Anouk De Clercq explores the potential of audiovisual language to create possible worlds. Her recent work is based on the utopian idea of ‘radical empathy’.
She has received several awards, including the Illy Prize at Art Brussels in 2005 and a Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention in 2014. Her work has been shown in Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, MAXXI, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, BOZAR, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Berlinale, Ars Electronica, among others.
Anouk De Clercq is affiliated to the School of Arts University College Ghent as a visiting professor.
She is a founding member of Auguste Orts, On & For Production and Distribution and initiator of Monokino.
Anouk De Clercq is the author of Where is Cinema, published by Archive Books.
May 7 – October 10
Kunsthal Extra City Antwerp (BE)
Naively Radical / Radically Naive
Exhibition — OK
June 10 – June 27
STUK Leuven (BE)
Wired for Empathy
Exhibition — One
June 24 – 26
Videonale Cologne (DE)
Screening — Black
July 3 – September 5
Kunstenfestival Watou (BE)
Exhibition — One
July 20 – 25
Filmforum Los Angeles (US)
Comfort Behavior
Screening – It
August 11 – 16
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Moscow
Moscow International Experimental Film Festival
Screening – We’ll find you when the sun goes black
August
POW Film Fest Portland (US)
Screening — One
November 12 – 14
Tabakalera San Sebastian (ES)
International Film Seminar
Screening & Seminar — Black, Where is Cinema