The Lives of Animals

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“It is true that animals are usually not able to participate in their liberation, but they behave differently when they are liberated and have better living conditions.”
— Speaking Beyond Language: Lin May Saeed Interviewed

Charlemagne Palestine

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08 June - 22 September 2024
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Charlemagne Palestine is a performer, musician, and visual artist based in Brussels. He was a prominent figure in the New York underground scene and the avant-garde music and performance movements of the sixties and seventies. 

In the seventies, he broadened his ar­tistic practice to include textiles, sculp­tures and videos. Known for performing his experimental music compositions accompanied by stuffed toys, he created a unique blend of auditory and visual art. His large-scale installations fre­quently feature second-hand toys, which he refers to as divine beings. These toys symbolise popular culture and child­hood imagery. In 2019, his multimedia installation “““hhheiligggkkkarrrouselll­dddommm””” (2018), which included a piano covered in stuffed toys, was show­cased at M HKA. Palestine has also collaborated closely with the American choreographer Simone Forti, with whom he created various musical and choreo­graphic performances. 

© image: M HKA

Exhibited work: 

Plushiannnoo InWiennnn, 2018
Collection M HKA / Flemish Community

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