« Wiels Off Site » is the title given to the set of activities Wiels organizes prior to its official opening.

The 26 th of September

" Wide Details" at Studio 1, Flagey, 7.00PM (French version), 9PM (English version)

Premiere of " Wide Details," a documentary about Belgian contemporary artist Francis Alÿs, who has lived in Mexico for fifteen years. In spite of its international fame, Alÿs remains an artist little known in his country of origin. "Wide Details" thus invites us to discover his singular artistic work. Painter, photographer, video artist, urban interventionist, Alÿs has turned wandering into an art form. The film proposes to discover the artist’s work through the city and see how the relationship between Alÿs and Mexico raises the question of traveling and opening up to the others and oneself. Starting in the heart of Mexico City, the film follows the artist in his travels and projects in London, Berlin, Lima and Jerusalem.

Free entrance. Reservations Flagey

20 th of October – 17 th of November

Presentation of the Graphic Design Idea Contest

Exhibition of the proposals submitted to the idea contest for the visual identity of Wiels: Base Design, Sara De Bondt, Groep Damp, Joris Kritis, Vinca Kruk & Adriaan Mellegers, Please Let Me Design, Puissance Trois, Grégoire Romefort & Chan Geeroms.

Public conference by the finalists of the contest: Sara De Bondt, Puissance Trois, Vinca Kruk & Adriaan Mellegers, Grégoire Romefort & Chan Geeroms.

20 October – 17 November 2006

Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 1.30 to 5.30pm

Opening: 20th of October at 6pm

Public conference: 15th of November from 7.30 to 9pm (Reservations appreciated via +32 (0)2 347 30 33)

308 Avenue Van Volxem, 1190 Brussels

1st of December to 5 th of January

Presentation of the Architecture Idea Contest

Exhibition of the proposals submitted to the idea contest for the refurbishment of the brewery hall of Wiels: Lhoas&Lhoas, Macken&Macken, Office, Vers + de Bien-Etre. Public lecture/conference by the winner of the contest, Office.

Opening : 30th of November at 6pm

Conference : 13th of December from 7.30 to 9pm

308 Avenue Van Volxem, 1190 Brussels

December-January

Simon Starling

The British artist Simon Starling (Epsom, 1967), winner of the Turner Prize 2005, has been invited to create an installation related to the transformation of the "Blomme". The work of Starling explores the heritage of modernity through the history of objects. In autumn 2006, the artist will present in the brewery hall of Wiels an installation devoted to a set of coincidences starting from the restoration of the building.

February-March

Diffusion of the films/video trailers commissioned by Wiels

Wiels has invited several artists (Hiraki Sawa, Ann Veronica Janssens, Paulina Olowska,…) to produce a short movie to present the new art center to a wider public. The movie will be broadcasted on the local television channels and on the Internet. At this event, Paulina Olowska and Bonnie Camplin will present their film accompanied with a performance (dates to be confirmed).

2-3-4 Mars

BRXLBRAVO                

Wiels has assigned a project of mapping the neighborhood in which it is located to the “Transmedia” section of the School of Art Sint-Lukas and to the “Urban Space” workshop of La Cambre. The students will focus on the symbolic function of Wiels, the traces of the industrial activity of the site, the memories of workmen and neighbors, the evolution of the renovation, the daily experience of the neighbors... This research will be presented in March 2007 in the context of the festival Brxlbravo, in collaboration PARTS and Bains Connectives. Through a discovery walk, the work of 15 young artists will be presented.