Edith Dekyndt's "The Fabric Decides" at Bozar Pairs Her Work with Balenciaga Archives
Edith Dekyndt, who hails from Ypres, Belgium, and was born in 1960, is showcasing "The Fabric Decides" at Bozar in Brussels until January 31. This exhibition includes her creations alongside those of renowned designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, reflecting his insights on fabric. In her Forest, Belgium studio, Dekyndt delves into concepts of decay and restoration. Significant pieces include a silver-leaf fabric that undergoes oxidation and "Organ" (2021), a felt artwork impacted by moths. At the Biennale de Lyon, Helya Soltan Parast will perform by cutting and sewing pomegranates. A viral video by Dekyndt, which pays tribute to Édouard Glissant, resonated during Iranian protests. Future works will be presented in Brussels, Lyon, or New York, with events at various galleries running until March 2024.
Key facts
- Edith Dekyndt was born in 1960 in Ypres, Belgium.
- The exhibition "The Fabric Decides" is at Bozar in Brussels until January 31.
- It is curated by María Inés Rodriguez and pairs Dekyndt's work with Balenciaga archives.
- The title comes from a phrase by Cristóbal Balenciaga about fabric deciding by falling.
- Dekyndt's studio is in a modernist boomerang-shaped building by Jacques Cuisinier and Claude Laurens in Forest, Belgium.
- Archive director Gaspard de Massé visited Dekyndt's 2022 project at chapelle de Laennec in Paris.
- Helya Soltan Parast, an Iranian student at the Beaux-Arts de Lyon, will perform a choreography at the Biennale de Lyon.
- Dekyndt's video honoring Édouard Glissant went viral in 2022 and resonated with Iranian protests.
Entities
Artists
- Edith Dekyndt
- Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Jacques Cuisinier
- Claude Laurens
- Gaspard de Massé
- Joseph Beuys
- Helya Soltan Parast
- Édouard Glissant
- Mahsa Amini
- Augustus E. H. Love
- María Inés Rodriguez
Institutions
- Bozar
- Balenciaga
- chapelle de Laennec
- Bourse de Commerce
- Beaux-Arts de Lyon
- Biennale de Lyon
- Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Museum PARCUM
- Konrad Fischer Galerie
- Fondation Louis Vuitton
- Arsenal
- Biennale de Venise
- Connaissance des Arts
Locations
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Ypres
- Forest
- Paris
- France
- Lyon
- New York
- United States
- Martinique
- Rocher du Diamant
- Louvain
- Venice
- Italy