A partial and introductory presentation of the artistic activities of Jef Lambrecht, journalist, writer, poet, critic and artist. Based on the ongoing research of his archives at the CKV (Flemish Centre for Art Archives) - here a selection that is updated occasionally and will lead to a more complete overview in future... 

Jacques Lizène

image: (c) M HKA, Courtesy Nadja Vilenne
Contraindre le corps à s’inscrire dans le cadre de la photo, 1971
Photography , 76 x 89 cm
30 zwart-wit foto's

"[Petit maître (Small Master)] is a desire to place myself materially in relation to the history of art. I would like art history to remember my name as a singularity. Because it's an – almost inaccessible – goal which allows me to play. It's a tease. It's also an important thing... for the history of art.

Trying to inscribe myself into the history of art, while the approach is a questioning of judgment, trying to get mediocrity accepted, it's a goal that can fill my days."

Jacques Lizène in : Que reste-t-il …