Art Brussels 2019: Top 10 Stands at the 37th Edition
The 37th edition of Art Brussels has opened at Tour & Taxis, featuring 156 galleries with a balanced mix of established and emerging artists. The fair includes sections like SOLO for emerging or rediscovered artists, Monumental Sculptures at the entrance, and Screen-it for video works. Notable stands include Maruani Mercier presenting Jaclyn Conley's reconstruction of the White House office; Catinca Tabacaru showing Rachel Monosov's performance on alienation; Richard Heller Gallery featuring Christian Rex Van Minnen's surreal hyperrealistic paintings and Kajahl's Renaissance-inspired 'black version' works; Rodolphe Janssen with works by Léon Wuidar, Sam Moyer, Wim Delvoye, and photographers like Robert Mapplethorpe; 10 Chancery Lane presenting Bùi Công Khánh's critique of war through domestic objects with hidden weapons; Ballon Rouge Collective, a nomadic gallery now in Brussels, showing Merve Iseri and Philip Janssens; Pop/Off/Art from Moscow with Andris Eglitis's miniature Biennale of Riga installation; Base-Alpha featuring Nadia Naveau's pop-infused Renaissance busts; Thomas Brambilla with John Torreano's sacred-looking sculptures; and SMAC presenting Marinella Senatore's performance documentation with Pussy Riot and Georgina Gratrix's paintings. The fair runs during Brussels Gallery Night and includes numerous museum and private space openings.
Key facts
- 37th edition of Art Brussels at Tour & Taxis
- 156 galleries participating
- Sections include SOLO, Monumental Sculptures, Screen-it
- Gallery Night occurred Wednesday evening
- Jaclyn Conley reconstructs White House office at Maruani Mercier stand
- Rachel Monosov performs with cactus and bound man at Catinca Tabacaru
- Christian Rex Van Minnen shows surreal hyperrealistic painting at Richard Heller
- Kajahl presents Renaissance-inspired 'black version' paintings
- Rodolphe Janssen displays works by Mapplethorpe, Clark, Friedlander, Delvoye
- Bùi Công Khánh critiques Vietnam war with hidden weapons in domestic objects
- Ballon Rouge Collective is a nomadic gallery now in Brussels
- Pop/Off/Art shows Andris Eglitis's miniature Riga Biennale installation
- Nadia Naveau's pop-infused Renaissance busts at Base-Alpha
- Thomas Brambilla presents John Torreano's sacred sculptures
- SMAC shows Marinella Senatore's performance with Pussy Riot
- Georgina Gratrix's stylized portraits at SMAC
Entities
Artists
- Jaclyn Conley
- Rachel Monosov
- Christian Rex Van Minnen
- Kajahl
- Léon Wuidar
- Sam Moyer
- Wim Delvoye
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Larry Clark
- Lee Friedlander
- Jeanloup Sieff
- Douglas Eynon
- Betty Tompkins
- Marcel Berlanger
- Lucas Blalock
- Gert & Uwe Tobia
- Bùi Công Khánh
- Merve Iseri
- Philip Janssens
- Andris Eglitis
- Nadia Naveau
- Luc Tuymans
- Joe Zucker
- John Torreano
- Lynda Benglis
- Ron Gorchov
- Simon Linke
- Marco Cingolani
- Oscar Giaconia
- Marinella Senatore
- Pussy Riot
- Georgina Gratrix
- Carlos Cruz-Diez
- Alberto Biasi
- Ludwig Wilding
- Wolfram Ullrich
- Regine Schumann
- Lucia di Luciano
- Cecilia Alemani
- Mauro Staccioli
- Alice Neel
- Giuseppe Penone
- Tracey Emin
- Giorgio Griffa
- Nathanaëlle Herbelin
- Ria Verhaeghe
- Susumu Kamijo
- Koichi Sato
- Jane Dickinson
- Olivier Souffrant
- Olivier Mosset
- Lise Stoufflet
- Dorian Gaudin
- Bai Yiyi
- Louka Anargyros
- Daria Dmytrenko
- Alice Guittard
Institutions
- Art Brussels
- Tour & Taxis
- Maruani Mercier
- Catinca Tabacaru
- Richard Heller Gallery
- Rodolphe Janssen
- 10 Chancery Lane
- Ballon Rouge Collective
- Pop/Off/Art
- Base-Alpha
- Fondazione Prada
- Thomas Brambilla
- SMAC
- Artribune
- Brussels Expo
- Dep Art Gallery
- 10AM Art
- Il Ponte
- Xavier Hufkens
- Richard Saltoun
- Stems Gallery
- Pact
- Septieme
- Secci
- Double V Gallery
- ETTTORE
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Tour & Taxis
- Knokke
- Zaventem
- New York
- Harare
- Zimbabwe
- Berlin
- Germany
- Santa Monica
- California
- United States
- Hong Kong
- Moscow
- Russia
- Antwerp
- Bergamo
- Italy
- Cape Town
- South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Stellenbosch
- Los Angeles
- Paris
- London
- Istanbul
- Riga
- Latvia
- Milan
- France
- Nice
- Florence
- Venice