FRONT ROW − Artist Talks

Artist Talk, FRONT ROW

27 Mar - 26 Jun 2025

FRONT ROW is a monthly series of artist’s talks jointly organised by M HKA and NICC. Serving as an open format to artists – whether a talk, a presentation of an idea, a lecture performance – the programme offers the opportunity to reflect on art, culture and society by some of the most thought-provoking artists practising today.

FRONT ROW is co-organised by M HKA and the artist-run platform NICC through a shared basis in supporting artists, nurturing international perspectives, and being generators of discussion. M HKA and NICC warmly welcome you to this monthly series of discussions.

Sit in the FRONT ROW and enjoy a complimentary drink on us.

Practical information

Free entry; access to the exhibition halls is not included.
Held in the M HKA auditorium (unless stated otherwise)
Every last Thursday of the month, 19:00 – 20:30, during M HKA Late

Programme

Thursday 27.03: Artist Talk with Bruno Zhu
Thursday 24.04: Artist Talk with Guy Woueté
Thursday 29.05: Artist Talk with Cécile B. Evans
Thursday 26.06: Artist Talk with Iman Issa

Programme

Artist Talk, FRONT ROW

FRONT ROW with Iman Issa

26 Jun 2025, 19:00 – 20:30

Iman Issa explores how exhibitions convey meaning and how form and context shape our interpretation of history and identity. Her work invites critical reflection on established narratives.

Artist Talk, FRONT ROW

FRONT ROW with Guy Woueté

24 Apr 2025, 19:00 – 20:30

Guy Woueté is a multidisciplinary artist whose work critiques Western influence on Africa. In his talk, he explores how the Western worldview continues to shape artistic identity and practice.

Bruno Zhu, Getting out of a museum, research image, 2024. Courtesy of the artist

Artist Talk, FRONT ROW

FRONT ROW with Bruno Zhu

27 Mar 2025, 19:00 – 20:30

Meet Bruno Zhu. Bruno Zhu lives and works between Portugal and the Netherlands. Through an artistic practice that combines fashion design, writing and publishing, and scenography, Zhu challenges the normative constraints that narrow our thinking and reinforce the dynamics of social reproduction.

Artist Talk, FRONT ROW

FRONT ROW with Cécile B. Evans (at De Cinema)

29 May 2025, 19:00 – 21:00

Meet Cécile B. Evans. She is an American-Belgian artist living and working in Saint-Denis. Evans’ work examines the value of emotion and its rebellion as it comes into contact with ideological, physical, and technological structures.