Press release 9.9-3.10.2021 Le Sacre de la Matière Group Exhibition Spazio Nobile & L ’Ancienne Nonciature Rue des Sablons, 7 B-1000 Brussels (Grand Sablon) Jörg Bräuer, Anne Derasse, Ernst Gamperl, Kaspar Hamacher, Amy Hilton, Silvano Magnone, Élise Peroi, Päivi Rintaniemi, Bela Silva, Fabian von Spreckelsen Wednesday 8th September 2021 Press Preview: 12-15.00 Vernissage: 17-21.00 In the presence of the artists RSVP
[email protected] Le Sacre de la Matière In September 2021, “Le Sacre de la Matière” is ushering in its second chapter at the Ancienne Nonciature. This new exhibition brings together 10 artists whose lively and resilient minds meet at the heart of matter, between unity and duality, the very symbolism of the number 10. The Ancienne Nonciature is well known as a heritage site, an emblem of the period when it housed the embassy of the Vatican to Brussels as the residence of Cardinal Pecci, the papal nuncio who later became Pope Leon XIII. After its first edition in 2020, “Le Sacre de la Matière” is returning to this elegant historic building, which has become a prominent meeting place for the art scene. Owner Anne Derasse – interior architect, art historian and Belgian designer – has opened the doors to her Brussels home, in the Grand Sablon. With its carefully preserved aura, the Ancienne Nonciature offers an aesthetic respectful of the past, as well as a beautiful texture and quality of space and light, and has hosted significant exhibitions throughout the years. As a representative space, formerly dedicated to the splendours of the church, it is now an “Embassy of the Arts”.