Saturday 7 December 2013

A new event at BREW on Tuesday the 10th of December:
CIRCLE / SQUARE
an event about looking & listening

organized in collaboration with Hidde van Schie
with musical performances by Arend Niks and Hidde van Schie
and readings and text contributions by: Oscar van den Boogaard, Anouk de Clercq, Eleni Kamma, Robert Seurmondt and others


Tuesday december 10th, 18.00 doors open, program 18.30 to 20.00 hrs
with drinks and snacks 

BREW, Schootstraat 1 Rue du Pene, 1000 Brussels
Metro Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen or Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne
CIRCLE / SQUARE
an event about looking and listening
December 10 2013






Introduction by Philippine Hoegen followed by a reading by Carolien Stikker in which she explained the title of the event.


An improvisation by Hidde van Schie, using a guitar and a 'loop'.


Saskia van Stein stood up and from the small speakers around her neck came the voice of Robert Suermondt, reading the text that he wrote for this evening called: 'Breve Rencontre aver le Cosmos'.
Anouk de Clercq presented us with a letter, which begins with the sentence: "I have decided to write to you so that I can remain silent..."


It was read, in full concentration, by all and in utter silence..




Peter Jens explained the phenomenon that sound and image only reach our senses simultaneously at 14 meters distance.




'The Tuners Monologue', by Eleni Kama, was read by Philippine Hoegen,
'The Golden Section' by Oscar van de Boogaard was read by Carolien Stikker...



Arend Niks talked about sound and vision, about the act of playing and what a player thinks about when playing...





and following Arends advice, we closed our eyes to listen.

Thursday 19 September 2013

PLANTASIA

A collaboration between Motive Gallery and Brew, an evening with food, drinks, music and filmscreenings at Brew, after the opening of The Great Indoors at Motive Gallery (Artists: Aurélien Froment, Jean Hubert, Thomas Jenkins, Fran Meana, Clare Noonan. Curator: Niekolaas Johannes Lekkerkerk) on Friday September 6th. 
Thanks to the generous support of the PuraNatura Foundation
http://www.stichtingpuranatura.nl


 

Thursday 5 September 2013

HIGH LIGHT at BREW*





















Surfing the Black - Yugoslav Black Wave Cinema and Its Transgressive Moments
Author: Gal Kirn, Dubravka Sekulić and Žiga Testen
Publisher: Jan van Eyck
Designed by Žiga Testen
Produced by Jo Frenken
Printed by Drukkerij Tielen, Boxtel
Pages: 216
Size: 24.5 x 17 cm
ISBN: 978-90-72076-51-9


Description
The Yugoslav black wave cinema of the sixties and the seventies is one of the grand, though hidden, chapters of cinema history. Talented young authors, working under the sign of individual expression and aesthetic experimentation, pushed and explored the limits of the constraints of a socialist state. Their efforts lead to a new path of visual expression, so outstanding by its social and political engagement, its formal invention and its courage. 



This book is the result of a multi-disciplinary research attempting to cross over politics, philosophy, design, art, architecture, and some speculative thinking. Starting from archival work, interviews, seminars, screenings and a conference, Surfing the Black has found its (temporary) conclusion in a publication consisting of six theoretical essays and three fanzines that open up the black wave film experience to current affairs. This is Yugoslavia, and modern cinema, at its blackest and brightest.

With six theoretical essays (by Boris Buden, Pavle Levi and Owen Hatherly, among others) and fanzines comprising an interview with one of the most important Yugoslav filmmakers, Želimir Žilnik, and a comprehensive glossary of terms that belong to the period and field of Yugoslav culture and politics, this is the first book on the subject in the English-speaking
world.

Comment
An extremely interesting and beautifully produced book: upon opening it one enters a layered, erratic but coherent universe which is sustained both in form and in content. 



















*HIGH LIGHT: 
1. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
2. An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
tr.v. high·light·edhigh·light·inghigh·lights
1. To give a highlight to.
*A selection of books to be highlighted and showcased at BREW.

Tuesday 14 May 2013

Triple Launch at Brew

First event at BREW: a triple launch, on Saturday June 1st, 6 to 8pm. We will present 3 new releases, each will be introduced in a short presentation, the talks and discussion will be in English.
PUBLICATION—
When the Second Voice Does Not Occupy a Stable Position / Het Verband Tussen Verlangen en Controleverlies, Controleverlies als Vermogen en Vorm van Inzicht 
by MADDY ARKESTEYN
Calcite Revolt, Amsterdam 2012
isbn 9789081968003 / 
www.calciterevolt.com

With texs by Ilse van Rijn and Anna Luyten. Design: Hansje van Halem
140 and 48 p, ills colour, 13 x 24 and 17 x 24 cm
PRESENTATION by MARC VAN DEN BOSSCHE, professor philosophy Vrije Universiteit Brussel

EDITION
Brooklands
by SÉBASTIEN REUZÉ
Lauréat du programme "Hors les murs" de l'Institut Français, 2012
Case 29,7 x 43 cm,15 inkjet prints A3
1 video : Brooklands (20 mn)
Edition of 15
PRESENTATION by SÉBASTIEN REUZÉ

PUBLICATION—
From Action of Matchmaking Photons to Zen Buddhists’ Bad Breath
by VOEBE DE GRUYTER 
Roma Publications, Amsterdam 2012
isbn 9789077 459874 / 
www.romapublications.org
With texts by Maria Barnas and Roel Arkesteijn, plus explanatory notes for almost all of the works. Design: Felix Weigand
216 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 34 cm, pb, English
PRESENTATION by VOEBE DE GRUYTER in conversation with Philippine Hoegen







Saturday 11 May 2013

What Is Brew

 
BREW is a new space in Brussels which organizes and hosts events and activities in the field of contemporary art. Initiators: Philippine Hoegen and Carolien Stikker
 
Metro Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen or Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne