During this edition of Antwerp Art Weekend, Sofie Van de Velde Gallery is presenting two “strands of looking” over the two galleries of the South and the New South. While one exhibition will be more focused on narrative in figurative painting, the other one will touch on the momentary, in formally simple works. Reduction or enhancement— what is illuminated in production?

The exhibition at New South is focussing on painterly practices and wonders about the space of narration in an imagined, depicted world that is visually comprehensible. What do painters reach us, using recognisable elements, and figuration— what view do they offer?

Artists: Amber Andrews, Felix De Clercq, Ives Maes, Jesse Tomballe, Karin Hanssen, Shirley Villavicencio Pizango, ...