Group exhibition: ‘Talking Heads’ with works by Daan Couzijn at Kasteel D’Ursel, Hingene
TALKING HEADS. Portraits with a Story (1626–2026)
31.05.’26 - 02.11.’26
Dozens of centuries-old portraits of the d’Ursel family stand side by side with works by contemporary artists. From stately dukes to dreamy children, from modest servants to distinguished relatives, from melancholy figures to colourful characters: each portrait bears the traces of the time in which it was created and of the person depicted. Face to face, you discover the special story behind every visage.
The exhibition opens with the oldest (1626) and the newest (2026) family portrait. Spread over the three floors of the castle, you then discover portraits of the d’Ursel family from the intervening four centuries. A number of portraits that were thought to be lost but have recently returned are also being shown for the first time.
TALKING HEADS combines and confronts the centuries-old family portraits by Justus van Egmont, Charles-Pierre Verhulst, Philip de László, Joseph Vivien, Alexandre Delatour, Charles Le Clercq, Bernhard Seibert, Alexandre Thomas, Antonine de Mun, the 6th Duchess d’Ursel, many lesser-known and some anonymous masters with works by more than fifty contemporary artists:
Mona Ardeleanu (DE), Omar Ba (SN), Stephan Balkenhol (DE), Raafat Ballan (SY), Lysandre Begijn (NL), Vilson Biçaku (AL), Michaël Borremans (BE), Julie Cockburn (UK), Daan Couzijn (NL), Stefaan De Croock (BE), Mattias De Leeuw (BE), Iris Devriendt (BE), Alioune Diagne (SN), Hans-Peter Feldmann (DE), Maen Florin (BE), Jeanno Gaussi (AF), Aurélie Gravas (FR), Kati Heck (DE), Volker Hermes (DE), Maarten Inghels (BE), Oda Jaune (BG), Gideon Kiefer (BE), Eveline Kieskamp (NL), Milan Kunc (CZ), Thomas Lerooy (BE), Enrique Marty (ES), Ryan Mosley (UK), Marion Moskowitz (FR), David Moy (US), Rémi Noël (FR), Julian Opie (UK), Victoria Palacios (FR), Steven Peters Caraballo (BE), François Roca (FR), Matthieu Ronsse (BE), Ben Sledsens (BE), Eddy Stevens (BE), Mieke Teirlinck (BE), Mickalene Thomas (US), Jesse Tomballe (BE), Hans van der Ham (NL), Levi van Veluw (NL), Floris Van Look (BE), Yves Velter (BE), Tinus Vermeersch (BE), Shirley Villavicencio Pizango (PE), Robin Wen (BE), Preta Wolzak (NL), Ulrike Martha Zimmermann (DE), Dirk Zoete (BE), Allison Zuckerman (US).
Practical info:
Kasteel D’Ursel
Wolfgang d'Urselstraat 9
2880 Hingene
Website: www.kasteeldursel.be
For previews or inquiries of Daan Couzijn’s works:
info@plus-one.be
