TALKING HEADS, Portraits with a story (1626-2026), d'Ursel Castle (BE)
Dozens of centuries-old portraits of the d’Ursel family stand side by side with the work of contemporary artists. From dignified dukes to dreamy children, from modest servants to distinguished relatives, from melancholic figures to colorful characters: each portrait bears the traces of the time in which it was created as well as of the person depicted. Face to face, you discover the unique story behind every visage.
The exhibition opens with the oldest (1626) and the newest (2026) family portrait. Spread across the three floors of the castle, you will then discover portraits of the d’Ursel family from the four centuries in between. Several long-lost but recently rediscovered portraits are also on display for the first time.
Mona Ardeleanu (DE), Omar Ba (SN), Stephan Balkenhol (DE), Raafat Ballan (SY), Lysandre Begijn (NL), Vilson Biçaku (AL), Michaël Borremans (BE), Julie Cockburn (UK), Daan Couzijn (NL), Stefaan De Croock (BE), Mattias De Leeuw (BE), Iris Devriendt (BE), Alioune Diagne (SN), Hans-Peter Feldmann (DE), Maen Florin (BE), Jeanno Gaussi (AF), Aurélie Gravas (FR), Kati Heck (DE), Volker Hermes (DE), Maarten Inghels (BE), Oda Jaune (BG), Gideon Kiefer (BE), Eveline Kieskamp (NL), Milan Kunc (CZ), Thomas Lerooy (BE), Enrique Marty (ES), Ryan Mosley (UK), Marion Moskowitz (FR), David Moy (US), Rémi Noël (FR), Julian Opie (UK), Victoria Palacios (FR), Steven Peters Caraballo (BE), François Roca (FR), Matthieu Ronsse (BE), Ben Sledsens (BE), Eddy Stevens (BE), Mieke Teirlinck (BE), Mickalene Thomas (US), Jesse Tomballe (BE), Hans van der Ham (NL), Levi van Veluw (NL), Floris Van Look (BE), Yves Velter (BE), Tinus Vermeersch (BE), Shirley Villavicencio Pizango (PE), Robin Wen (BE), Preta Wolzak (NL), Ulrike Martha Zimmermann (DE), Dirk Zoete (BE), Allison Zuckerman (US)
