VanhaerentsArtCollection

Since 2007, lille3000 has presented a number of high-profile
contemporary art exhibitions in an exceptional cultural venue:
the Tripostal in Lille.

Extending regular invitations to major collections, lille3000
will host the Vanhaerents Art Collection, based in Belgium,
for autumn 2023. The exhibition follows in the footsteps of
collaborations with the Collection Pinault in 2007 (Passage
du Temps), the Saatchi Gallery (La Route de la Soie) in 2009,
with the Centre National des Arts Plastiques (Collector) in
2011, gallery-owner Emmanuel Perrotin’s 25th anniversary
celebration in 2013 (Happy Birthday, Galerie Perrotin 25
ans), a 2014 exhibition featuring 18 private Flemish collectors
(Passions Secrètes, Collections privées flamandes), in 2017, on
the 40th anniversary of the Centre Pompidou (Performance !),
in 2021 with the Design Museum Gent (Colors, etc.) and most
recently with the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
(Les Vivants) as part of 2022’s Utopia.
These exhibitions have brought together some of the biggest
names on the international scene alongside emerging artists.
They tell us about the guest collectors’ stories and passions,
offering an insight into the questions and contestations that the
world inspires in them.

The Vanhaerents Art Collection is one of Belgium’s
largest private collections of contemporary art. For Walter
Vanhaerents, “J’irai au bout de mes rêves” (I will follow my
dreams to the end), inspired by the eponymous song released
by Jean-Jacques Goldman in 1982, is about accepting risk
and ongoing commitment.

Reflecting this collection, Au bout de mes rêves, showcased
over the three floors of the Tripostal, is intentionally strong and
socially aware, while still conveying a sense of light and wonder
during these sombre times.
Where dreams exist, there is hope for change or a new
beginning. Here, the dream of a collection compiled

Featured artists: Derrick Adams, AES+F, David Altmejd, Amoako Boafo, Chiho Aoshima, Ali Banisadr, Matthew Barney, Dominic Chambers, Kendell Geers, Mark Handforth, Jeppe Hein, David Hockney, Marguerite Humeau, Matthew Day Jackson, Jitish Kallat, Titus Kaphar, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, Friedrich Kunath, Joy Labinjo, Mariko Mori, MR, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Bruce Nauman, Ivan Navarro, Laure Prouvost, Daniel Richter, Ugo Rondinone, Tom Sachs, Tomas Saraceno, Markus Schinwald, Sudarshan Shetty, Yinka Shonibare, Vaughn Spann, Emmanuel Taku, Bill Viola, Kehinde Wiley.