01 June - 01 October 1999
What do Chen Zen, Jan Fabre, Thomas Schütte, Martin Margiela, Walter Van Beirendonck, Koen Vanmechelen and Bill Viola have in common? They are - and with them many other high-profile names from Belgium, Korea and Australia and elsewhere - all under the spell of the ring (in Dutch: ‘In de ban van de ring’ ). The Hasselt-based art project of the same name, referring to Tolkien, has an ambitious motto: 'How fantasy and creativity can lead to a new reality'. It aims to create a dialogue between artists, residents and passers-by in the city.