Perrier Truc Troc

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Perrier Truc Troc
16 – 17 Jan – 19:00 – 01:00 (16th) and 10:00 – 18:00 (17th),
Centre for Fine Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23
So, what would you do to get a piece of art? This is the question asked by the organisers of this innovative festival, started in 1971 by Mon de Rijck and Charline Mahy, two Belgian artists who wanted to democratise the business of exhibiting and buying art.
Earlier, de Rijck had pioneered an experiment where artists could display their work for free and people could rent pieces, but the first Truc Troc was an outstanding success with 200 artists participating. Last years event attracted 20,000 visitors, double that of the previous year. Combined with a party atmosphere and DJ’s and others performing, this is an event to really enjoy.
The principle is simple; artists exhibit their work and visitors interested in owning it stick a post-it note next to the artwork, explaining what goods or services they can offer in return, with one proviso, no money! Previous exchanges have included swapping a sculpture for an old clock, a painting for a set of tango lessons, iPods etc. Some artists got a website built in return for a work and one got 20,000 earplugs. Sounds odd, but they were used in another work called 10,000 earplugs and I can still hear you lie. So, come and bid, but bid with imagination!
January 10, 2010 | Posted by Andy Carling
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