From 16 to 19 May, Antwerp will once again celebrate Antwerp Art Weekend. This year marks its tenth anniversary, featuring events at more than seventy locations throughout the city. In the GalleryViewer magazine, you can read some highlights to make your choice a bit easier.
FRED&FERRY presents 'Luckx Interior,' a solo exhibition by Tramaine de Senna exploring the intriguing interaction between materials and their forms. De Senna combines sculpture with 2D works such as ceramics, textiles and drawings, highlighting the complex relationship between chaos and order. The exhibition, which views the body as an instrument for artistic expression, will run until 8 June.
Shoobil features a duo exhibition with works by Bert Timmermans and Jef Gysen (until 23 June). Gysen approaches painting from an observational perspective, challenging the boundaries of figuration, while Timmermans explores the complex relationship between history and memory. Despite their different methods, both artists share a commitment to exploring visual expression and the transformative power of art, challenging viewers to consider the relationship between time, perception and artistic interpretation.
Galerie Sofie Van de Velde presents two group exhibitions spread across the ZUID and Nieuw Zuid locations, with one focusing on narrative figurative painting and the other emphasizsng works that center on the momentary, the cerebral or the conceptual. The gallery invites viewers to explore two ways of seeing (and thinking).
COPPEJANS GALLERY opens a group exhibition featuring works by four artists who delve into the creative power of destruction. The exhibition 'REMAINS,' featuring works by Nicolas Baeyens, Maarten Inghels, Joost Pauwaert and Alexandra Phillips, will be on view until 16 June. During Antwerp Art Weekend, Nicolas Baeyens will perform daily (from 14:00 to 16:30), with visitors having the opportunity to take home a piece of the artwork that is carved out on site.
Schönfeld Gallery opens 'Selfies part II,' a varied exhibition in which thirty artists put a contemporary twist on the classic art genre of the self-portrait. This results in a mix of photography, surrealist 'selfies' with three eyes, sculptures of body parts and colourful tapestries.
During Antwerp Art Weekend, Brussels artist Polly Pollet transforms Art Gallery De Wael 15 into a creative laundromat. This installation, part of the Polly Express series that started with a night shop in Brussels, blends playfulness and depth in a socially critical art form, with her signature bic ballpoint drawings as a central element.