Xavier Hufkens’ new gallery space bolsters Brussels’ art scene

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With the new space comes increased opportunity for experimentation and conversation. ‘I want it to be a place where artists, art enthusiasts, collectors and students come together around inspiring exhibitions,’ says the gallery’s namesake founder.

First to show in the Van Eyck space is American contemporary artist Sterling Ruby, who has titled his exhibition ‘A Relief Lashed + A Still Pose’. Consisting of three-dimensional wooden assemblages covered in dark green, red, brown, blue and yellow paint, each piece draws on the artist’s Widw paintings that were first exhibited on rue St-Georges in 2018.

The decision to display artworks in wood is apt considering the construction of the back-of-house spaces. Unlike the main galleries, which have tall, white walls that lend themselves to all types of exhibitions, the private spaces are lined with panels of light plywood. Entering from the rear gallery, two of these panels conceal double doors that lead to Hufkens’ office, which also serves as a private viewing room, including works by Josef Albers and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

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