Object: to mould
Michiel Hilbrink – This space has to be filled
1 May – 29 May 2016
Pense-Bête IV
Object: adaptation
Stefaan Dheedene – Slapstick
28 August – 25 September 2016
Pense-Bête V
Object: about context
Ana Navas – Placing a mirror at the entry area is a gracious way to welcome wealth in
9 October – 6 November 2016
Pense-Bête VI
Object: image and language
Riet Wijnen – Conversation Four: First Person Moving
19 November – 18 December 2016