Baronian
Albert Baronian is one of the most emblematic gallery owners in the capital and began his activities in the 1970s. The programme of his gallery reflects his eclectic and sensitive tastes. Artists from the arte povera movement such as Alighiero e Boetti or Mario Merz are given a Belgian showcase for their work. Gilbert & Georges, Tony Oursler, Bruno Serralongue, Robert Devriendt... The gallery's programme is devoted to contemporary art as well as to important artistic movements and artists who have marked the last forty years. Close to place Stéphanie, the gallery has two distinct, but almost opposite spaces: the main gallery is located in rue Isidore Verheyden and the annex in rue de la Concorde.
Albert Baronian opened his first gallery in 1973 and immediately enjoyed international success thanks to the presentation of Arte Povera artists Alighiero e Boetti, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini, Gilberto Zorio. Later, as the president of the Galleries’ Association, the Brussels Art fair took a more international turn whilst under his direction. He sees the responsibility of the gallery as three folds: to work for the long term development of each artists’ career, acting as a liaison to international galleries and museums as well as placing works in collections; to create an historical archive for each artist; and to act as an accessible public space in which the exhibitions become an exemplary gesture of the power of subjectivity to the audience at large. The program is dedicated to contemporary art as well as important artistic movements and artists that have defined the last forty years. »
Baronian
Gladstone Gallery
Gladstone Gallery is a leading gallery dedicated to contemporary art founded by Barbara Gladstone. Based in New York and Brussels, it represents no fewer than 35 internationally renowned artists, such as Anish Kapoor, Shirin Neshat, or more emerging artists. The Brussels gallery, situated in a building with a personal atmosphere, has already exhibited the work of artists such as Carroll Dunham, Roe Ethridge, Wangechi Mutu and Dave Muller.
Gladstone Gallery
Xavier Hufkens
Xavier Hufkens is one of the most influential galleries for contemporary art in Europe. Since its opening in 1987, the gallery has represented (then emerging) artists such as Felix Gonzalez-Torres and British sculptor Anthony Gormley. Today, the gallery represents more than forty leading artists, from Louise Bourgeois to Thomas Houseago, Hans Op de Beeck and Christopher Wool. The gallery, which is close to Avenue Louise, has just been extended and magnificently transformed by architects Robbrecht & Daems. They have added an impressive, resolutely contemporary volume to the old historic mansion, which is worth a visit in itself. Xavier Hufkens has consolidated its pivotal position and is more than ever a must-see for any contemporary art lover visiting the capital.
Xavier Hufkens
Rodolphe Janssen
Since it was opened in 1991, the gallery has held more than 120 exhibitions and taken part in forty or so international fairs (Art Basel, Fiac, Art Brussels, etc.). In the first few years of its existence, the gallery was recognised for its programme of photographers such as diCorcia, Stephen Shore, Sam Samore, and Balthasar Burkhard. Since 2000, it has also been championing a generation of artists using various media, such as Wim Delvoye (B), Jean-Luc Moerman (B), Banks Violette (USA), and Farhad Moshiri (Iran).
Rodolphe Janssen
Galerie Felix Frachon
The Felix Frachon gallery promotes the young contemporary art scenes of South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The programming deals - using an original, multidisciplinary approach - with powerful and topical subjects such as borders and the different discourses of the media. The gallery has two spaces with very different characters: 5 rue Saint-Georges, immerses us in the architecture of a former dry cleaner's, while 26 rue Saint-Georges, is an old mansion transformed into a white cube.
Galerie Felix Frachon
Meessen De Clercq
In 2008, Olivier Meessen and Jan De Clercq created a new platform for contemporary art in Brussels. Spread over three floors of a house built in 1911, the gallery presents solo and curated group shows, creating catalogues in close collaboration with the artists involved. By 2018, Meessen De Clercq will be able to look back on seventy solo exhibitions, thirteen group shows and twelve publications (often first monographs on emerging artists). The gallery has participated in forty-seven international art fairs, including Art Basel, Frieze New York and Fiac.
Meessen De Clercq
Almine Rech
Occupying an impressive space in Ixelles, the Parisian gallery defines its strategy according to strong individual characters : the artists. They are invited to feel free to use the gallery space as they wish. Based on minimalist and conceptual artists, the programme includes artists whose works, using different media, can be compared beyond styles and beyond their generation, within the gallery.
Almine Rech
Michel Rein
After spending several years collecting works of art, each purchased as and when they appealed to him, Michel Rein decided to open a gallery in Tours in 1992. There, he exhibits the work of prestigious artists such as Philippe Mayaux, Chen Zen, Allan Sekula and Daniel Buren. After seven years, Michel Rein closed the gallery in Tours and, in 2000, opened a space in Paris. The list of represented artists was added to with artists who have since then gained renown, such as ORLAN, Jean-Pierre Bertrand, Saâdane Afif and Didier Marcel, as well as young artists including Armand Jalut and Raphaël Zarka. In 2013, Michel Rein opened a new space in Brussels with the desire to offer his artists a new market and give the gallery a European dimension.
Michel Rein
Templon
Daniel Templon founded his gallery in 1966 in Paris, at just 21 years of age. At the time, Templon was one of the French pioneers of contemporary art. Many artists, who now form part of the history of art, have been represented by the gallery : Boltanski, Buren, de Kooning, Cucchi and Warhol, among others. Daniel Templon has always been very influential in the world of art in France, notably through his magazine Art Press and his association of collectors ADIAF. In 2013, at the age of 68, the Parisian gallery owner decided to open a new space near rue Louise in the Belgian capital. Today, the gallery is still true to its principles, representing thirty or so international artists. The programme is designed to promote a dialogue between different generations : established artists of “classic” contemporary art, international artists in mid-career, and experiences of younger artists.
Templon
La Patinoire Royale | Galerie Valérie Bach
The Valérie Bach gallery is situated in an exceptional place, an industrial-style complex listed as part of Brussels architectural heritage. The gallery focuses at supporting artists living in Belgium and introducing foreign contemporary artists, up-and-coming or established, painters, sculptors, visual artists and photographers who have captured its interest and whose work it has been following for several years.
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La Patinoire Royale | Galerie Valérie Bach
Stems Gallery
Stems Gallery is an emerging gallery based in Brussels and Paris. The gallery opened in 2015 by sister and brother Pascaline and Guillaume Smets.
The gallery exhibits the work of emerging artists, with a particular focus on introducing contemporary American artists to European audiences. Highlighting works in all mediums and formats, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, and installation, the gallery’s program is driven by intuition and curiosity rather than any rigidly defined criteria.
Each exhibition is the result of a close collaboration between the gallery and the artist or curator, allowing artists to communicate their individual creative visions and to witness the energy and dynamism of the Belgian art scene. Also, offering them an international recognition by the participation in various important fairs.
In October 2020 Stems moved to a new location in a historical building in the heart of Brussels, in the former cantine of the Solvay laboratories. Most recently, Stems Gallery opened a new location at 11 rue Pastourelle in the heart of the Marais in Paris inaugurated with a solo show by French-American artist Pharaoh Kakudji “Tear A Part, Torn A Part”.
Stems Gallery
MLF | Marie-Laure Fleisch
The MLF Gallery opened in Rome in 2009 and moved to Brussels seven years later. In its early years, the gallery focused on works on paper before extending its scope to installations, photography, sculpture and digital art. The gallery is located in Ixelles' galleries district near Avenue Louise and presents the work of renowned contemporary artists such as Ronny Delrue and Rebecca Horn, and attaches great importance to the aesthetic side of the works.
MLF | Marie-Laure Fleisch
Galerie Pierre Marie Giraud
Located in the gallery district of Ixelles, the Pierre Marie Giraud gallery specialises in contemporary ceramics in all its forms. It presents the work of emerging, mid-career and established artists from Europe, North America, Japan and Africa and participates in the international scene of Design Basel and Miami.
Galerie Pierre Marie Giraud
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