Galerie Nosbaum Reding - 2-4, rue Wiltheim, Luxembourg-Fëschmaart
Exposition du 07.05.2025 au 14.06.2025
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Visite guidée en français par Jean-Marc Arnaudé
Since the dawn of modern society, rats have played a role in our culture and science.
These animals often evoke a sense of fear and danger. Yet, Atelier Van Lieshout invites us to consider a different perspective: the rat as a resilient creature.
Rats are remarkably adaptive to changing environments and are self-sufficient, agile and sensitive, and able to take care of themselves. Considering these positive notions, one could easily see the human side of the animal. The rat could be envisioned as the animal of the future; an animal that will always be here. Rather than viewing it as a threat, rats should be looked upon as a friend instead of a foe. Just like the artist himself.
Throughout history, rats have also played a role in rituals. In some cultures, they are seen as omens or spiritual messengers, while in others they are worshipped as symbols of survival. This duality speaks to their symbolic meaning: living on the edge of the human world, rats can be found between civilization and nature, birth and decay.
Rats evoke fear in many: their beady eyes, yellowing teeth, and fleshy pink tails are unsettling. They dwell in the dark corners of basements, attics, and underground systems, long associated with disease and danger—most infamously, the plague. The word "rat"
itself has become shorthand for betrayal and deceit. And yet, rats are also highly social, intelligent, and adaptable creatures. They are survivors.
In a rapidly changing world, Joep van Lieshout suggests that the rat may ultimately outlive humanity. With a touch of irony, he presents this exhibition as a reflection of our species: “While humanity perishes in the apocalypse, Rat Van Lieshout will survive.” - Text by Atelier Van Lieshout
Catherine de Jamblinne accueillera les Amis des Musées pour ce Midi de l'Art.
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