In Brussels, this sense of abundance applies to the diversity of what's on offer. A great number of people (myself included) are pleased to see the return of painting, largely figurative, to the forefront of art; at Art Brussels, it fills the whole space, with a factually interesting result.
In the past, the small amount of figurative painting exhibited led its fans to throw themselves at any old canvas on which they could make out a human shape, animal, or landscape. But such indulgence now necessitates a reconfiguration of judgement.
Furthermore, artists employing different media (video, sculpture, installation, etc.) in various degrees of conceptuality are thus benefiting from a renewed level of attention and appeal.
Don't miss:
João Gabriel - Untitled, 2018, Lehmann + Silva
Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Frivolous Bird (2018) — Freedman FitzPatrick
Jan-Ole Schiemann, Untitled (2019) — Galerie Almin Rech
Tajh Rust, The Wrong Place To Be Real — Stems Gallery
Virginia Chihota, unoramba uchidzoka usingandidaire “you keep returning yet you don’t respond to me”, 2019 (2019) - Tiwani Contemporary
Lucien Murat, Megathesis passe à l'attaque, acrylic on tapestry, tarpaulins, patches - Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve
