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Antwerp Art is your guide to the contemporary art scene in Antwerp. The next Antwerp Art Weekend is happening from 13-16 May, 2021.

Continuing its position as an avant-garde city, Antwerp harbors a vibrant contemporary art scene, ranging from internationally renowned museums and galleries to project spaces, an artist-in-residence program, two prominent art schools, a Kunsthal and young, upcoming artist initiatives. Conveniently located in the proximity of Brussels, Paris, London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Cologne, Antwerp hosts

a continuous flow of artists and art lovers, complementing the already, strongly present local scene. Since 2014, Antwerp Art connects and promotes the activities by its members, as well as a brisk pool of upcoming art initiatives and temporary exhibitions, located in Antwerp. Antwerp Art is the joint platform for these exhibition spaces, listing relevant exhibitions and openings for both professionals and a wider audience. Antwerp Art organizes the annual Antwerp Art Weekend, a citywide manifestation for contemporary art in Antwerp, its main goal being the promotion of contemporary art as a valuable and essential part of society. Antwerp Art is a non-profit organization supported by its members and the City of Antwerp. If you'd like to stay up to date on art in Antwerp, subscribe to our newsletter through: antwerpart.be/info/

16/06/2026

Last week to see Still Lives !

One of the most fascinating and demanding aspects of this painting genre—and a key reason why many still life photographers are drawn to it—is the opportunity to experiment with composition and lighting, often even more than with the theme of vanity itself. Because photography depends so heavily on light, this type of still life offers a wide scope for technical exploration. Much like the Old Masters, photographers create a refined interplay between deep shadows and striking illumination, allowing only certain objects to stand out.

Their creativity is perhaps most evident in advertising and food photography, although many are equally committed to the artistic ideas behind their compositions. It is therefore no surprise that many still life photographers originate from Belgium and the Netherlands, given the strong legacy of vanitas painting in these regions. At the same time, this concept has inspired photographers worldwide. From flowers and fruit to objects of all shapes and kinds, their images blend centuries-old interpretations with contemporary aesthetics and the possibilities offered by modern technology.

Works by Lara Gasparotto, Lin Zhipeng , Chen Wei, Alexandra Catiere, Jiang Zhi, Jessica Backhaus, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nina Gross, Tine Bek, Thomas Vandenberghe, Max Pinckers, Yusuf Sevincli , Man Ray, Roger Ballen, Marthe Robin, Luc Tuymans (MUHKA loan) and Alexandra Catiere.

Finissage on June 20, from 14:00–18:00 at .

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13/06/2026

Opening today! Bla Bla Bla, will be the third solo exhibition by Bert Huyghe opening at Pizza Gallery.

Bert Huyghe is a contemporary Belgian painter whose work explores the tension between memory, image, and perception. Drawing from both personal experience and broader cultural references, his paintings often blur the line between figuration and abstraction, inviting viewers into atmospheres that feel at once familiar and elusive.

Huyghe is known for his layered technique. Working primarily with oil on canvas he approaches painting as a process of discovery. Each work evolves through successive layers, revealing traces of earlier gestures beneath the surface. This method gives his paintings a temporal quality, as if they hold echoes of their own making.

Bla Bla Bla opens today , from 14:00-18:00, and will be on view until July 5.

12/06/2026

Tim Van Laere Gallery presents Crowded Valley, the fourth solo exhibition by Bram Demunter at the gallery.

For this exhibition, Demunter unveils a new series of paintings and watercolor drawings, while introducing bronze sculpture into his practice for the first time. These new works mark a distinct shift within the artist’s oeuvre. Where earlier paintings unfolded as expansive narrative landscapes populated by countless simultaneous scenes, a more concentrated and self-contained visual world now emerges. Central figures - floating heads, hybrid bodies, or solitary travelers moving between islands and mountains - serve as anchor points around which smaller scenes, animals, spirits, and fragments orbit. The compositions adopt a pronounced circular structure, evoking cosmograms, mandalas, or mythological maps.

With Crowded Valley, Bram Demunter further deepens his exploration of image-making, mythology, and collective imagination. Together, painting and sculpture form a dense and transformative world in which nothing is ever entirely fixed: a contemporary mythology where human, animal, landscape, and history remain inseparably intertwined.

Crowded Valley is on view until July 4.

10/06/2026

At Newchild, the laws of matter lose their manners. In Fire Wets, Water Burns, Dalton Gata’s first solo exhibition in Belgium, fire does not simply consume and water does not merely soothe; instead, each element trespasses into the territory of the other. Things behave badly, beautifully. The world of the exhibition is governed not by natural law but by a more sensuous, unstable logic, where contradiction becomes atmosphere and paradox becomes form. Gata, a Cuban-born artist living in Puerto Rico, has long cultivated a visual language in which the marvelous is not an escape from reality, but one of its most exacting expressions.

Discover the solo exhibition by Dalton Gata until June 18.

09/06/2026

For their duo show Siamese Others, William Ludwig Lutgens and Elen Braga have a shared interest to reimagine artistic practices through the lens of conjoined twins, exploring the permeable boundaries of the ego, the fragile equilibrium between autonomy and dissociation, and how we navigate our diﬀerences within the context of shared experiences.

Siamese Others, the duo exhibition by William Ludwig Lutgens and Elen Braga, is on view until June 20.

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08/06/2026

This week, on Thursday June 11, M HKA and NICC present a new FRONT ROW artist talk with Yemo Park at De Cinema.

During this edition, Yemo Park discusses troubleshooting as a method, business as a structure, and the construction of temporary worlds.

What if an artwork could operate simultaneously as a business, a narrative, and a social experiment? In this talk, Yemo Park presents a practice that moves between problem-solving and speculation, treating artworks as testing grounds for alternative systems. These projects rework the rules and economies that shape both art and everyday life, blurring the boundaries between artistic production, commerce, and social relations.

FRONT ROW is a series of surprising artist talks that brings artists and audiences together each month to reflect on art, culture and society. More information

Admission is free, but reservation is required.

05/06/2026

Currently on view is the solo exhibition by Arthur Ligtvoet.

Arthur Ligtvoet draws inspiration from found images and materials, dreams, philosophical and poetic texts, photographs and memories. From this multitude emerge enigmatic figures and intimate spaces in which familiarity and alienation intersect. His sculptures exude a quiet ambiguity: they seem familiar, yet can never be fully deciphered.

Architectural elements refer to the world around us, yet simultaneously create a mental space. Within these arrangements, a field of tension arises between object and environment, as well as between the individual pieces.

The artworks engage in a dialogue between inner images and fundamental feelings of meaning, freedom, fear, connectedness and mortality. They do not indicate a clear direction; they invite us to look, wander and assign meaning ourselves.

DE MUREN HERINNEREN ZICH (the walls remember) is on view until June 20.

Images by Davide Pastore

03/06/2026

Antwerp Fashion Festival is here! This week, Antwerp puts the spotlight on the current generation of designers, fashion talents, and fashion brands, celebrating the city's unique connection between art and fashion.

Highlighted here are some Antwerp Art member venues:

→ Show 2026 by the Fashion Department
→ You are a star by Florentina Leitner
→ JUNCTION
→ Walter Van Beirendonck
→ Young Fashion Designers
→ The Antwerp Six

Antwerp Fashion Festival takes place this week, from 4 till 7 June.
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• Image 1 Master Collection Process by Feng Zhangchong • Image 2 Florentina Leitner • Image 3 JUNCTION at Het Bos • Image 4 Walter Van Beirendonck at Welcome Little Stranger C-mine Genk. Photo by Selma Gurbuz • Image 5 KMSKA • Image 6 The Antwerp Six at MoMu •

02/06/2026

Our June newsletter is out! With summer just around the corner, it's the perfect time to plan your cultural adventures in Antwerp.

Never want to miss a thing? Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly updates on all exhibition openings and closings.

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29/05/2026

Recently opened at : the new solo exhibition by Antony Gormley takes over the museum with Geestgrond.

From monumental installations to iconic sculptures, Gormley’s work invites us to reflect on the relationship between body, space, architecture, and nature. Curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, the exhibition unfolds as a powerful dialogue between contemporary sculpture and the museum’s collection.

Discover Antony Gormley’s work all summer long, at KMSKA until September 20.

Image by Sanne De Block

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