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Brussels has been a real crossroads for for some years now. In the heart of Europe, the capital city has everything going for it: high-quality , numerous collectors, an international audience and great exhibition spaces.

The combination of these various criteria is attracting a new wave of galleries, both national and international, which have come to set up in the capital. Thus, galleries, artists, private viewings, exhibitions and fairs are all contributing to the attractiveness and boundless vitality of the city and offering visitors the opportunity to share their passion for art.

The WIELS Art Centre has also helped to put Brussels on the world map of contemporary art, while other art centres and private collections are also opening their doors. In the Belgian capital, contemporary art is alive and evolving in all its forms. It’s even spilling out onto the streets and walls of the city.

Brussels also intends to fill a gap with the opening, scheduled for 2019, of a Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. This will probably be housed in a magnificent building with a surface area of 16,000 m² alongside the canal.

On the following pages, you’ll find an overview of the various iconic places for contemporary art in Brussels:

I. Museums and art centres II. Galleries III. Artists’ collectives IV. Outside the lines • Urban works • • Metro Art V. Guided tours VI. Events VII. Publications VIII. Contact

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I. MUSEUMS AND ART CENTRES

ARGOS, Centre for Art and Media Founded in 1989, ARGOS is a centre dedicated to the audiovisual and . The centre also pays particular attention to interactions with other artistic disciplines and considers and examines the development of the information society. ARGOS aims to be a place where artists and public can meet, talk and exchange ideas in an exploration of the connections between art and the media and their influence on our perception and understanding of the world. The centre offers various activities such as exhibitions and screenings, a public media library, the distribution of films and videos made by artists, the publication, production and archiving of visual works.

Rue du Chantier 13 Werfstraat, 1000 Brussels Wed > Sun : 11.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 229 00 03 www.argosarts.org

Art )&( Marges Museeum Established 25 years ago as a centre for identifying and promoting , “Art en Marge” is now a museum. The artworks reflect the centre’s philosophy of promoting artists who remain in the shadows: mad or mentally disabled artists, and outsider artists with no means to access the professional . Some are staying in homes for mentally disabled people, in psychiatric hospitals; others practise or have practised various crafts: photographer, junk dealers, cobbler, musician, etc. Far from being a ‘ghetto’ museum, art)&(marges musée will be a place of exchange, a space for celebrating artists’ individualities, an art without ‘margins’.

312-314, rue Haute - 1000 Brussels Wed > Sun: 11h00 – 18h00 T: +32/(0) 2 533 94 90 http://www.artetmarges.be

Atelier 34zero Muzeum Het Atelier 34zero Muzeum is een onafhankelijk kunstencentrum dat in 2014 opgericht is. Het herrees uit de as van het Atelier 340 Muzeum. Zijn belangrijkste roeping is de studie en promotie van de beeldhouwkunst en de driedimensionale kunst, zowel in België als in het buitenland. Atelier 34zero Muzeum organiseert 3 tot 4 tentoonstellingen per jaar in eigen ruimtes evenals evenementen extra muros. Drie types tentoonstellingen worden gerealiseerd: thematische, vergelijkende of confronterende, en persoonlijke (retrospectieven).

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Drève de Rivieren 334, 1090 Bruxelles Tue > Sun : 14h00 - 19 h00 T. :+ 32 (0)2 428 33 06 http://www.atelier340muzeum.be/

B-Gallery B-Gallery is an exhibition space in the dedicated to contemporary creative works by young artists. Its objective is to enable several three-week solo exhibitions to be held (assistance with the production, producing invitations, private viewing, promotion, attendants). Each exhibition is covered by a professional photo-reportage. The artists, who live in , are selected on the basis of an invitation to submit projects, issued by the City of Brussels Department for Culture. This call for projects, circulated in art schools, specialist magazines and on the Websites of the City of Brussels, is aimed at young visual artists with a career spanning less than 10 years. They have to provide a dossier describing their project conceived for this exhibition venue, taking its specific characteristics into account. These dossiers are then analysed by a panel of professionals, who assess the suitability of the projects for the exhibition venue.

Galerie Bortier, Rue Saint-Jean 17-19, 1000 Brussels Wed > Sat : 13.00 – 18.00 h (closed on public holidays) T : +32 (0)2 279 64 03 www.centrale-art.be

Boghossian Foundation – Villa Empain The Boghossian Foundation was set up in 1992 by Robert and his two sons Jean and Albert Boghossian, Lebanese jewellers of Armenian origin. The primary objective it set for itself was to contribute to the training and education of young people and to bring the cultures of East and West closer together. In 2006, the Boghossian Foundation acquired the Villa Empain, a jewel of architecture in Brussels. Having become a Centre for Dialogue between the Cultures of East and West, Villa Empain now invites the public in, and, all year round, it holds exhibitions, conferences, international gatherings and many other activities.

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 67 – 1050 Brussels Every day from 10.00 till 18.30 h, except Mondays. T : +32 2 627 52 30 http://www.villaempain.com

The Botanique From 1829 to 1939, the Botanique was a centre of botanical science and research. Nearly half a century later, it was converted into a place of culture and imagination and, in 1984, became the cultural centre for the French Community of Belgium. From the variety of disciplines explored in its early years, now, more than ever, it is dedicated to musical discoveries and visual art demonstrations. Today, every year, the Botanique presents more

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than 200 concerts, some 300 groups and artists on stage and ten or so visual art exhibitions and activities, 30% of which are about photography.

Rue Royale 236 Koningsstraat - 1210 Brussels Wed > Sun : p.m. – 20.00 h T : +32 (0)2 226 12 18 www.botanique.be

BOZAR A place of pilgrimage for Brussels culture, the Centre for Fine Arts presents twenty or so themed or solo exhibitions a year, alternating the old masters and contemporary art, great collections, the treasures of various national heritages and supporting creative young talent. Quality and artistic variety are central to its mission. Bozar wants art to be more than an abstract object, to be a truly integral part of the “culture” of a society, particularly in a city as multicoloured and international as Brussels. And, so, it’s careful to ensure that the public can encounter art in a natural and lively way in the embrace of a strangely beautiful building that’s both imposing and intimate, a genuine Art Deco ‘palace’ designed by Horta.

Rue Ravenstein 23 Ravensteinstraat - 1000 Brussels Tue > Sun : 10.00 – 18.00 h, Thu : 10.00 – 21.00 h T : +32 (0)2 507 82 00 www.bozar.be

CAB CAB is a private centre dedicated to contemporary art. It promotes that genre by holding art projects in a splendid Art Deco exhibition space located not far from Flagey. CAB supports artists by giving them visibility in a place that’s neither an institution nor a gallery. It organises two projects a year, from September to December and from April to June, inviting a from a museum or gallery, Belgian or international. With its projects, CAB wants to encourage dialogue and inform the public about the emerging art scene.

Rue Borrens 32-34 Borrensstraat - 1050 Brussels Wed > Sat : 12.00 - 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 644 34 32 www.cab.be

CENTRALE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART Centrale for Contemporary Art is the City of Brussels’ centre for that genre. It defines itself around the connection between art and society. Its identity is conveyed in terms of development, questioning and support for contemporary creation in the Brussels area from an international point of view. The objective of its programming based on the visual arts is to make culture accessible to everyone in order to dispel the elitist image of contemporary art. The inclusion of artists on the fringe of the official art circuits, the openness towards cultural minorities, the presentation of works that question the limits of art rather than

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imposing a single interpretation of it, help to achieve this ambition. Alongside the exhibitions of the Centrale, C-box hosts exhibitions by young creative artists six times a year. This is a laboratory and experimentation venue showing contemporary young art in a new light for the public.

Place Sainte-Catherine 44 - 1000 Brussels Tue > Sun : 10.30 – 18.00 h (closed on public holidays) T : +32 (0)2 279 64 52 www.centrale-art.be

Charles Riva Collection The Charles Riva Collection is a private contemporary art collection located in a wonderful 19th-century manor house in the Louise district. Charles Riva began collecting contemporary art in the late nineties. With the collection growing ever larger, it became clear that a space was needed to exhibit it and share it with the public. The Collection puts on two exhibitions a year, each of which run for six months.

Rue de la Concorde 21 Eendrachtstraat - 1050 Brussels Thu > Sat : 13.00 - 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 503 04 98 www.charlesrivacollection.com

ESPACE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE CONTRETYPE Contemporary Art Centre for Photography in Brussels Contretype is an association that was founded in 1978 by Jean-Louis Godefroid (1952- 2013). It describes itself as an exhibition, production and distribution space focusing on creative photography irrespective of particular practices or genres. For more than thirty years, Contretype has been engaged in catering for European and extra-European artistic output in Brussels and, by establishing working relationships with its partners, distributing the output of Belgian artists abroad. The main activities of Contretype are : exhibitions in Hannon House or, externally, setting up photographic missions, artists’ residencies, publishing photography books and portfolios and holding conferences on photography.

Avenue de la Jonction 1 Verbindingslaan - 1060 Brussels Wed > Fri : 11.00 – 18.00 h, Sat > Sun : 13.00 – 18.00 h (closed on public holidays) T : +32 (0)2 538 42 20 www.contretype.org

Établissement d’en face projects Établissement d’en face projects is a centre offering a wide range of projects, ranging from solo exhibitions to screenings, conferences, performances, book presentations, etc. In this way, the aim of the Établissement is to expand the limits of the simple contemporary and to reach a broad and diverse public. A working group consisting of people actively involved in the field of current visual arts, officially runs the Établissement. They

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are the visual artists Sven Augustijnen, Harald Thys, Michael Van den Abeele and Sophie Nys, the architect Jan Verheyden, NICC colleague Margot Vanheusden (who has worked for Établissement and for Argos), and Etienne Wynants, subeditor for the Witte Raaf art magazine. Emma Sidgwick takes care of the permanently manned office, reception and the secretarial duties. This type of collaboration encourages the clash of ideas and the exchange of suggestions and practices.

Rue Ravenstein 32 Ravensteinstraat - 1000 Brussels Wed > Sun : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 219 44 51 www.etablissementdenfaceprojects.org

Fondation A Stichting In October 2012, the A Stichting Foundation opened its doors in the south of Brussels on the site of the former Bata factories. Set up by Astrid Ullens de Schooten and directed to the public benefit, its vocation is to support the creation, knowledge and preservation of the photographic image. The Foundation’s project consists of exploring the issues and contradictions of the image document in order to question this world in which everything is visible. Three temporary exhibitions are held every year, accompanied by workshops on reading and writing images for young people and children. School pupils and students are invited to come and talk to the artists at Premières Découvertes (First Discoveries) encounters.

Avenue Van Volxem 304, 1190 Brussels Thu > Sun : 13.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 502 38 78 www.fondationastichting.be

IMAL, Centre for Digital Cultures and Technologies iMAL (interactive Media Art Laboratory) is an association founded in Brussels in 1999. Its objective is to encourage the process of creative appropriation of new technologies. In 2007, iMAL opened a new 700m² space dedicated to new forms of artistic expression, emergent cultural practices and industrial innovations that arise out of the convergence between information technology, telecommunications, networks, media and digital production processes. iMAL produces exhibitions, conferences and concerts. Within the framework of its Media Lab, it also enables artists to research, experiment, share and exchange knowledge and ideas with and about new technologies.

Quai des Charbonnages 30 Koolmijnenkaai - 1080 Brussels Wed > Sun : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 410 30 93 www.imal.org

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ING Cultural Centre For more than forty years, the ING bank has been holding exhibitions in its buildings in Brussels, whether at the head office on avenue Marnix or in the building on Place Royale (Espace culturel ING). Over the course of time, the choice of exhibition themes has evolved. The bank has gone from deliberately contemporary, avant-garde themes a few thousand visitors to more classical exhibitions attracting tens of thousands of visitors. Thus, art for art’s sake has made way for a more realistic exhibitions policy, aimed at a wider public. The artistic policy is consistent with the support the bank has been giving, more recently, to events such as “Artbrussels”, a contemporary art fair in Brussels, and the “Young Belgian Art Prize”, which, every two years, is awarded to a group of talented young artists.

ING Art Center Place Royale 6 -1000 Brussels Open every day, including public holidays, from 10.00 till 18.00 h Late-night opening until 21.00 h on Wednesdays. T : +32 2 547 22 92 http://www.ing.be/art

ISELP Founded in 1971, the iselp – higher institute for the study of the language of the – is a place where contemporary art is approached from various, mutually enriching points of view. This plurality is what makes it different: our monstration, discussion, research, mediation and publishing activities take into account the great wealth of the current art scene. The iselp puts on several exhibitions each year (one-man exhibitions by national and international artists, group or themed exhibitions), which follow the topical relevance of contemporary creative work by giving priority to young Belgian artists. At the same time, the institute is developing an artists’ residency programme that focuses on research, innovation and exchange. The iselp encourages critical debate on contemporary art by offering conferences, screenings, symposiums, meetings, readings, guided tours, cultural trips and educational activities.

Boulevard de Waterloo, 31 -1000 BrusselsExhibitions & Café : Monday - Saturday / 11.00 - 18.30 h Administration & Resource Centre : Monday - Friday / 09.30 - 17.30 h T : +32 (0)2/ 504 80 70 www.iselp.be

La Loge La Loge is a space where ideas, discussion and presentation coexist. La Loge invites contemporary artists to develop their projects engaged with questions of space and habitat. Alongside its exhibition programme, it brings together a variety of contemporary practices through a series of events that explore the visual arts, architecture and design.

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Rue de l’Hermitage 86 Kluisstraat - 1050 Brussels Thu > Sat : p.m. – 19.00 h (during exhibition periods) T : +32 (0)2 644 42 48 www.la-loge.be

La Verrière (Fondation d’entreprise Hermès) Officially opened in 2000, the Verrière-Hermès is part of the international network of galleries of the Hermès Enterprise Foundation. This foundation supports projects that resonate with the values of the Hermès firm: promoting traditional craft skills and supporting creativity, and involvement in the field of education and the environment, while at the same time developing its own programmes (exhibitions, artists’ residencies for the visual arts, the Émile Hermès Prize for design, the Skills Academy, and calls for biodiversity projects). Within the framework of this , the Verrière produces and promotes four contemporary art exhibitions a year, coupled with design presentations. A small catalogue is published following each exhibition.

Boulevard de Waterloo 50 Waterloolaan, 1000 Brussels Tue > Sat : 11.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 511 20 62 www.fondationdentreprisehermes.org

MAAC – Maison d’Art Actuel des Chartreux The MAAC likes to think of itself as a laboratory of current artistic thought and creativity and describes itself as a tool for artists and their work, in particular for young artists. The MAAC is involved in championing and promoting contemporary forms of art. Its objectives are to enable young visual artists to show their works to an audience, to encourage contemporary creativity, to promote the diversification of approaches and disciplines and to develop mediation tools. The 3 main spheres of activity of the MAAC are artists’ residencies, exhibitions and educational workshops for children.

Rue des Chartreux 26-28 Kartuizersstraat - 1000 Brussels Thu > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h (closed on public holidays) T : +32 (0)2 513 14 69 www.maac.be

Maison Grégoire The independent art centre Maison Grégoire, occupying a 1933 jewel of modernism by Henry van de Velde, came into being in 1995 as the brainchild of Véronique and Philippe Terrier-Hermann in association with the owner, Thomas Simon. For the founders of the association, it was a matter of making this place accessible to the public by putting in place a programme of exhibitions by young artists, from Belgium and the international scene. Alternative or even pioneering in the way it was run and in its curatorial choices, Maison Grégoire thus moved into an historic residence symbolic of modern architecture. Since it was first opened, Maison Grégoire has presented the works of more than a hundred or so

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artists such as Edith Dekyndt, Runa Islam, Christoph Draeger, François Curlet, Ann Veronica Janssens, and Barbara Visser.

Opening times depending on exhibitions – Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h 292 Dieweg- 1180 Brussels www.maisongregoire.be

Maison Particulière Maison Particulière is a not-for-profit association. Its purpose is not to sell, directly or indirectly. It has only one objective : sharing everything about art, with works to be discovered or rediscovered, in the setting of a private house, which is open to visitors, no appointment necessary. The small exhibitions are organised around a unifying theme thanks to the guest collectors who present works of their choice there. Maison Particulière is set up in a grand house on rue du Châtelain in Brussels, constructed in the so-called “eclectic” style. It was built around 1880 and extended in 1909 by the architect Jean Léon Janlet. In 2010, it was fully renovated to house the art centre, bathed in natural light. Benefiting from a city garden designed and laid out by Jean Philippe Miest, in curves and shaded tones of green and white, the house is a jewel case for displaying collections of works of art.

Rue du Châtelain 49 Kasteleinsstraat, 1050 Brussels Tue > Sun : 11.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 649 81 78 www.maisonparticuliere.be

Ixelles Museum Founded in 1892, Museum has set itself the mission of preserving heritage and developing its collections. Through permanent and temporary exhibitions, publications and educational activities, the museum also pursues a public service mission with the aim of prioritising education and the distribution of its collections. These testify to the artistic and multidisciplinary vocation of the museum, which is open to any form of creative work and in which the focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries. Since its foundation, the Museum has devoted itself to contemporary art. In addition to the temporary exhibitions regularly dedicated to it, numerous acquisitions representative of developments in contemporary art have been added to the permanent collections. A committee of experts selects the current works that they believe will become safe bets in the future. Ixelles Museum is keen to play an active role both in supporting artists and with regard to its visitors, by guiding them through the complex and flourishing landscape of the current art scene.

Rue Jean Van Volsem 71 Jean Van Volsemstraat - 1050 Brussels Tue > Sun: 09.30 – 17.00 h T : +32 (0)2 515 64 22 www.museedixelles.be

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Royal Museums of Fine Arts : contemporary art tour The modern art and contemporary art collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts encompasses works dating from the late 18th century through to the present day. It is currently the subject of a huge programme to relocate it to a place where it will enjoy a new level of visibility. Meanwhile, the collection is presented to the public in the form of temporary exhibitions staged in the so-called “Patio” room. These small exhibitions or “’ choices” allow the works to be rotated on a regular basis. Visitors can also see several works in various rooms in the museum. Spectacular or low-key, they enter a kind of dialogue with the building wherever they’re exhibited, whether in the historic parts (the forum, the royal staircase), or more recent parts (the extension beneath the Museum square).

To see them, follow the museum’s contemporary art circuit : Forum : Giovanni Anselmo, Thierry De Cordier, Pierre Alechinsky Patio : Curators’ choices (part 1) Corridor in front of patio : Lawrence Weiner Royal staircase and start of the Old Masters circuit : Jan Fabre Space above the patio : Curators’ choices (part 2) Level -2 : Sol Lewitt, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Gavin Turk Staircase to -3 : James Lee Byars Foot of staircase to -3 : Ossip Zadkine For more explanations: http://www.fine-arts-museum.be/uploads/news/files/circuit_moderne_fr1.pdf

Rue de la Régence 3, 1000 Brussels T : + 32 (0)2 508 32 11 www.fine-arts-museum.be

NICC Historically, the International Cultural Centre (ICC) was the first official institution of contemporary art in Flanders. In the seventies and early eighties, the organisation contributed greatly to the spread and encouragement of Belgian and foreign avant-garde art. Now based in Brussels, NICC intends to create spaces for interaction between visual artists, institutions and society. NICC plays an active role in supporting and creating professional visual artists. Its objective is to operate as a first point of contact and spokesperson for artists in the visual arts, by endeavouring to help develop their practical experience in a professional and autonomous way within a quality social environment.

Rue Lambert Crickx 1- 1070 Brussels T : +32 485 625134 www.nicc.be

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Vanhaerents Art Collection The Vanhaerents Art Collection is a family collection of contemporary art that provides a substantial overview of artistic movements from the late seventies to the present day. Its constant development enables creations by the most promising young artists of the moment to be presented alongside those of established artists, sources of inspiration and influence for those new talents. ’s works form the starting point of the collection. His influence is evident in the collection of works by artists such as Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer and Allan McCollum. The Japanese counterpart of Western pop art is also incorporated into the Vanhaerents Art Collection: inspired by the “manga” culture, with pieces from Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami and Chiho Aoshima. The work of Bruce Nauman, from the eighties, forms another important part of the collection, as do those of John Baldessari, Jeff Koons, Christian Boltanski, Franz West and Paul McCarthy. Among the younger generations of artists, Matthew Barney, Ugo Rondinone, Tom Sachs, Thomas Demand and Matthew Day Jackson stand out. The Vanhaerents Art Collection is continually growing, focusing on the most current art scene.

Rue Anneessens 29 Anneessensstraat - 1000 Brussels Guided tours for individuals and groups by appointment. Individual tours are possible every first Saturday of the month between 14.00 and 17.00 h (during exhibition periods). T : +32 (0)2 511 50 77 www.vanhaerentsartcollection.com

WIELS Contemporary Art Centre WIELS positions itself as an international laboratory for the creation and distribution of contemporary art. Its programme revolves mainly around the visual arts. However, it also pays particular attention to interactions with other disciplines. The Centre wants to present contemporary art in all its rich variety and put the public in touch and in continuous dialogue with the latest developments and debates in the world of art. The architecture of the building housing WIELS is also remarkable. It’s a former brewery and, so, the exhibitions are dwarfed by their industrial-scale setting, including the original preserved copper vats, once used to make the beer.

Rue Van Volxem 354 -1190 Brussels (Forest) Wednesday to Sunday: 11.00 – 18.00 h – Late-night openings : every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month until 21.00 h Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays. T : +32 (0)2 340 00 50 http://www.wiels.org

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II. GALLERIES

Brussels is a strategic place for galleries. Thanks to its central location, the capital has succeeded in standing out from the crowd by allowing both big galleries and newer ones to show this fertile artistic ground to advantage. A new wave of national and international galleries have therefore chosen to set up here, in the upper or lower part of town.

Below are some of the must-see galleries in the capital. To find out about the exhibitions on their programmes and the preview dates in their diaries, be sure to visit the NECA Website (“New Exhibitions of Contemporary Art”) - www.neca.be, subscribe to the newsletter or obtain the NECA leaflet, which is available in most of the galleries as well as at many other cultural venues in the capital.

NECA is published by the Foundation for . The aim of the Foundation is to boost the image and spread the influence of the Brussels-Capital Region by highlighting its cultural life, events and artistic creativity. It works in cooperation with VISITBRUSSELS.

Uptown Brussels

From the Sablon district and Rue de la Régence, Uptown Brussels takes you either side of the fine-looking Avenue Louise. Some big names in contemporary art are concentrated in the area around rue de Livourne and rue de l'Abbaye among others. Uptown Brussels is also home to a whole series of new galleries. As you stroll around these districts in search of contemporary art, you’ll come across both quality and something new, as much from international artists as from Belgian ones, recognised or emerging, on show in the galleries of Uptown Brussels.

67 Rue de la Régence : In June 2014, in the old office of the law publishers Bruylant near the Law Courts, five galleries officially opened a brand new hub dedicated to contemporary art. No. 67 Rue de la Régence groups together the following galleries : Catherine Bastide, Jan Mot (both of which left the Dansaert district), Micheline Szwacjer (which left Antwerp), Waldburger (previously close to Porte de Hal) and Moncheri (a joint venture of two Parisian galleries : Valentin and Jeanroch Dard). You’ll find details of each of them below.

Aeroplastics Contemporary Occupying a grand house, Aeroplastics starts a dialogue between the spectacular and the intimate. The programme alternates group and one-man exhibitions. Among the subjects dissected, the mechanisms of the art world, the many facets of the great Comédie Humaine and history. Firmly focused on international artists and collectors, Jérôme Jacobs prioritises the hidden meaning and that particular form of strangeness, crazy or quirky, deeply rooted in the Belgian culture.

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Rue Blanche 32 Blanchestraat - 1060 Brussels Tue > Fri : 11.00-18.00 h, Sat : 14.00 > 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 537 22 02 www.aeroplastics.net

Anyspace Anyspace is, first and foremost, an area of freedom, an interdisciplinary and multifunctional exhibition space. Anyspace is becoming established as a platform for artistic projects and achievements in the broad sense and is non-exclusive in terms of genres or nationalities. Its aim is to promote contemporary art and contemporary culture through projects dedicated to research and to promoting the experimental and the interdisciplinary, in an international context. Anyspace wants to exhibit the work of emerging young artists as well as of more experienced artists to be rediscovered.

Rue Van Eyck 59 Van Eyckstraat - 1050 Brussels Thu > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)471 88 26 17 www.anyspace.be

Valérie Bach Six years after opening the gallery in Sablon, in 2012 Valérie Bach moved to a new space at 6 rue Faider. This is an exceptional place, an industrial-style complex listed as part of Brussels architectural heritage. A new space, a new focus for the gallery: that of supporting artists living in Belgium and introducing foreign contemporary artists, up-and-coming or established, painters, sculptors, visual artists and photographers who have captured its interest and whose work it has been following for several years.

Rue Faider 6 Faiderstraat 1060 Brussels Thu > Sat : 11.00 – 13.00 h & 14.00 – 19.00 h T : +32 (0)2 502 78 24 www.galerievaleriebach.com

Albert Baronian Albert Baronian opened his first gallery in 1973 and became an overnight international success by representing artists of l’Arte Povera, such as Alighiero e Boetti, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini, and Gilberto Zorio. Its programme is dedicated to contemporary art and to leading artists and artistic movements who and which have defined the last forty years.

Rue Isidore Verheyden 2 I. Verheydenstraat - 1050 Brussels Tue > Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 512 92 95 www.albertbaronian.com

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Catherine Bastide The Catherine Bastide gallery was founded in 2000 and shows mainly the work of young artists. By becoming very involved in their work and maintaining close and individual contacts, the gallery aims to develop their career in appropriate directions nationally and internationally. In particular, it focuses on placing the work of its artists in the best collections, whether public or private. Catherine Bastide is on the 3rd floor of the building fronting 67 rue de la Régence.

Rue de la Régence 67 Regentschapsstraat - 1000 Brussels Thu > Fri : 12.00 – 18.00 h, Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 2 646 29 71 http://catherinebastide.com/

Christopher Crescent London gallery owner Simon Christopher, founder of the Christopher Crescent gallery, moved to the Belgian capital in June 2014 to continue business there and exhibit artists with whom he has built up relationships over the years.

Rue Renier Chalon 5 - 1050 Brussels Wed > Sat : 13.00 – 18.00 h http://www.christophercrescent.co.uk/

CLEARING CLEARING is a gallery based in Brooklyn and Brussels. It opened its space in 2012 in a grand house along avenue Louise. CLEARING brings a fresh and dynamic programme to the upper part of town. The gallery represents international artists such as Korakrit Arunaanondchai, Aaron Aujla, Sebastian Black, Ryan Foerster, Marina Pinsky and Lili Reynaud-Dewar as well as Belgian artists including Koenraad Dedobbeleer and Harold Ancart. It’s also actively involved in collaborations with museums and foundations.

Avenue Louise 292 Louizalaan - 1050 Brussels Wed > Sat : 14.00- 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 264 44 91 www.c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g.com

D+T Project D&T Project was set up in September 2010. The new gallery takes bold risks in the programming. Its exhibitions revolve around the debate raised by artists about our environment, society and economy and, in this way, reflect a feel for the zeitgeist, with a relationship that’s critical towards politics and society.

Rue Bosquet 4 Bosquetstraat - 1060 Brussels Thu > Sat : 12.00 – 18.30 h T : +32 (0)2 537 76 30 www.dt-project.com

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JeanRoch Dard In Brussels, the Jeanroch Dard gallery is associated with Valentin to open a new gallery in a contemporary art space of 300m2 called Mon Chéri. It was inaugurated in April 2014 during Art Brussels. This place does not represent any particular but works on personal projects and group exhibitions in order to create a new concept of contemporary art galleries.

Rue de la Régence 67 Regentschapsstraat - 1000 Bruxelles Wen > Sat : 12h00 – 18h00 www.jeanrochdard.com / www.moncheri.co

Delire Gallery The artist Sébastien Delire lives and works in Brussels. Alongside his own artistic career, Sébastien Delire embarked on the profession of gallery owner, first in partnership and now solo with the Delire Gallery. Among the artists represented are : Nemanja Cvijanovic (Croatia), Arnaud Gerniers (Belgium), Pierre Lefebvre (Belgium), Pat MacCarthy (USA) and Gianni Motti (Italy).

Building Rivoli, Rue De Praet (opposite no. 47), 1180 Brussels Thu > Sat : 13.00 - 18.00 h [email protected] www.deliregallery.com

Didier Devillez The galerie Didier Devillez organizes six to eight exhibitions each year for the artists associated with the gallery, plus talks by guest speakers, open forums with artists, studio visits and, on request by artlovers and collectors, access to the gallery's stock of works.

Rue Emmanuel Van Driessche 53 Emmanuel Van Driessche straat - 1050 Bruxelles Jeu>Sam : 14h00-18h30 T : +32 (0)475 931 935 http://www.galeriedidierdevillez.be

Dubois-Friedland Dubois-Friedland are two French collectors who decided to share their passion by opening a contemporary in Brussels in 2010. Throughout their travels they have met numerous artists and now live surrounded by the works they collect. Their love of discovery and newly found interest in the Belgian art scene nourish their collection as much as their motivation to support the artists they exhibit at the gallery.

Rue Souveraine 97 - 1050 Ixelles Ven / Sam de 14h00 à 18h00 pendant les expositions et sur rendez-vous T : +32 (0)470-54.98.98 http://www.duboisfriedland.com

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Kusseneers Kusseneers Gallery is a contemporary art gallery which opened its doors on September 11 2003 in the south of Antwerp. At the end of 2013 the gallery moved to a large industrial building in Brussels. Open for all media, the gallery presents the work of emerging and mid- career artists. Its programme encourages diversity and experimentation, and strives to present all of the artists’ work within a heathy cultural context, giving the viewer the best opportunity to gain understanding of the artist’s intentions.

Rue de Menin 10 Menenstraat - 1080 Bruxelles Mar>Sam : 14h00-18h00 T : +32 (0)475 651 109 http://kusseneerscom.webhosting.be

Levy Delval In September 2014, Elaine Lévy and Florent Delval joined forces to create Levy Delval. Originally, the Elaine Lévy Project was founded in January 2006 in the Châtelain district and installed in unusual premises, on the upper floor of a renovated beer warehouse. By becoming partners, Elaine Lévy and Florent Delval intend to promote artists from the young European and international scene, through multidisciplinary works of art. In this way, the gallery endeavours to find a balance between different types of contemporary media and up- and-coming or established artists.

Rue Fourmois 9 Fourmoisstraat - 1050 Brussels Thu > Sat : 14.00 - 19.00 h T : +32 (0)2 534 77 72 www.elainelevyproject.com www.levydelval.com

FEIZI FEIZI is an international art gallery founded by Irène Laub and based in Brussels and Shanghai. It represents various artists from the contemporary Chinese scene both through in-situ exhibitions and at international fairs.

Rue de l'Abbaye 88 Abdijstraat - 1050 Brussels Wed > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 647 55 16 www.gallery-feizi.com

Gladstone Gladstone Gallery is a leading gallery dedicated to contemporary art founded by Barbara Gladstone. Based in New York and Brussels, it represents no fewer than 35 internationally renowned artists, such as Anish Kapoor, Shirin Neshat, or more emerging artists. The Brussels gallery, situated in a building with a personal atmosphere, has already exhibited the work of artists such as Carroll Dunham, Roe Ethridge, Wangechi Mutu and Dave Muller.

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Rue du Grand Cerf 12 GroteHertstraat - 1000 Brussels Tue > Fri: 10.00 – 18.00 h, Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 513 35 31 www.gladstonegallery.com

Hopstreet After being based in the Dansaert district for three months, in September 2014 Hopstreet moved into a new space in Galerie Rivoli, a shopping precinct built in the seventies, which has been housing gallery spaces for some time. The artists attached to the Hopstreet Gallery include Davide Bertocchi, Sara Bjarland, Thorsten Brinkmann, Jonathan Callan, Christof Mascher, Egill Sæbjörnsson, Veronica Brovall and Tinus Vermeersch.

Rue Saint-Georges 109 St-Jorisstraat- 1000 Brussels Thu > Sat : 14.00 - 18.00 h T : +32 496 54 44 54 www.hopstreet.be

Xavier Hufkens Xavier Hufkens is one of the most influential galleries for contemporary art in Europe. When it opened in 1987, Xavier Hufkens concentrated on promising artists at that time, such as Felix-Gonzalez-Torres, Anthony Gormley and Jessica Stockholder. In 1992, its move to a 19th-century house renovated by Robbrecht Daem and Marie-Josée Van Hee coincided with the representation of a selection of established artists. Today, with thirty or so artists of different generations (including Richard Artschwager, Louise Bourgeois, Willem de Kooning, Adam Fuss, and Hans Op de Beeck), Hufkens runs a varied programme of exhibitions with solo exhibitions by the gallery’s artists and group shows and specific projects. The gallery offers a unique combination of , , , photography, video and installation work. In 2013, the gallery opened another space on the same street. This new space was designed by Swiss architect Harry Gugger. An eclectic but nonetheless very clear vision underlies all the gallery’s activities.

Rue Saint-Georges 6 & 107 Sint-Jorisstraat - 1050 Brussels Tue > Sat : 11.00 - 18.00 T : +32 (0)2 639 67 30 www.xavierhufkens.com

Rodolphe Janssen Since it was opened in 1991, the gallery has held more than 120 exhibitions and taken part in forty or so international fairs (Art Basel, Fiac, Art Brussels, etc.). In the first few years of its existence, the gallery was recognised for its programme of photographers such as diCorcia, Stephen Shore, Sam Samore, and Balthasar Burkhard. Since 2000, it has also been championing a generation of artists using various media, such as Wim Delvoye (B), Jean- Luc Moerman (B), Banks Violette (USA), and Farhad Moshiri (Iran).

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Rue de Livourne 35 & 32 Livournostraat - 1050 Brussels Tue > Fri : 10.00 – 18.00 h, Sat : 14.00-18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 538 08 18 www.galerierodolphejanssen.com

Jozsa Open since January 2007, Jozsa presents and supports promising artists from Belgium and abroad. Its programming explores the diversity of languages and media of present-day art. With confidence and enthusiasm, the very energetic Catherine Jozsa is not afraid to champion a vision and media underappreciated by the public, in particular video and installation.

Rue Saint-Georges 24 Sint-Jorisstraat - 1050 Brussels Thu > Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)478 48 77 09 www.jozsagallery.com

Keitelman Keitelman is a gallery that has been specialising in modern and contemporary art for 30 years. Its eclectic choices of works (Evsa , Lisette Model, Lucien Hervé, Nelly Agassi, Lucile Bertrand, James Brown, Gabriele Di Matteo, Mounir Fatmi, etc.) and artistic media (paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs) offers collectors a global view of art.

Rue Van Eyck 44 Van Eyckstraat - 1000 Brussels Tue > Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 511 35 80 www.keitelmangallery.com

Fred Lanzenberg The adventure of the Fred Lanzenberg gallery began in 1966. With the support of Ileana Sonnabend, Fred Lanzenberg first exhibited Pop artists. They were followed by the New Realists, then other names from the French scene such as Arroyo, Erro, Fromanger, and Takis. Until 1975, Fred Lanzenberg showed recognised artists but then turned more to discovering and supporting artists who elude any label or fashion and have a real passion for .

Avenue des Klauwaerts 9 Klauwaartslaan - 1050 Brussels Tue > Fri : 14.00 – 19.00 h, Sat : 10.00 – 19.00 h T : +32 (0)2 647 30 15 www.galeriefredlanzenberg.com

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Maruani & Mercier Gallery Maruani & Mercier specialises in international American artists from the eighties, such as Peter Halley, Ross Bleckner, Donald Baechler, , McDermott & McGough, Donald Sultan and Sue Williams. From 1995 onwards, the Gallery established its reputation between Brussels and Knokke. It also concentrates on younger artists such as Eric Freeman, Lori Hersberger, Keith Mayerson, Paul Morrison, and Wendy White as well as photographers including David Lachapelle, Bettina Rheims and Lyle Ashton Harris.

Rue de la Régence 17 Regentschapsstraat- 1000 Brussels Mon > Sat : 11.00 – 18.30 h T : +32 (0)2 512 50 10 http://www.maruani-mercier.com/contact

Meessen De Clercq Meessen De Clercq is a gallery that brings together a group of strong international artists. The gallery takes up three floors in a house built in 1911, including a video screening room and a “Wunderkammer”, offering up a special look at the Theatrum Mundi. The gallery also brings out catalogues and publications in close collaboration with the represented artists for the purpose of promoting and distributing their works.

Rue de l’Abbaye 2A Abdijstraat - 1000 Brussels Tue > Sat : 11.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 644 34 54 www.meessendeclercq.be

Mon Chéri Mon Chéri is the association of two Parisian galleries in Brussels, Valentin and Jeanroch Dard. It was officially opened during Art Brussels 2014 and occupies the rear building of 67 Rue de la Régence. The aim of this place is to create a new concept of contemporary art galleries, not by representing any particular artist but rather by working with solo or group exhibition projects.

Rue de la Régence 67 Regentschapsstraat - 1000 Brussels Thu > Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h www.moncheri.co

Jan Mot Jan Mot is a leading gallery that focuses on eclectic programming, with both Belgian and international artists. The represented artists include : Douglas Gordon, Tinho Sehgal, Sven Augustijnen, Mario Garcia Torres and Pierre Bismuth. At 67 rue de la Régence, the gallery occupies the ground floor of the building at the front. It also has a space in Mexico.

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Rue de la Régence 67 Regentschapsstraat - 1000 Brussels Wed > Fri : 14.00 – 18.30 h, Sat : 12.00 – 18.30 h T : +32 2 514 10 10 www.janmot.com

Mot International Mot International is a London-based gallery founded by Chris Hammond in 2006. Based in east London until 2012, it’s now in Mayfair. Since it was opened, the gallery has represented established artists such as Elizabeth Price, winner of the Turner Prize in 2012, and Laure Prouvost, winner of the Max Mara Prize in 2013. However, Mot International has no hesitation in promoting young talent such as Simon Mathers, Aishan Yu, and Katrina Palmer. In a demanding and rigorous initiative, between 2002 and 2006, Chris Hammond opened an independent space : "Project Space MOT". MOT can boast of having hosted world famous artists : Martin Kippenberger, Rodney Graham, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Franz West, Lawrence Weiner, Martin Creed, Liam Gillick, Jeff Koons, etc. In 2011, Mot International opened a gallery in Brussels with the aim of expanding and spreading its programme there.

Place du Petit Sablon, 10 – 1000 Brussels Thu > Sat : 10.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 511 16 52 www.motinternational.com

Antonio Nardone Antonio Nardone opened his gallery in Brussels in 2008. The gallery focuses on representing Belgian artists who work with , painting, photography and the new media. By presenting exclusively young contemporary work, the gallery sees itself as open to the outside world. Antonio Nardone also works closely together with museums and public institutions.

Rue Saint-Bernard 34-36 Sint-Bernardusstraat - 1060 Brussels Wed > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 333 20 10 www.galerieantonionardone.be

Nathalie Obadia Parisian gallery Nathalie Obadia opened a branch in Brussels in September 2008. In beautiful contemporary spaces, the gallery represents the artists championed by the Parisian owner from the early days, including the late Martin Barré, Pascal Pinaud and Carole Benzaken. The Belgian outlet also has its own programme, combining painting, sculpture, video and installations.

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Rue Charles Decoster 8 Charles Decosterstraat - 1050 Brussels Tue > Fri : 10.00 – 18.00 h, Sat : 14.00 - 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 648 14 05 www.galerie-obadia.com

Paris-Beijing Paris-Beijing was founded in 2006 by Flore and Romain Degoul. It is dedicated to representing current artists along two main lines : contemporary photography and, more generally, the Asian art scene. Keen to build a dialogue and to act as a bridge between East and West, it draws up a demanding programme based on the discovery and promotion of a new generation of promising or proven Asian artists whose creativity combines aesthetic pursuit with technical mastery. In Brussels, the Gallery is based in the Winssinger building designed by Victor Horta in 1897. It also has a space in Paris and one in Beijing.

Hôtel Winssinger - rue de l’Hôtel des Monnaies 66 Munthofstraat - 1060 Brussels Tue > Sat : 11.00 – 19.00 h T : +32 (0)2 851 04 13 www.galerieparisbeijing.com

Pascal Polar Founded in 1985, Pascal Polar represents established or emerging artists. In its space over 3 floors, it puts on current exhibitions on the first floor, exhibits contemporary photography on the second floor and regularly displays contemporary sculptures in the garden of the gallery. The gallery’s storage space also comprises numerous works by the represented artists. So, visitors have continuous access to a wide variety of works.

Chaussée de Charleroi108 Charleroisesteenweg- 1060 Brussels Tue > Sat : 14.00 – 19.00 h T : +32 (0)2 537 81 36 www.pascalpolar.be

Roberto Polo Roberto Polo Gallery is centrally located in the Sablon district of Brussels. It specializes specialises in European modern and contemporary art, as well as historical design. Its Artistic Director is Roberto Polo, the renowned collector, philanthropist, art historian and theorist. In 2011, Frances Lincoln Limited, London, published Roberto Polo: The Eye, a an art book which features a selection of over three -hundred masterpieces from the collections which he has formed during over the past forty years (www.roberto-polo-the-eye.com).

Rue Lebeau 8-10 Lebeaustraat - 1000 Bruxelles Mar>Ven : 14h00-18h00 – Sam>Dim : 11h00-18h00 T : +32 (0)2 502 56 50 www.robertopologallery.com

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Almine Rech Occupying an impressive space in Ixelles since October 2008, the Parisian gallery defines its strategy according to strong individual characters : the artists. They are invited to feel free to use the gallery space as they wish. Based on minimalist and conceptual artists, the programme includes artists whose works, using different media, can be compared beyond styles and beyond their generation, within the gallery.

Rue de l’Abbaye 20 Abdijstraat - 1050 Brussels Tue > Sat : 11.00 – 19.00 h T : +32 (0)2 648 56 84 www.alminerech.com

Michel Rein After spending several years collecting works of art, each purchased as and when they appealed to him, Michel Rein decided to open a gallery in Tours in 1992. There, he exhibits the work of prestigious artists such as Philippe Mayaux, Chen Zen, Allan Sekula and Daniel Buren. After seven years, Michel Rein closed the gallery in Tours and, in 2000, opened a space in Paris. The list of represented artists was added to with artists who have since then gained renown, such as ORLAN, Jean-Pierre Bertrand, Saâdane Afif and Didier Marcel, as well as young artists including Armand Jalut and Raphaël Zarka. In 2013, Michel Rein opened a new space in Brussels with the desire to offer his artists a new market and give the gallery a European dimension.

Rue de Washingtonstraat 51A - 1050 Brussels Thu > Sat : 10.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 640 26 40 www.michelrein.com

Rossicontemporary Opened on 1 September 2008, Rossicontemporary is run by Francesco Rossi, a Brussels- based Italian art historian. Rossicontemporary intends to give emerging and mid-carrier artists the opportunity to grow and fulfil their potential in a professional context and to offer collectors and art-lovers' a selection of artworks of high standard artistic quality. The main gallery space was redesigned in June 2014, with the addition of a new exhibition space, two large showcases and a storage room. The gallery, the mezzanine gallery, the new space and the project space host each year about twenty exhibitions mostly focusing on contemporary painting and drawing as well as on conceptual art practices.

Rivoli Building - ground floor #17 690, chaussée de Waterloo -1180 Brussels +32 486 31 00 92 www.rossicontemporary.be

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Sorry we’re closed Since April 2005, Sorry we’re closed has been presenting artists’ projects in a 350cm³ white cube standing on Rue de la Régence between the Law Courts, the Great Synagogue, the Juvenile Court and the Museum of Fine Arts. The place is permanently visible from the outside and illuminated, with one window opening onto the street, lit up day and night. An inspiring location !

Rue de la Régence 65A Regentschapsstraat - 1000 Brussels Space on view 24/24 h T : +32 (0)478 35 42 13 www.sorrywereclosed.com

Super Dakota Founded in 2012, Galerie Dakota became the Super Dakota gallery. Continuing the initial reasoning behind Dakota - to discover and promote up-and-coming young artists - Super Dakota is renewing this ambition and confirming its determination to be more open to international art. This decision is consistent with the perspective of contemporary art as a demanding discipline whose roots lie deep in the and with the search for a dialogue between generations in order to produce creative synergy.

Rue Washington 45 Washingtonstraat - 1050 Brussels T : +32 (0)2 649 17 72 Tuesday - Saturday / 11.00 – 18.00 h www.superdakota.com

Micheline Szwacjer Micheline Szwacjera opened her first gallery in Antwerp in 1980. Since then, the gallery has included conceptual art, l’Arte Povera and Belgian artists in its programme of exhibitions. Over the years, the gallery has maintained this focus but is adding something new by including young artists, most of whom post-conceptual. It occupies the 1st floor of the building fronting 67 rue de la Régence. Rue de la Régence 67 Regentschapsstraat - 1000 Brussels Tue > Fri : 10.00 – 18.30 h, Sat : 12.00 – 18.30 h T : +32 2 540 28 57 www.gms.be

Daniel Templon Daniel Templon founded his gallery in 1966 in Paris, at just 21 years of age. At the time, Templon was one of the French pioneers of contemporary art. Many artists, who now form part of the history of art, have been represented by the gallery : Boltanski, Buren, de Kooning, Cucchi and Warhol, among others. Daniel Templon has always been very influential in the world of art in , notably through his magazine Art Press and his association of collectors ADIAF. In 2013, at the age of 68, the Parisian gallery owner decided to open a new space near rue Louise in the Belgian capital. Today, the gallery is still

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true to its principles, representing thirty or so international artists. The programme is designed to promote a dialogue between different generations : established artists of “classic” contemporary art, international artists in mid-career, and experiences of younger artists.

Rue Veydt 13A Veydtstraat – 1060 Brussels Tue > Sat : 11.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0) 2 537 13 17 www.danieltemplon.com

Caroline Van Hoek Since it opened in 2007, in an old general grocery shop, Caroline Van Hoek has specialised in contemporary jewellery, silverware and design, created by international artists, with an exhibition programme that changes every two months. All the works represented have a connection with jewellery, whether through the relationship with adornment, the implementation of traditional jewellery-making techniques or through a concept that has its origins in jewellery. The gallery exhibits on a regular basis at international fairs such as Design and Design Basel.

Rue Van Eyck 57 Van Eyckstraat - 1050 Brussels Tue > Sat : 11.00 - 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 644 45 11 http://www.carolinevanhoek.be/about.php

Patrick Waldburger Waldburger is dedicated to a young and international art. It began trading in Brussels in 2009. The origins of the gallery date back several years, with some of its first exhibitions in temporary spaces in Switzerland and Berlin. Initially situated next to Porte de Hal, Waldburger is joining the hub at 67 rue de la Régence. However, it continues to use its first gallery as a project space.

Rue de la Régence 67 Regentschapsstraat - 1000 Brussels Wed > Fri : 12.00 – 19.00 h, Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0) 498 49 50 86 ProjectSpace: Chaussée de Waterloo 4 Waterloosesteenweg, 1060 Brussels Tue > Fri : 14.00 – 17.00 h, Sat : 12.00 – 17.00 h www.galeriewaldburger.com

Zedes Art Gallery The Zedes Art gallery was set up by Christiane De Smedt in 1987 in Antwerp. In 1991, she moved to Brussels where she represents and supports promising young artists as well as recognised Belgian and international artists, using various techniques such as painting, photography, sculpture, installation and video. Five or six solo exhibitions are held every year. The gallery has two spaces: the ground floor is used for temporary exhibitions, and the basement as a project room for young artists and the permanent art collection.

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Rue Paul Lauters 36 Paul Lautersstraat - 1050 Brussels Wed > Fri : 12.00 – 18.00 h, Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 646 00 04 www.zedes-art-gallery.be

Downtown Brusses

Close to the and around rue Antoine Dansaert, Downtown Brussels is, without a doubt, one of the capital’s most eclectic districts. Art galleries, creative talents, fashion and design shops, working-class cafés, cool places, specialist shops, restaurants of all culinary traditions, and more are neighbours here. Thanks to this blend of influences and trends, the galleries that call this home will impress you with their avant-gardism, hosting mainly young or up-and-coming artists. Open-mindedness and curiosity are the watchwords of this constantly evolving district.

ALICE The ALICE gallery represents artists from the subculture who mix the conventions specific to art, notably , street art, punk, skateboarding, advertising and video games. Their aesthetics illustrate a certain urban sensibility inherent in the Western world. An aesthetic appreciation that also comes in the form of T-shirts, CDs, stickers and other popular supports. The gallery also offers a fine selection of books and magazines on graphic arts.

Rue du Pays de Liège 4 Land van Luikstraatje - 1000 Brussels Wed > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 513 33 07 www.alicebxl.com

Canal 05 Art CANAL 05 Art is a new exhibition space dedicated to the visual arts and contemporary culture. The space looks out onto the Brussels canal on the corner of rue Antoine Dansaert. The gallery is headed by Federico Corradazzo and Jacopo Morelli while the and exhibition curator Raffaele Gavarro collaborates on the programming of the artistic events. CANAL 05 hosts exhibitions spotlighting up-and-coming artists from all over the world, by creating significant connections and developments between the various forms of expression, the different languages and the constant search for new forms of expression that are characteristic of our era. The gallery also organises conversations and debates on a series of disciplines, including the visual arts, literature, cinema, design and performance and will encourage discussions among artists, architects, designers, musicians, writers and poets.

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Boulevard Barthélémy 5, 1000 Brussels Tue > Sun : 11.00 - 19.00 h T : +32 (0) 2 502 53 20 www.canal05.com

Crown gallery Founded in 1997, Crown Gallery supports and promotes promising young artists. It also collaborates with recognised international artists. Its programming covers painting, photography and video art. Crown gallery exhibits in its own space as well as being present at various international fairs.

Nouveau Marché-aux-Grains 13 Nieuwe Graanmarkt - 1000 Brussels Thu > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)475 52 18 72 www.crowngallery.be

Dépendance The Dépendance gallery was founded in 2003, in Brussels, by Michael Callies and Stephan Jaax. Since its early days, it has been representing and recommending artists whose works are as specific, individual and varied as the artists themselves.

Rue du Marché-aux-Porcs 4 Varkensmarkt - 1000 Brussels Wed > Fri : 14.00 – 18.00 h, Sat : 12.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 217 74 00 www.dependance.be

Greta Meert Occupying an impressive Art Nouveau building designed by the architect Louis Bral and then restored by architects Hilde Daem and Robbrecht, the gallery was founded in 1988 under the name of Gallery Meert Rihoux. In 2006, it changed direction and assumed the name of the new director, Greta Meert. From the start, the gallery has placed the emphasis on the minimal and conceptual art of the seventies (Donald Judd, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle, Robert Barry, Hanne Darboven, Niele Toroni) and also paid particular attention to photography from the eighties (Thomas Struth, Louise Lawler, Jeff Wall, Ken Lum, Ian Wallace and John Baldessari. In addition, the gallery presents a more future-focused selection of artists including young Italian and Belgian visual artists such as Liliana Moro, Eva Marisaldi, Mario Airò, Grazia Toderi and Sylvie Eyberg, Sophie Nys, Catharina Van Eetvelde, and Koen van den Broek.

Rue du Canal 13 Vaartstraat - 1000 Brussels Tue > Sat : 14.00 - 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 219 14 22 www.galeriegretameert.com

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Harlan Levey projects Harlan Levey Projects (HLP) works in close collaboration with some international artists, drawing up an annual programme that includes solo projects, group exhibitions revolving around a set of themes, and performances and educational activities. HLP also offers a consultancy service for artists, partners of the creative industry and any type of contemporary art collection.

Rue Léon Lepage 37 Léon Lepagestraat - 1000 Brussels Wed > Sun : 13.00 – 19.00 h T : +32 (0)485 699 146 www.hl-projects.com

Ifa Gallery Ifa Gallery is was established by Alexis Kouzmine-Karavaïeff in 2006-2007 in Shanghai’s contemporary art district. Fall In the autumn of 2013, Ifa Gallery moves moved its premises to the heart and capital of Europe, Brussels. Located in the old central district of Marolles, the gallery offers a dynamic programme with its main artists from China and new artists from the region and beyond, regardless of artists’ origin. The gallery presents and supports artists that who have an original language and means of expression, that who shy away from clichés and conventions and that who have strong concepts and artistic vision.

Rue des renards 28 vossenstraat - 1000 Bruxelles Jeu>Dim : 10h00-19h00 T : +32 (0)2 502 40 58 [email protected]

Diederik van der Mieden Set up in 2004, in Antwerp, by Diederik van der Mieden van Opmeer and Yvonne Cox, the van der Mieden gallery moved to Brussels in 2012, specialising in contemporary painting in collaboration with several Belgian and international, young as well as more established artists. The gallery represents Alain Biltereyst (BE), Hamish Fulton (UK), Ulrike Heydenreich (D), Adam Jeppesen (DK), Gonzalo Lebrija (MEX), Caio Reisewitz (BR), Kris Van Dessel (BE) and Dirk Vander Eecken (BE). The van der Mieden gallery takes part in art fairs on a regular basis.

Rue Antoine Dansaertstraat 196, 1000 Brussels Wed > Sat : 13.00-18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 513 62 12 www.vandermieden.com

Motive Gallery In 2012, Motive Gallery left and moved to the Dansaert district of Brussels. Since then, enriched by this experience of Brussels, Motive Gallery has been wanting to develop a new project, which should come into being in 2015 : an institute that will

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strengthen the role of the gallery in the mediation, support and development of contemporary art. This institute will provide a place where art can be experienced, contemplated and discussed with significant participation from the artists, curators, collectors, writers and thinkers as well as through collaborations with other galleries and museums. Meanwhile, the gallery is continuing with its activities and supporting its artists.

Boulevard Poincaré 31 - 1070 Brussels Wed > Sat : 14.00-18.30 h T : +32 (0)2 513 04 95 www.motivegallery.be

MACADAM GALLERY MACADAM GALLERY occupies a 160 m2 space in the historic, working-class district of the Marolles in Brussels, on Place du Jeu de Balle. The primary vocation of MACADAM GALLERY is to be a space of contemplation, visibility and promotion for contemporary Belgian and international art. Much more than a place of representation, MACADAM GALLERY wants to give the artists present in the gallery, as well as visitors, a place where they can exchange and share thoughts and ideas around contemporary art, understood in its multidisciplinary nature. The "MAC LIB" space, in this case, the private library of MACADAM, is available to its members and clients for on-site reference purposes. The relaxed space of the gallery with its “lounge areas” is a pleasant place for reading books on art.

58 Place du Jeu de Balle - 1000 BRUSSELS Thu > Fri : 10.00 – 15.00 h Sat > Sun : 10.00 – 16.00 h http://macadamgallery.com/index.php

Office Baroque Originating from Antwerp, Office Baroque opened a new place in Brussels at the end of 2013, in an impressive Art Nouveau building designed by the architect Paul Hamesse, which used to house a former brewery. The gallery represents both promising and more established, European and American artists.

Place du Jardin aux Fleurs 5, 1000 Brussels Wed > Sat : 11.00 - 18.00 h T : +32 (0) 2 484 599 228 www.officebaroque.com

Elisa Platteau Founded in 2008, the Elisa Platteau gallery stands out with a programme combining exhibitions of artists represented by the gallery as well as exhibition projects by various curators. Over the years, the gallery has worked with various external curators such as Form-

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Content (London), Moritz Küng (Barcelona), Dieter Roelstraete (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago), and Catherine Wood (Tate Modern, London).

Appartement Elisa Platteau - rue du Marché-aux-Porcs 12 Varkensmarkt - 1000 Brussels Thu > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 485 14 23 65 www.elisaplatteau.com

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III. ARTISTS’ COLLECTIVES

In addition to the galleries, Brussels also has a bottomless pool of artists working alone or as groups in studios based in various parts of the city. Several of them have joined together in collectives and they represent Brussels’ emergent art scene.

To see the programme of their exhibitions and the diary of their preview dates, be sure to visit the Website www.thewalk.be or get the “The Walk” brochure, which is available in many cultural venues in the capital.

This brochure contains the diary showing the exhibitions of these independent artists for each of the next two months. The Walk invites anyone interested to stroll around the city discovering the works of these artists in their studios or exhibition venues along the way. It’s a opportunity for the artists to show off their works themselves and it’s open to everyone.

Abilene Rue de la Victoire 163 Overwinningsstraat Saint-Gilles 1060 Saint Gillis www.abilenegallery.com

Artist Club Coffre-Fort Rue du Houblon 63 Hopstraat Bruxelles 1000 Brussels www.artistsclubcoffrefort.com

C-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-e Rue du Marché au Porcs 10 Varkensmarkt Bruxelles 1000 Brussels www.c-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-e.com

De La Charge Rue Théodore Verhaegen 152 Theodore Verhaegenstraat Bruxelles 1060 Brussels http://www.delacharge.com

DEHORS Contemporary Art Window Chaussée de Charleroi 159 Charleroise Steenweg Bruxelles 1050 Brussels http://www.dehors-art-window.be/

Greylight Projects Rue Brialmont 11 Brialmontstraat Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1210 Sint Joost ten Node http://www.greylightprojects.org/

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HECTOLITER Place du samedi 17 1000 Bruxelles http://www.hectoliter.be/

HEKLA 50 Joseph Claes Bruxelles 1060 Brussels https://www.facebook.com/heklagalerie

Island 21 Rue du Mail Bruxelles 1050 Bruxelles www.islandisland.be

Komplot Avenue Van Volxem 295 Van Volxemlaan Forest 1190 Vorst www.kmplt.be

La Loge Rue de l’Ermitage 86 Kluistraat Ixelles 1050 Elsene www.la-loge.be

OBJECTION Rue de la Tulipe 8 Tulpstraat Ixelles 1050 Elsene www.objection.eu

SUPER DEALS Chaussée de Waterloo 4 Saint Gilles 1060 Saint Gillis www.facebook.com/SuperDealsBrussels

Rosa Brux Rue de l’Autonomie 9 Zelfbestuursstraat Anderlecht 1070 www.rosabrux.org

Rectangle 189 Rue Emile Féron Bruxelles 1060 Brussels http://rectangle.be

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Théophile’s Papers Chaussée d’Alsemberg 292 Alsembergsesteenweg Forest 1190 Vorst www.theophilespapers.com

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IV. OUTSIDE THE LINES

Contemporary art is spread over various little areas of Brussels. As you make your way along a street and come across a building or a square, you’ll discover works illustrating the connections between Brussels and contemporary art, made accessible and on view to everyone, without barriers.

We invite you to explore the centre of Brussels and enjoy the most remarkable ones.

• Urban works

Start your walk right at the top of Mont des Arts, level with rue du Coudenberg, near the Museum of Music.

1. THE WHIRLING EAR - ALEXANDRE CALDER The Whirling Ear (or “l'Oreille Tournante”) was created by the artist Alexandre Calder for the 1958 World Fair. At that time, it stood facing the entrance to the pavilion. Nearly 30 years later, at the instigation of the architect Patrice Neirinck, the sculpture was restored and placed in the middle of a fountain right at the top of Mont des Arts, like an ear straining to hear the Museum of Music standing just a few yards from there. Alexander Calder (22nd July 1898 – 11th November 1976) was an American sculptor and painter. He’s known, above all, for his mobiles in which the various parts are propelled by movements of the air or by an engine. Art is thus naturally set in motion. Standing 6 metres tall, the Whirling Ear consists of two sections in black metal : a stem and a sheet of metal pivoting on an axis.

Location: Mont des Arts/Rue Coudenberg, 1000 Brussels. For more information about the artist : www.calder.org

Go down the steps from Mont des Arts and walk through the garden until you come to place de l’Albertine, crossing rue de la Chapelle.

2. CIEL DE L’ARMISTICE - PATRICK RIMOUX Ciel de l’Armistice is an illumination of place de l’Albertine created in 2003 by Patrick Rimoux for the architect Alain Sarfati. Patrick Rimoux (born on 17th March 1958) is a French artist who works mainly with light. In this way, he reveals the space and writes a story on monuments, in particular for sites with connections between mankind and history. Location: Place de l’Albertine, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist : www.patrickrimoux.fr

Head for boulevard de l’Empereur and walk along it till you come to Place de la Justice. You’ll see the work of Daniel Buren on Place de la Justice from the top of the boulevard, while admiring the artist’s flags below bridge level.

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3. BLEU SUR JAUNE - DANIEL BUREN Bleu sur Jaune (Blue on Yellow) is a set of 89 yellow and blue flagpoles planted in the ground, recreating a kind of urban forest through which pedestrians and motorists can wander. Unveiled in 2009 on Place de la Justice, this was a place largely overlooked by the people of Brussels and somewhat abandoned beneath the Boulevard de l’Empereur looking down onto the square. Based on this observation, the Committee for Urban Art wanted to restore an identity to this square connecting the upper and lower parts of the city. In order to do this, the Committee commissioned a piece by the famous French artist Daniel Buren, known for his work of incorporating art into the public space. In this way, the artist wanted to repopulate this space and create a link between the two parts of the square.

Location: Place de la Justice, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist : www.danielburen.com

If you would then like to see the Pasionaria by Emilio Lopez Menchero, continue walking along Boulevard de l’Empereur, enter rue des Ursulines and follow this street to the end, continue on rue Roger van der Weyden as far as Avenue de Stalingrad. Follow this until you reach number 117 towards Gare du Midi railway station. However, this walk is a relatively long detour and may take some time.

If you’d prefer to take a pleasant stroll in the city centre instead, head directly for the following work of art, “Bruxelles défile en ville” by Marin Kasimir, by going down Rue de l’Hopital, then Rue du Lombard, then turn left into Rue du Marché au Charbon towards Place Fontainas.

4. PASIONARIA - EMILIO LOPEZ MENCHERO PASIONARIA is a piece created by the artist Emilio Lopez Menchero. It stands at the start of Avenue de Stalingrad near the Gare du Midi railway station and was unveiled on 7th July 2006 to mark 40 years of Moroccan emigration. It represents a gigantic megaphone, 4 metres long and 2.30 metres in diameter, as a symbol of the human voice arising from emigration. Dedicated to all migrants, the work also refers to the 1937 film by Joris Ivens on the Spanish civil war, “Spaanse aarde". What’s more, it’s installed precisely on one of Brussels’ multicultural avenues, a place of confluence and concentrated mobility.

Location: Avenue de Stalingrad 117, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist : www.emiliolopez-menchero.be

After seeing this piece, go back to Boulevard Lemonnier and proceed along it as far as Place Fontainas.

5. BRUXELLES DÉFILE EN VILLE - MARIN KASIMIR Marin Kasimir (born in 1957 in Munich) is a German artist whose work is based mainly on panoramic images which he adapts into public installations. For “Bruxelles défile en ville” (Brussels marches through the city”, Marin Kasimir presents us with four panoramic photographs showing people marching or demonstrating, united in a cause. According to the artist, by marching, the people decide to reclaim their city, that’s to say the public space, in order to express themselves. Here, the following events are depicted : the Zinneke-Parade

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(summer 2003), the White March (20th October 1996), Gay Pride (2004) and the demonstration against the war in Iraq (October 2002). The panoramic process used makes it possible to illustrate elements that are usually out of shot in traditional photos and that give the image a broader architectural dimension.

Location : Place Fontainas, 1000 Brussels

From Place Fontainas, make your way to rue des Six Jetons by, first, taking rue de la Grande Ile. Follow the whole length of rue des Six Jetons until you come to the crossroads with rue des Chartreux and rue des Fabriques, Place du Jardin aux Fleurs.

6. FONTAINE AUX FLEURS - LUC SCHUITEN The Fontaine aux fleurs (Flower Fountain) is a piece designed by Brussels architect Luc Schuiten (born on 8th May 1944 in Brussels). It was unveiled in 2002, thus making complete sense of the name of the little square in which it stands, Place du Jardin aux Fleurs. The Fountain consists of a basin filled with water, topped with a metal column, a sort of street lamp that lights up the square. In springtime, it’s covered with evergreen honeysuckle, the vegetable element then gaining the upper hand over the mineral. Luc Schuiten is a visionary architect. His work relates mainly to the conception of buildings, dwellings or structures that give Nature a predominant position. He also designs and creates vertical gardens growing from a poetic imagination.

Location : Place du Jardin aux Fleurs, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist: www.archiborescence.net

If you wish, you can make an initial detour to see the mysterious Magritte Fountain by heading for the end of rue des Fabriques till you reach Place de Ninove. A second detour will allow you to admire the sculpture of “Saint Michel” (Saint Michael) by Pierre Rulens. To do this, go back up the street from Place du Jardins aux Fleurs to rue Rempart des Moines until you come to Square Jacques Brel.

Or else, from Place du Jardin aux Fleurs, you can continue directly on rue des Chartreux to admire Albero Della Luce by Enzo Catellani.

7. MAGRITTE FOUNTAIN - LUCA PALETTA At first sight, the Magritte Fountain looks like a pretty classical stone fountain. However, this one will surprise anyone who may wish to look more closely through the water flowing from it because he’ll see the outline of a profile of the famous painter begin to take shape through the filter of the water. It takes a little while for you to make out the painter’s portrait as you let your gaze drift away from the object as such in order to take in the shape and curves that the basin traces on the furthest surrounding depths. In a surreal way, the Fountain pays tribute to the painter of mysteries, words and images. Moreover, this work is absolutely representative of the work of its author, the artist Italian Luca Paletta, who has sculpted a series of so-called “physiognomic” vases. Paletta is known for the complex, semantic and technical relationship that he develops in his work, introducing : painting, sculptural objects, installations, photography, film and video, graphic art, books and writing.

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Location : Place de Ninove, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist: http://www.lucapatella.altervista.org/index-francais.htm

From Place de Ninove, retracing your steps, take the first left into rue des Fabriques, followed by rue de la Senne then rue du Grand-Serment and go back up to Square Jacques Brel in order to appreciate the following piece.

8. SAINT MICHAEL - PIERRE RULENS Saint Michael is a monumental work of art conceived by the Belgian sculptor Pierre Rulens. Powered by the wind and built of stainless steel, it’s a stylised representation of Saint Michael slaying the devil. Saint Michael is known in the Judeo-Christian traditions as being head of the celestial army. His fight against the devil represents the battle that each of us has to wage against our own inner demons or for mastery of our dark side. Saint Michael is thus the symbol of the power of Light over Darkness. The sculpture was created for the Christmas festivities of 1998 held on the Grand-Place. It was then erected on Square Jacques Brel. The son of architects, Pierre Rulens was immersed very early on in a world of artists, close friends of the family. The development of his art led him inescapably to find a path working with materials and shapes.

Location : Square Jacques Brel, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist : http://www.rulens.be

From Square Jacques Brel, take rue du Houblon, continue into rue de la Braie, cross the square, go down to the right into rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains and turn left into rue des Chartreux to admire Albero Della Luce by Enzo Catellani.

Or you can cross place du Vieux Marché aux Grains and make your way directly towards Rue Antoine Dansaert, cross the pretty Place Sainte Catherine and turn off into rue Melsens as far as the corner with rue joseph Plateau to admire the work of art "100 ANS, 100 REALISATEURS, 100 FILMS” (100 YEARS, 100 DIRECTORS, 100 FILMS) by Patrick Rimoux.

9. ALBERO DELLA LUCE - ENZO CATELLANI Albero Della Luce consists of lights made of Cor-ten (rusty surface) and branches made of brass forming a sort of luminous arborescence. They are the work of Italian designer Enzo Catellani, two examples of which were erected in 1998 in rue des Chartreux. For his creations of lamps and lights, Enzo Catellani is often inspired by shapes from Nature, such as the sun, moon or trees, thus giving them an unexpected and fascinating appearance. The series of lamps are, notably, sold by the Catellani & Smith firm to which the author gave his name.

Location : Rue des Chartreux (roughly level with number 32), 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist : www.catellanismith.com

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Continue along rue des Chartreux until the end and turn left into Rue Antoine Dansaert, walk towards Place Sainte-Catherine and turn off into rue Melsens as far as the corner with rue Joseph Plateau where you will discover a piece by the artist Patrick Rimoux.

10. 100 ANS, 100 REALISATEURS, 100 FILMS - PATRICK RIMOUX Unveiled in 1996 to celebrate 100 years of cinema, this piece (100 years, 100 directors, 100 films) by Patrick Rimoux is a tribute to the genius of the Belgian mathematician and physician who, in 1830, developed the phenakistoscope, the forerunner of the cinematograph and of animated film. The invention broke down the various stages of a movement into drawings and arranged them concentrically on a cardboard circle. Referring to this form, Patrick Rimoux’s work evokes outstanding scenes in the history of the Seventh Art. Patrick Rimoux (born on 17th March 1958) is a French artist who works mainly with light. He reveals the space and writes a story on monuments, in particular for places offering connections between mankind and history.

Location : Rue Joseph Plateau, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist : www.patrickrimoux.fr

There are several different routes to choose from to continue this discovery of contemporary works of art.

The first route takes you to contemplate La Bétonnière (the cement mixer) by Wim Delvoye and to carry on walking towards the business district, the Brussels , along the whole length of Boulevard Albert II. To do this, we suggest you go back up rue Joseph Plateau and cross place Sainte Catherine until you reach Quai au Bois à Brûler. Go along the full length of the square and at the end, continue into Quai à la Houille, Quai à la Chaux and you then come to Quai au Foin, where Wim Delvoye’s la Bétonnière stands.

The second route – a shorter one - continues in the middle of the city centre. Turn left onto Rue de la Vierge Noire, turn right into Rue de l’Evèque and go back up boulevard Anspach towards Place De Brouckère and boulevard Emile Jacqmain to admire the work “And/Maar, Op – And/Pour, Et” by Peter Downsbrough.

11. LA BETONNEUSE - WIM DELVOYE A bétonnière (or bétonneuse) is a lorry that mixes concrete or cement. The one created by the famous Belgian artist Wim Delvoye is 8.6 m long. It’s executed in Cor-ten steel, laser- sculpted and engraved like filigree based on Gothic motifs that Delvoye has adopted from the cathedrals of Chartres and Rouen. This original and impressive piece stands on the central avenue of Quai au foin behind the Flemish Theatre (the “KVS” or “Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg”). Through his work, the world-renowned artist opens the door to reflection by juxtaposing various worlds or by contrasting elements, customs, practices or techniques from separate cultural spheres. Wim Delvoye (born on 14th January 1965) belongs to a generation of artists who have revolutionised contemporary art.

Location : Quai au foin, 1000 Brussels

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For more information about the artist : www.wimdelvoye.be

After admiring Wim Delvoye’s la Bétonnière, retrace your steps and turn off towards Quai du Commerce, walk along it until you reach Boulevard d’Anvers towards the business district, the Manhattan of Brussels. Then cross the Boulevard and return to the corner of Boulevard Baudouin and Avenue de l’Héliport. If you’d rather stay in the heart of the city centre, you can also rejoin boulevard Emile Jacqmain directly to admire Peter Downsbrough’s work of art “And/Maar, Op – And/Pour, Et”.

12. PIERRE MARTENS’ FARM ANIMALS Pierre Marten’s work “The farm animals” consists of 3 sheet metal sculptures representing a cockerel, a pig and a cow. The intention of this sculpture is to draw the public’s attention to the nearby Children’s Farm.

Location : Corner of Boulevard Baudouin and Avenue de l’Héliport, 1000 Brussels

Carry on along Boulevard Baudouin and go past rue du Frontispice, rue de l’Angle, and chaussée d’Anvers on your left, until you come to Boulevard du Roi Albert II.

13. BOULEVARD ALBERT II Boulevard du Roi Albert II and the surrounding district is regarded as the Little Manhattan of Brussels. The boulevard is dotted with half a dozen remarkable contemporary works of art. Among others, you’ll find La Fontaine by Pol Bury, La Légende by Guy Rombouts and Monika Droste, Le Ciel et Terre by Liliane Vertessen and L’esprit Ouvert by Tapta. The trail starts with Pol Bury’s Fountain, consisting of 21 steel spheres placed on 2-metre or 3-metre high cylinders reflecting the little Manhattan of Brussels.

The itinerary finishes at the end of Boulevard Albert II.

Why not take the Metro from Gard du Nord railway station to the city centre. The Metro also gives its underground space over to more than sixty contemporary works of art (see below for more details).

14. AND /MAAR, OP, AND /POUR, ET - PETER DOWNSBROUGH Peter Downsbrough’s work of art was unveiled in 2003. It consists of metal tubes, concrete slabs and black-painted letters forming the words “And/Maar, Op – And/Pour, Et”. This set of elements creates a sort of dialogue with the urban environment. The concepts of position and framing are recurrent themes in the work of Peter Downsbrough, a leading figure in contemporary art (born 1940 in New Bunswick, New Jersey). Thus, his sculptures question the relationship with space and language and follow in the wake of minimalism, where conceptual art and concrete art intersect, assembling simple geometrical figures, lines, words and painted surfaces.

Location : Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 1000 Brussels

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The following work of art stands on place du Finistère, a short walk from du boulevard Emile Jacqmain.

15. CORPS - HADRIEN VAN LERBERGHE The sculpture ‘Corps’ (Body) by the artist Hadrien Van Lerberghe is a stylised abstraction of the human body. It was sculpted from a block of blue stone. It stands in the middle of rue Neuve.

Location : Place du Finistère, 1000 Brussels

Next, make your way to Place de la Monnaie, go back up rue du Fossé aux Loups and turn right into rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères.

16. LA CHATTE CYCLISTE - ALAIN SECHAS On the corner of rue de l’Ecuyer and rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères, a multicoloured cat wearing a little pink vest top and black shorts sits astride her bicycle for a ride around the city. This piece is made of fibreglass by the French artist Alain Sechas, who chose this animal “because it’s an animal close to us” and the bicycle “because it’s an urban object”.

Location : On the corner of rues de l’Ecuyer and rue du Marais, 1000 Brussels For more information about the artist : www.alainsechas.com

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• Street Art

Street art has been gaining ground more or less everywhere for some years now. It first appeared as a political and anti-establishment protest in the streets of New York in the seventies. Now, it’s welcomed into galleries and museums where it’s encountering growing success. Today, Street Art occupies a not-inconsiderable position in contemporary art.

In June 2014, Google launched a “Street Art Project” to list and preserve, in digital form, works of Street Art. Across the world, anyone can find these innately ephemeral pieces.

But let’s go back to the beginning, outside and on walls, when Street Art wanted just that, to treat the city like an open gallery, an open-air museum and to offer up pieces to the general public or to anyone with his eyes open.

Tags, grafs, stencils and stickers are creeping into everyday urban life. There’s a fine line between vandalism and works of art, and this art often proves controversial. So, it’s a question of entering into its universe, recognising the techniques and following its progression.

In Brussels, Street Art is the expression of a city in constant flux. The capital has its stars and its symbolic figures. They include : Bonom, KoolKoor, the Farm Prod and Flagel collectives, the Crayons and the Space Invaders. They’re always experimenting with different approaches and techniques. Buildings, alleyways, cobblestoned streets, electricity terminals, … nothing escapes their desire to cheer up the city. Their form of expression is sometimes entertaining, sometimes surprising and, above all, affordable.

 Bonom (Vincent Glowinski) is undoubtedly the most well known among them. Within a few years, he’s become a legend in Brussels as his large have appeared on the grey façades of the city. One by one, they’ve been home to curious animals and skeletons, who’ve suddenly sprung up overnight on the blind walls. A prehistoric animal running along the railway track, a fox running down a façade, a buffalo, a whale, an octopus, a giant spider ... all defying the police.

For more information about the artist : http://www.bonom.be

 Kool Koor is American, born in 1963 into a family of artists from the South Bronx. He has lived in Brussels for 20 years. A former comrade of Basquiat and , he started doing graffiti at the age of 13 in NYC, the place where the history of Street Art began. From the Bronx, to East Village then Soho, the “Graffiti connection” or “Graffiti writer”, Kool Koor is one of the most interesting artists representative of his generation.

For more information about the artist : http://www.koolkoor.com/

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 Farm Prod is a collective of Belgian and French artists based in Brussels and operating since 2003. The team gathers around ten visual artists influenced as much by street art as by contemporary art. The complementary nature of the members results in a variety of approaches.

For more information about the collective : http://urbana-project.com/farm-prod/

 Flagel is an artists’ collective that chooses the pure snow-covered beauty of place Flagey to express its talents ... when conditions allow ! Initially, there were four artists, long-standing friends, who created their first ephemeral piece of art in 2009. Since then, they’ve been joined by other friends in transforming the square into a work of art as soon as it’s covered in a powdery blanket of snow.

For more information about the collective : https://www.facebook.com/flagelba

 As you make your way down a back street or come to a junction, wall or façade, you’ll also find drawings of pencils more or less all over the city. These appear and disappear in various animated forms all over Brussels. The identity of the pencil- drawing graffiti artists is unknown. They’re said to be several individual artists originally, among whom a whole system of communication has developed and whose pencils reply to each other. But you never know beforehand where they’re going to pop up next, nor what form or colour they’ll be.

Les Crayons (Pencils) in Brussels : https://www.flickr.com/photos/ancatphil/sets/72157624919368265/

 If you pay attention, you’ll also spot Space Invaders in Brussels. They’re a kind of little monster formed with mosaics in colours inspired by the eponymous video game and created by the French artist Invader. Invader has chalked up more than 80 cities he’s overrun, including 1000 Space Invaders in Paris and more than 2700 Space Invaders worldwide. This represents approximately 1,500,000 mosaic tiles stuck down in the streets. In Brussels, the artist has laid forty or so pieces in one week, something that he himself regards as a very good urban invasion score.

Space Invaders in Brussels : http://www.pinterest.com/iamdesigng/space-invader-a- bruxelles/

Some galleries will also give you the chance to discover the work of Street Art artists, notably :

ALICE The ALICE gallery represents artists from the subculture who mix the conventions specific to art, notably graffiti, street art, punk, skateboarding, advertising and video

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games. Their aesthetics illustrate a certain urban sensibility inherent in the Western world. An aesthetic appreciation that also comes in the form of T-shirts, CDs, stickers and other popular supports. The gallery also offers a fine selection of books and magazines on graphic arts.

Rue du Pays de Liège 4 Land van Luikstraatje - 1000 Brussels Wed > Sat : 14.00 – 18.00 h T : +32 (0)2 513 33 07 www.alicebxl.com

Thesk8room : TheSK8room.com is a platform devoted exclusively to promoting, selling and producing art on skateboards. Through this original support, theSK8room.com gathers together artists from all backgrounds including Ryan McGinness, Jeff Koons, Banksy, Terry Richardson, Takashi Murakami, Juergen Teller, and Robert Longo. Thesk8room wants to make art accessible to everyone and give them the opportunity, by means of a skateboard, to have the work of a big-name contemporary artist in their home, like a real symbol of the modern age.

Rue van eyck 54, 1000 Brussels T : + 0475 95 12 81 https://www.thesk8room.com/#&panel1-1

For more information about Street Art in Brussels and Belgium, please see also: • https://www.facebook.com/StreetArtInBrussels • https://www.facebook.com/StreetArtBel • http://www.streetartbelgium.com/

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• Art in the metro

From the outset, the Brussels metro has a been a proper underground museum. The inventive brains behind it wanted each station to be different in terms of its identity, form and the nature of its finishing touches and for the art in them to be the unifying theme. More than 60 works of art decorate the platforms, corridors and ticket halls. All genres are represented : paintings, sculptures, photographs, openwork screens, stained-glass windows, etc. And all materials are there, from canvas to bronze, from wood to glass, including steel. Each station has its own personality while, at the same time, retaining a reassuring unity for passengers.

In collaboration with the Brussels-Capital Region, the STIB has brought out a guide devoted to art in the metro, in which you’ll find, arranged according to station, detailed information on each of the works of art that, every day, pass in procession before the gaze of the passengers :

• Art in the Metro – Home page : https://www.stib-mivb.be/kunst-metro- art.html?l=fr • Free PDF guide “L’art à Bruxelles passe aussi par le métro” http://www.stib.be/irj/go/km/docs/STIB-MIVB/INTERNET/attachments/12- 1348-ArtDansLeMetro_FR_LR.pdf

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V. EVENTS

September Brussels Art Days For several years, Brussels Art Days have been the event marking the beginning of the contemporary art year in autumn. Thus, thirty or so galleries celebrate the start of the art season by reopening together. This is when, for a few days, Brussels buzzes with contemporary art. The idea behind this initiative is to further emphasise Brussels’ position as a dynamic and avant-garde capital when it comes to contemporary art in Europe. On the programme : exhibitions, private viewings, shows, drinks and press conference. www.brusselsartdays.com

Brussels Design September Brussels Design September has become the essential annual date for everyone with a passion for design. It encompasses more than 100 cultural and commercial events in Brussels. For a whole month, the city becomes a platform for many of Belgium’s designers to meet as well as making room for international designers. The Festival showcases various applications of design and multidisciplinary connections across design : furniture, architecture, graphic design, textiles, etc. A wide range of high-quality events put on by numerous independent associations and organisations enhances the cultural component of Design September. There are exhibitions, conferences, a design market, a Pecha Kucha presentation, tours of the studios of Brussels-based designers, and more. Every year, a large number of designers in the making take part in this urban trail. Throughout the month, participating shops, pop-up stores and iconic design flagship stores will be staging a special presentation around a brand and/or a designer and their new products. www.designseptember.be

Brussels Design Market For one weekend, a hundred or so exhibitors, professionals and well-informed enthusiasts, from Belgium, France, the , , Italy, Austria, Switzerland, etc., unpack their furniture and design objects from the fifties, sixties, seventies and early eighties in the relaxed spirit of a second-hand market. A date is made with the public, dealers and collectors in the very special historic setting of the old Harbour Station of Thurn and Taxis. On the Saturday afternoon, there’s an admission charge for the preview, which is for dealers, collectors and knowledgeable enthusiasts. The Sunday is for the general public but the exhibitors also bring along some very lovely “furnishing” pieces, which are more standard and, therefore, more affordable : Eames or Panton side chairs, Knoll tables, Bertoia armchairs, etc. Scandinavian, Belgian, French, Italian and American furniture stand alongside ceramics or glass, collectors’ pieces and accessories in plastic, metal, wood and Bakelite. www.brusselsdesignmarket.be

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October Art Film Festival For four days, the Film Festival on Art (FFA) offers a selection of the most recent documentaries on art. The programming consists of short and feature films that deal disciplines as varied as music, design, visual arts, tattooing, theater and literature. The selected films and art for about a link with Belgium. After the festival, two prizes will be awarded: The Art Film Award and the Discovery Award Scam, FFA partner. http://iselp.be/fr/concours/festival-du-film-sur-l-art

The Brussels of Modern Architecture The Brussels Biennale of Modern Architecture focuses on the less known yet enriching Brussels architectural patrimony of the era 1918-1972. From the beginning of the 20th century Brussels was a leading city when it came to new architectural developments. In the interwar period, ornamental simplicity and new ground plans ran parallel to the introduction of new techniques such as lifts and sanitary facilities. The houses that will be open during this biennale are all unique, and each guided tour will end by the owner telling his or her own story. http://bbma.be

Art on Paper Art on Paper is the leading Brussels fair for contemporary drawing. High-quality, original and sociable, it appeals to a knowledgeable audience. The symbiosis between the interest of the public and the tireless passion of gallery owners make this event one of the unmissable gatherings of the sector. www.artonpaper.be

Fotofever Fotofever is an annual fair dedicated to photography. It’s held in Paris, the world capital of photography, and in Brussels. Its stated objective is to explore the wide variety of contemporary photography, to find hidden talent, to examine the diversity of current photography, to overcome the barriers to buying and to spark a desire in people to collect. A strict selection, education, daring, passion and sharing are the founding values of this fair, founded in November 2011 by Cécile Schall, director of Fotofever and granddaughter of the famous French photo journalist Roger Schall. www.fotofeverartfair.com

November Art Musica Founded in 1989, the Ars Musica festival has made its credo of musical creation. Ars Musica explores sound possible while avoiding the border and dogmas to discover incredible horizons. Became a biennial in 2014, the festival program presents an inventory of musical creation in connection with its Belgian partners, European and non-European. Many concerts are used to broadcast a multifaceted repertoire, both locally and internationally. As

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well as over twenty five years of existence, the festival will present more than 800 different composers, or an average of thirty-five new composers by publishing. http://www.arsmusica.be

February Truc troc For a whole weekend, more than 300 artists from various disciplines exhibit their works of art for visitors, who are invited to have them in exchange for something that they think up themselves, e.g. an object, service, material, trip, etc., and that the artist is likely to want. So, no money is involved here, just original and unusual swaps. When a visitor is won over by a piece, he offers his swap and puts his contact details on a Post-it note that he places beside the work of art. The artist there on the spot will be free to choose whether or not to contact him in order to negotiate or confirm the swap, either there and then or later on. www.tructroc.be

Affordable Art fair The Affordable Art Fair is a four-day event that welcomes a whole host of galleries and a huge array of contemporary art. The concept is simple but unique : an inspiring and friendly atmosphere in which thousands of original works of art are exhibited, all brought together under one roof for a price ranging somewhere between 50 € and 6,000 €. Work by promising young artists is shown alongside that of well-known artists. Each work of art must be labelled with the price, so a piece can be chosen precisely to suit the individual budget. www.affordableartfair.be

March Museum night fever For one night, Brussels museums open their doors for Museum Night Fever, the great annual nocturnal museum event ! From 7 p.m. till 1 o’clock in the morning, more than twenty or so museums show the best of their offerings. A cracking and innovative programme combines exhibitions, music, dance, performances, fashion and workshops. www.museumnightfever.be

Peformatik Performatik is the Brussels performance art biennale. During 10 days, this festival organised by Kaaitheater in collaboration with numerous partners shows the distinction between the performing arts and the plastic arts whos is increasingly difficult to sustain in the present arts scene. In Performatik they opt resolutely and with conviction for that interesting intermediate area between the two. What they expect is that the visitor can switch from theatre spectator to museum visitor and back. http://www.kaaitheater.be/en/f84/performatik-2015

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April Art Brussels Art Brussels is the unmissable annual date for contemporary art lovers. The fair gathers in one place more than 180 galleries from all over the world and 2000 artists, already well- known or in the making. It draws nearly 30,000 visitors, 30% of whom come from abroad, and also brings together famous Belgian collectors. In addition, Art Brussels has the reputation for being “the” fair uniting tried and tested artists and future talents. An event no art-lover should miss ! www.artbrussels.be

Off Contemporary Art Fair Brussels The Off Contemporary Art fair wants to develop synergies between the established contemporary art scene and the alternative scene by showing visitors new talents and avant-garde works of art by promising and recognised artists. ‘Off’ shows its desire to be an alternative type of fair by presenting a less conventional kind of art, a bolder approach. Energy, enthusiasm, creativity and innovation are its particular features. www.off-artfair.be

POPPOSITIONS Conceived as an experiment with the art fair format and an alternative to the white cube environment of standard fairs, POPPOSITIONS is an assembly of galleries and hybrid art spaces. Changing location within Brussels for each edition, POPPOSITIONS aims to occupy a critical position during Art Brussels. http://www.poppositions.com/

May Kunstenfestivaldesarts Determinedly urban and cosmopolitan, the Kunstenfestivaldesarts is a festival of creativity staged for three weeks in twenty or so Brussels theatres and art centres and in various venues in the city. The Kunstenfestivaldesarts offers on its programme a selection of artistic works created by Belgian and international artists. Remarkable pieces that reflect their own personal view of the world today and that the artists want to share with audiences who are ready to challenge and broaden their own perspectives. Conceived, fundamentally, as a bilingual project, the Kunstenfestivaldesarts takes place in Brussels, the only city in Belgium where the country’s two largest communities live side by side. Thus, around the same project, it brings together many institutions, both Flemish and French-speaking, and helps to encourage dialogue between the communities living in the city. Alongside its programme, the Kunstenfestivaldesarts also organises a series of gatherings and workshops intended to place its artistic project at the heart of the city and of the people who live there. www.kunstenfestivaldesarts.be

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June La Cambre Mode(s) Show The annual La Cambre fashion show is a big event for future graduates, marking the culmination of five years of studies at this leading college. Every year, the students of the La Cambre Fashion Faculty present their designs and dazzle their audience with a fashion parade. This show is a chance to discover the fashion of up- and-coming generations ! www.lacambremode.com

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VI. GUIDED TOURS

Several guides’ organisations offer guided tours around contemporary art or contemporary architecture.

Abstract Itinéraires T.: +32 (0) 497 48 48 83 T. : +32 (0)2 541 03 77 www.archi-audio.be [email protected] www.itineraires.be

Arkadia Klare Lijn T.: +32 (0)2 563 61 53 T.: +32 (0)493 50 40 60 [email protected] [email protected] www.asbl-arkadia.be www.klarelijn.be

Art et Nature Korei T.: +32 (0)2 705 82 60 T.:+32 (0)2 380 22 09 [email protected] [email protected] www.arna.be www.korei.be

Brussels Art Walk Once Upon a Time in Brussels [email protected] T.: +32 (0)486 875 101 www.initiartmagazine.com/BrusselsArtWalk.php [email protected] www.onceinbrussels.be

Bus Bavard Pro Velo T.: +32 (0)2 673 18 35 T.:+32 (0)2 502 73 55 [email protected] [email protected] www.busbavard.be www.provelo.org

Culturama T.: +32 (0) 2 569 27 74 [email protected] www.culturamavzw.be

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VII. PUBLICATIONS

Brussels Art Guide Brussels Art Guide (BAG) is a compilation of everything you need to know about the contemporary art scene in Brussels. It presents all the places and projects that make Brussels a real crossroads for contemporary art in Europe. To make it much more than a simple list of key addresses, twelve figures who are particularly actively involved in this sector reveal their top tips and their general impression of the region. “Brussels Art Guide : people, places, projects… “, Foundation for the Arts, 15€

NECA Neca (“New Exhibition of Contemporary Art”) is a quarterly brochure published by the Foundation for the Arts. It lists all the events, exhibitions and private viewings of Brussels’ galleries. It’s available from galleries, a large number of cultural venues and Visitbrussels tourist information offices. A newsletter announcing private viewings is also sent out every week. www.neca.be

Mini-Map “Visitbrussels - sized for Contemporary Art” The mini-map “VISITBRUSSELS – Sized for Contemporary Art” mentions sixty or so galleries, art centres and urban art projects. It costs 1€ and is available in English from all our tourist information offices. http://visitbrussels.be/bitc/BE_fr/es_brochure/1133/mini-plan-contemporary-art.do

VIII. CONTACT

• VISITBRUSSELS

Themes Olivia Battard : [email protected] – T : +32 (0) 549 55 00

Press Martha Meeze : [email protected] – T : +32 (0) 2 549 50 93 Pierre Massart : [email protected] – T : +32 (0) 2 548 04 45 Gary Divito : [email protected] – T : +32 (0) 2 548 04 46

• FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS

Guy de Bellefroid : [email protected] – T : +32 (0) 2 549 50 94

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