BHART#01 IN ANTWERP – TEXT BY PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI

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Philip Aguirre

Dear Shaded Viewers,
Conceived by Christoph Broich and Thomas Engels, the owners of Red Fish Factory in Antwerp, BHART#01 is an international festival for contemporary art, gathering the works of innovative artists within the Borgerhout neighborhood. Divided
into three sections, it includes BHART EXTRA, BHART INSIGHT and BHART EXHIBITIONS. Here’s a selection from some of the installations showcased within BHART EXHIBITIONS, the creative core of the event.
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Bruneau, Dodi Espinosa and Wouter Van Der Koot

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Meggy Rustanova + We Document Art


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Christoph Broich

You’ve got until Sunday to check out the festival and its various exhibitions.
Best,
Philippe
Philippe Pourhashemi

A freelance fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. His passions are fashion and culture, as well as music and film. He writes and styles features for Metal in Barcelona, Behind the Blinds in Brussels, Contributor in Stockholm, Veoir in New York and SKP in Beijing. He was named Fucking Young's Editor-at-Large in 2016 and has contributed to ASVOF since 2008, acting as Correspondent-at-Large since 2012. An avid traveler, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.

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