26—28.04.2024

Druk in Leuven at Off the Grid

In the con­text of the word and book fes­ti­val Druk in Leuven, Off the Grid (Cas-co’s resi­d­en­cy and pre­sen­ta­ti­on plat­form) enga­ge with the rele­van­ce of the­se media within con­tem­po­ra­ry art through a three-day pro­gram­me of exhi­bi­ti­ons, talks, per­for­man­ces, and rea­dings, devo­t­ed to publis­hing as artis­tic prac­ti­ce. Curator-in-resi­den­ce Alicja Melzacka devel­ops the pro­gram­me Back-to-back, offe­ring per­spec­ti­ves on artists’ wri­ting and publis­hing, whilst the exhi­bi­ti­ons by col­lec­ti­ve-in-resi­den­ce Bebe Books and artist-in-resi­den­ce Oya are on view in the adja­cent spa­ces of Off the Grid. This pro­ject came about as part of Druk In Leuven, a word and ima­ge fes­ti­val at various loca­ti­ons in the city.

Timetable:

26.04.24

18:00 – 22:00 — Opening of ​‘Press Play’ by Bebe Books and ​‘To Borrow’ by Oya

18:00 – 20:00 — Culture Club Radio 1 Live with Bent Van Looy

27.04.24

13:00 – 18:00 — Back-to-back: per­spec­ti­ves on artists’ wri­ting and publis­hing cura­ted by Alicja Melzacka

13:00 – 18:00 — acti­va­ti­on ​‘Press Play’ by Bebe Books

13:00 – 18:00 — exhi­bi­ti­on ​‘To Borrow’ by Oya

14:00 – 15:00 — Book Room with Rinus Van de Velde

28.04.24

13:00 – 18:00 — Back-to-back: per­spec­ti­ves on artists’ wri­ting and publishing

16:00 – 17:00 — Artist talk by Bebe Books (Let’s Talk Leuven)

13:00 – 18:00 — acti­va­ti­on ​‘Press Play’ by Bebe Books

13:00 – 18:00 — exhi­bi­ti­on ​‘To Borrow’ by Oya