Siemen Van Gaubergen and Léa Belooussovitch to Speak at Art Brussels 2026 Event on Language and Art
On Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 3:00 to 3:50 PM at the Tribune, Art Brussels will present "Learning to Draw and Paint Again." The event features Siemen Van Gaubergen, the 2024 Art Contest winner, alongside artist Léa Belooussovitch, with moderation by Victor Hugo Riego. Van Gaubergen's presentation delves into linguistic misunderstandings, using the phrase "de wereld is door God geschapen" to reflect on the relationship between sheep and humanity. He also touches on Comte de Buffon's parrot classification and quantum views on symbiosis. Léa Belooussovitch, born in Paris in 1989 and a 2014 graduate of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre, has showcased her work in various exhibitions, including upcoming shows at CaixaForum in Madrid and Barcelona, as well as MUCEM in Marseille.
Key facts
- Event date: Sunday 26 April 2026, 3:00–3:50 PM
- Location: Tribune at Art Brussels
- Speakers: Siemen Van Gaubergen (Art Contest 2024 laureate) and Léa Belooussovitch
- Moderator: Victor Hugo Riego
- Van Gaubergen's text explores linguistic mishearings and human-animal relationships
- Belooussovitch's 2025 mural in Paris commemorates the November 13, 2015 attacks
- Van Gaubergen runs ALUBA press and co-founded Pepper's Ghost & Mennowski / Silhouettes
- Belooussovitch's work is in collections including National Bank of Belgium and FRAC Île-de-France
Entities
Artists
- Siemen Van Gaubergen
- Léa Belooussovitch
- Victor Hugo Riego
- Barthélémy Toguo
- Elsa Bezaury
Institutions
- Art Brussels
- Art Contest
- Meessen Gallery
- École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre
- Fondation Moonens
- Fondation du Carrefour des Arts
- M.A.A.C
- Bandjoun Station
- WIELS
- ISELP
- La Médiatine
- Parliament of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Image/Imatge
- Belfius Collection
- Fondation Thalie
- Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Étienne
- Musée d'Ixelles
- FRAC Auvergne
- FRAC Île-de-France
- National Bank of Belgium
- CENTRALE
- Centre culturel de Périgueux
- Centre d'art H2M
- Le Delta
- Wolubilis
- Centre d'Art Contemporain Le Cellier
- Musée de l'Orangerie
- CaixaForum
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mons
- Gana Art Gallery
- Fondation EDF
- Drawing Lab
- MUCEM
- ALUBA press
- Pepper's Ghost & Mennowski / Silhouettes
- Cas-Co
- Jan Van Eyck Academy
- KULT XL
- M Leuven
- GLUON
Locations
- Tribune
- Paris
- France
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Cameroon
- Orthez
- Saint-Étienne
- Ixelles
- Auvergne
- Île-de-France
- Périgueux
- Bourg-en-Bresse
- Switzerland
- Namur
- Reims
- Madrid
- Spain
- Barcelona
- Mons
- Seoul
- South Korea
- 11th arrondissement
- Marseille
- Leuven
- Maastricht
- Netherlands