'XXML' by Marc Lagrange

The enormous poster outside of Maison Lagrange

Yesterday I finally got the oppertunity to visit Marc Lagrange's exhibition 'XXML'.
It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Lagrange's work, so I just had to visit this exhibition in Antwerp.

Lagrange held this exhibition not in his own studio in Antwerp, but in a luxurious big historical building in the Quellinstraat in Antwerp, renamed 'Maison Lagrange' for the occasion.
All four floors and the seperate coach house were used as exhibition spaces.

The exhibition showed a selection of 20 years of Marc Lagrange's photography, including some work that has never been shown before.

What I find the most suprising is that some photos were exhibited several times like one of my favorites Bonne the face, but my other favorite The Bird was nowhere exhibited and only viewable in a set of postcards! It's obviously a tough selection to choose from 20 years of work, but I imagined that least The Bird would be selected.

There was an announcement that Marc Lagrange himself would come to the exhibition to do a booksigning yesterday. That pretty much is the reason why I really wanted to go yesterday to the exhibtion and no other day. Getting the oppertunity to meet the master himself and get your book signed is fantastic. I am very privileged to now own a signed XXML book (the small version by the way, not the big one!).

All in all it was a great day. I can imagine that people would want to go twice to this exhibition because it is stunning. The mansion is a perfect location for a luxurious exhibition like this. Everything about the whole occasion breathes style, luxury and class.

Millionaire Woman, hanging at the stairs between floor 3 and 4

I came home with a gorgeous book, a set of postcards and a lot of inspiration (and a delicious apple-cinnamon muffin, but that's not really related to the exhibition, is it?).

I would highly recommend everybody to visit the exhibition. The exhibition in Antwerp runs until December 19th and is open everyday except for Mondays and Tuesdays from 11AM->6PM.
More information can be found here.

There is also an exhibition at Mark Peet Visser Gallery in Den Bosch. This one runs until December 15th. More information can be found here.

An interview (in Dutch) Marc Lagrange did with Cobra.be about the exhibition and his work.

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