Naninga Lens
Letter from Yves De Smet to Jo Coucke, 18.07.1985

In the summer of 1985 Yves De Smet (1946-2004) organizes the last exhibition in the restaurant of cook and art collector Floribert ‘Flor’ De Neve (1948-1988), who will open his new restaurant at Grote Huidevettershoek 10, where gastronomy, art and architecture would combine even more intensely…

With many thanks to: Godart Bakkers, Koen Brams, Jean-Pierre Clémençon, Jo Coucke, Etienne Desmet, Ann Decaestecker, Wouter De Vleeschouwer, Marc Goethals, Dirk Manesse, William Philips, Paul Robbrecht, Albert Rubens, André Van Schuylenbergh en Willy Van Sompel

The Letters Project

In 2022-2023, KIOSK together with the research group Ghent, playing field of the visual arts (1957-1987), will focus on letters from or to people from Ghent, or concerning the Ghent art scene. The letters are selected for their content, but also for their form.

For a whole year, the group will present a different letter every week in KIOSK, and will highlight its context or the questions it raises. During these presentations, the letter (or a facsimile) will be shown, possibly with other artefacts that are mentioned or that can clarify its meaning.

Ghent, playing field of the visual arts (1957-1987) consists of Naninga Lens, Sofie Frederix, Wouter De Vleeschouwer, Koen Brams and Godart Bakkers. For The Letters Project the group is reinforced by Simon Delobel and some guests.