Line-up of 165 galleries for the 41st edition of the Belgian fair Art Brussels. Held from April 23 to 27, 2025, it attracted 24,776 visitors and an international audience of collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts. For the third year, the fair was hosted by the Brussels Expo, an Art Deco building constructed in 1933 in front of the Atomium.
The fair was divided into five distinct sections. Prime (for established and mid-career artists); Discovery (emerging artists); ’68 Forward (artists who produced works between 1968 and 2000); Solo (booths with the works of a single artist or collective) and Invited (galleries that challenge the traditional gallery model).
The next edition will take place at the Expo from Thursday, April 23 to Sunday, April 26, 2026.
For our section on fairs, we share a selection of photographs from the booths of some participating galleries.
Galerie Papillon x Art Brussels 2025
Founded in 1989 by Claudine Papillon, the gallery is currently directed by Marion Papillon. Its roster unites French and international artists, both emerging and established, connected by a shared sense of poetry and irony.
Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve Paris, the Solo Show of Anna Tuori
Founded in 2008, the Suzanne Tarasieve gallery in Paris, in the heart of the Marais, represents emerging and established international artists. At Art Brussels, it brings Anna Tuori, born in 1976 in Helsinki. She explores the tensions between visible and invisible, dreaminess and melancholy, through fluid forms and vibrant colors. In her works, changing faces and landscapes manifest.
Galerie Sator for Art Brussels
© Fabrice Gousset
The Galerie Sator, founded in 2011 by Vincent Sator, is located in the Le Marais district. The emerging and established artists it represents explore the relationship of art with politics, philosophy, and sciences.
Djabril Boukhenaïssi, born in 1993, is a young French artist. His works, including paintings and engravings, explore the subtle line between reality and fiction in the construction of memory. Influenced by German and French romanticism, “he uses the color purple to represent the night and the recurring motif of the moth“.
Richard Saltoun Gallery at Art Brussels
Richard Saltoun Gallery presents a group exhibition dedicated to artists connected to Belgium. In the spotlight is the Tanzanian artist Everlyn NICODEMUS, ahead of her retrospective at WIELS in Brussels. The selected works were created during her stay in Belgium (1990–2008). Her works explore trauma through mixed techniques and found materials. Adding a historical dimension are the works on paper by the Belgian symbolist Fernand KHNOPFF and the surrealist paintings of Suzanne VAN DAMME.
Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery
Founded in 2013 by Nordine Zidoun and Audrey Bossuyt, the gallery has locations in Luxembourg, Paris, and Dubai. It is recognized for its commitment to promoting contemporary artists of African descent. It has presented influential artists such as Terry Adkins, Wangechi Mutu, and Njideka Akunyili Crosby. In stand Summer Wheat creates textile paintings with intense colors inspired by medieval tapestries and collective work. It represents numerous figures and archetypes such as farmers, hunters, beekeepers, gardeners, weavers, bankers, and movie stars. It uses a particular technique by pushing acrylic paint through a metal mesh. Shaunté Gates explores African American identity with paintings that blend reality and spirituality. Asa Jackson works with sewn fabrics to narrate layered cultural stories. Khalif Tahir Thompson investigates memory and identity through symbols linked to African American tradition.
Barbé, gallery of Ghent
oil, acrylic, spray paint, pencil, Uni Posca marker on canvas, 200 x 140 cm
BARBÉ opened its first space in Ghent in 2018. It was converted from an old stable and horse garage into two exhibition spaces. In 2021, a third “white box” space was added, totaling 150 square meters. In 2023, BARBÉ opened a second location in the same city. At Art Brussels, we notice Gideon Kiefer delving into the memories of his childhood and adolescence. He questions how unearthed experiences can persist in the current reality.
Lara Sebdon and the Solo Show of Lélia Demoisy
For her first time at Art Brussels, Galerie By Lara Sedbon will present a solo exhibition by the artist Lélia Demoisy. The artist questions how we relate to the limbs of living beings. She, in fact, had to helplessly witness the death of an 80-year-old Himalayan cedar, which had accompanied her throughout her life. It was January 2023…this event influenced her art. She collected the pollen, cones, and some young branches: the seeds gave life to about 240 young Cedars. Her poetics revels in the feeling of solastalgia, dwelling on the care for the living beings that surround us.
The Jahn und Jahn gallery
Founded in 2017 from the fusion of the galleries of Fred and Matthias Jahn, the gallery has locations in Munich and Lisbon. The program ranges from painting to sculpture. In the stand, we notice the work of Navid Nuur, an Iranian-Dutch artist who explores perception and time. His “interimoduli” combine painting, sculpture, and installation; he uses materials such as plaster and liquid graphite. Catarina Dias, a Portuguese artist, merges word and image, erosion and assemblage, creating dense and contemplative works. Stefan Vogel creates installations influenced by concrete poetry. He intertwines organic and artificial elements, reflecting on unresolved conflicts and interpersonal communication.
The Galerie Eric Mouchet and the action figure of Luigi Mangione
Miron Schmückle, a Romanian artist residing in Berlin, known for his delicate paintings that imitate scientific illustrations. He presents, among others, The Nymphs Are Departed II, a work created with watercolors, India ink, and stone pigments on cotton cardboard (90×125 cm), for sale at 38,000 EUR. Romeo Gómez López captivates visitors with “BOY TOY (Arrest)” (2024) priced at 1,500 EUR. He is a Mexican artist who explores mass culture, religion, political iconography, and science fiction. The acrylic and silicone sculpture, a limited edition of 5, reproduces the features of Luigi Mangione. The doll wears the orange suit of prisoners. The artist satirizes the growing trend of creating digital dolls. The custom action figures are inspired by the professions and identity characteristics of people. The work thus reflects on the dynamics of power, fashion, and social imagination.
MAGNIN-A
The Galerie MAGNIN-A, founded in 2009 by André Magnin and directed by Philippe Boutté, is located in Paris. It stands out for the promotion of contemporary African art.
Amadou Sanogo paints stylized figures with warm colors, addressing themes of justice and collective memory. Romuald Hazoumè exhibits a mask made with recycled materials, a symbol of postcolonial resistance and social critique.
The photograph Untitled #18 / Togblé (2024) by Fabrice Monteiro stages a mythical character between tradition and modernity.
Ana Silva blends stitched fabrics and pigments in an intimate reflection on origins, identity, and maternity.
She has collaborated for many years with art magazines such as Artribune, XIBT Contemporary, ArtApp, Insideart and Espoarte, preferring contemporary art in its many facets and media drifts.
