Argos Centre exhibition chronicles Belgium's 1970s film and video art revolution

At the Argos Centre for Audiovisual Arts in Brussels, an exhibition highlights how new recording technologies influenced Belgian cultural output during the 1970s. Showcasing over 30 artists, it features at-risk moving-image works that have been digitized from aging formats. Notable technologies include the Sony Portapak (1967) and U-matic (1971). Innovative technological applications are illustrated by Bernard Queeckers’ Hexagon 2 (1976) and Jacques Lizène’s 1971 installation Sculpture Interne. A 1971 initiative at the Yellow Now gallery in Liège included artists such as Dan Graham and Christian Boltanski. Collectives like the Montfaucon Research Center in Brussels, co-founded by Michel Bonnemaison and Joëlle de la Casinière, utilized film to promote sociopolitical change. The exhibition will be open until December 18.