WHITE CUBE
In perpetual movement, the Uhoda Collection is revealed, piece by piece, in a display window on the Rue St. Paul, in the heart of Liège.
© JL DERU
From 10 November until 16 December 2025
Jacques CHARLIER (BE), 1939
Untitled, 1998
Installation
A Tribute to the Belgian Cow
A key and unclassifiable figure of the Belgian art scene, Jacques Charlier has always enjoyed shaking up the codes of the art world. A conceptual artist with a sharp eye, he blends humor, satire, and diversion to question the way we look at images and what we call “art.”
With A Tribute to the Cow, Charlier elevates a familiar rural symbol to the rank of an artistic icon. He plays with ideas of monument, noble subject matter, and cultural hierarchy, while injecting a dose of mischief that is uniquely his. The work overturns expectations and invites us to rethink the boundary between the ordinary and the artistic.
The Belgian cow is known for the exceptional quality of its meat and its calm temperament. As the artist says, the expression “it’s really great” (literally “it’s cow-ly good” in French) suits it perfectly. A casual way of saying: “it’s very good,” “it’s very beautiful,” or “it’s excellent,” etc.