Johan De Smet Books
Van Eyck
By Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Till Borchert, Jan Dumolyn, Maximiliaan P. J. Martens
With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting to previously unseen heights and helped determine the course of Western a...
Read MoreTangentes
By Johan De Smet, M. Catherine De Zegher, L. Van Den Abeele
Where do the tangents between past and present, or between ?I? and our fellow man, lie? The MSK invited nine contemporary artists to work around this grey zone. Using a variety of media, they sketc...
Read MoreEmile Verhaeren
By Johan De Smet, Catherine Verleysen
"A l'occasion du centenaire du décès d'Émile Verhaeren (1855-1916), le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand souhaite rendre hommage à celui qui fut l'un des principaux acteurs du paysage culturel belge ver...
Read MoreModernisme
By Johan De Smet, Liesbeth Decan
In this book, the Belgian historical avant-garde around 1920 is viewed for the first time from a broader European perspective. Not only did protagonists like Jules Schmalzigaug, Georges Vantongerlo...
Read MorePerles belges
Perles belges. D'Ensor à Magritte' est une ode à l'art moderne belge classique. Cette publication fait pleins feux sur des chefs-d'œuvre de la collection du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, un des plu...
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