Presentation / ARIA (Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts)
On 4, 5 and 6 March 2016 a party was organized in Antwerp’s Stadsfeestzaal for the launch of the brand-new Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts (ARIA) that was set up by the University of Antwerp and the three art schools (KASKA, KCA and St Lucas Antwerp).
ARIA was immersed in city life over the course of three days that featured artistic interventions, talks, debates, lab demonstrations and a festive happening. Artists, students and researchers intervened in a typical urban hub: the shopping centre. They showed what research in, with and on the arts means for society and interrupted the normal course of events in the Stadsfeestzaal with the questions: what is art still capable of in this commercial hub? What is art capable of in the city and in society?
On this occasion Shana Teugels presented her latest creations. She continues to ask herself what relation exists between jewels, objects and ‘kitsch’. She questions their relevance and explores the aesthetic conventions of traditional jewels. Besides a classic ‘showcase’ display, she had some models show her jewels.
