Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

Game over…

Look at these reports and the pictures of Matthieu Laurette, Superamas – BIG1, Superamas – BIG3, het automatenpark, de tenoonstelling, Harry Merry, Noël Akchoté, Hans Bryssinck & Christophe Hefti, Zita Swoon, Billboard Liberation Front, Reverend Billy, Rhys Chatham, Andrea Crews, Eleanor Bauer, de happy end party.

For the second year in a row, Vooruit’s the game is up! festival will welcome artists from around the globe who poke fun at the (often unwritten) rules and codes of the art world. Last year we warned you that ‘You are about to do something you shouldn’t’ and this year’s catchphrase is ‘Art for Sale’.

For an eleven-day period, Vooruit will offer a platform to artists who study the relationship between art and consumerism. From performers questioning their attitude towards show business to musicians committing commercial suicide and media artists embracing market principles.

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The programme

Performances, concerts, talks or FrictiesSalons, two conferences and a Rent-an-Artist service, guerilla music and video, exhibition and an Art For Sale games arcade.

Performances

• Superamas – BIG trilogie:
  BIG 1 (Wed 05 & Thu 06/03)
  BIG 2 (Sat 08 & Sun 09/03)
  BIG 3 (Fri 14 & Sat 15/03)
  Superamas discovery day (Sat 08/03)
• Docu-comedy Reverend Billy – What would Jesus Buy? (Fri 07/03)
• Hans Bryssinck & Christoph Hefti – One Man Snow (Fri 07 & Sat 08/03)
• Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping – Sermon (Sat 08/03)
• Eleanor Bauer – At Large (Thu 13 & Fri 14/03)
• HAPPY END PARTY with Stage For Sale, Tina C. & dj’s Midijayski (Sat 15/03)

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Concerts

• Harry Merry (Wed 05/03)
• Kira Kira + Parachutes (Thu 06/03)
• Zita Swoon – Band in a box (sold out) (Fri 07/03)
• Noël Akchoté plays Kylie Minogue (Fri 07/03)
• DAAU presents our daily bread (Sat 08/03)
• Café Dansant with The Sons of Navarone & dj Guy Broeckhove (Sun 09/03)
• Eugene Chadbourne (Tue 11/03)
• Rhys Chatham – G3 (Wed 12/03)
• The Germans with special guest Eugene Chadbourne (Thu 13/03)

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Talks or FrictiesSalons

• FrictiesSalon with Matthieu Laurette (Wed 05/03)
• FrictiesSalon with Etoy.corporation (Thu 06/03)
• FrictiesSalon with Heath Bunting (Fri 07/03)
• FrictiesSalon with the Billboard Liberation Front (Sat 08/03)
• FrictiesSalon with Carlos Katastrophsky & Christophe Bruno (Tue 11/03)
• FrictiesSalon with Reverend Billy (Thu 13/03)
• FrictiesSalon with Andrea Crews (Fri 14/03)

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Conferences

• Science for Sale conference (Thu 06/03)
• Buy Buy art conference + debates (Wed 12/03)

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And…

Throughout the festival:

• Rent-an-Artist: Liquid Cactus – Föhn le fenêtre
• Kapotski – K.I.S.R.T.S. 2008
• Bart Stolle
• Art For Sale vending machines
• Art For Sale exhibition

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Art for sale

In 2007, we were pleasantly surprised by artists such as The Yes Men, body artist Stelarc and talented performer Ivana Müller. This year, we’re looking forward to the internationally renowned Superamas exclusively performing their BIG trilogy back-to-back, and upcoming band the Germans jamming with all-round guitar phenomenon Eugene Chadbourne. American street preacher Reverend Billy will bring his crusade against consumerism to Belgium and Frenchman Matthieu Laurette will enlighten us on the subject ‘How to survive for one year without spending a penny’. Visitors are also invited to join in on the fun; apart from enjoying a bunch of free activities, you might also take home a real piece of art! Just try your luck with one of our arcade games.

But maybe not everything is what it seems. Under all the kitsch and bad taste there is a deeper meaning, which we’ll focus on in talks with the artists, a documentation centre and a conference.

ART FOR SALE? TIME FOR A THOROUGH CHECK-UP!

The festival is in the 5 For Students March Top 5