06 december 2013 - 06 maart 2014
The exposition Leaving Paradise wishes to showcase the essential philosophy behind Koen Vanmechelen’s Cosmopolitan Chicken Project. By making a pair of Red Jungle Fowls the centerpiece of the exhibit and contrasting these proto-chickens with works highlighting the ever more cosmopolitan species that resulted from his breeding project, the artist draws our attention to questions of identity, diversity, freedom, and the place and function of art and science in society.