Instagram story viewer> @extra_city> Tagged

Kunsthal Extra City

@extra_city

10.8K

followers

1185

following

We're currently closed and in full preparation for the following events:
↳ 17.09 - 19.09: The Image Generator
↳ 23.10 - 27.12: Guillaume Bijl

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

Thanks @guillaume_bijl_estate Uli en Nadia for letting me be a part of this, honored to compose and perform the music for FEESTELIJKE HERDENKING VAN HET GRAAFSCHAP WATOU - Guillaume Bijl at Extra City
Thanks to the amazing cast & crew and @antony_hudek for making it a wonderful day - Guillaume lives forever ❤️

Semi baroque on a plastic clavecimbel

Uli & Nadia ❤️

Regie by Vanessa Van Goethem

❤️❤️❤️ Lucas & Milan peperoni lovers - good technical support makes a Good show

The amazing @stephaneschraenen

Applausje

Ria & Uli ❤️

After part with Sorry dj’s @emelinedescreaux_siuxsun @clara_lissens @sietskevanaerde

Guillaume Bijl

Costumes by @jelle_spruyt

89

12

Kunsthal Extra City and the Guillaume Bijl Estate present: In Remembrance of the Earldom of Watou, the first posthumous exhibition of Guillaume Bijl (1946–2025). The work was previously shown only once, during Poëziezomer Watou in 2002.

Twenty-four years later, this unique work is being reconstructed for the first time in the former Dominican church of Kunsthal Extra City. The installation brings together a fictional-historical museum, a banquet hall, and The Early Years of the Earldom of Watou, the only theatre piece in Bijl’s oeuvre. As in the original presentation in Watou, a festive procession will also form part of the exhibition opening.

The theatre piece will be performed live twice during the opening today, at 15:00 and 17:00. Each performance lasts approximately 20 minutes.

Would you like to attend? Both performances are free, but advance booking is required @extra_city.

Can’t make it to the opening? The exhibition runs until December 27 and can be visited on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Image Guillaume Bijl, De prille jaren van het graafschap Watou (2002), Photo by Diane Betrand

3

1

Tomorrow “In Remembrance of the Earldom of Watou” is brought back to life at Extra City. Curated by Ulrike Lindmayr and Nadia Bijl (Guillaume Bijl Estate) & Antony Hudek (Kunsthal Extra City).

Performed live only on Saturdays, at 15:00 and 17:00.

165

1

It’s tempting to cosy up with a blanket and some tea. Here are four art stops worth leaving the sofa for this autumn 🍂

𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘆𝗴𝗼 & 𝗘𝗴𝗹ė 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝘃𝘆𝘁𝘆𝘁ė — 𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘣 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘣 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 | @jestergenk, Genk
Wander between towering metal structures as video, sound and bodies moving close to the earth draw you into a landscape of collapse and new beginnings.

𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗹 — 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 1998 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘸 | @MHKAmuseum, Antwerp
Cyborg bodies, strange creatures and imagined futures: explore the renowned Lee Bul’s universe across two museum floors, where humans and technology get tangled up.

𝗝𝗶𝗿ô 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶 — 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 | @FondationFolon, La Hulpe
Get up close to the manga master’s delicate drawings, taking you from quiet neighbourhood walks to the summit of Everest. Pair your visit with an autumn stroll through the park.

𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗷𝗹 — 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘬𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘶 | @extra_city, Antwerp
A fictional history museum, a banquet hall and a theatre stage: step into Guillaume Bijl’s playful world and the only play he has ever written, where telling fact from fiction is half the fun.

Which one’s going on your list?

#Serenai #exhibitions #Visitantwerp
📸 1: Lee Bul. Photo: Algirdas Bakas. Courtesy of the artist, 2: Johan Poezevara, 3: Lee Bul. Photo: Dan Leung. Courtesy of M+, Hong Kong, 4: Jirō Taniguchi L’orme du caucase (© Furari & Casterman © PAPIER), 1993 via BCF Tokyo, 5: Diane Betrand met dank aan Guillaume Bijl Estate

𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘆𝗴𝗼 & 𝗘𝗴𝗹ė 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝘃𝘆𝘁𝘆𝘁ė — 𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘣 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘣 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 | @jestergenk, Genk
Wander between towering metal structures as video, sound and bodies moving close to the earth draw you into a landscape of collapse and new beginnings.

@espaceaygo & @eglebudvytyte

𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗹 — 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 1998 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘸 | @MHKAmuseum, Antwerp
Cyborg bodies, strange creatures and imagined futures: explore the renowned Lee Bul’s universe across two museum floors, where humans and technology get ta

3

0

Vrijdag 30 oktober nodigen wij u graag uit op een avondshow van klank naar beeld!

Aansluitend bij de @borgernocturnes ben je tussen 20u en 23u welkom in de kapel van Kunsthal Extra City. Kom genieten van een avond vol woord, muziek en beeld. Waar live performances ook live worden omgezet tot een getekend vierluik, geprojecteerd in de ruimte. Kom iets drinken, luisteren en kijken!

Ga zeker ook tussen 18u en 19u30 bij @out___of___sight langs voor een Cinema Session, Collective Reading en Screening. In samenwerking met @morphoantwerp
Link: https://out-of-sight.be/sounding-shores-sounding-depths/

Bij @extra_city kan je vanaf 24 oktober terecht voor de opening van FEESTELIJKE HERDENKING VAN HET GRAAFSCHAP WATOU, een ode aan Guillaume Bijl.
Link: https://extracitykunsthal.be/activiteiten/opening-feestelijke-herdenking-van-het-graafschap-watou

77

0

This Saturday 24/10 Guillaume Bijl's unknown masterwork – and only play – opens at Extra City from 2pm!
Book your places for the free performances at 15.00 and 17.00 — link in bio.
*directed by Vanessa Van Goethem
*dramaturgy by Aline Bouvy
*music by Hantrax
*sets by Pieter & Tinus Vermeersch
*costumes by Jelle Spruyt
*an incredible cast of amateur actors
*co-curated by Ulrike Lindmayr, Nadia Bijl and Antony Hudek

175

6

Kunsthal Extra City presents In "Remembrance of the Earldom of Watou", a project by Guillaume Bijl first shown at the Watou Arts Festival in 2002. 24 years later, the work is being reconstructed for the first time in the former Dominican church. The installation combines a fictional historical museum with theatrical sets and live performances of "The Early Years of the Earldom of Watou", the only play in Bijl’s work. For this presentation, the play is staged by artist Aline Bouvy and performed by amateur actors from Antwerp.

Guillaume Bijl
In Remembrance of the Earldom of Watou
Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp
October 24 – December 27, 2026

@guillaume_bijl_estate
@extra_city

Image: Guillaume Bijl, Museum of the History of the Earldom of Watou, 2002. Photo: Diane Betrand.

43

0

Announcing the season 26/27 participants:

0.25, Base-Alpha Gallery, Beamstreet Studio, Blancooo, Boutros Gallery, DMW Gallery, Édition Populaire, Eva Steynen Gallery, FAAR, From Me To You Space, Galerie S&S, Kunsthal Extra City, L’art 54 Kunstplatform, Melis & Piron Living Room, Out of Sight x Morpho, Pizza Gallery, Ruimte34, Secondroom, Studio Helder, The Arts Institute, Window

21 art spaces, galleries and institutes, all opening their doors for a communal evening stroll, our nightly gathering, the Borger Nocturne, happening Friday October 30th.

New exhibitions, performances and other happenings are part of the program. And who knows what else the night may bring…

@0.25_antwerp
@basealphagallery
@beamstreetstudio
@blancooo.ruimte.object
@boutros_gallery
@dmwgalleryantwerp
@edition_populaire_antwerp
@evasteynengallery
@atelier_faar
@frommetoyouspace
@galerie_sns
@extra_city
@lart54antwerpen
@melispiron
@out___of___sight
@morphoantwerp
@pizzagalleryspace
@ruimte34
@secondroom_antwerp
@studiohelder
@the_arts_institute
@twipantwerp

137

1

Time to bring back an iconic piece of Belgian art history 🎭

You might know him from his surreal installations, but did you know 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗷𝗹 created a theater piece that was only performed once? @extra_city is bringing 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘶 back to life for the first posthumous solo exhibition on Bijl.

Enter a fictional museum, stroll through the banquet hall right onto the stage for a total immersive experience. All of that is topped of with a festive march in the streets, just like they did in 2002! With contributions by @studiopietervermeersch, @alinebouvy, @stephaneschraenen, Hantrax and many more.

🍻 24.10 - 27.12 at @extra_city, Antwerp

📸 Diane Betrand, met dank aan Guillaume Bijl Estate
#ExtraCity #performanceart #GuillaumeBijl #Antwerp #Watou

3

4

In search of light

Five-hour performance in which two performers moved across a platform at the centre of a church, under overhead light, guided by more than seventy score cards for solo, duet and group actions. Each visitor received a guide to the performance. They could ask the conductor for a card and step onto the stage, following it closely, loosely, or simply staying still.

Performed on 19 September 2026 at The Image Generator in Antwerp. A performance festival by @platform0090, @c.takt, @extra_city and @soap_maastricht

Activated by @negiste_yesside, @cruzdelprado, and the audience.
Documentation: @simon_wawawa_yipiyo

Graphic design: @emirhakin
Advisor: @helena.e.julian
Mohair knits: @erl

3

4

In search of light

Performed on 19 September 2026 at The Image Generator in Antwerp
A performance festival by @platform0090, @c.takt, @extra_city and @soap_maastricht

Activated by @negiste_yesside, @cruzdelprado, and the audience.
Documentation: @simon_wawawa_yipiyo

Graphic design: @emirhakin
Advisor: @helena.e.julian
Mohair knits: @erl

3

8

In search of light

Performed on 19 September 2026 at The Image Generator in Antwerp
A performance festival by @platform0090, @c.takt, @extra_city and @soap_maastricht

Activated by @negiste_yesside, @cruzdelprado, and the audience.
Documentation: @simon_wawawa_yipiyo

Graphic design: @emirhakin
Advisor: @helena.e.julian
Mohair knits: @erl

3

7