
Die Leichtigkeit der Kunst - Kunstpodcast· Folge 240
Joost Vanhaerents: VANHAERENTS ART COLLECTION
Freitag, 18. April 2025 · 50 min
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Diese Folge von „Die Leichtigkeit der Kunst“ wird in englischer Sprache geführt und öffnet die Türen zur Vanhaerents Art Collection – einer Sammlung, die über Jahrzehnte hinweg mit Neugier, Klarheit und einem Gespür für das Jetzt und Morgen gewachsen ist. Im Dialog mit Joost Vanhaerents begegnen wir Werken von Künstler:innen wie Bruce Nauman, Ugo Rondinone, Tracey Emin oder Paul McCarthy – und einer Sammlung, die nicht repräsentieren will, sondern Resonanz erzeugt. Es geht um das Sammeln als Praxis der Aufmerksamkeit, um familiäre Prägung und kulturelle Verantwortung. Die Art Brussels begleitet dieses Gespräch atmosphärisch – als Ort des internationalen Austauschs, nicht als Fokus.
// This episode of Die Leichtigkeit der Kunst is conducted in English and offers an intimate insight into the Vanhaerents Art Collection – a Brussels-based private collection shaped over five decades with clarity, curiosity, and a sense for the contemporary. In conversation with Joost Vanhaerents, we explore works by artists such as Bruce Nauman, Ugo Rondinone, Tracey Emin and Paul McCarthy – and a collection that doesn’t aim to represent, but to resonate.It is a conversation about collecting as an attentive cultural practice, about family heritage and the responsibility of making art accessible. Art Brussels, while not the focus, provides the atmospheric backdrop – as a place of international encounter and exchange.
Themen dieser Folge / Topics in this Episode
Joost Vanhaerents & die Vanhaerents Art Collection
Einblick in eine Sammlung, die über fünf Jahrzehnte gewachsen ist. Über Sammlungsstrategien, Familiengeschichte und Werke, die bewegen.
// Joost Vanhaerents & the Vanhaerents Art CollectionA collection built over five decades. A story of family, curatorial vision, and artworks that speak beyond their time.
Künstlerische Positionen
Welche Werke prägen die Sammlung? Welche Rolle spielen Themen wie Körper, Identität, Politik und Materialität?
// Artistic PositionsWhich works define the collection? How do they engage with questions of body, identity, materiality and politics?
Sammeln als gesellschaftlicher Akt
Wie kann eine Sammlung öffentlich zugänglich gemacht werden?
// Collecting as a Cultural PracticeHow can private collections act as public resonance spaces?
Brüssel als Kunstmetropole
Warum ist Brüssel ein besonderer Ort für Gegenwartskunst? Welche kulturellen Impulse gehen von hier aus?
// Brussels as a Contemporary Art CapitalWhat makes Brussels a unique cultural hub? What artistic impulses arise from this city?
Gast // Guest
Joost Vanhaerents
Mitinhaber der Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brüssel
Co-owner, Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels
Ausstellung & Sammlung // Collection & Exhibition
Vanhaerents Art Collection
Öffnungszeiten: Führungen nach Anmeldung über vanhaerentsartcollection.com
Ort: Dansaert-Viertel, Brüssel
Visits by appointment: vanhaerentsartcollection.com/Location: Dansaert district, Brussels
Art Brussels 2025
24. – 27. April 2025
Ort // Location: Brussels Expo
Mehr Infos // more information: artbrussels.com
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Music. Hallo zusammen und herzlich willkommen zu meinem Podcast Die Leichtigkeit der Kunst. Ein Salon Podcast über Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft, Mein Name ist Claudia Linzel und ich freue mich sehr, euch hier begrüßen zu dürfen. Diese Folge entsteht in Zusammenarbeit mit der Art Brossel, der internationalen Messe für zeitgenössische Kunst in Brüssel.
Ein Ort der Begegnung, des Austauschs, des Blicks nach vorn. Und weil wir uns im internationalen Dialog bewegen, ist diese Folge mit just van Harens Englisch Dearst first of all thank you so much for welcoming me here in Belgim. Scoo Owner of the Renow und Van Harens Art Collection Your Paar Family that Hass shaped one of a most forward thinking private in Contemporary Art, für Over five Decades you and your family have collected with a remarkable sense for Innovation, Artistic Relevance and Transformation.
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Ich also food for the so like artist food for the solif you see sometimes a bans standing on the stage and sechs die thousand people Hoar in the sort of Friends äh because they like all the same music and they can thing, the songs from start to end äh by heart so. It's the something also magical but it's true that we here.
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And you have a very specials make care and the Präsentation Call the Ordiance Room? Ja it's so a Project space, since the opening of the collection, we had David Altmade in the and the space. We had also I as plus have, Firmen bei Philipp Bareno wie. Wir have also small events in the collection. Also because as like a nice integration when people Und ähm wie have like a circle of Visicals and we new the work of the life west snake that you made and we are way to landest the work for year and here accepted this and the ear our of the Dragon is the life is snake, present in the collection and we are happy that is now the year of this note because now, it's real snake of twenty two meeters and a half long
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Von mir Collection. Important thing that we meet or that we have to meet or to no ernordist before buy an not work. I think buin Art is like I told you before it's folling a love it a work and who the artists is les important than the quality of the work but ad the circ the moment like with like with to Masara Seno with different other artist.
Und. Very very good and you have a nice confirations. I had äh very nice confirations with Artist and I like to learn also, directly from the Artist himself, what is the message, what to do mean with you other can if you heared from first hand, it's always bettery and always say to people if you want to know what art is what's the mining of arts before you had to read very, Books retten bei Artritics and you took the time to read and entire page and if you red the Page you dind understand what what was whyden?
And so sometimes your very firstated when you read are books and articles that are ritten by artritics because they use difficult worsedy Das, Play Fit Yours, than you have plenty of nice and of use of artist explaining the work like podcasts that you make or other people make they are penty of podcasts, or artist.
First Hand, you head from the Artist and Ich do you have a nice titel Memory maybe the first meeting with the artist? When we event uh for the first time to New York, we had meeting with Jeffrey dies one of the most important are dealers and he was like the Man who this coffering Artists and he was like the first dealer of äh Jeff Coons at the time and we had to pleasure to visits the stitu of Jeff Kunst and that time, they were painting the celebration paintings and the was a huge make of the balloon dog standing, Oh very impressive to be eh inter studio of Jeff Kugeln send to see all those people.
Und saying hallo and showing around the studio. So. So you have all some upjeckts from Jeff Coons. The Dunky Mirror. Ja, we have a midtery yes and äh ja we have also his mobiles äh auf Jeff Grundsatz from the made in Heaven series, ja. And never artist here in your collection is Bruce Nomen, yes. And Paul McCasi.
Yes. They ähm get eighty asold in this year and äh it's so not is had äh that always has ähm, interested us my for the has bord a lot of work by him from mispirated series and ähm we meso a few times and ähm he's a very ähm, und, in make so so like a critis ism on the Hippocracy of some People and we all these acted el live in the great world, very everything a skiesful but their all so very cools happening and this very old and Putz his Finger write in the middle of the wood. And he wants to show someds on salta net. That's not always appreciated by, because they don't understand and they find his work for your violent and very.
Wird, The same with Bruce Nome äh I am very faste nated if people ask me what you all time favourite Artisty always say bruce no man because, Bruce Moman is that type of Artist with always tenus and everything that he does he can Every medium and hefy cater ates a not worky overlays has the gift to pic the right medium to make the work.
And some times at defidurk, sometime only a soundpiece, sometimes is the scotcher sometimes it's it's a neon and he expresses himsely on the last at ana very, Distinct Whey and ähm, also what's very good? What I've fine very good of Bruce Noman, that he has is on time skedul he cannot be first by Galorist to for some to produce every year äh new work.
To com back to the Artwork with new work hieß äh very controlling hieß own production when he works and when he doesn't work so it's it's living legend in the Arthrose. And we have a work here by ähm racy Men. USA importantist auf dem Young British Artists and the were al Young and the eighties big now their or fourty years older, we have very can ido and American Artist who works with stil and combinds it with the soft skin Material Wir have work by ähm chillian wearing that with never bordists because we want to by female Artist sometimes people come here and the as come hoe ho many belgens are in the collection. We a never told that we are collector of Belgien Art we are also not, Mal.
Who made it is not so important. I told you also when we walk around when I was a little child and also my sistery get a mission before we enter the Gallery. If you comme out of the coloury. I want to you to tell me, what was the den best work that we say in Exhibition. Und normal works, buttere one or two master works.
We wer traint to reconized the best quality works that or the best works and Exibition we K. And we had the same results eng äh sister. No äh we my father my sisters on times week Agreet that this was the best work and I have a very good visual memory. So, because every member for ence and all the richters that I saw before.
FM and front of a richtig cantale this a good one or that's a middle one because that you can Isely Comperer one with that all you other things that you so before because lot of People by art, by name because be i told you a name, ayman herse for example, they inhurs toes a big star, he's one of the biggest Artisting on the world he's one of my favorite artis has well. But sometimes people, Day in they are not interest and what they by from they inhurs has Mate Series that the less important then oter serious so a fee you have to learn about the Artist and look what is important what is what is äh the best perior? It's a same with here Basel it's I still producing work, but I his work, that he made in the eight is was,
so mindblowing wird die Orangen SRIC, die Orangen SS and the Exibitions Niaties it was fabulos. Wed I would to like to by circley by want a from the eighties, hey and I think, what you see is, what you get we give a presentation of the collection and we always think about what have you shown in the past so that People if they come here there's see new things, because many we have a public that is physiting us year of to year and Es I like like this is their foundation and peaking and New York.
That's the most Fantastic Asambly of contempory Arts and they never change the hang or and a presentation of the works, but you go there to see the mastered piece is of all the minimal Artists of then of Donald Jet of Bruce Norman äh Blinkie Palermo, ähm äh Andy Warhols, most fantastic resemlement of contempory Art. And it's just Frame from New York abdown äh a rong the headson. I from means the most fantastic Museum but eh here we have like Ja äh Family Collection and we show or collection and very's Pacific Ray and ähm some times it's äh, Es in the collection open every we girl every month. No, wenn mein Vater wanted to have a collection because one of the reasons is that we offenby Artworksetter much to big for on houses and because they have.
Hit was always a dream to have a building, very good experience or own collection. And then we were transforming this space, Ich, After People and Friends game to the collection that the sate. Ah the sibitti, that you don't open up for the public and that the cirta moments and the beginning of the collection, Every weekend, but as you know brucesels as not like baris or not like London or not like you new York, there you have, also, and see now the things in New York. Then we go to New York it's, Museums but here äh they open up and they some times they were here and they had for five physicals on a satte day and äh on a sunday and then you are the slave of your collection.
He good not see any atrocks any more he good not Go to Gallery sorgt to musemus, because he was all the time here. And then hieß always drastik and his actions, he say that I will close äh we will not open open im Orbit as children äh my sister and myself, we we said no we whon do that, once are month and we will concentrate all over Visitors on one satte day in the mont big Kalender and see that they are pict out when there is no fair, every will not to be open, when there is are basel.
We are only open when it's are presses, because that's äh when are broses and down but that we can go to free in London, that we can go to Miami year for want to and then we have programmed one satte day in a weak Doing this we have like sometimes, you have to hundred visitals on a ceteray and äh that's very nice also for the guides that they have a big roop that you can äh Walk around in the musing. So do you have a team of Creators Guides and we have no curators and we have a very small team äh also we have our father was.
And then my sister in myself we have fix dates and week that I'm here every tuesday, my every tooseday and then we common on different moments for different ocations when the something to do and the museum. Works half time and it's a very small team with for persons, äh the collection is lets and ähm, we have no external advisers or curators to äh Tallas wat to buy. We by the things that we like yourself and ähm, wie some I have a badget and I have a house and I have know.
Expert People if you buy a work of Art the most important thing is that you like it an also demount of money, that you spendonet, that it's okay for you. Wenn die anymore and you still like it then you have bord something that that is good for you, ne? FU by art and you pay too much money and after whats it's worknopping then you are only first trated and you have to say if it sport nothing tomorrow I still like it and you have made a rights dicision? Äh Russel is, the institution who brings us together do have a special, Moment on Art Brassels. What do you combying with Art Brussels? I call you a little secret because are brusses was very important forest and me choose a location for our collection,
ähm, wie. My Motto didn't want to go approad my father want to bring the collection perhaps even in New York. And was dreaming of a having äh Museum in ark. That's my moder with miss here children and a gran children so that was not a good plan, an ähm as a Location we choose Bresles, because it's, Cosmopolitan also.
But also defect that Brossous was a only City ambition with and contempory art fair and a international art fair because are brussels is The only Fair International out Fair in Baldin. Also that was very for us deciding to bring the collection to broses and all the time me had a nice collaboration with are bresses we open up for the vip program and we let the visitors visting the collection the day before the opening of the fair and also the satte day when the fair is open und opening day ha has no sense because everyone is then on the fair. Äh but we have a nice collaboration and it closs already many many years and we like to go so to the fair ourselves on on teurs day Und Collect Artist ähm.
And you have with nice confisations äh zum Meeting Point to connect to to talk about or to talk about the share passion, and ähm I have a friend to all for a saes a magic happens, when you share the passion. Da zwei verbaut sharing your passion telling people about your passion and Enjoy giving to see in the Museum myself because when I'm here to open up and can, äh we have very good traint guides here in the Museum.
Wir. Diffizitales and that's very important are brucess a very, quality fair, it's not a biggest fair, but it has a place because bellagent have thevision to be, One of the most important äh collect in the world collection a very important. Even in the past and toll now, there are very important bellaging collections and ähm I think for galors to come from my broad it so so interesting to connect with äh the bullion collectors a some of international galerist have Locations here in Brussels and because they want to have the when to be close by their market and ähm it so so good to this gover new things on the fair ähm, I like going to another because äh at the cirta moment, they mostally door presentation of their program that different works from Different Artist and it a thirty moment they bring also new people to the fair and you walk is that they present and they talk about so
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Brassels Stand-Out Competwor International Art Fairs. Well are brusses is a small fair and it's very easy to physit in one day, if you go to orsel. It's a very big fair and a takes lot of time and you are very tired afterphysitting because this lot to see and äh that two floors and ähm Des Pite of the small Size. I think äh there's a very high quality and are brussels.
And the fairestury well organised, there the corridoors and the stands or very spaces and they guaranty also optimal artexperience and ähm, I told you bells and collectors are non worldwide and also many for and galery stry to reach those bells and collect to a busses, Wir. To have a special. Extraordinary Recommentation for our listeners and we come and visit Art Broslist. Horch that's difficult ähm, Das, Okay, not your office. And äh here cannot eat and the collection but ähm theireplanty of resturns at we are here in the nice neigroard of the don't sart and you have plentyof restaurants here but if you want to ähm, Ich, it's in a Restaurant, where you can eat the cookids with crivettets and äh very good cook fresh fish.
Very nice restaurants, old interior, it's a very nice, place to to go ins very nearbi. The podcast. Die Leichtigkeit der Kunst of Art. What does it meanfory? Art ist not over always light. Not not really. Wird äh am Font of light art and art that has light in it and because I have a lot of and my personal collection because Es The same things any info Instants. When I but some sera sino for the first time. I four there and my sister work and fan of the work. So.
Collection and I did, sometimes you are my sisters more into minimal arts, you likes more abstract artworks, but ja, that's I like also the benimal artist like the Donald Jet and and then flaven and äh, as for Kelly, but that's not a generation, I was Leven Bourgan when they war at top of their cores and perhaps, when I was young at the time I would all the works of the was artists because I like them very much, but that's a not a period and acan enjoy Wenn I see you then flaven and donald Jet and as for Kelly the your the big stars of the minimalismen and I like to work very much, wird Jörg und Winst wie wie Bike und Tempri Art wie bei the Arts of today and the Artist of origineration hospeek the same language who experience the same things that happen in the world and sometimes it's not so good,
States with äh President US On Controllable if you see all the wars and the world and Israel in Ukraine it's a crazy world, you have financial instability, have the stress, Und some Artist they make for it confronting work. It's not always light the message but, Ich. The Way that we or in or lifes and how we are living or lifes, but it can also be confronting at doesn't have to be like promo Cartie is not so Leitigkeit äh Leichtigkeit in Front of you and how you respon to dives type of things and you can be afraid of the wars and you can be afraid of the situation, but I think you always have to look to the goodside of thinks and I will the something stupid but I am a big Star Wars-Fan ey.
Always survive even when this parke so little at begames a new fire and that's so about passion, it's the first always been from the darkside I really feel that you felt in love but our out and the motion you, you show and he I'm so happy to talk to you and get connected with you. Thanks a lot for your time, for showing me. Yeah.
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