Do Bureaucrats Dream of Excel Sheets?

Vermeir & Heiremans’ A Modest Proposal features in the essay ‘Do Bureaucrats Dream of Excel Sheets? On Imagination and Administration’. The essay was written on the occasion of the exhibition The Seduction of the Bureaucrat at Kunsthal Mechelen in 2023. It forms a chapter in the book The Sleep of Reason. Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art by curator and art critic Pieter Vermeulen. The book is published by Owl Press (2024)

Author Vermeulen writes: ‘The Sleep of Reason’ offers an original and thought-provoking exploration of a diverse range of contemporary artistic practices, set within a broader cultural context. It argues that art can teach us about the human condition and our way of coinhabiting the planet, in a unique interplay between reason and imagination, creation and contemplation, poetry and inquiry. While acknowledging that art may not have the power to save the world, the author contends that it offers profound insights into our existence and that of others, and serves as a poignant reminder of the persistent challenges that linger like indomitable monsters.

Book presentations:
Wed, 9 Oct, 13h-14h PXL-MAD, Hasselt
Fri, 11 Oct, 13h-14h Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Antwerp
Sat, 12 Oct, 14h-18h Antwerp Art Academy Book Fair, at the stand of Sint Lucas Antwerpen
Sun, 20 Oct, 14h-15h MHKA, Antwerp

More dates and places to follow.
Read more at Owl Press