Hans Theys

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).

Luc Deleu

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Collection Reuse NV, image: (c) M HKA

Antwerp, your next cruise stop ! , 1990

Luc Deleu

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Pencil, Indian ink, polyester film

For Luc Deleu the field of visual art was the starting point for the search for a different kind of urban planning, especially one that would be critical, sociological and ecological. With his sometimes ironic, sometimes highly committed proposals, he comments on existing situations by formulating alternatives to them. Antwerp, your next cruise stop ! is the design proposal for a new cruise terminal in the port of Antwerp, an example of the many large urban infrastructure projects and utopian designs he has been working on. Bridging the city on both sides of the river, the terminal also includes a maritime museum. Along with the maquette, a series of drawings elucidate the proposal further. The proposal remains unrealised. It seems that Antwerp has thus far been a city of tunnels rather than bridges.

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