Part of this year's OFF program is Kunst in Huis, an organization that functions as a library where everyone can borrow works of art. An ideal formula to discover the fascinating work of contemporary artists from Flanders and Brussels and display it in your own home. Kunst in Huis annually renews their collection with a selection of 20 to 30 young artists at the start of their career. During the Antwerp Art Weekend, you can meet three of them in their group exhibition 'Who(s) care?? Artist(s) care!!'

Taking care of the other, taking care of each other. In a world where crises have been piling up for years and the consequences of the dire state of the environment and humanity are increasingly damaging - physically and mentally - the importance of caring for the people and the world around you, is growing. Gradually we are discovering alternative means to do so and artists are taking a pioneering role in this process. They develop - often in groups – ways of working together in a world where people reconnect with each other, with nature, with the earth. A world where care and cure are closely connected; where thinking and living is inclusive, with respect for every form of life. Consider it to be a gentle and playful resistance to the large and small crises that afflict all lives.

Kunst in Huis, an art lending organization where you can borrow an artwork, is not the most obvious partner for artists with a non-object-oriented practice. But we would like to state that any artwork potentially offers new insights or some comfort. From that perspective, Kunst in Huis invites in 2024 three such artists for its annual exhibition De Nieuwe Garde. All of them offer a shared experience in which care and cure are a unifying factor.

Each artist will shape an area of space and will activate it for a day through performances, workshops, lectures, etc. Be welcome, submit to their good care and contribute to it yourself. For more details on the program, keep an eye on social media of Kunst in Huis.