Foundation Walter Leblanc
Le Décor et son Double
With Daniel Buren
30/05/2026 – 10/01/2027
In 1986, Jan Hoet – the then director of the Museum for Contemporary Art in Ghent, now S.M.A.K. – organised the extra muros exhibition ‘Chambres d’Amis’. This exhibition presented contemporary art in private residences at various locations in Ghent.
Daniel Buren was one of the 51 international artists who created a work in situ, integrated in the daily living space of the residents who were willing to open up their house for the artist and subsequently to the public. Buren’s work, Le Décor et son Double, was conceived as a work in two parts. In accordance with the concept of ‘Chambres d’Amis’, Daniel Buren realised his in situ work in the guest room of the private residence of Annick and Anton Herbert. He applied his ‘outil visuel’ on the walls of the guest room.
