by Nicolas Genty | May 30, 2023 | Blog
This is the third time that I visit an exhibition of photographs by Xu, Xiaoxiao. The first was in Breda, the second in Hilversum. This time, the photomuseum in The Hague presents a solo exhibition titled “Life along the Great Wall”. With her keen eye for details and...
by Nicolas Genty | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
When mentioning the name Willem Frederik Hermans, any Dutch person will reply to you “The darkroom of Damocles”, his most famous literary work, taking place during WWII and just afterwards. A bit of existentialism, cynicism, a reflection of human condition...
by Nicolas Genty | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
Johan van der Keuken was inspired by others. He mentioned studying Henri Cartier-Bresson throughout. Some of his friends were present in the large retrospective given by the Nederlands Fotomuseum, providing the viewer with an insight in his inspiration, allowing us to...
by Nicolas Genty | Nov 21, 2022 | Blog
Johan van der Keuken (1938-2001) was a prolific photographer and film maker. After his passing, his heirs donated his archives of more than 20.000 negatives to the Nederlands Fotomuseum in 2019. Three years later, a large retrospective of his photography is presented...
by Nicolas Genty | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog
Aglaia Konrad is photographying architecture as an obsession: construction, deconstruction, reconstruction is at the centre of the series she presents at FOMU Antwerpen under the German title “Umbau”. A yellow-coloured wooden structure serves as the...
by Nicolas Genty | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog
Belgium and Congo have a long and difficult history. It started in the late 19th century when the King of Belgium, Leopold II, established his own (private) colony there: the Congo Free State, recognized internationally. Leopold ruthlessly exploited the large region...
