ANTWERP, May 13, 2009 / FW/ — The alma mater of Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Bikkembergs, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela, the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen) is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe.
It was founded in 1663 by David Teniers the Younger, painter to the Archduke Leopold and Don Juan of Austria. By the sixties, in our present century, general opinion had stopped considering the “applied arts” to be of lesser value than the “traditional arts”.
Below are the works of the students shown during Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts Show 2008. (Photos by Etienne Tordoir)
Meanwhile, the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts Show 2009 will be held on June 11, 12 & 13 2009 at Hangar 29. Call +32 (0)70 34 46 46 for more details.
SHOW2009
June 11, 12 & 13 2009
Hangar 29, Rijnkaai 150, 2000 Antwerp
Doors: 7PM – Start Show: 8PM
Tickets: € 30 (seats) / € 10 (standing)
Presale at www.ticketantwerpen.be or +32 (0)70 34 46 46
