Chiquita Room Opens New Brussels Space with Duo Exhibition

Key facts

• Chiquita Room opens a new venue in Brussels at Galeries Le Bailli Louise on September 10, coinciding with RendezVous – Brussels Art Week.
• The location hosted avant-garde galleries between 1972 and 1975, presenting artists like Marcel Broodthaers, Joseph Kosuth, On Kawara, Vito Acconci, Dan Graham, Sol LeWitt, Daniel Buren, and Lawrence Weiner.
• The inaugural exhibition 'Once We Existed' features Pieter Laurens Mol (b. 1946, Breda) and Laía Argüelles Folch (b. 1986, Zaragoza).
• Pieter Laurens Mol has worked since 1967 in sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, installation, and film, with solo shows at MoMA New York, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
• Laía Argüelles Folch is a visual artist and writer whose publications include 'Breve ensayo sobre la carta,' 'Ciprés,' 'Cuaderno azul,' and the catalogue 'Todavía siempre' for her 2024 MARCO Vigo retrospective.
• In May 2026, collector Frederick Gordts and curators Nicole O'Rourke, Giulia Blasig, and Charlotte Norwood presented 'What Did You Pass On To Me “retour au Bailli”' at Le Bailli Louise.
• Since 2018, Chiquita Room has organized over fifty exhibitions and published more than thirty titles.
• In October, Chiquita Room will participate in Art on Paper with a solo project by Pieter Laurens Mol.
• The expansion aims to strengthen ties between Barcelona and Brussels art scenes.