Åsa Lie & Jadran Sturm: Humanitas
Jubilee’s friends of the Jadran Sturm & Åsa Lie Private Stichting inaugurate their exhibition Humanitas as well as their new website. At AMVB, Brussels
02/04/2026, 17-20:00h
The exhibition and the website are results of the Pilot Projects subsidy Heritage Legacies in Art from the Flemish Department of Culture and close collaborations with partners, Jubilee, CKV and AMVB.
The exhibition Humanitas will feature two key works from the oeuvre of the artist duo Åsa Lie and Jadran Sturm. 61 Days Proceeding Sociological Performance (1991) reflects on the geopolitical situation in Greenland via interpersonal relationships. Humanitas (1995) examines connections between the public and the private with family artefacts and interpretations of humanism. Neither work has previously been exhibited. Lotte Beckwé (art historian), Merzedes Sturm-Lie (daughter and artist), and Åsa Lie are curating the exhibition and entering into dialogue with AMVB’s rich archive.
The opening is accompanied by a new cassette featuring previously unreleased sound works by Åsa Lie and Jadran Sturm, published by RFTS. In addition, Merzedes Sturm-Lie will present a performance through which she engages in dialogue with her parents’ archive.
Additionally, the Jadran Sturm & Åsa Lie Private Stichting announce the launch of their new website, created during the Pilotprojects Heritage Legacies in Art (2024-25). The website gives more info about individual works and includes excerpts of interviews with Åsa Lie. Content is being added on an ongoing basis.
This one year project focused on key works within Åsa and Jadran’s joint oeuvre and aimed at digitalising and inventorying the archive, activating key works through workshops, presentations and interviews, and to make their oeuvre and archive accessible to a wider audience. Jubilee, alongside M HKA – CKV and AMVB, were partners and supported the project generously.
Practical
Opening 2 April 5-8 pm
Exhibition 2 April – 29 May
Open from Monday to Friday, 9 am-5 pm, or by appointment.
AMVB – Archive and Museum for Life in Brussels
Arduinkaai 28, 1000 Brussel