Jan Fabre's Twilight Castle Visions at Building Gallery, Milan
Jan Fabre, born in Antwerp in 1958, presents a new body of work at Building Gallery in Milan centered on the 'blue hour' — the transitional twilight between day and night. The exhibition explores how this crepuscular light and color condition reflects onto fairy-tale architectural structures, specifically castles. Through drawings, video and photographic images, sculptures, and installations — mostly previously unseen — Fabre constructs a romantic, poetic, and experimental narrative that defends the beauty and mystery of art. The individual appears discreetly within these works, as aesthetics, philosophy, ethics, and dream merge to envelop the viewer in a timeless journey seeking the gentle side of civilization. The show is curated by Niccolò Lucarelli, who writes about art, theater, and jazz for various sector magazines.
Key facts
- Jan Fabre was born in Antwerp in 1958.
- The exhibition is held at Building Gallery in Milan.
- The theme is the 'blue hour', the transition from day to night.
- Works include drawings, video, photography, sculpture, and installations.
- Most works in the show are previously unseen.
- The narrative is romantic, poetic, and experimental.
- The exhibition defends the beauty and mystery of art.
- The show is curated by Niccolò Lucarelli.
Entities
Artists
- Jan Fabre
- Niccolò Lucarelli
Institutions
- Building Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Milan
- Italy