Celebrating James Ensor’s Modernity. New Perspectives
Dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the death of the Belgian artist James Ensor (1860-1949)

Location: University of Antwerp, Hof van Liere, Antwerp (Belgium)
Dates: 9, 10 & 11 December 2024
English spoken

Symposium

The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), in association with the University of Antwerp (ARCHES – Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences) & ARIA – Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts)), is organizing an international symposium on James Ensor to be held on Monday 9, Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 December 2024.

We welcome papers exploring the rich and versatile career of James Ensor with a fresh contextualization in the broader artistic, cultural and historical fabric of the fin de siècle and first decades of the 20th century. We also invite reflections on Ensor’s legacy on contemporary art practices and artistic research.

Organizing committee: Jan Dirk Baetens (Radboud University Nijmegen), Bart G. Moens (University of Antwerp), Herwig Todts (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp), Geert Van der Snickt (University of Antwerp), Cathérine Verleysen (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp), Nele Wynants (University of Antwerp)

Call for Papers

Please send an abstract of 250 words for a 20-minute paper and a short biography to: herwig.todts@kmska.be and catherine.verleysen@kmska.be

Deadline for submission of a proposal: 15 September 2024.