ghent TRACK - part I

"TRACK is a unique art experience in the public and semi public space of the city of Ghent. It offers surprising, enriching and unexpected encounters with the city, its history and its inhabitants and incites to reflect upon urban realities and the contemporary human condition in a broader sense. 41 international artists were invited to conceive new art works that are strongly rooted in the urban fabric of Ghent but link the local context with issues of global significance." more information on TRACK here. 

leo copers
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danh vo

in the citadelpark of ghent one wanders amongst museum graves. 

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in the MSK museum lie some replicated pieces of the american statue of liberty.  

massimo bartolini 

in the vineyard of st peter's abbey can be found an open air library, where books can be bought at a donation price. sales will be offered to charity. 

peter fischli & david weiss 

inside the abbey some 3000 pictures from around the world are being highlighted to the viewer's eager eye. 

lawrence weiner 

the west versus the east on the universitys walls. only part of the work shown here. 
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the napkin bobbing in the air caught my eye. it was found wrapped around a fence in the street. 

michael borremans 

time moves us all. this male torso, enlarged to 2 1/2 times size, is sleeping under glass, however gathering dust of transcience. 

mekhitar garabedian 
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le jardin bohémien {coffee & cake} 

in contrast with a city renovation project just round the corner, these words do wake the viewer up. 
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le jardin bohémien, offering a surprising backdrop for a necessary coffee & cake stop.

emilio lopez-menchero 

working-class ghent sings in front of the camera. 
two simultaneous screen projections, but one side always waits for the other side to perform. 

ahmet ogut's flying castle, presently in repair {click above picture for easy reading and look up to the castle!}.