Beauty and ugliness have been having a conversation with each other for centuries. In the Renaissance, the ugly made the beautiful shine, as can be seen in Bellezza e Bruttezza. Contrasts also play an important role in music, for example in the raw sounds of the ensemble Graindelavoix or with the London vocal ensemble Fieri Consort, which explores the beauty ideals of the Renaissance from a female perspective.
- 20 Feb. → 14 June'26 | Bellezza e Bruttezza, including Highlight Tours, discovery tours for children and guided tours for schools.
- 26 Feb.'26 │Bozar all over the P(a)lace: with Jacob Storer & Victor Guaita, Courtney Stephens…
- 26 Feb.'26 │Concert: Graindelavoix
- 1 Mar.'26 │Bozar Sunday: Tiny Ears and Great Wonders
- 8 Apr.'26 │Concert: Fieri Consort
- 21 May’26│Bozar all over the P(a)lace: with damsel Elysium & abi asisa…
- 2 June'26 │Concert: La Fonte Musica
Today, the beauty industry sets unrealistic ideals, but artists respond to this. In Picture Perfect, Ana Mendieta, Cindy Sherman, Pipilotti Rist and Zanele Muholi demand a view of their own terms through photo and film. Art is a way to see and be seen.
- 7 Mar. → 16 Aug'26 | Picture Perfect, including Highlight Tours and tours for schools
- 7 Mar. → 16 Aug.'26 │Arcade: in the framework of the exhibition
- 26 Feb.'26 │ Sofa Session: #1 Beauty & Ugliness, Out of Frame, with Jamal Ouazzani & Yasmina Reggad (FR)
- 17 Mar.'26│ Sofa Session: #2 Beauty & Disobedient bodies,with Ibrahim Ahmed & Deborah Claire (EN)
- 26 Mar.'26 │ Bozar all over the P(a)lace: with Lia Haraki, Panos Malactos…
- 3-4 Apr.’26 │ Performance: Moda povera V: Les vêtements de Renée, by Olivier Saillard
- 9 + 12 Apr.'26 │Film: Border - Ali Abbasi
- 13 Apr '26 │ Performance: Alexandra Waierstall. Seconds in Clouds; Elena Antoniou. Ode
- 15 Apr.'26 │ Sofa Session #3 Beauty, love and power, with Christelle Oyiri & Martha Da'ro (FR + EN)
- 22 Apr.'26 │Meet the Thinkers: Nathacha Appanah, Camille Froidevaux-Metterie & Christelle Taraud
- 30 Apr.'26│ Sofa Session: #4 Ugliness reconciling with Beauty , with Moshtari Hilal & Maryam Kamal Hedayat (EN)
- 30 Apr.'26 │ Bozar all over the P(a)lace: with cabaret Les Moches, Ana Vaz…
- 17 Feb.'26 │ Talks and Debates : Parlement des écrivains-Schrijversparlement
- 26 Feb.'26 │ New Release: Toxic by Saulé Bliuvaté
- 8 Mar.'26 | Another Body - Reuben Hamlyn & Sophie Compton
- 14 Mar.'26 │ Meet the Writer: Ocean Vuong
- 17 Mar.'26 │ Art & Film: A Frown gone mad by Omar Mismar
- 26 Mar.'26 │ Meet the Writer: Jakuta Alikavazovic
- 31 Mar.'26 │ Art & Film: Territoires du performatif
Draw your own journey through the concepts of beauty and ugliness within the various programs at Bozar: Exhibition, Bozar all over the P(a)lace, Talks & Debates, Cinema, Digital, Performances, Bozar Sunday.
