Erzsébet Baerveldt, Pietà
Where does human life start and where does it end?
Erzsébet Baerveldt, Pietà
Johan Tahon, Sacrifice
Johan Tahon, Sacrifice
The answer to that question seems to be obvious enough: it starts with birth and it ends with death.
Anonymous, Nkisi nkondi
Anonymous, Nkisi nkondi
Anonymous, Christ at the Whipping Post
Michaël Borremans, The Angel
But our spirit is able to animate dead matter, and if it doesn’t do so physically it tries to do so spiritually.
Michaël Borremans, The Angel
Berlinde De Bruyckere, Into One-Another II To P.P.P.
Berlinde De Bruyckere, Into One-Another II To P.P.P.
We try to grasp life and death in scientific, philosophical, religious, spiritual and artistic ways.
Michel Nedjar, Untitled, Doll
Melanie Bonajo, Matrix Botanica – Biosphere above Nations
Melanie Bonajo, Matrix Botanica – Biosphere above Nations
Desirée Dolron, Vegetarian Festival Thailand
Where are the differences between science and ritual, between description and imagination, between a Congolese nkisi figure and a robot?
Desirée Dolron, Xteriors VIII
Anonymous, Kawe
Reynold Reynolds, Secret Machine
Or are there no real differences?
Reynold Reynolds, Secret Machine
David Altmejd, Delicate Man Contemplating Options
David Altmejd, Delicate Man Contemplating Options
David Altmejd, Delicate Man Contemplating Options
Hans van der Ham (1960) has curated a wonderful and very full summer exhibition in the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam with works and objects varying from robots to Medieval and Renaissance paintings.
Paul de Reus, Doll
Boston Dynamics, Testing Robustness
Boston Dynamics, Testing Robustness
Per room the show is arranged in different chapters.
Boston Dynamics, Testing Robustness
Jeantine Lunshof, Eswar Iyer, Mark Skyler-Scott, Brain organoid
Jeantine Lunshof, Eswar Iyer, Mark Skyler-Scott, Brain organoid
Inez van Lamsweerde, Final Fantasy Series, Wendy
It tries to avoid the sentimental aspects of life and death but instead focuses on the way we try to harness or control life apart from physical human life, and in doing so create different aesthetics.
Head in formaldehyde
Baby in formaldehyde
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Augustijn Claterbos
As such aesthetics has become a matter of life and death.
Augustijn Claterbos
Augustijn Claterbos
Berlinde De Bruyckere
This is surely one of the most inspired and inspiring thematic exhibitions of the season.
Anonymous, Uramun
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