EXHIBITORS NEWS
02/04/2025
MARUANI MERCIER: inaugural show of South African artist Kate Gottgens
Knokke Kustlaan 90, Darkening Dusk by Kate Gottgens, April 12 – May 25, 2025
www.maruanimercier.com
MARUANI MERCIER is proud to present Darkening Dusk, the inaugural solo exhibition of South African artist Kate Gottgens. Recognized for her haunting, dreamlike compositions, Gottgens crafts works that exist in a state of liminality—never fixed, always in flux, and at times elusive. Just as the fading light of dusk blurs the boundaries of day and night, her paintings evoke a sense of transition, where familiarity dissolves into something more fluid, open-ended, and mysterious.
Gottgens builds her work from a variety of sourced imagery— anonymous snapshots found at flea markets, family vacation photos, or fragments retrieved from the vast digital archive of the internet. Stripped of their original contexts, these images become the raw material for a process of reconstruction and transformation. This gives rise to landscapes that feel both intimate and unplaceable, imbued with an unsettling, cinematic tension. A feminist undercurrent runs through the works in Darkening Dusk, with Gottgens increasingly centering enigmatic female figures.
Her paintings do not offer clear narratives but instead invite viewers to respond instinctively, as if recalling a dream just beyond their reach. Suspended between the past and present, beauty and disquiet, her work lingers in the spaces where certainty fades and something more enigmatic takes hold. Darkening Dusk invites viewers to enter a world where reality and memory, nature and self, are never fully defined.
Caption: Kate Gottgens, Summoned by the tides, 2025 oil on canvas, 150 x 110 cm
Gallery Brussels
Drawing in Space
George Rickey
till 12 April 2025Gottgens builds her work from a variety of sourced imagery— anonymous snapshots found at flea markets, family vacation photos, or fragments retrieved from the vast digital archive of the internet. Stripped of their original contexts, these images become the raw material for a process of reconstruction and transformation. This gives rise to landscapes that feel both intimate and unplaceable, imbued with an unsettling, cinematic tension. A feminist undercurrent runs through the works in Darkening Dusk, with Gottgens increasingly centering enigmatic female figures.
Her paintings do not offer clear narratives but instead invite viewers to respond instinctively, as if recalling a dream just beyond their reach. Suspended between the past and present, beauty and disquiet, her work lingers in the spaces where certainty fades and something more enigmatic takes hold. Darkening Dusk invites viewers to enter a world where reality and memory, nature and self, are never fully defined.
Caption: Kate Gottgens, Summoned by the tides, 2025 oil on canvas, 150 x 110 cm
Gallery Brussels
Drawing in Space
George Rickey
www.maruanimercier.com
02/04/2025
rodolphe janssen welcomes Thomas Lerooy
Brussels Rue de Livourne 35, Twists and Turns by Thomas Lerooy, 27 March - 10 May 2025
Surprising shifts, curves, and frequent changes of direction. The road through the mountains is full of twists and turns. For his sixth solo exhibition at rodolphe janssen, Thomas Lerooy presents a new series of small and large paintings on panel and on canvas, alongside unique sculptures in bronze and stone. With Twists and Turns, Lerooy continues to build an oeuvre that recontextualizes and demystifies existing visual lexicons. His sculptures depict bronze faces crushed between massive stone blocks. They evoke the tension between movement and stillness, between freedom and constraint. These works suggest an allegory of a society that both shapes and crushes us.
Lerooy’s oeuvre continues to balance between opposites: the sculptures and paintings oscillate between heaviness and lightness, concealment and revelation, grotesque and intimate, classical and twisted, observing and being seen. Twists and Turns is an exercise in seeing differently, in rephrasing what we think we know.
About the artist: (BORN) 1981 IN ROESELARE, BELGIUM (BASED) BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Thomas Lerooy has gained international recognition through several solo exhibitions in recent years, including at institutions such as TANK Shanghai (2024), the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (2019), Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle (2017), and the Petit Palais in Paris (2015). His work is part of major public collections, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Province of West Flanders, the Belfius Art Collection in Brussels, and the cities of Brussels, Puurs, and Knokke, where he has a permanent monumental installation.
www.rodolphejanssen.com
Lerooy’s oeuvre continues to balance between opposites: the sculptures and paintings oscillate between heaviness and lightness, concealment and revelation, grotesque and intimate, classical and twisted, observing and being seen. Twists and Turns is an exercise in seeing differently, in rephrasing what we think we know.
About the artist: (BORN) 1981 IN ROESELARE, BELGIUM (BASED) BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Thomas Lerooy has gained international recognition through several solo exhibitions in recent years, including at institutions such as TANK Shanghai (2024), the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (2019), Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle (2017), and the Petit Palais in Paris (2015). His work is part of major public collections, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Province of West Flanders, the Belfius Art Collection in Brussels, and the cities of Brussels, Puurs, and Knokke, where he has a permanent monumental installation.
www.rodolphejanssen.com
02/04/2025
Galerie Nathalie Obadia: Victoria Palacios's first solo show
Brussels Rue Charles Decoster 8, Des signes, des scènes de Victoria Palacios - 21 March - 17 May 2025
Galerie Nathalie Obadia is pleased to present Des signes, des scènes, Victoria Palacios’s first solo exhibition at the gallery in Brussels. Born in 1992 in Rennes, the French artist has lived and worked in Brussels for several years. She graduated in performance and painting from the École de Recherche Graphique (ERG) in 2019. Through a multidisciplinary practice combining painting, music, and performance, Victoria Palacios immerses visitors in a theatrical world of layered narratives, blending the sublime with the unsettling. The exhibition unveils new paintings, objects, and other recent works, in which captivating figures awake. Each piece seems suspended between the ecstasy of a celebration at its height and the melancholy of a spectacle drawing to a close.
Clowns, swans, veiled widows, and ghostly figures greet visitors in procession.The objects depicted come to life as well: they dance—like the bagpipe (biniou)—or sway in sinuous curves, like a lamp post beckoning spectators to follow. Little by little, visitors may come to realise they are watching the spectacle of their own lives: an existence shaped by fetishes, improvisations, laughter, wounds and bereavements, encounters and harmonies as impromptu as they are orchestrated....
For further information, please contact Valérie Wille - valerie@nathalieobadia.com / + 32 (0)2 648 14 05
WWW.NATHALIEOBADIA .COM
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and the Galerie Nathalie Obadia Paris / Brussels. Credit Photo: © Ben Van Den Berghe / We Document Art
Paris Cloître Saint-Merri
Roger-Edgar Gillet
Gillet et compagnie
8 February - 26 April 2025
Paris Saint-Honoré
Sarkis
22 March - 3 May 2025
Galerie Nathalie Obadia is pleased to present Des signes, des scènes, Victoria Palacios’s first solo exhibition at the gallery in Brussels. Born in 1992 in Rennes, the French artist has lived and worked in Brussels for several years. She graduated in performance and painting from the École de Recherche Graphique (ERG) in 2019. Through a multidisciplinary practice combining painting, music, and performance, Victoria Palacios immerses visitors in a theatrical world of layered narratives, blending the sublime with the unsettling. The exhibition unveils new paintings, objects, and other recent works, in which captivating figures awake. Each piece seems suspended between the ecstasy of a celebration at its height and the melancholy of a spectacle drawing to a close.
Clowns, swans, veiled widows, and ghostly figures greet visitors in procession.The objects depicted come to life as well: they dance—like the bagpipe (biniou)—or sway in sinuous curves, like a lamp post beckoning spectators to follow. Little by little, visitors may come to realise they are watching the spectacle of their own lives: an existence shaped by fetishes, improvisations, laughter, wounds and bereavements, encounters and harmonies as impromptu as they are orchestrated....
For further information, please contact Valérie Wille - valerie@nathalieobadia.com / + 32 (0)2 648 14 05
WWW.NATHALIEOBADIA .COM
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and the Galerie Nathalie Obadia Paris / Brussels. Credit Photo: © Ben Van Den Berghe / We Document Art
Paris Cloître Saint-Merri
Roger-Edgar Gillet
Gillet et compagnie
8 February - 26 April 2025
Paris Saint-Honoré
Sarkis
22 March - 3 May 2025
01/04/2025
Galerie Taménaga: Exposition collective Into the Woods
Exposition collective: Yuichiro Sato - Pierre Roy-Camille - Enrico Tealdi - Youn Hye Sung - Paris, du 3 au 26 avril 2025
«La forêt est un état d’âme, elle a ses pensées, ses songes, ses murmures. C’est un être mystérieux qui a une âme comme l’homme, et qui souffre comme lui.» Les Contemplations de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856
«La forêt est un état d’âme, elle a ses pensées, ses songes, ses murmures. C’est un être mystérieux qui a une âme comme l’homme, et qui souffre comme lui.» Les Contemplations de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856
Sous le titre Into the woods / Dans les bois, la Galerie Taménaga est heureuse de dévoiler une exposition collective réunissant 4 artistes contemporains aux racines et sensibilités diverses : le Japonais Yuichiro Sato, le Français Pierre Roy-Camille, l’Italien Enrico Tealdi et la Coréenne Youn Hye Sung. À travers leur peinture, chacun explore à sa manière, la thématique intemporelle de la forêt. Cet espace végétal, tantôt foisonnant et dense, tantôt dépouillé et minimal, demeure l’un des derniers refuges où l’empreinte humaine est encore limitée; la nature y régnant en maîtresse incontestée.
Plus que la forêt elle-même, les artistes peignent la lumière. Celle qui se faufile, qui éclaire et transforme; de l’ombre profonde des sous-bois aux cimes baignées de lumière, du reflet d’une goutte d’eau longeant les sillons de l’écorce à la réverbération du soleil sur les nervures de feuilles. La forêt devient ce champ de forces invisibles où le jeu entre lumière et obscurité façonne notre perception.
De sa forêt finlandaise, Yuichiro Sato en capte l’anatomie des bouleaux et autres sapins. Par son dessin à la mine de plomb...
Face à cette exactitude, Pierre Roy-Camille, lui, inscrit le paysage dans une mémoire stratifiée. La forêt y est jungle...
Chez Enrico Tealdi, la forêt se dissout en une atmosphère brumeuse, tel un voile flottant...
Enfin, l’oeuvre de Youn Hye Sung se veut une exploration picturale où seule la lumière subsiste comme principe fondateur...
Pour plus d'informations, téléchargez le communiqué de presse.
18 Avenue Matignon
FR-75008 Paris
t. +33 (0)1 42 66 61 94
galerie@tamenaga.fr | www.tamenaga.com
Plus que la forêt elle-même, les artistes peignent la lumière. Celle qui se faufile, qui éclaire et transforme; de l’ombre profonde des sous-bois aux cimes baignées de lumière, du reflet d’une goutte d’eau longeant les sillons de l’écorce à la réverbération du soleil sur les nervures de feuilles. La forêt devient ce champ de forces invisibles où le jeu entre lumière et obscurité façonne notre perception.
De sa forêt finlandaise, Yuichiro Sato en capte l’anatomie des bouleaux et autres sapins. Par son dessin à la mine de plomb...
Face à cette exactitude, Pierre Roy-Camille, lui, inscrit le paysage dans une mémoire stratifiée. La forêt y est jungle...
Chez Enrico Tealdi, la forêt se dissout en une atmosphère brumeuse, tel un voile flottant...
Enfin, l’oeuvre de Youn Hye Sung se veut une exploration picturale où seule la lumière subsiste comme principe fondateur...
Pour plus d'informations, téléchargez le communiqué de presse.
18 Avenue Matignon
FR-75008 Paris
t. +33 (0)1 42 66 61 94
galerie@tamenaga.fr | www.tamenaga.com
01/04/2025
Ingert exhibits Georges Koskas. Works on paper from Jean Cherqui Collection
Georges Koskas. Works on paper from Jean Cherqui Collection - March 7 - April 18, 2025
Georges Koskas (1926-2013) is an unclassifiable painter, who even worked throughout his life to be so, rejecting classifications and disassociating himself from schools to only follow his own most personal path, made up of explorations, reversals and sideways steps. Holding onto his independence and freedom more than anything else, he has changed style and directions many times, which has no doubt contributed to a certain reluctance on the part of critics, disconcerted by these breaks in continuity that prevent any clear categorisation. Still, his work is one of the most bold and harmonious expressions of French geometric abstraction. Just arrived in Paris after leaving Tunisia, Georges Koskas studied in André Lhote’s atelier, and later in Fernand Léger’s. This rigorous formation makes him particularly sensitive to the question of composition, which remains a central theme in his painting.
From the very beginning, his concern with composition went beyond the pure harmony of form and space to an ontological, even, in the words of writer Mustapha Chelbi, “cosmic” level. What manifested within him at that moment was indeed what he called a “need to understand the deep links between beings, objects and nature, going beyond the appearances of a figurative narrative”. Claiming the primacy of sensitivity and inspiration, Koskas traced his path in complete freedom, always choosing the direction towards which his joy and inclination took him. His work can be read as a questioning of the primary elements which constitute the world and the relationship that binds them together, which are both a cosmic mystery and the evidence of a presence in the light. The answers he suggests create a singular and poetic universe, with a minimalism that is as humble as it is radical, “where fantasy can lift the deepest part of our being into the light air”.
Ingert
46 rue Madame, 75006 Paris, France
ingert.fr
Georges Koskas (1926-2013) is an unclassifiable painter, who even worked throughout his life to be so, rejecting classifications and disassociating himself from schools to only follow his own most personal path, made up of explorations, reversals and sideways steps. Holding onto his independence and freedom more than anything else, he has changed style and directions many times, which has no doubt contributed to a certain reluctance on the part of critics, disconcerted by these breaks in continuity that prevent any clear categorisation. Still, his work is one of the most bold and harmonious expressions of French geometric abstraction. Just arrived in Paris after leaving Tunisia, Georges Koskas studied in André Lhote’s atelier, and later in Fernand Léger’s. This rigorous formation makes him particularly sensitive to the question of composition, which remains a central theme in his painting.
From the very beginning, his concern with composition went beyond the pure harmony of form and space to an ontological, even, in the words of writer Mustapha Chelbi, “cosmic” level. What manifested within him at that moment was indeed what he called a “need to understand the deep links between beings, objects and nature, going beyond the appearances of a figurative narrative”. Claiming the primacy of sensitivity and inspiration, Koskas traced his path in complete freedom, always choosing the direction towards which his joy and inclination took him. His work can be read as a questioning of the primary elements which constitute the world and the relationship that binds them together, which are both a cosmic mystery and the evidence of a presence in the light. The answers he suggests create a singular and poetic universe, with a minimalism that is as humble as it is radical, “where fantasy can lift the deepest part of our being into the light air”.
Ingert
46 rue Madame, 75006 Paris, France
ingert.fr
01/04/2025
DIE GALERIE presents Max Ackermann I Pioneer of abstraction
Frankfurt am Main - March 12 – May 28, 2025
With the exhibition Max Ackermann – Pioneer of Abstraction, DIE GALERIE celebrates the life and work of a German pioneer of non-objective painting 50 years after his death. Born in Berlin in 1887 and active primarily in Stuttgart and at Lake Constance, Max Ackermann (1887–1975) ranks among the absolute pioneers of German and international abstraction and deserves to be mentioned alongside celebrated contemporaries such as Willi Baumeister and Wassily Kandinsky. Always eager to experiment and keen to try out new techniques and styles, the artist's work is characterized by an impressive and consistent degree of diversity. “I master all styles”, the artist confidently claimed in the 1960s.
Comprising around 70 works, DIE GALERIE explores the vast range of this artistic genius, from extremely dynamic compositions often inspired by music, to large-scale color fields in varying shades of blue exuding a sense of calm and harmony. Painted between 1930 and the mid-1970s, the pieces in this exhibition work together like a perfectly orchestrated symphony of loud and soft tones, captivating the viewer's attention.
Read more & download the press release.
With the exhibition Max Ackermann – Pioneer of Abstraction, DIE GALERIE celebrates the life and work of a German pioneer of non-objective painting 50 years after his death. Born in Berlin in 1887 and active primarily in Stuttgart and at Lake Constance, Max Ackermann (1887–1975) ranks among the absolute pioneers of German and international abstraction and deserves to be mentioned alongside celebrated contemporaries such as Willi Baumeister and Wassily Kandinsky. Always eager to experiment and keen to try out new techniques and styles, the artist's work is characterized by an impressive and consistent degree of diversity. “I master all styles”, the artist confidently claimed in the 1960s.
Comprising around 70 works, DIE GALERIE explores the vast range of this artistic genius, from extremely dynamic compositions often inspired by music, to large-scale color fields in varying shades of blue exuding a sense of calm and harmony. Painted between 1930 and the mid-1970s, the pieces in this exhibition work together like a perfectly orchestrated symphony of loud and soft tones, captivating the viewer's attention.
Read more & download the press release.
01/04/2025
Maison Rapin dévoile une rétrospective de Robert Goossens
Maison Rapin, galerie dédiée aux Arts décoratifs du XXe siècle et contemporain a le plaisir de dévoiler une exposition exceptionnelle consacrée à Robert Goossens (1927-2016), artiste, designer, maitre d’art, représenté par la galerie depuis une quinzaine d’années et ami intime de son fondateur Philippe Rapin seul ayant droit et expert de l’œuvre.
Cette rétrospective inédite, qui se tiendra du 3 avril au 31 mai 2025 au 7 quai de Conti dans le 6e arrondissement parisien, présentera plus d’une vingtaine de pièces iconiques, lustres, miroirs, et objets d’art, une sélection de « bijoux d’intérieur » uniques et historiques, réalisés de son vivant et de la main de l’artiste. Une exposition qui couvre les années 1970 – 1990, de la période Chanel jusqu’à sa collaboration avec Yves Saint Laurent et Loulou de la Falaise. Un hommage à l’œuvre magistrale de cet artiste emblématique qui émerge durant la seconde moitié du XXème siècle et qui reste encore aujourd’hui d’une modernité intemporelle.
Cette rétrospective inédite, qui se tiendra du 3 avril au 31 mai 2025 au 7 quai de Conti dans le 6e arrondissement parisien, présentera plus d’une vingtaine de pièces iconiques, lustres, miroirs, et objets d’art, une sélection de « bijoux d’intérieur » uniques et historiques, réalisés de son vivant et de la main de l’artiste. Une exposition qui couvre les années 1970 – 1990, de la période Chanel jusqu’à sa collaboration avec Yves Saint Laurent et Loulou de la Falaise. Un hommage à l’œuvre magistrale de cet artiste emblématique qui émerge durant la seconde moitié du XXème siècle et qui reste encore aujourd’hui d’une modernité intemporelle.
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27/03/2025
HELENE BAILLY presents Poliakoff et la génération parisienne
Paris, 05 March 2025 - 03 May 2025
If the innovations that Serge Poliakoff brought to modern painting are numerous – a rigorous approach to composition in abstraction, an inseparability of forms, a melodious harmony in painting – the impact he left on his contemporaries is even deeper.
The Hélène Bailly Gallery is proud to exhibit major works by Poliakoff – including the one used as the poster image for the retrospective dedicated to the artist at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris in 2013-2014 – true testimonies to his colorist genius and unique approach to abstract form. This exhibition highlights the richness of a generation that, in the artistic effervescence of postwar Paris, redefined the codes of modern art and permanently shaped the language of abstraction.
If the innovations that Serge Poliakoff brought to modern painting are numerous – a rigorous approach to composition in abstraction, an inseparability of forms, a melodious harmony in painting – the impact he left on his contemporaries is even deeper.
The Hélène Bailly Gallery is proud to exhibit major works by Poliakoff – including the one used as the poster image for the retrospective dedicated to the artist at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris in 2013-2014 – true testimonies to his colorist genius and unique approach to abstract form. This exhibition highlights the richness of a generation that, in the artistic effervescence of postwar Paris, redefined the codes of modern art and permanently shaped the language of abstraction.
ARTISTS EXHIBITED
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Hisao Domoto (1928-2013)
Maurice Estève (1904-2001)
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Hans Hartung (1904-1989)
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002)
Pierre Soulages (1919-2022)
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992)
Zao Wou-Ki (1920 - 2013)
19/01/2025
Patrick Derom Gallery is back at BRAFA with a special focus on Léon Spilliaert
The Brussels based Patrick Derom Gallery is now helmed in 2025 by Patrick Derom, his son Edouard and newly arrived Christine de Schaetzen. Spanning works from 1880 to the present day, the gallery presents an extraordinary array of modern movements from Symbolism to Pop Art, with occasional ventures into contemporary art. Artists presented this edition are Léon Spilliaert, Jean Delville, William Degouve de Nuncques, René Magritte, Ossip Zadkine, Alberto Magnelli, Lucio Fontana, André Lanskoy, Pol Bury, Bram Bogart, Evelyne Axell, Fabienne Verdier and Dirk Braeckman. Among their highlights for BRAFA’s 70th edition is a true masterpiece by Léon Spilliaert (Ostend, 1881-1946 Brussels). “La Verrière” (The Glass Roof), dated 1909, offers a splendid glimpse into the artist’s world, portraying an annex of his home through a mesmerising interplay of perspectives and reflections. The mirror plays a key role here, as in other Spilliaert’s interiors. The mirror reflects other parts of the rooms and specific objects, but also enhances the opening of the glass roof to the rear façade of the house.
19/01/2025
Romigioli Antichità - series of paintings by foreign artists who worked in Italy or for Italian patrons
The Romigioli Gallery is pleased to present, on the occasion of the 70th edition of BRAFA, a series of paintings by foreign artists who worked in Italy or for Italian patrons, including Jan Fyt, Pedro Machuca, Wilhelm Marstrand, Goswin van der Weyden...
07/01/2025
Gallery Raf Van Severen - Catalogue for BRAFA 2025
Discover a beautiful array of artworks of various periods and artistic mouvements...
Works on paper: James Ensor, Léon Spillaert
Intermezzo: sculpture by Paul Troubetzkoy
Fauvism: Rik Wouters, Fernand Schirren, Ernest Wynants, George Lemmen, Willem Paerels, Jehan Frison...
Artistic lovers: Marthe Guillain and Médard Maertens
Expressionism: Gustave Van de Woestyne, Paul Schmitz, Anto-Carte, Marcel Caron, René Guiette...
Bauhaus master: Paul Klee
Congo: Pilipili Mulongoy, Sylvestre Kaballa
Lyrical abstraction: Pierre Alechinsky
Abstract expressionism: Paul Jenkins...
Geometric abstraction: Joseph Lacasse, Geer van Velde, Victor Servranckx...
Intermezzo: sculpture by Jean-Michel Folon
Contemporary art: Gís Marí, Luis Manuel Lambrechts
Works on paper: James Ensor, Léon Spillaert
Intermezzo: sculpture by Paul Troubetzkoy
Fauvism: Rik Wouters, Fernand Schirren, Ernest Wynants, George Lemmen, Willem Paerels, Jehan Frison...
Artistic lovers: Marthe Guillain and Médard Maertens
Expressionism: Gustave Van de Woestyne, Paul Schmitz, Anto-Carte, Marcel Caron, René Guiette...
Bauhaus master: Paul Klee
Congo: Pilipili Mulongoy, Sylvestre Kaballa
Lyrical abstraction: Pierre Alechinsky
Abstract expressionism: Paul Jenkins...
Geometric abstraction: Joseph Lacasse, Geer van Velde, Victor Servranckx...
Intermezzo: sculpture by Jean-Michel Folon
Contemporary art: Gís Marí, Luis Manuel Lambrechts
06/01/2025
Kunstconsult 20th century art I objects - Matserpieces
Rare Masterpieces by Henry van de Velde: Iconic Meissen Dinner Service and Bauhaus-Era Chair to Debut at Brafa Art Fair
At the upcoming Brafa Art Fair, collectors and art enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity to witness and acquire two extraordinary creations by Henry van de Velde (1863–1957). The work of this visionary architect and artist bridged the worlds of Art Nouveau and modernism. Kunstconsult presents an exceptionally rare Meissen dinner service and an early Bauhaus-style chair by Van de Velde. These masterpieces embody his innovative approach to design and mark key moments in the history of 20th-century applied arts. The legendary "Peitschenhieb" dinner service was designed by Van de Velde for the Meissen porcelain manufactory in 1902-1904.The offered set – comprising 58 pieces for 12 persons – is among the rarest surviving examples. Only three other services are known to exist worldwide... The rare 1911 armchair by Van de Velde, crafted in white-painted beech or ash by Scheidemantel Weimar, abandoned the flowing Art Nouveau forms of Van de Velde’s earlier works and reflects his evolving design philosophy and foreshadows the functional minimalism of Bauhaus...
At the upcoming Brafa Art Fair, collectors and art enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity to witness and acquire two extraordinary creations by Henry van de Velde (1863–1957). The work of this visionary architect and artist bridged the worlds of Art Nouveau and modernism. Kunstconsult presents an exceptionally rare Meissen dinner service and an early Bauhaus-style chair by Van de Velde. These masterpieces embody his innovative approach to design and mark key moments in the history of 20th-century applied arts. The legendary "Peitschenhieb" dinner service was designed by Van de Velde for the Meissen porcelain manufactory in 1902-1904.The offered set – comprising 58 pieces for 12 persons – is among the rarest surviving examples. Only three other services are known to exist worldwide... The rare 1911 armchair by Van de Velde, crafted in white-painted beech or ash by Scheidemantel Weimar, abandoned the flowing Art Nouveau forms of Van de Velde’s earlier works and reflects his evolving design philosophy and foreshadows the functional minimalism of Bauhaus...
06/01/2025
Boon Gallery - Highlights
To celebrate the 70th edition of BRAFA, the Boon Gallery will present an exceptional selection of masterpieces by Fernando Botero, Lynn Chadwick, Jean Dubuffet, Antony Gormley, Kim Tschang-Yeul, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Pierre Soulages & Günther Uecker.
03/01/2025
Galerie Capazza - Focus on Goudji
Goudji’s art has been nourished by his insatiable curiosity for the arts and civilisations of the past, which he combines with elements that are always very contemporary. Through his research, his discoveries and his imagination, he has succeeded in creating his own timeless, poetic mythology. A worthy successor to the coppersmiths of his Georgian childhood, in his Montmartre workshop he invents his own technique, designing specific tools for each of his creations. With his hands, he hammers precious metal and sets hard stones to give life to unique works,
« unprecedented combinations of sculpture and goldsmithing». Galerie Capazza, Goudji’s historic gallery, is delighted to be taking part in BRAFA for the first time, with a solo show dedicated to this unique artist. The Galerie will be presenting some thirty artworks, including some created specifically for BRAFA...
« unprecedented combinations of sculpture and goldsmithing». Galerie Capazza, Goudji’s historic gallery, is delighted to be taking part in BRAFA for the first time, with a solo show dedicated to this unique artist. The Galerie will be presenting some thirty artworks, including some created specifically for BRAFA...
02/01/2025
Thomas Deprez Fine Arts - Masterpiece by Pierre Braecke
Some buildings, like some works of art, are the stuff of legends... That certainly is the case for Victor Horta's famous Hôtel Aubecq (Avenue Louise 520, Brussels). 75 years after its shameless demolition in 1950, those in the know are still hoping for the promised reconstruction of its dismantled facade. For the better part of a century, this Art Nouveau gem has been laid out for theft in hangars, moved, damaged, and moved again. Parts of its interior, saved and sold, have been eagerly collected around the world. As such, part of the dining room furniture, a doorway and its stained glass windows, have been on permanent display at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris for decades. But many objects and elements from the Hôtel Aubecq might sadly be lost forever. This was believed to be the case for what is arguably the greatest artistic treasure that was housed at the Hôtel Aubecq: Pierre Braecke's more than 2 meter high marble sculpture L'Humanité, which dates from around 1906. L'Humanité was displayed in a niche in front of the staircase of the grand hall, at the very center or the architectural heart of the house...
27/12/2024
Van Herck – Eykelberg – 'Les compagnons de l’art by Jean Brusselmans’
At BRAFA 2025 Van Herck - Eykelberg Gallery will dedicate more than half of its booth to the artists association «Les Compagnons de l’art». The important work with the same title by Jean Brusselmans will be the central piece. At present time oddly enough little research has been done about «Les Compagnons de l’art». It was founded in 1937 by the brothers Paul en Luc Haesaerts who organized a first exhibition in the summer of 1938 in the Centre for Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux-Arts) in Brussels. This ‘exhibition of Belgian contemporary art’ presented 32 artists, going from Rik Wouters to René Magritte, from Léon Spilliaert to James Ensor: mildly put, a very diverse company...
18/12/2024
Univers du Bronze - Selection of Highlights
Modernity will be embodied with one sculpture by F. X. Lalanne (1927-2008), a Chat in Black marble from the original edition. The unmissable François Pompon (1855-1933) will be represented with a fine selection including a rare example of the Pigeon Nicolas, an important model of the bestiary because this pigeon was Pompon’s pet. Amon other rarities for the animaliers of the 30s, a varnished terracotta Cheval Marin by Jeanne Piffard (1892-1971), a unique piece; a pair of very large Gazelle by Guido Righetti (1875-1958) (c. H. 85 cm), cast by Battaglia circa 1936. Human figures will be also there with wonderful models by Rodin (1840-1917), with an elegant group of Sirènes or Néréides, cast in 1945.
The Torse du Diadumène by Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986) is an unique large format cast by Bisceglia especially for the industrial patron from Saint Etienne in 1937 (c. H. 120cm). Except this eclectic selection, contemporary design pieces by Hubert le Gall (born in 1961), worldwide known interior and exhibition designer, who creates a cross influential and playful Oeuvre. Among these models, the last example of the impressive Éternel Printemps cabinet, a masterpiece of engineering and Japanese aesthetic; then a Branche-neige bench, joyful synthesis of Graphism with the Lesage embroidery; Sculpture with the branch and Function with the moving stools.
The Torse du Diadumène by Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986) is an unique large format cast by Bisceglia especially for the industrial patron from Saint Etienne in 1937 (c. H. 120cm). Except this eclectic selection, contemporary design pieces by Hubert le Gall (born in 1961), worldwide known interior and exhibition designer, who creates a cross influential and playful Oeuvre. Among these models, the last example of the impressive Éternel Printemps cabinet, a masterpiece of engineering and Japanese aesthetic; then a Branche-neige bench, joyful synthesis of Graphism with the Lesage embroidery; Sculpture with the branch and Function with the moving stools.
18/12/2024
Whitford Fine Art - Spectacular 'TIME IS MONEY' (1984) by Bram Bogart
In 1984, Leni Bogart, wife of Bram decided to document in a series of photographs Bram’s painting activities. Bram set out making a work. As usual he started working outside but it began to rain. Covers were put over the work to protect it. Next day, Bram resumed work, and it began to rain again. Days went on and turned into weeks. Bram was able to work on the painting in between rain showers. So much time had been lost due to the rain that Bram Bogart called this work ‘Time is Money’, the aphorism first used in an essay by Benjamin Franklin in 1748. Bogart’s ‘Time is Money’ was exhibited at the James Mayor Gallery in London in 1988 where Whitford Fine Art acquired it. Since 1988 the work has not been on the market. This iconic painting called ‘Time is Money’ is one of the best documented works Bram Bogart ever painted. Whitford is proud to present this spectacular, historically important and totally market-fresh work for Brafa’s 70th anniversary for the first time in 25 years!
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18/12/2024
Samuel Vanhoegaerden - 12 drawings of James Ensor’s ballet composition 'La Gamme d'Amour (Flirt of Puppets)'
At BRAFA 2025, Samuel Vanhoegaerden will present twelve drawings of James Ensor’s ballet composition “La Gamme d'Amour (Flirt of Puppets)”, offering a fitting conclusion to the Year of Ensor. Although “La Gamme d’Amour” is less well known to the general public, it nonetheless forms a fascinating and significant part of James Ensor’s oeuvre. To mark the occasion, a detailed monograph has been published in collaboration with Ensor expert Xavier Tricot. “La Gamme d’Amour” reveals Ensor’s littleknown interest in music and ballet to many and sheds new light on the versatility of his artistic curiosity. James Ensor (1860 - 1949) is primarily known to the general public as the painter of masks and skeletons, but he was much more than that. In addition to his talent as a painter and skilled writer, Ensor was also a passionate music lover and a talented composer...
13/12/2024
Galerie Jean-François Cazeau - Sélection d'œuvres pour la BRAFA 2025
Cette année, et pour sa septième participation à la BRAFA, la galerie propose un accrochage qui met en exergue les liens entre les avant-gardes de la première partie du XXe siècle et le Post-War, tout en restant fidèle à l’éclectisme qui la caractérise. Un focus particulier sera mis sur le surréalisme, et surtout sur l’oeuvre d’André Masson. La présentation confronte la figuration moderne à l’abstraction, à travers les oeuvres cubistes de Pablo Picasso ou Jean Metzinger, et même les débuts du membre fondateur du groupe surréaliste André Masson dans le cubisme, le fauvisme de Kees Van Dongen ou d’Auguste Herbin, ou même la tension entre la figuration et l’abstraction dans l’oeuvre d’Eugène Leroy dans l’après-guerre. Ou encore le Nouveau Réalisme d’Yves Klein, une réponse française au Pop Art américain. Des oeuvres de Pierre Soulages, Serge Charchoune, Hans Hartung ou encore T’ang Haywen illustrent quant à elles l’abstraction lyrique d’après- guerre. Des gouaches de Soulages montrent deux périodes différentes de création de l’artiste, les années ’50 et ’70...
10/12/2024
Francis Maere Fine Arts presents Conrad Willems: Construction VII at BRAFA 2025
Conrad Willems’ Construction VII is a captivating synthesis of sculpture, drawing, and performance. Drawing from his lifelong passion for movement and building, Willems bridges the disciplines of architecture, art, and choreography to create modular stone sculptures that are both monumental and deeply personal. Each piece in the Construction series is built live in front of an audience, through a semi-choreographed performance that highlights the artist’s physical engagement with the material. The act of stacking and assembling stone blocks becomes a creative dance, reflecting his background in ballet and tango. The building blocks of his sculptures are inspired by the iconic Fröbel toys, reimagined and refined in natural stone such as Belgian fossil, travertine, or Calacatta Oro marble....
10/12/2024
Galerie Hadjer selects a masterpiece of Le Corbusier
The 2025 edition of BRAFA will feature an exceptional piece of work: the Aubusson tapestry ‘The Woman and the Sparrow’, designed in 1957 by the famous architect and artist Le Corbusier. From the prestigious Presidential Palace in Abidjan, this work of art is a testament to the encounter between modern art and the centuries-old know-how of the of the Aubusson workshops.
Le Corbusier and textile art: a daring encounter
Famous for his contributions to modern architecture, Le Corbusier also ventured into the world of the decorative arts, notably with tapestry.
decorative arts, particularly with tapestry. Through his textile works, he sought to create a dialogue between space, colour and form. La Femme et le Moineau (The Woman and the Sparrow) embodies this philosophy, proposing a composition that combines abstraction and symbolism...
Le Corbusier and textile art: a daring encounter
Famous for his contributions to modern architecture, Le Corbusier also ventured into the world of the decorative arts, notably with tapestry.
decorative arts, particularly with tapestry. Through his textile works, he sought to create a dialogue between space, colour and form. La Femme et le Moineau (The Woman and the Sparrow) embodies this philosophy, proposing a composition that combines abstraction and symbolism...
09/12/2024
Dalton Somaré - Stand concept
The silhouettes of the decorations on the façades of the Cà Brüta (literally Ugly House, the building that would later be recognized as the Manifesto of Italian 20th-century Novecento movement and one of the visual symbols of the city of Milan) will serve as the backdrop for the Primitivist exhibition by Dalton Somaré Gallery at the 2025 edition of BRAFA. By referencing the Cà Brüta (1922), designed by Giovanni Muzio, our great-grandfather, we sought to return to the artistic roots of our family and the cultural influences that have guided the activity of our Gallery: namely, to highlight the continuous and fruitful dialogue that has connected the formal austerity and anti-rhetorical approach of Modernism with the conceptual synthesis of the forms created by artists we still persist to call “primitive”. Our great-grandfather, while in Paris, was acquainted with Max Jacob, Apollinaire and the Avant-Guarde mileu and later, in Italy, with De Chirico and Carrà. Through this exhibition, we aimed to recreate a metaphysical and timeless atmosphere, where the dialogue between modernity and the “primitive” sculptures created by anonymous artists reveals its contemporaneity.
Tomaso and Gerolamo Vigorelli
Tomaso and Gerolamo Vigorelli
09/12/2024
Galerie Oscar De Vos - Selection of Masterpieces
1925: landmark moment in Belgian art history In the summer of 1924, the death of Emile Claus marked the end of a prolific career and of Belgian Impressionism. The influence of the pioneer of luminism lived on in the work of Valerius De Saedeleer, Léon De Smet, Maurice Sys and Albert Saverys, among others. At the same time, the first exhibition of the Laethemsche Kunstenaarskolonie took place in Gustave Van de Woestyne's former studio in Sint-Martens-Latem. Around 1925, the Belgian art world was reorienting itself towards modern movements such as expressionism and surrealism. Modernity in Flemish figurative art was championed by protagonists such as Constant Permeke, Gustave De Smet and Frits Van den Berghe. Sint-Martens-Latem and the Leie region served as the cradle of this artistic revolution and led to a flourishing art scene far beyond the country's borders...
2025 marks the great success of the public lover and his retrospective exhibition ‘Emile Claus. Prince of Luminism' at MuDeL (2024-2025). Gallery Oscar De Vos will offer some masterpieces from this exhibition during BRAFA 2025.
Other masterpieces presented:
Gustave Van de Woestyne's rare Source Garden
George Minne – L’Extase maternelle or Mother and child (1923)
Frits Van den Berghe - The Waiting or The Expectation (1925)
Gustave De Smet (1877-1943) The caravan (1925)
2025 marks the great success of the public lover and his retrospective exhibition ‘Emile Claus. Prince of Luminism' at MuDeL (2024-2025). Gallery Oscar De Vos will offer some masterpieces from this exhibition during BRAFA 2025.
Other masterpieces presented:
Gustave Van de Woestyne's rare Source Garden
George Minne – L’Extase maternelle or Mother and child (1923)
Frits Van den Berghe - The Waiting or The Expectation (1925)
Gustave De Smet (1877-1943) The caravan (1925)
04/12/2024
Galerie La Forest Divonne - Special selection for BRAFA 2025
For the 70th edition of the BRAFA Art Fair, Galerie La Forest Divonne is giving pride of place to contemporary tapestry, with the Belgian duo KRJST Studio, whose sculptural approach to tapestry puts the practice back at the heart of contemporary art. At BRAFA, the presentation of their works will take on a particular meaning, in dialogue with ancient tapestry and modern tapestry, presented by various dealers. Among the other artists to be presented this year, Galerie La Forest Divonne is also delighted to bring the great French painter Ronan Barrot back to BRAFA, where he has been regularly featured by our late colleague and friend, the great Parisian gallerist Claude Bernard. With this ambitious presentation, Galerie La Forest Divonne reaffirms more than ever its attachment to Brussels, where it inaugurates its new space at 130 avenue Louise in January, to mark its 10th year in Belgium...
26/11/2024
Montagut Gallery - Thematic Exhibitions - Ngon masks and Baule gold ornaments
This year's exhibitions offer a rare opportunity to explore two contrasting yet equally fascinating aspects of African art: the commanding presence of Ngon masks and the refined elegance of Baule gold ornaments. Together, they reflect the diversity and richness of Africa's cultural heritage.
1. Five Exceptional Ngon Masks, each representing the rich cultural heritage of Cameroon
These masks stand out not only for their aesthetic composition but also for their historical value. It is rare to gather Ngon masks of such quality and significance, making this exhibition a truly exceptional and unique event. Ngon masks, often carved with remarkable detail, are emblematic of the cultural and spiritual practices of the Grassfields region. Traditionally used in ceremonies, these masks symbolize power, protection, and identity within their communities.
2. Gold Ornaments of the Baule Culture of Côte d'Ivoire. Each piece reflects the Baule people's artistic mastery and cultural significance, showcasing their exceptional craftsmanship in goldsmithing and their deep connection to tradition. All the ornaments in this collection come from a single Italian collection, Giovanni Franco Scanzi*, making their provenance as remarkable as their craftsmanship. These works highlight the symbolic use of gold in Baule rituals and adornments, celebrating themes such as beauty, prestige, and spiritual power.
*Giovanni Franco Scanzi was is a prominent collector and expert in African art, renowned for his extensive collection of ethnographic objects, particularly traditional Lobi and Akan art. He has made significant contributions to promoting African art through exhibitions and publications. One of his most notable achievements includes organizing exhibitions of Akan gold jewelry in Europe, particularly in Italy, highlighting the craftsmanship of Ivorian artisans.
1. Five Exceptional Ngon Masks, each representing the rich cultural heritage of Cameroon
These masks stand out not only for their aesthetic composition but also for their historical value. It is rare to gather Ngon masks of such quality and significance, making this exhibition a truly exceptional and unique event. Ngon masks, often carved with remarkable detail, are emblematic of the cultural and spiritual practices of the Grassfields region. Traditionally used in ceremonies, these masks symbolize power, protection, and identity within their communities.
2. Gold Ornaments of the Baule Culture of Côte d'Ivoire. Each piece reflects the Baule people's artistic mastery and cultural significance, showcasing their exceptional craftsmanship in goldsmithing and their deep connection to tradition. All the ornaments in this collection come from a single Italian collection, Giovanni Franco Scanzi*, making their provenance as remarkable as their craftsmanship. These works highlight the symbolic use of gold in Baule rituals and adornments, celebrating themes such as beauty, prestige, and spiritual power.
*Giovanni Franco Scanzi was is a prominent collector and expert in African art, renowned for his extensive collection of ethnographic objects, particularly traditional Lobi and Akan art. He has made significant contributions to promoting African art through exhibitions and publications. One of his most notable achievements includes organizing exhibitions of Akan gold jewelry in Europe, particularly in Italy, highlighting the craftsmanship of Ivorian artisans.
26/11/2024
Segoura Fine Art présente une sélection de highlights pour la BRAFA 2025
Fidèle à sa passion pour le XVIIIe siècle, la galerie mettra en lumière deux chefs-d’oeuvre de Charles-François Lacroix, dit Lacroix de Marseille (1700-1782), peintre de marines d’une rare finesse. Ses paysages maritimes évoquent la puissance des éléments naturels, sublimant vagues, rochers et navires sous une lumière méditerranéenne unique.
Le XIXe siècle, période de renouvellement artistique, est représenté par des oeuvres magistrales de Juana Romani, Ferdinand Heilbuth et Carolus-Duran. Romani, talentueuse portraitiste, nous offre des compositions intenses où l’élégance se mêle à la sensibilité. Heilbuth, quant à lui, explore avec délicatesse les scènes de genre et les paysages, tandis que Carolus-Duran capture l’essence de ses sujets avec une touche d’audace et de vivacité. Chacune de ces oeuvres reflète la diversité et la richesse stylistique d’une époque où le portrait et la scène de genre occupaient une place de choix dans l’art européen.
La galerie proposera également un sublime dessin du XXe siècle de Jean-Gabriel Domergue, représentant toute l’élégance de la modernité et l’audace graphique de cet artiste connu pour ses représentations féminines à l’allure distinguée.
Côté symbolisme, les oeuvres de Guéran de Scévola Henry Danger ou encore Carlos Schwab révèlent la puissance et la profondeur de ce mouvement artistique. À leurs côtés, nous présenterons également un artiste méconnu dans ce registre : Fausto Zonaro, qui, autour de 1907, s’aventure dans l’univers symboliste avec une toile d’une grande poésie, Les Nymphes des Vallées.Leur symbolisme, riche en détails ésotériques et en atmosphères mystérieuses, transportera les visiteurs dans un univers où l’imaginaire et la poésie se rencontrent pour créer des compositions captivantes et envoûtantes.
Les amateurs d’art pourront ainsi explorer ce voyage artistique exceptionnel au sein du stand de la Galerie Segoura, où chaque oeuvre a été choisie avec soin pour offrir un témoignage authentique des grandes périodes de l’histoire de l’art européen.
Le XIXe siècle, période de renouvellement artistique, est représenté par des oeuvres magistrales de Juana Romani, Ferdinand Heilbuth et Carolus-Duran. Romani, talentueuse portraitiste, nous offre des compositions intenses où l’élégance se mêle à la sensibilité. Heilbuth, quant à lui, explore avec délicatesse les scènes de genre et les paysages, tandis que Carolus-Duran capture l’essence de ses sujets avec une touche d’audace et de vivacité. Chacune de ces oeuvres reflète la diversité et la richesse stylistique d’une époque où le portrait et la scène de genre occupaient une place de choix dans l’art européen.
La galerie proposera également un sublime dessin du XXe siècle de Jean-Gabriel Domergue, représentant toute l’élégance de la modernité et l’audace graphique de cet artiste connu pour ses représentations féminines à l’allure distinguée.
Côté symbolisme, les oeuvres de Guéran de Scévola Henry Danger ou encore Carlos Schwab révèlent la puissance et la profondeur de ce mouvement artistique. À leurs côtés, nous présenterons également un artiste méconnu dans ce registre : Fausto Zonaro, qui, autour de 1907, s’aventure dans l’univers symboliste avec une toile d’une grande poésie, Les Nymphes des Vallées.Leur symbolisme, riche en détails ésotériques et en atmosphères mystérieuses, transportera les visiteurs dans un univers où l’imaginaire et la poésie se rencontrent pour créer des compositions captivantes et envoûtantes.
Les amateurs d’art pourront ainsi explorer ce voyage artistique exceptionnel au sein du stand de la Galerie Segoura, où chaque oeuvre a été choisie avec soin pour offrir un témoignage authentique des grandes périodes de l’histoire de l’art européen.
26/11/2024
Mearini Fine Art presents a Special Highlight
To celebrate the 70th edition of BRAFA, the Mearini Fine art Gallery will present an exhibition of marble and wooden sculptures from Haute époque to Renaissance. Among these sculptures there is an exceptional one. It’s a standing figure of Saint (Orsola?), dated circa 1350, polychromed and gilded softwood with decoration in ‘Pastiglia’ from the Lake of Costance region. It comes from one of the most important European collection of the beginning of the 20th century, the Albert Figdor Collection.
Albert Figdor (Wien 1843-1927) is considered one of the last private art collectors of ancient art. At the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Figdor's art collection was considered the largest private collection in Europe. It included paintings, miniatures, sculptures, ivory carvings, tapestries, clocks, gold and silversmith's work from altars to jewelry as well as relics and around 300 pieces of furniture of all kinds. As Figdor had a particular fondness for objects of domestic and craft use, chandeliers, stoves, metal vessels, tiles, faience, stoneware, glassware, games, toys, medals, textiles, tools and many other groups of objects were added, demonstrating the broad spectrum of their respective genres.
The actual size of the encyclopedic collection seems never to have been determined in terms of numbers; it was estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 artifacts. Many of these can now be found in important museums and private collections around the world. This legendary collection is published in five volumes. This sculpture is published in the 4th volume of the collection.
Albert Figdor (Wien 1843-1927) is considered one of the last private art collectors of ancient art. At the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Figdor's art collection was considered the largest private collection in Europe. It included paintings, miniatures, sculptures, ivory carvings, tapestries, clocks, gold and silversmith's work from altars to jewelry as well as relics and around 300 pieces of furniture of all kinds. As Figdor had a particular fondness for objects of domestic and craft use, chandeliers, stoves, metal vessels, tiles, faience, stoneware, glassware, games, toys, medals, textiles, tools and many other groups of objects were added, demonstrating the broad spectrum of their respective genres.
The actual size of the encyclopedic collection seems never to have been determined in terms of numbers; it was estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 artifacts. Many of these can now be found in important museums and private collections around the world. This legendary collection is published in five volumes. This sculpture is published in the 4th volume of the collection.
26/11/2024
VKD Jewels presents Luz Camino at BRAFA 2025
Luz Camino is a renowned Spanish jewellery designer known internationally for her unique, artistic creations. Her work is special for its combination of sophisticated technique, innovative materials and a strong emphasis on natural elements. Here is a comprehensive overview of her career and style:
Background
Luz Camino began her career in the jewellery world with a deep fascination for art and design. Self-taught, she learned the intricacies of the craft through experimentation and a huge passion for the craft. Her Spanish heritage plays a major role in her work, which often features Mediterranean influences.
Design style
Her style is characterised by a deep appreciation for nature. She draws inspiration from flowers, leaves, insects and other natural forms, which she transforms into sophisticated, delicate jewellery. Camino's work balances on the border between art and craft, where each piece can be considered both a wearable piece of jewellery and a work of art in its own right...
Background
Luz Camino began her career in the jewellery world with a deep fascination for art and design. Self-taught, she learned the intricacies of the craft through experimentation and a huge passion for the craft. Her Spanish heritage plays a major role in her work, which often features Mediterranean influences.
Design style
Her style is characterised by a deep appreciation for nature. She draws inspiration from flowers, leaves, insects and other natural forms, which she transforms into sophisticated, delicate jewellery. Camino's work balances on the border between art and craft, where each piece can be considered both a wearable piece of jewellery and a work of art in its own right...
22/11/2024
Repetto Gallery - Selection of highlights
Founded in 2007, first in Milan and London, then in Lugano in 2022, Repetto Gallery is a modern and contemporary art gallery. It is actively engaged in promoting and enhancing Italian artists, Burri, Ghirri, Fontana, Munari; some of the protagonists of Arte Povera and Conceptual Art, Boetti, Calzolari, Paolini, Pistoletto and some of the greatest international artists, Christo, Long, Matsutani, Motonaga, and Neshat. The historical artist of the gallery is Melotti, whose support led Repetto Gallery to the important exhibition in 2014 at the Guggenheim Museum in Venice. Among the most significant exhibitions, kένωσις – Lucio Fontana and Fausto Melotti and Giorgio de Chirico, nello specchio del Novecento Warhol, Schifano, Paolini, Ghirri, Salvo. Please find here a selection of highlights that will be presented at BRAFA 2024...
21/11/2024
COLNAGHI - BRAFA 2025 Artworks selection
For its first participation at BRAFA in 2025, COLNAGHI (booth n° 34) will showcase a selection of Old Masters Paintings and Drawings from 17th to 20th century as well as important Antique Sculpture from the Roman Imperial period. Please find enclosed two major artworks.
21/11/2024
Galerie Christophe Gaillard - Three major highlights by Nonas, West and Couturier
The Galerie Christophe Gaillard, founded in Paris in 2007 and based in the Marais district, has opened its second gallery in 2023 in Brussels, opposite the future Kanal-Pompidou museum. In 2020, the gallery had already opened the 'Le Tremblay' residence in Normandy, an exceptional cultural venue that welcomes artists and authors for residency programmes. In 2024, it has further strengthened its presence in this region by opening 'L'Usine', a vast space comprising a 600 m2 showroom and a 2000 m2 storage area.
Renowned for its strong representation of women artists, the gallery showcases both emerging talents and major figures in contemporary art. It also promotes the work of artists whose foundations it represents, in the light of current artistic practices.
Discover three major highlights: a sculpture by Richard Nonas, a sculpture by Franz West, a tapestry by Stéphane Couturier.
Renowned for its strong representation of women artists, the gallery showcases both emerging talents and major figures in contemporary art. It also promotes the work of artists whose foundations it represents, in the light of current artistic practices.
Discover three major highlights: a sculpture by Richard Nonas, a sculpture by Franz West, a tapestry by Stéphane Couturier.
21/11/2024
Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès - Une collection inédite surréaliste « le mur de Georges Goldfayn »
La célébration du centenaire du Manifeste à Bruxelles puis à Paris a permis de mettre en lumière l’importance du mouvement surréaliste international tant au niveau politique qu’artistique au XXème siècle. Pour l’édition BRAFA 2025, nous présenterons l’aventure du Surréalisme à travers la collection d’un de ses protagonistes. Au sortir de la guerre 39-45, Georges Goldfayn (1933-2019), critique de cinéma, n’a que 17 ans quand il rencontre André Breton. Il est aussitôt adopté par la famille des surréalistes.
Nous avons choisi de témoigner de cette amitié en reconstituant le « Mur » de Georges Goldfayn qui fait délibérément référence au « Mur » de Breton, conservé au Centre Pompidou. C’est la vie, avec ses passions, ses rencontres qui se révèle dans ce pêle-mêle organisé. Dessins, peintures, sculptures mettent en évidence les recherches de ce mouvement. On y retrouve des oeuvres surréalistes mais aussi d’Art Brut et d’Art Premier, en particulier océaniennes. Autant de références où les surréalistes vont puiser leur inspiration. Ensemble inédit d’oeuvres jamais sorties de cette collection complété d'un ouvrage rehaussé du dernier texte de la poétesse du surréalisme Annie Le Brun...
20/11/2024
Harold t'Kint de Roodenbeke - Reconstruction of Pol Bury's studio
The concept of the booth will present an immersion into the mobile world of the artist Pol Bury. A large part of the space will feature a reconstruction of the artist's studio through nearly 70 works; Mobile sculptures, static volumes, models, sculpture projects, paintings and cinetic drawings. The presented collection, directly coming from the Pol Bury Estate, will convey the whole diversity and creativity of this major artist from the kinetic movement.
20/11/2024
TEMPLON - Solo show de François Rouan
For the next edition of BRAFA, Templon is devoting a solo exhibition to François Rouan (stand #27). A key figure on the French contemporary art scene, Rouan has been associated with the Supports/Surfaces movement from the outset, without ever being affiliated to it. He then developed a singular trajectory. Gradually, he added to his painting with in-depth research into collages, culminating in his first braided works in 1965. In the 1980s, he extended this practice by exploring new mediums, photographic and filmic. Rouan has helped to deconstruct the traditional structure of the painting. Nowadays, he is considered a pioneer in exploring new avenues in the field of contemporary painting in France...
14/11/2024
Stern Pissarro Gallery - Artwork Highlights BRAFA 2025
Established in 1964, the gallery specialises in Impressionist, modern and contemporary art as well as Camille Pissarro and his descendants. The family business offers well-known internationally established artists that can be found in important museums worldwide. Stern Pissarro Gallery is thrilled to present an intimate oil painting by the celebrated American Pop artist Tom Wesselmann. Part of his iconic Bedroom Paintings series, this 1972 work is highly collectible. With the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris currently showcasing a solo exhibition of Wesselmann's oeuvre, the inclusion of a piece of this calibre at BRAFA feels especially timely...
14/11/2024
Galerie Flak - Thematic exbition on Mumuye art from Nigeria
On the occasion of the 70th edition of BRAFA in January 2025, the Galerie FLAK based in Paris, will present an exceptional collection of about twenty Mumuye sculptures from northeastern Nigeria. The late discovery of Mumuye art in Europe at the end of the 1960s was nothing short of a revelation. Mumuye statuary continually pushes the boundaries of its treatment of the human form, offering a captivating sense of movement, rhythmic disruptions and elongations, and a masterful interplay of negative and positive spaces. These qualities have drawn comparisons to the work of major 20th-century artists such as Henry Moore and Alberto Giacometti...
13/11/2024
Galerie Marc Maison - Stand presentation
Galerie Marc Maison is thrilled to present a stand centered around the theme 'Egyptomania'. In collaboration with decorator Michael Coorengel, this stand will be a true homage to the fascination with ancient Egypt. The walls will be adorned with real stone carved in low relief, featuring characteristic motifs from ancient Egyptian art. These forms, specially designed for the occasion, are to be digitally crafted in 3D and meticulously sculpted to bring 'Egyptomania' to life at BRAFA 2025. The highlight of the exhibition will a majestic 'Ramses' bed designed by cabinetmaker Louis Malard in the 19th century and presented at the the 1889 Paris Exposition. The passion for ancient Egypt, known as 'Egyptomania', dates back to antiquity itself...
08/11/2024
Dei Bardi Art - Press Release
In celebration of the 70th edition of BRAFA, the Dei Bardi Art Gallery will showcase an exhibition that explores the intricate interplay between European visual culture and the “Other” during the medieval period and Renaissance. This compelling presentation, held at Brussels Expo, will feature a carefully curated selection of artworks from the 13th to the 16th centuries, illuminating the profound cultural exchanges that have shaped identity and fostered appreciation for diversity throughout history.
The exhibition traces the evolution of racial representations, from early medieval depictions of Black Africans to the complex interpretations of interconnected identities in the early modern era. It examines how these diverse cultural encounters influenced European visual identity and contributed to contemporary conversations about identity and representation...
The exhibition traces the evolution of racial representations, from early medieval depictions of Black Africans to the complex interpretations of interconnected identities in the early modern era. It examines how these diverse cultural encounters influenced European visual identity and contributed to contemporary conversations about identity and representation...
08/11/2024
Galeries AB-BA - Hommage à Jean-Pierre Ghysels & Cabinet de Curiosités de Georges Goldfayn, ami d'André Breton
The galerie AB will pay tribute to the great Belgian sculptor Jean-Pierre Ghysels. Born in 1932, Jean Pierre Ghysels is one of the great sculptors of Belgian lyrical abstraction. A pupil of the famous sculptor Ossip Zadkine, Jean-Pierre Ghysels developed a unique artistic language, characterized by harmonious volumes and sensual, contrasting materials in an expressive abstraction. He has taken part in prestigious international exhibitions...
The galerie BA shows a Cabinet of Curiosities from the collection of Georges Goldfayn, friend of Surrealist André Breton. Georges Goldfayn (1933-2017), a film critic, was just 17 when he met André Breton. He was immediately adopted by the Surrealist family. For BRAFA, we are bearing witness to this friendship by reconstructing Georges Goldfayn's ‘Wall’, a reference to Breton's ‘Wall’ in the Centre Pompidou. This is life, with its passions and encounters: Surrealist drawings and sculptures, as well as works of Art Brut and Art Premier, particularly from Oceania. So many references from which the Surrealists drew their inspiration...
The galerie BA shows a Cabinet of Curiosities from the collection of Georges Goldfayn, friend of Surrealist André Breton. Georges Goldfayn (1933-2017), a film critic, was just 17 when he met André Breton. He was immediately adopted by the Surrealist family. For BRAFA, we are bearing witness to this friendship by reconstructing Georges Goldfayn's ‘Wall’, a reference to Breton's ‘Wall’ in the Centre Pompidou. This is life, with its passions and encounters: Surrealist drawings and sculptures, as well as works of Art Brut and Art Premier, particularly from Oceania. So many references from which the Surrealists drew their inspiration...