Palais des Beaux Arts - 60th Anniversary of CoBrA
This is the first time that Brussels has housed such an important exhibition of a 20th century group of artists known for their then - break away - style and movement.
In 1948 six artists Asger Jorn, Joseph Noiret,Christian Dotremont,Constant Nieuwenhuis, Corneille Beverloo and Karel Appel set the world on fire by distancing themselves from the French Surrealists during a major international conference on avant-garde art. The movement - CoBrA - grew to include some 50 painters, poets, architects, ethnologists and theorists from ten countries.
CoBrA can be seen as art which attempted yet again to break away from current day trends, preferring to depict everyday images in a loosly worked style, which is pleasing to the eye and yet innovative capturing the imagination.
Admission €9. Seniors & students €6.50. Under-13s free. Tues-Sun 10.00-17.00. 11 Nov, 25 Dec & 1 Jan closed. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, 3 Rue de la Régence, tel. +31(0) 25083333.
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