Presenter Interview プレゼンターインタビュー

現代アートの潮流を生み出す震源地
ブリュッセルのクンステン・フェスティバル・デザール
Belgium
The Kunsten Festival des Arts, making Brussels a center generating new trends in contemporary art
Christophe Slagmuylder
Held every May in Brussels, Belgium, the Kunsten Festival des Arts is a contemporary arts festival known for its cutting-edge program and for introducing many talented new artists. All this plus the active pursuit of international collaborative works that bring to the festival a large number of world premieres—roughly half its program—has made KFDA as one of the “antenna” festivals of the international contemporary arts scene that attracts festival directors from around the world. In this interview the festival’s new artistic director, Christophe Slagmuylder, talks about the history and the future of this festival that has served as the springboard to international success for many artists like Japan’s Toshiki Okada. Interviewer: Chiaki Soma