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The Fountain Talks
Kunsthal Mechelen, 1st June 2024Part of the public programme for The Fountain Show
A programme of talks around the fountain, with speakers Thomas A P van Leeuwen, Aline Bouvy, Thierry de Duve, Leila Peacock, and Anna Tilroe,
Artists and thinkers each present a unique perspective on the fountain as an object, an idea, and a message. This cross-disciplinary discursive programme looks at the wide ramifications and implications of the fountain, with topics ranging from the sexual reproduction of slugs, urban sewage, and Parisian urinals to Marcel Duchamp, art in public space and the contemporary art system at large. Together we interrogate the meaning of the fountain today and its continued relevance.