Art Brussels

A Belgian Paradox: Pure Forms, Raw Matters originates from Delen Private Bank’s enduring commitment to postwar Belgian abstraction as the foundation of its art projects, and to the support of young Belgian talent. It is an engagement rooted in continuity across generations: preserving a heritage while fostering creativity.

The curation at Art Brussels brings together historical artists and contemporary voices in a broad dialogue in which forms seem to echo one another. The architectural structures of Tapta, for instance, challenge the solid forms of Conrad Willems. The pure linearity that characterizes the oeuvre of Guy Vandenbranden and Gilbert Swimberghe also resonates in the contemporary sculptural practices of Bernd Lohaus and Ann Veronica Janssens.

At the same time, materiality takes center stage. Wood, glass, stone, concrete, neoprene, paper — each medium carries its own story, weight and tactility.

The paradox referred to in the title is therefore not a contradiction, but a continuum across different generations, in which pure forms emerge from raw matter.

Geometry and materiality act as connectors. In doing so, we proudly present the unceasing movement of Belgian art.

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