Extra Academy is a spontaneous alliance of Extra City, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Sint-Lucas Antwerpen.

The guest speaker of November 19 is Sébastien Delire.

! Attention ! Location: Objectif Exhibitions

Sébastien Delire (1974, Charleroi):

Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels, 1995-1999 (painting)

Studied at different academies, 2000-2005

Artist from 2000 to 2010

On strike since May 6, 2010

Artistic work questioning the world and life through the structures of the art world

Expositions in the UK, Korea, France, Belgium

Among others: 'La Belgique visionnaire', 2005 (Harald Szeeman)

Seldom at Galerie Laure Genillard, London, with Susan Collis, Matthew Deleget, Ceal Floyer, John Tremblay & Gavin Turk … and Galerie Mathieu Lyon: George Rousse, Sébastien Delire

Founder, curator et co-director of the gallery D+T Project, Brussels (2010-2012), Frieze, Artorama, Arco, Artissima, Loop, Art Brussels…

First show in Belgium for Gianni Motti, Nicoline Van Harskamp, Elena Bajo, Jens Hanning, Zachary Formwalt, Goldin & Senneby, Ivan Argote…

Politically orientated appointments with curators and artists

Since 2012, founder and director of Delire Gallery, Brussels, with among others Gianni Motti, Pat McCarthy, Nemanja Cvijanovic…Pat McCarthy and Gianni Motti didn’t go to art school

Brings up old artists like Roman Opalka, Marcel Broodthaers, Gina Pane in order to create bridges

End of February: last exposition at Delire Gallery, relation artist-gallerist

April 2015: new location, new name

Language English