Art Brussels 2016: From Discovery to Rediscovery at Tour & Taxis
The 34th edition of Art Brussels is set to take place from April 22 to 24, 2016, at the Tour & Taxis venue, under the curation of Katerina Gregos. This year’s fair includes 141 galleries representing 28 nations, emphasizing quality. It features various sections such as Prime, Discovery—now expanded to eight years—and the newly introduced Rediscovery, which will showcase artists like Bruno Munari. The Solo section highlights talents like Marinella Senatore and Pier Paolo Calzolari. Awards include a €5,000 Discovery Prize and a €10,000 Solo Prize. Additionally, twelve sculptures will be displayed in Out of the Booth, including an installation by Rafaël Rozendaal. Meanwhile, the Independent fair will occur from April 21 to 23 at Vanderborght, featuring 60 galleries and exhibitions by Claudio Parmiggiani and Santiago Reyes Villaveces.
Key facts
- Art Brussels 2016 takes place April 22–24 at Tour & Taxis, Brussels.
- The fair features 141 galleries from 28 countries, reduced from 190+.
- New Rediscovery section highlights overlooked artists with works from 1917 to 1987.
- Bruno Munari is presented by Repetto Gallery London in Rediscovery.
- Prizes: €5,000 Discovery Prize and €10,000 Solo Prize.
- Independent fair debuts in Brussels April 21–23 at Vanderborght building.
- Cabinet d'Amis exhibition features Jan Hoet's collection including Beuys, Warhol.
- Concurrent exhibitions at Bozar, WIELS, and multiple galleries.
- Fondaco presents La pelle collective show at Officina.
- Centrale celebrates 10 years with Connected exhibition.
Entities
Artists
- Bruno Munari
- Marinella Senatore
- Pier Paolo Calzolari
- Rafaël Rozendaal
- Jan Hoet
- Joseph Beuys
- Christian Boltanski
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Mario Merz
- Marisa Merz
- Richard Prince
- Andy Warhol
- Jan Hoet Jr.
- Marianne Hoet
- Denys Zacharopoulos
- Mario Pieroni
- Daniel Blanga-Gubbay
- Teresa Gentile
- Simon Asencio
- Claudio Parmiggiani
- Amir Mogharabi
- Santiago Reyes Villaveces
- Josh Smith
- Alice Cattaneo
- Maria Morganti
- Beatrice Pediconi
- Alessandro Piangiamone
- Francesca Grilli
- Delvoye
- Orlan
- Nam June Paik
- Opalka
- Saraceno
- Stelarc
- Rembrandt
- Theo van Doesburg
- Daniel Buren
- Edith Dekyndt
- Vincent Meessen
- Caroline Coolen
- Paolo Grassino
- Bernd Lohaus
- Stefan Nikolaev
- Bernard Pagès
- Karl Philips
- Henk Visch
- Bernar Venet
- Sean Scully
- Bill Viola
- Yinka Shonibare
- Mat Collishaw
- François Morellet
- Ugo Rondinone
- Kasper Bosmans
- Sarah Lucas
- David Hockney
- Etel Adnan
- Kiki Smith
- Emmanuel Van der Auwera
- Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
- Bùi Công Khánh
- Imre Bak
- Georg Karl Pfahler
- Frank Stella
- Ellsworth Kelly
- Kenneth Noland
- Thomas Brambilla
- Anne Vierstraete
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Evgeny Antufiev
- Alessandro Roma
- Alfredo Aceto
- Andrea Galvani
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
- Hadassah Emmerich
- Guillaume Leblon
- Wael Shawky
- Avelino Salo
- Attila Szucs
- Marius Ritiu
- Sergen Şehitoğlu
- Alejandro Magallanes
- Chris Dorland
Institutions
- Art Brussels
- Tour & Taxis
- Repetto Gallery London
- Independent
- Vanderborght building
- Hôtel de la Poste
- Meessen De Clercq
- Morelli Contemporary
- Marie-Laure Fleisch
- Xavier Hufkens
- Officina
- Fondaco
- Centrale
- Bozar
- WIELS
- Aleppo
- Gavin Brown's Enterprise
- Kaufmann Repetto
- Enrico Astuni
- Thomas Brambilla
- Brand New Gallery
- Galleria Continua
- Massimo Minini
- prometeogallery
- Tucci Russo
- Rita Urso
- Laveronica
- Artissima
- Spring Studios
- Elizabeth Dee
- Darren Flook
- Laura Mitterrand
- Patrick Amine
- Carine Fol
- Dirk Snauwaert
- Caroline Dumalin
- Raffaele Gavarro
- Katerina Gregos
- Francesco Manacorda
- Richard Venlet
- Tour & Taxis Exhibition and Trade Centre
- Belfius Wealth Management
- POPPOSITIONS
- Ateliers Coppens
- Continua
- Mazzoli
- Repetto
- Ronchini
- Eduardo Secci
- Z2O Sara Zanin
- The White House Gallery
- Mario Mauroner
- Tommy Simoens
- Michel Rein
- Ceysson & Bénétière
- Dauwens & Beernaert Gallery
- Tim Van Laere Gallery
- Blain|Southern
- Gladstone Gallery
- Lelong Gallery
- Ballon Rouge Collective
- QG Gallery
- Thomas Brambilla Gallery
- Levy.Delval
- Le Quotidien de l'Art
- Artribune
- CC Strombeek
- Whitehouse Gallery
- Bonnefanten Museum
- Nathalie Obadia
- Palais de Tokyo
- Lia Rumma
- M Leuven
- ADN Galeria
- Erika Deák
- Galleria DMW
- Sanatorium
- Sapar
- Super Dakota
- Parallel.art
Locations
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Tour & Taxis
- Avenue du Port
- Vanderborght building
- Rue de l'Ecuyer
- Hôtel de la Poste
- Rue de l'Abbaye
- Boulevard Barthélémy
- Rue Saint Georges
- Ixelles
- Avenue du Général de Gaulle
- Place Sainte-Catherine
- Bozar
- Rue Ravensteinstraat
- WIELS
- Avenue Van Volxemlaan
- New York
- Tribeca
- Rome
- Milan
- Modica
- London
- Ghent
- Tour & Taxis Exhibition and Trade Centre
- Avenue du Port 86C, 1000 Bruxelles
- Atelier Coppens
- Place du nouveau marché aux grains, 23 Bruxelles 1000
- Dansaert
- Bologna
- Italy
- Bergamo
- San Gimignano
- Berlin
- Germany
- UK
- Florence
- Torre Pellice
- Paris
- Los Angeles
- São Paulo
- Avenue du Port 86C, 1000 Brussels
- Les Moulins
- Beijing
- Havana
- Turin
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Antwerp
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- United States
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Lovenjoel
- Maastricht
- Netherlands
- France
- Naples
- Grimbergen