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Diamonds for LifeFrom Saturday February 8th, 2014Untill Thursday February 13th, 2014

Art Antwerp Art & DesignFrom Friday June 13th, 2014

Untill Friday June 20th, 2014

Our first luxury event will take place

at the Royal ‘Paleis op de Meir’ in

Antwerp. The venue is a historic

and monumental building located on

one of the biggest and most visited

shopping streets (de Meir) in the heart of Antwerp.

The palace was previously a residency to Napoleon

Bonaparte as well as to the royal family of Belgium

and is now home to the Napoleon Museum.

This introductory event will be hosted by TM-ART and

our numerous partners. The exhibition will be of highest

quality, and will allow presentation and showcasing of fine

art, jewelry and design. In order to bring to light and promote

Art Antwerp International Art & Design Fair 2014, TMArt

shall organize and host an introductory event at the historic

‘Paleis op de Meir’ in Antwerp city from the 8th to the 13th of

February, 2014.

We plan a beautiful, world-class exhibition of select works by

Gabriel Meiring and Thomas Maes at the Royal Paleis op de Meir.

In an effort to bring fine art and jewel design together, we will

showcase Antwerp diamond jewel designs and pieces alongside

Meiring’s intricate and beautiful works and Maes’s structured

and organic paintings and sculptures. On the 10th, additional

select artists and designers will install and exhibit artwork for an

exclusive 3 day exhibition. A second VIP vernissage soirée will be

held in their honor. VIP receptions will include walking dinner,

auction, music, exhibit, cocktail service, and much more. During

our evening VIP events on the 8th and 10th of February, the

Napoleon Museum will be open and guided tours will be provided.

Tickets will be available for purchase online from which a portion

will be donated to charity. 60 tickets are available for each of the

two VIP vernissages and will be sold on a first come first serve

basis. Buy tickets online www.artantwerp.com

Rooms will be available at the Antwerp Hilton Hotel at a

discounted price for our guests. Reservations must be made

through [email protected] visit Antwerp.Hilton.com to see

accommodations and services offered.

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‘DIAMONDS FOR LIFE’ KICK-OFF EVENT

Art & Design Fair

TM-ART looks forward to bettering the future with and for

the City of Antwerp by means of organizing and hosting an

international multi-facetted cultural fair within the heart of

Antwerp. Focused mainly on art and design, we interest tourists

and worldly consumers, artlovers and intellects, and citizens

of all ages seeking cultural enrichment in our rich and diverse

City of Antwerp and throughout the world.

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THE ‘DIAMONDS FOR LIFE’ EVENT - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS

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June 2014

The new international art fair will make its debut in June of

2014 at the ‘Antwerp Expo’ hall and will last exactly 8 days.

This fair presents itself as modern and innovative, demolishing

the dated and mundane views that our newer generations may

have of art exhibitions. We communicate a revolutionary air of

excitement, passion, sophistication, diligence and devotion to

our guests and clients alike.throughout the world.

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THE ART ANTWERP TIMES

ARTANTWERP

ANTWERP, A CITY FOR EVERYBODY

ANTWERP, A CITY OF ART MEIR ROYAL PALACE

THE ‘DIAMONDS FOR LIFE’ EVENT - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS

TO SHINE

Antwerp – city on the Scheldt, city of Rubens,

of diamonds, of fashion, a port city... The

sum of all these different aspects is what

makes Antwerp into a real city: a vibrant,

welcoming metropolis, which is also great

fun and heart-warming, with green areas where you can

relax and peaceful corners. Antwerp is a veritable cultural

capital, which prides itself on its impressive architecture

and splendid art. Moreover, Antwerp is a fashionista’s

dream destination thanks to the stores of its world-

renowned designers. The cafes only serve the best beers

and foodies can enjoy the most delicious traditional and

multicultural cuisine in the city’s restaurants. Antwerp: a

pocket-sized metropolis which is sure to conquer anyone’s

heart in no time at all.

CultureAntwerp had an artistic reputation in the 17th century, based on its school of painting, which included Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, the two Teniers and many others.

Informally, most Antverpians (in Dutch Antwerpenaren, people from Antwerp) daily speak Antverpian (in Dutch Antwerps), a dialect that Dutch-speakers know as distinctive from other Brabantic dialects through its typical vowel pronunciations: approximating the vowel sound in ‘bore’ – for one of its long ‘a’-sounds while other short ‘a’s are very sharp like the vowel sound in ‘hat’. The Echt Antwaarps Teater brings the dialect on stage.

FashionAntwerp is a rising fashion city, and has produced designers such as the Antwerp Six. The city has a cult status in the fashion world, due to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, one of the most important fashion academies in Europe. It has served as the learning centre for a large number of Belgian fashion designers. Since the 1980s, several graduates of the Belgian Royal Academy of Fine

Arts have become internationally successful fashion designers in Antwerp. The city has had a huge influence on other Belgian fashion designers such as Raf Simons, Veronique Branquinho, Olivier Theyskens and Kris Van Assche.

Local productsAntwerp is famous for its local products. In August every year the Bollekesfeest takes place. The Bollekesfeest is a showcase for such local products as Bolleke, an amber beer from the De Koninck Brewery. The Mokatine sweets made by Confiserie Roodthooft, Elixir D’Anvers, a locally made liquor, locally roasted coffee from Koffie Verheyen, sugar from Candico, Poolster pickled herring and Equinox horse meat, are other examples of local specialities. One of the most known products of the city are its biscuits, the Antwerpse Handjes, literally “Antwerp Hands”. Usually made from a short pastry with almonds or milk chocolate, they symbolize the Antwerp trademark and folklore. The local products are represented by a non-profit organization, Streekproducten Provincie Antwerpen vzw.

In late 1745 the Antwerp entrepreneur Johan Alexander van

Susteren build this palace . The architect, Jan Pieter van

Baurscheit creates a luxurious residence for French, Viennese

and Northern Dutch examples. It is a sumptuous rococo building

with late baroque influences, a real gem on the Meir . Several

aristocratic families inhabit the property before it is annexed in

1812 by Napoleon to the French crown domain. Napoleon leaves

the building redesign in its imperial empire style .

After Napoleon’s defeat the Palace is in the hands of the new

United Kingdom of the Netherlands . The Dutch salon reminds

of that period. Later, the Belgian sovereigns will receive their

foreign guests . To celebrate the 75th anniversary of independence

from Belgium , the palace was completely rebuilt in 1905 under

Leopold II, it will include a hall of mirrors . The royal palace,

state ownership in the ’70’s, it serves as International Cultural

Center .

In 1998 the Palace closes his doors . In 2010, the Palace reopens

after an intensive restoration . Today, the Palace is of the people,

anyone can go there for a fascinating visit, a lunch in style or

tasty chocolates .

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ARTANTWERP

Saturday February 8th

19:00 - Opening Vernissage , Napoleon

museum open door visit,

VIP Gala Reception, walking dinner (by

Horta), wine and champagne service

21:00 - Charity Auction benefitting ‘Kom

op Tegen Kanker’

21:00 - 23:00 Coffee bar and deserts by

Grani d’Oro Monte-Carlo

21:30 - 22:00 Live piano performance by

Gabriel Meiring

Sunday February 9th

10:00 - 15:00 Maes & Meiring Exhibition

open to the public

Monday February 10th

10:00 - 15:00 Exhibition open to the public

- upon closing additional artists to begin install

19: 00 - VIP Vernissage Reception and

Napoleon Museum tours

20: 00 - Walking dinner service by Grand

Café Horta Horta, wine & champagne, art

exhibit viewing

21:00 - Coffee & dessert (by Grani d’Oro

Monte-Carlo)

Tuesday February 11th


Wednesday February 12th


Thursday February 13th


DIAMONDS FOR LIFEPROGRAM

PORT OF ANTWERP

Romans, Vikings, the Spanish, Napoleon; they

all understood the strategic importance of

the Scheldt. Thanks to its location to the

river, Antwerp has become what it is today: a

metropolis with an international seaport. “All

an Antwerper has to do to connect with the rest of the world

is simply dip his hand into the Scheldt’s water,” former mayor

Lode Craeybeckx once said. Thanks to the Scheldt, ships, for

centuries, have brought the most diverse products from the

farthest corners of the world to Antwerp and for every cargo

a ship is available for any destination in the world.

The source of the Scheldt is in the North-French village of Gouy, and

since 2009 the Port Authority is joint owner of the source of the

Scheldt. The Scheldt flows via Hainault and Ghent to Antwerp. After

360 kilometres, the Scheldt flows into the North Sea near Flushing.

The part from Gouy to Ghent is known as the Upper Scheldt, the

part between Ghent and the Dutch border above Antwerp is known

as the Sea Scheldt and from this border the Western Scheldt flows to

the estuary in the North Sea.

The Western Scheldt and Sea Scheldt form a unique estuary. Subject

to the tides, salt seawater and sweet river water mix. Because of

the tides there is also a big area of mud flats and salt marshes, the

protected nature reserve the Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe is

a beautiful case in point. Because the mud flats and salt marshes

regularly flood, they are important feeding grounds for birds. The

Scheldt is a favourite feeding ground for migratory birds flying to the

warm South to spend the winter.

Shipping on the Scheldt needs to take into account the tides. Thanks

to the latest deepening of the Scheldt in 2010 the biggest container

vessels in the world can get to Antwerp easily and safely. A constant

depth of 13.1 metres is possible and taking into account the tides,

vessels with a draught of 15.5 metres are able to get to the Port of

Antwerp. Thanks to the deepening of the Scheldt, Antwerp continues

to play a leading role as an international seaport.

A LIFE LINE THROUGH THE AGES

COMPANIESIN THE PORT AREA900

154xBARGES PER DAY

40xSEA VESSELS PER DAY

184,1MILLION TONNES

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Saturday June 14th

20:00 – Opening Evening Vernissage – VIP

19:30 – Celebrity and VIP guest red carpet

arrival

20:00 – Grand Opening

20:00 – Exhibition & reception with

walking hors-d’oeuvres & cocktails

21:00 – Dinner – menu created by

celebrity chef, live music by celebrity guest

performers

22:00 – Auction sale benefitting the ‘Kom

Op Tegen Kanker’ (Fight Against Cancer)

foundation

22:45 – Live Dance performance by

Rhythm Naturals with Samir Bakhan

23:00 – Open Bar, music, entertainment


ARTANTWERP

HILTON ANTWERP VIP GALA

TICKETS HILTON

THE CELEBRATORY OPENING GALA WITH HILTON

ANTWERP

On June 13th, the opening night of Art

Antwerp, ‘invite only’ viewing of the

exhibition will be held within the

Antwerp Expo halls. Dressed in their

best, guests will have the chance to

peruse the 80+ booths of the international exhibition,

enjoying refreshments and an intimate meeting with

the representatives and artists.

On the second night of the event, we shall celebrate! A grand

gala shall be held with thanks to our partner and sponsor:

the Antwerp Hilton Hotel. Up to 500 VIP guests will join us

within the Hilton ballroom for a great feast and an evening of

entertainment and a sharing of our gratitude. We will exhibit

a selection of artwork from chosen artists for our guests.

Among our participants, guests will be greeted by high-

caliber artists, designers, architects, gallery representatives

and more.

Tickets will be available for purchase online from which a

portion will be donated to charity. 450 tickets are available and

will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Buy tickets online

www.artantwerp.com

Rooms will be available at the Antwerp Hilton Hotel during

the gala and 8 day fair at a discounted price for our guests. To

Reserve, visit www.artantwerp.com

AN ANTWERP HOTEL WITH CLASS & CONVENIENCE

In the heart of Belgium’s fashion capital, the Hilton

Antwerp Hotel overlooks the city’s historic town square.

A historic building with original nineteenth century facade,

the Hilton Antwerp hotel is a landmark in the city’s charming

Groenplaats town square. In this elegant hotel are 210 guest

rooms and Belgium’s largest hotel ballroom, the stunning Belle

Epoque, featuring an original stained-glass cupola and circa-1920

crystal chandelier.

True to its cosmopolitan surroundings, the hotel is fully-

equipped with modern conveniences including fitness and

business centres, meeting rooms, bar, bistro-style terrace cafe

and lobby lounge serving high tea. Guests enjoy views of the

square and spectacular Cathedral of Our Lady, as well as easy

access to museums, shopping and the world’s largest diamond

trading centre.

VIP GALAPROGRAM

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ANTWERP • A CITY OF CULTURE

M MAS is a ground-breaking museum that

tells the story of the people, the past,

present and future of the city of Antwerp

and the world.

The MAS | Museum aan de Stroom - a landmark on the boundary

between the city and the port - is a ground-breaking museum

that tells the story of people with diverse mentalities who came

from a multitude of backgrounds.

The MAS is for those who are curious about the past, present

and future of the city of Antwerp and the world. It is a museum

for those who want to know more about Antwerp’s place, and

their own, in the world.

The MAS is a cultural heritage forum that works with various

collections and methodologies. It is developing a diverse

intramural and extramural programme, the common theme of

which involves stories of the river, the city, the port and the

world.

The MAS works with the public, experts and other partners

on both national and international levels. It ensures maximum

accessibility and involvement of the general public.French

seigneur, “lord”. It refers to the leading Spanish noblemen who

ruled the city during the 17th century.

Shopping

Despite its modest size, shopping in Antwerp is an

experience befitting the city’s status as an international

fashion capital. Whatever your personal style, you can

choose between the elegant offerings of major fashion

houses, cutting-edge boutiques, small independent

workshops and outstanding, pace-setting concept stores.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Antwerp Fashion

Department in 2013, this map presents you with a selection of

shops and concepts that are helping to put Antwerp fashion on

the map.

The shiny stone lusted after by princes, queens, sheiks, sultans

and kings - and mere mortals like us - has been cut, polished

and traded in Antwerp since 1447. Today 1.800 dealers line the

1 square kilometer around the Central Station in the Diamond

district. The art of polishing diamonds was invented in the city,

hence the ‘Antwerp Cut’ has become internationally synonymous

with quality and brilliance. With 80% of the world’s rough

diamonds, 50% of the cut diamonds and 45% of industrial

diamonds going through Antwerp you are in the right place to

shop up a sparkling storm. If you need a best friend - Antwerp

Diamonds shine eternal!

MAS, A GROUND-BREAKING MUSEUM ACADEMY OF ART

ANTWERP, A DIAMONDS BEST FRIEND

Diamond Pavilion at MAS Hanzestedenplaats 1 B-2000 Antwerpen

[email protected]

The Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts is one of the oldest in Europe,

founded in 1663 by David Teniers the younger, at the time regarded as

one of the greatest painters in Europe. For 300 years, the school remained

focussed on the fine arts of painting and sculpture. In the 1960s the

school expanded and new departments were opened in the applied arts,

including photography, graphic design, jewellery and fashion.

Fashion designers who are trained at an academy and who studied four

years with painters, sculptors, graphic designers, and students of other

courses, live in a creative artistic atmosphere that leaves a mark on their

personality. It requires effort and perseverance. Students are expected

to be very good draughtsmen. The study from live model in postures

and movements is essential. Students must also show a high degree of

originality in their designs. Through form studies, pattern studies,

research and graphic work, they have to be able to make their own

creations.

The fashion department of the Antwerp Academy sees fashion in the

broadest sense of the word, as a form of expression of the emotions of

our times. Clothing reflects society or, adversely, questions it. The training

provided by the fashion department stimulates innovation, encouraging

the students to create and to explore forms, new colour combinations

and original treatments of materials. The approach is focused on

experimentation, improvisation

and formal

innovation.

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ART ANTWERP ART & DESIGN 2014

THE EVENT ACCESSIBILITY

A FAIR OPPORTUNITY FOR ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING

ARTISTS

Next June, we aim to delight our guests with

the luxury of a global art event in a highly

interactive, quality atmosphere. 80+ booths

will display the selections of artwork

from the world’s top galleries, artists and

museums, thus encompassing contemporary art, modern

art, jewel design, architecture, classic masterpieces, and

more. Viewers will be able to meet and greet with artists

and gallery owners from the four corners and together,

all guests may enjoy sensational sculptures, photography,

jewelry, architectural design, drawings, paintings,

interactive installations, live art performance, etc.

With the assistance of our partners, we will provide our guests

with full reception and evening entertainment. Over years, the

team have worked and connected with many performers and

we now look forward to having them join us in making cultural

history by bringing together musical performance, dance

performance, live painting sculpting performance, and other

exciting displays of passion and creativity.

Special invited guests will include art historians, professors,

renowned critiques, famed architects, fashion designers

and art-world markers and pioneers. We aim to please our

sophisticated audiences by holding seminars with groups of

these professionals and connoisseurs. In hosting this event, we

are building a stage for lectures by specialists in art, design and

architecture. This is necessary in order to remind the world of

the importance that art has had in science, the advancement

of technology, and other innovative cultural ties which have

endorsed major societal developments. We would like to raise

questions about advancement and changes in the art world; we

would like to challenge our viewers and promote the expansion

of knowledge and an appreciation for art and human creativity.

We wish to share our passion for art and culture; to make our

world aware of its importance and power.

This project has already opened doors for all parties involved

and has begun to create a wonderful platform for cultural

education and enrichment, art sales, touristic attraction,

charity support, social networking and so much more.

By car:

• Coming from Brussels by the E19 motorway: take exit 5a

‘Antwerpen-Centrum’, follow the direction ‘Singel-Zuid’- at

the second traffic lights turn left for the Jan van Rijswijcklaan.

• Coming from Ghent by the E17 motorway: take exit 5 ‘Wilrijk/

Berchem’ on the ring road.

• Coming from Breda, Hasselt or Turnhout: follow the ring road

around Antwerp in the direction of Brussels - take exit 5

‘Wilrijk’ - follow the sign for Antwerp Expo.

By public transport:

From Antwerp Central Station, take tram 2 (in the direction of

Hoboken) or tram 6 (in the direction of Olympiade) which both

stop in front of the entrance to Antwerp Expo.

for more information contact [email protected] or download the 3D floorplan

on the website www.artantwerp.com. Or on the facebook page facebook.com/artantwerp

3D floor plan

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Friday June 13th

20:00 – Opening Evening Vernissage – VIP

Invite Only with cocktail service & hors

d’oeuvres

23:00 – close

Saturday June 14th

11:00 – Open doors for public visiting hours

17:00 – Closing for Gala

19:30 – Celebration Gala at Hilton Antwerp

Sunday June 15th


20:00 - Closing

Monday June 16th


20:00 – Evening seminary and presentation

23:00 – Finish and close

Tuesday June 17th


20:00 – Closing

Wednesday June 18th


20:00 – Evening Seminary and Presentation


Thursday June 19th



Friday June 20th

12:00 – Open for public visiting hours

19:00 – Closing and Dismantling


ARTANTWERP

PETER PAUL RUBENS

Peter Paul Rubens and Antwerp.

The master and his city. The

two go hand in hand, and after

more than 400 years, the

presence of this world famous

painter can still be felt in many places

around the city.

Thousands of visitors come to this city on the Scheldt

just because of him. In the lively city centre, you

can see a number of Rubens’ most celebrated works,

with some of them still in the original location he

intended when he created them!

Rubens lived almost his entire life in Antwerp

and made an active contribution to an extended

cultural blossoming of the city. Religious

problems, along with the recapture of the

Southern Netherlands by Catholic Spain, led to

the closure of the Scheldt in 1585 and the end of

the Dutch Golden Age. Rubens transformed this

ending into a new beginning. Thanks to the role

played by this master of the Flemish Baroque

as a painter, diplomat, graphic artist, designer,

collector, teacher and source of inspiration,

Antwerp continues to bask in the light of Rubens’

genius to this day.

Nowhere else can one experience Rubens so

profoundly as in his hometown, the city where

he is also buried. In your search for this genius

you will enter some of Antwerp’s most beautiful

monuments and experience the Antwerp of

today - a melting pot of creative talent.

FLEMISH BAROQUE PAINTER

In the footsteps of Rubens

Antwerp is the consummate Baroque city, a place

where you can walk in the footsteps of Rubens and

his famed contemporaries. Discover the virtuosity

of Rubens in the historic churches and exquisite

museums and stand eye to eye with this ingenious

artist.

Saint Charles Borromeo Church

The preeminent Rubens church, located on the

magnificent Hendrik Conscience Square.

Cathedral of Our Lady

Fantastic gothic structure containing the

Rubens paintings The Raising of the Cross and

The Descent from the Cross.

Saint James’ Church

Houses the tomb of Peter Paul Rubens,

decorated by one of the master’s own works.

Saint Paul’s Church

Sumptuous interior with more than fifty

paintings by renowned Antwerp masters,

including Rubens.

Plantin-Moretus Museum/Print Room

UNESCO World Heritage Site!

Rockox House

Splendid 17th century patrician’s residence.

ART ANTWERPPROGRAM

For more information contact: Thomas Maes | Executive Director | Art Antwerp | Tm-art Fine arts International | +32(0)479312165 | Skype: maes.fine.arts | [email protected] | www.tmartfinearts.com

Jennifer Ann Dick | Assistant Director | Art Antwerp | Tm-art Fine arts International | Skype: jenniferanndick | [email protected] | www.tmartfinearts.com

Art Antwerp vzw | www.artantwerp.com


ARTANTWERP

ART ANTWERP MAGAZINE

ORDER NOW !

Antwerp Magazine is at once an international

magazine and the catalogue of the Art

Antwerp 2014 Art & Design Fair. It is

scheduled to be launched in 2014 and

published twice annually. Art Antwerp

Magazine shall be a high quality publishing of 250 pages

at 25 x 32 cm. It shall present itself as a high class and

modern-times biennial art book; rather more than a

regular magazine.

The Art Antwerp Modern Magazine will include:

• International art & design news – such as who’s new, top sales,

international trends, art celebrities,

• 100 pages of Art Antwerp’s featured galleries and artists.

• Organizations & charities, upcoming art related events and

happenings, etc

• Reviews and news from the worlds top Museums – major

exhibitions, traveling art

• Top Gallery exhibition news and reviews – featured artists,

recent sales and donations, exciting visits

• Current novelties, creative waves and newly set trends in

fashion, jewel design, architecture and antiques

• In depth articles written by art historians (national and

international) and educators, discussions, debates, interviews

and insight from our art world professionals

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THANKS TO ALL SPONSORS

Art Antwerp and VIP Events brought to you by Art-Expo vzw, TM-ART Fine Arts and Partners

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A minimum of 15.000 copies sold to visitors at the Art Antwerp 2014

Art & Design fair

Online sale point: Art Antwerp website & Art Antwerp Magazine website.

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