Atelier 34zero Muzeum
Atelier 34zero Muzeum is an independent art centre, created in 2014. Born from the ashes of the Atelier 340 Muzeum, its main mission is the study and promotion of sculpture and three-dimensional art in Belgium and abroad.
Atelier 34zero Muzeum organises 3 to 4 exhibitions a year in its own spaces as well as several events extra muros. Three types of exhibitions are organised: thematic, confrontational or comparative, and personal (retrospectives).
These are accompanied by quality publications; quadrilingual and richly illustrated catalogues, and postcards.
The horse in contemporary art
ADVERTISEMENT FOR A WORK OF ART – The horse in contemporary art
Art Orienté Objet (FR) / John Baldessari (US) / Maurizio Cattelan (IT) / David Černý (CZ) / John Collier (GB) / Pieter De Clercq (BE) / Lai Jin’na (CH) / Ben Long (GB) / Soheila Sokhanvari (IR) / Pietertje Van Splunter (NL) / Max Streicher (CA) / Michel Walgraeve (BE)
22/09-27/01/19
OPENING 22/09 - 12am
The relationship between man and horse holds a dual perspective. On one hand the animal is always admired, honored and considered noble, on the other hand it is a relation of domination for utilitarian and economic reasons (until the last century).
Multiple allegories of the horse left traces in the imagination and gave rise to numerous productions in various fields: artistic, literary, cinematographic, etc. Horse riding is both in literature and cinema often seen as the starting point for adventure. In advertising, the horse generally embodies, by its qualities of grace, power and speed, the alliance between dream and reality, virility and femininity.
When it comes to art the horse is the most represented animal since Prehistory and is one of the oldest artistic subjects. It appears in a great variety of media: paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and films. In art history the horse is most often represented in hunting scenes, on the battlefield, as a support for the main figures (reinforcing the power of the one who rides it) or as a draft horse for vehicles. Despite the disappearance of the utility of the horse during the twentieth century in favour of technology, the animal remains present in art thanks to many modern and contemporary artists.
In its almost forty years of existence the Atelier 340 Muzeum / Atelier 34zero Muzeum has always paid special attention to the relationship between the artist and the subject and the way in which that dialogue influences the concept, directs the development of the work or is 'held hostage' by the artist. Based on this idea, the international and collective exhibition presents both artworks and reproductions on 20 m² banners, installed in our exhibition halls and in our cultural park.
Every wednesday: Sculpture workshop for children
Every Wednesday afternoon, from 2 to 5 p.m., Atelier 34zero Muzeum holds open house for children between 6 and 12 years old and proposes workshops in three-dimensional perception and sculptural techniques.
The children are closely followed by a professional sculptor whose intention it is to guide them in function of their personality. As a result, this form of teaching is quite different from other socio-cultural activities generally offered to children.
Cultural bar
Feel like eating in an unusual and cultural place? Stop looking, Atelier 34zero Muzeum presents its cultural café-restaurant. Our chef invites you to discover specialties from Jette and Poland supplied throughout the seasons by our organic vegetable garden. Our wide selection of belgian and Polish beers as well as our many vodkas will delight you. During the summer months you can enjoy our garden terras and relax in the sunny parc. Meanwhile in the winter we welcome you in a warm space designed by our carpenters and decorated by us.
