MASEREEL

To mark its 50th anniversary, the Frans Masereel Centre invited the research group KB45 (Art in Belgium since 1945, Ghent University) to document its history. The result is Diepdruk – vlakdruk – hoogdruk – doordruk, a richly illustrated book tracing the Centre’s evolution over six decades since its founding in 1972.

Based on extensive archival research, the publication reveals how the Centre became an internationally renowned space for printmaking and printed matter. It explores topics such as architecture, cultural policy, artists’ books, and includes interviews with key figures. Each chapter concludes with selected graphic works and a detailed chronology of events.

Rather than a list of highlights, the book presents a layered art history—an intricate weave of overlapping stories and decisions.

Publication on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Frans Masereel Centrum on 15 October 2022. Compiled by the research group KB45 (Art in Belgium since 1945), Ghent University.

With text contributions by the Belgian Institute of Graphic Design (Leroy Meyer & Pia Jacques de Dixmude), Camille Bladt, Laura Bovsòvers-Carette, Koen Brams, Wouter Davidts, Aurelie Daems, Stijn Maes, Kaat Obbels, Gertjan Oskar, Anton Pereira Rodriguez, Henk Roose, Paula Rodriguez-Sardiñas, Veerle Soens, Louise Vanhee, Nikolaas Verstraeten and Stefaan Vervoort.