Art Brussels 2026: Group show with Aurélie Gravas, Agnes Maes, Thomas Müller, Léonard Pongo, Alberto Scodro and Dirk Zoete

ART BRUSSELS 2026

Booth 5E-21

Kristof De Clercq gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Art Brussels 2026 from 23-26 April 2026 with a group presentation bringing together six artists whose practices span painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. We look forward to welcoming you at our booth 5E-21.

Aurélie Gravas (b. 1977, France) is a Brussels-based artist who works at the intersection of figuration and intuition, exploring the human face as a shifting, symbolic terrain where features dissolve into something animal and instinctive. Her paintings have entered prestigious collections including Belfius Art Collection and Bank Delen Collection, and were recently shown at S.M.A.K. as part of Painting after Painting (2025).

Agnes Maes (1942–2016, Belgium) moves between figuration and abstraction with a deeply sensual command of colour, light, and brushstroke. Trained by Roger Raveel and in regular dialogue with Raoul De Keyser, she developed a language distinctly her own — rooted in the play of light and shadow across architectural space, often enriched with Latin inscriptions which could guide or misguide the viewer's gaze and understanding. Translucent painted screens, laid over one or more passages on the canvas, draw the viewer into the space behind the image. Edith Doove called her work "grievously underrecognised"; Bert Popelier put it more bluntly: "Agnes Maes is a master."

Thomas Müller (b. 1959, Germany) treats drawing as an endless field of experimentation. Working exclusively on paper, he builds delicate abstract structures — using pencil, ink, crayon, oil, and marker — that often extend beyond the frame to connect with neighbouring compositions. His work is held by the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Städel Museum, and many others. He received the Kubus.Sparda-Kunstpreis in 2024.

Léonard Pongo (b. 1988, Belgium) is a visual artist, photographer, and filmmaker whose multidisciplinary practice is rooted in the Congolese diaspora. His long-term project Primordial Earth — an allegorical exploration of the DRC's landscapes — has been shown at Tate Modern, Bozar and Mu.ZEE among others, and received the CAP International Prize for Contemporary African Photography (2023). Pongo is also invited to the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia and is preparing a major solo exhibition at FOMU (Antwerp) in autumn 2026.

Alberto Scodro (b. 1984, Italy) creates sculptures through a process of collecting, transforming, and stacking materials — bridging natural and industrial elements through intense heat and chemical processes. His works evoke geological formations and primordial landscapes. He will participate in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia at Giardini as part of the exhibition in the Venice Pavilion, titled Persistent Notes.

Dirk Zoete (b. 1969, Belgium) builds a universe of invented characters, architectural forms, and staged scenarios with drawing at its core. Influenced by Bauhaus theatre and Constructivism, his practice moves between drawing, sculpture, photography, and performance. Since 2023, painting has entered his work as a natural continuation of this process. His work is held in the collections of S.M.A.K., Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and Teylers Museum, among others.

LOCATION

Brussels Expo – Entrance Hall 5

Booth 5E-21
Place de la Belgique 1
1020 Brussels

OPENING HOURS

Opening Day
Thursday 23 April 2026
Preview | 11am – 4pm
Vernissage | 4pm – 9pm

Public Days 
Friday 24 April 2026 | 11am – 7pm
Saturday 25 April 2026 | 11am – 7pm
Sunday 26 April 2026 | 11am – 6pm

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