Public Figure #4: Iván Argote

For the fourth edition of Public Figure, artist Iván Argote presents Antipodo, a new bronze sculpture about opposite and shared walks of life.

Public Figure #3: Mekhitar Garabedian

26 May 2022 until 23 April 2023

For the commissioning series Public Figure, every year a contemporary artist is invited by the Antwerp Public Art Collection (Kunst in de Stad) to make an artwork departing from the question: Who or what do we put on a pedestal in today’s public space?

Public Figure #1: Tramaine de Senna

3 July 2020 until 18 April 2021

The inaugural edition of Public Figure presents a new sculpture by artist Tramaine de Senna (1981, California, lives and works in Antwerp).

Public Figure #2: Goshka Macuga

14 May 2021 until 15 May 2022

For the second iteration of Public Figure, artist Goshka Macuga makes a new sculpture that rejects the tradition of the lone hero on his plinth.

Public Figure #5: Aline Bouvy

For the fifth edition of Public Figure, Aline Bouvy creates 'Servant, clown or enemy': a reproduction of a 3D body scan in bronze.