The Fondation Thalie affirms its singularity as a place of speech and direct relationship to artists and authors in the Brussels cultural landscape.
The public programme has been conceived as a place for conversations and encounters on nowadays issues. Since October 2018, the programme is focus on the theme: Renaissance, Artist as a worker. There were several highlights: the reconstruction in an exhibition format of Karine Rougier’s studio (April-June 2019) in the heart of this neo-modernist architecture house occupied by the foundation, an exhibition designed in dialogue with the ceramics inspired by vegetal forms made by Alessandro Roma, some conversations about the spirit of the artist studio and the physicality of the gesture, poetic readings, meetings of authors and visual artists around their works, concerts and so forth.
Beyond the walls, the Foundation continues its involvement in the creation dedicated to societal issues, with the launch of a new Open call the “European Chronicles” about how can the artists be source of proposals to build a collective intelligence for the Europe of tomorrow? In partnership with the Evens Foundation, this call is open to authors and visual artists.
In the last semester, the Foundation have welcomed almost forty personalities: Philippe Graffin, Gilles Collard, Sao Soulez Larivière, Fabien Vallos, Heba Y. Amin, Rana Hamadeh, Natania Hoffman and Zilvinas Brazauskas, Karine Rougier, Alessandro Roma, Boris Bergmann, Christine J. Lee, Véronique Caye, Amy Norrington, Bernard Marcadé, Emmanuelle Brugerolles, Agnès Thurnauer, Nina Léger, Karski Quartet, Yannick Haenel, Joana Preiss & Olivier Martinaud, Clément Cogitore, and Philippe-Alain Michaud to name only them!
In September, the Foundation will continue its cross-disciplinary programme which combines visual arts, literature, cuisine and contemporary thought, inviting creators to a residency or a shorter format. The Foundation welcomes a wide variety of audiences: collectors, academics, students, institutions and very curious public as well as commissions each year a work for its spaces, most recently a textile artwork by Valérie Mannaerts.
Find most of our conferences in podcast on our website and on the following platforms: apple, google, podcast and Spotify.
We are looking forward to seeing you in October for the launch of the new season!
Have a nice summer!