Jan Braet looks at art and life, in bloom and decline, like roses. This week: the exhibition Fair Game by Ericka Beckman at Museum M, Leuven.
The idea of learning through play inspired Ericka Beckman (69) in her first experiments in art. In the late 1970s, she hung out in New York with Laurie Anderson, Joan Jonas and other women artists who were trying out a new, multimedia art form with elements of music, performance, theater, film and visual arts. Because she also enjoys puzzles, Beckman combines the game element with her basic interest in economic matters in her film installations. Through interactive techniques, she turns the spectator into a participant who must discover for himself the logic behind that combination.
