Hans Theys is a twentieth-century philosopher and art historian. He has written and designed dozens of books on the works of contemporary artists and published hundreds of essays, interviews and reviews in books, catalogues and magazines. All his publications are based on actual collaborations and conversations with artists.

This platform was developed by Evi Bert (M HKA / Centrum Kunstarchieven Vlaanderen) in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp (Research group Archivolt), M HKA, Antwerp and Koen Van der Auwera. We also thank Idris Sevenans (HOR) and Marc Ruyters (Hart Magazine).

VIDEO

(c)videostill: Hans Theys
Art & Flatnixing #29 - Walter Swennen [video], 2020
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A documentary by Hans Theys about Walter Swennen's concrete poetics. Filmed at the Herman Teirlinckhuis (Beersel, 2003), the artist's studio (Antwerp, 2004, 2009), The Moss Gathering Tumbleweed Experience (Nicc, Antwerp, 2007), Xavier Hufkens (Brussels, 2019) and the artist's studio (Brussels, 2017, 2019 and 2020).