The 8th edition of Luxembourg Art Week, Luxembourg’s international contemporary art fair, will take place from 11 to 13 November 2022 in a specially constructed temporary building on Glacis Square. Monumental sculptures, outdoor projects, new technologies: Luxembourg Art Week offers an unprecedented programme of on-site and off-site events.
Image above: Cornelius Annor Shadow Behind, 2022 Stoffcollage, Stofftransfer und Acryl auf Leinwand 151 × 121 cm Courtesy Maruani Mercier und Cornelius Annor
Luxembourg Art Week 2022 brings together 80 galleries, artist collectives and institutions in three sections. In addition to the Main Section with established galleries from home and abroad (49), the prospective Take Off Section will once again take place (25). In addition, the fair has a Solo Section dedicated to individual artists whose work can be discovered through specially conceived projects (6). 30 new exhibitors are taking part in the fair this year, including backs\ash (Paris), Galerie Bernard Bouche (Paris), Galerie EAST (Strasbourg), Galerie Louis Gendre (Chamalières), Galerie Martina Kaiser (Cologne), Bernhard Knaus Fine Art (Frankfurt), Galerie Nathalie Obadia (Paris, Brussels), La peau de l’ours (Brussels), Galerie Heike Strelow (Frankfurt), Galerie Sturm & Schober (Vienna) in the Main Section, as well as Clages (Cologne), Galerie Valérie Delaunay (Paris), Galerie Ilian Rebei (Paris), LAGE EGAL Curatorial Projects (Berlin), Montoro12 (Brussels, Rome) and Romero Paproki (Paris) in the Take Off Section. Thanks to the presence of new galleries such as Gandy gallery (Bratislava) and Victor Lope Arte Contemporaneo (Barcelona), two new countries, Slovakia and Spain, are represented at the fair for the first time. All sections taken together, Luxembourg Art Week thus covers no less than 14 countries and 5 continents (85% foreign exhibitors).
HIGHLIGHTS
Individual stands, such as those of the DavisKlemmGallery (Wiesbaden, Hochheim am Main), focus on thematic complexes such as architecture with works by Hein Spellmann, Julian Opie and Konrad Winter. The programme of the Martina Kaiser Gallery focuses on selected artists and their exploration of organic phenomena and interpretations of natural themes; works by Aljoscha, Umberto Ciceri, Zhuang Hong Yi, Alexander Höller and Bongchull Shin are shown. Galerie Gebr. Lehmann will show current approaches to photography, drawing and painting with a focus on Beate Hornig, a 64-year-old artist who works with the traditional technique of reverse glass painting. Works by Slawomir Elsners, Frank Nitsche and Manfred Luther will be on display at the stand. Leipzig’s Kleindienst Gallery will show works by Rosa Loy, Sebastian Nebe, Simon Adam Peter, Benjamin Dittrich and Max Hechinger on the stand. The selection of artists by Bernhard Knaus Fine Art provides a broad insight into the work of the positions represented by the gallery: Giacomo Santiago Rogado, Ralf Peters, Mark Francis, Cigdem Any, Robert Zandvliet, Bernard Prinz. The Obadia Gallery presents a selection of paintings by Joris Van de Moortel, Hoda Kashiha and Sophie Kuijken. Cornelius Annor Shadow Behind, 2022 Fabric collage, fabric transfer and acrylic on canvas 151 × 121 cm Courtesy Maruani Mercier and Cornelius Annor Gloria Herazo Get the cover- Cara a Cara, 2022 Embroidery and collage 35 × 26 cm Courtesy Adrián Ibáñez Galería and Gloria Herazo SOLO The newly created SOLO section presents the work of six artists through six solo exhibitions. It enables visitors to gain a more detailed insight into the respective artistic creations. Galerie Michael Janssen presents works by Berlin-based artist Yafeng Duan (1973, Hebei Province). In her meditative poetic works, Duan plays with colour overlays and transparency effects to express her feelings about natural phenomena. The Macadam Gallery from Brussels is showing photographs by Thomas Devaux (1980, Marcq-en-Barœul, France), whose almost abstract compositions take up the visual codes of the consumer world to address the seductive power of the object as a fetish. Located in the heart of Luxembourg City, the Fellner Contemporary gallery presents a selection of paintings and sculptures by Moritz Ney (1974, Petingen, Luxembourg), one of Luxembourg’s most important contemporary artists. His paintings and sculptures, which are characterised by joie de vivre and conviviality, are characterised by intense colours and spontaneity. The Flemish gallery Zwart Huis, based in Knokke, is showing works by Jan De Vliegher (1964, Bruges), whose work is firmly anchored in figuration. His compositions, made in vivo or from photographs, are characterised by a dynamism and liveliness that sometimes bring to mind lyrical abstraction. Maruani Mercier brings works by Arne Quinze, Ross Belckner, Peter Halley, Dankyi Mensah, Cornelius Angor and sculptural works by Ron Gorchov, Francesco Clemente and Tony Matelli to the stand. Another highlight at the fair is the Cameroonian artist Barthelemy Toguo – represented by the two participating galleries Nosbaum Reding (Luxembourg) and Galerie Lelong & Co (Paris, New York) – who had his first monographic exhibition at Villa Merkel this year entitled “Faith Can Move Mountains”. Works by Pierre Soulages are also exhibited by the secondary market gallery Galerie F. Hessler (Luxembourg).
SOLO
The newly created SOLO section presents the works of six artists in six solo exhibitions. It enables visitors to gain a more detailed insight into the respective artistic creations. Galerie Michael Janssen presents works by Berlin-based artist Yafeng Duan (1973, Hebei Province). In her meditative poetic works, Duan plays with colour overlays and transparency effects to express her feelings about natural phenomena. The Macadam Gallery from Brussels shows photographs by Thomas Devaux (1980, Marcq-en-Barœul, France), whose almost abstract compositions take up the visual codes of the consumer world to address the seductive power of the object as a fetish. Located in the heart of Luxembourg City, the Fellner Contemporary gallery presents a selection of paintings and sculptures by Moritz Ney (1974, Petingen, Luxembourg), one of Luxembourg’s most important contemporary artists. His paintings and sculptures, which are characterised by joie de vivre and conviviality, are characterised by intense colours and spontaneity. The Flemish gallery Zwart Huis, based in Knokke, is showing works by Jan De Vliegher (1964, Bruges), whose work is firmly anchored in figuration. His compositions, made in vivo or from photographs, are characterised by a dynamism and liveliness that sometimes bring to mind lyrical abstraction. Maruani Mercier brings works by Arne Quinze, Ross Belckner, Peter Halley, Dankyi Mensah, Cornelius Angor and sculptural works by Ron Gorchov, Francesco Clemente and Tony Matelli to the stand. Another highlight at the fair is the Cameroonian artist Barthelemy Toguo – represented by the two participating galleries Nosbaum Reding (Luxembourg) and Galerie Lelong & Co (Paris, New York) – who had his first monographic exhibition at Villa Merkel this year entitled “Faith Can Move Mountains”. Works by Pierre Soulages are also exhibited by the secondary market gallery Galerie F. Hessler (Luxembourg). Barthélémy Toguo Untitled, 2022 Ink on canvas, 100 × 100 cm Courtesy Nosbaum Reding and Barthélémy Toguo The recently opened Vis-à-Vis gallery in Metz dedicates its SOLO stand to the works of Mathieu Boisadan (1977, Dijon), whose committed painting is in the tradition of figurative expressionism and sees itself as a counter-project to the progressive “asepticisation” of the world. At Nosbaum Reding Projects from Luxembourg, a selection of charcoal drawings by Nuno Lorena (1966, Lisbon) can be discovered. The Portuguese artist’s works, made from photographic models, transcend the realism of the motifs (birds, landscapes, portraits) to achieve an identity of their own.
Courtesy Adrián Ibáñez Galería und Gloria Herazo
To highlight the role of artist-run spaces in the art world, Luxembourg Art Week, with the support of the Institut Français du Luxembourg, has invited the temporary and mobile exhibition space Balak – Espace temporaire d’art contemporain to conceive a specific project for the fair. Founded by Mehryl Levisse, the collective from Champagne has made mobility its operating principle. Its projects each adapt to the particularities of the place – a gym, a flat, an abandoned factory, public toilets… – and use spatial constraints as a creative stimulus. During Luxembourg Art Week, Merhyl Levisse curates the 13th project of the collective, which is actively engaged with the LGBTQIA+ community. The stand in the Take Off area will feature works by artists from this community: Ron Athey, John Hanning, Sylvie Lehmers, Mehryl Levisse, Linda Montano and Annie Sprinkle. Filip Markiewicz Lust for Life, 2022 Oil on canvas, 120 × 140 cm Courtesy ZIDOUN-BOSSUYT GALLERY and Filip Markiewicz In the Take Off area, visitors can expect the Parallel NFT Front Office, a hybrid environment inspired by the world of traders and gamers, two characteristic figures of Web3. Curated in partnership with the US platform Feral File, the booth functions simultaneously as an exchange for NFT | IRL transactions and an exhibition space. The aim is to further inform future collectors of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and visitors interested in artistic practices based on blockchain processes. In collaboration with Parallel and Feral File, a blockchain-mined generative artwork by artist Aleksandra Jovanić will also be offered. Visitors can also purchase works via the Feral File platform and access support and advice. In addition, Parallel is organising two conferences on contemporary art and NFTs in collaboration with Feral File on Saturday 12 November and Sunday 13 November. Thanks to the participation of important actors in contemporary art and crypto/ NFT experts, the context and development of these practices will be presented to a broad public.
The Berlin design studio ARGUMENT offers a different perspective on design at the fair. Convinced that design makes a representational contribution to discourses, the office understands objects as arguments. Its collection of furniture and everyday objects condenses essential features of the present and attempts to anticipate design permanence. Each object articulates its own microarchitectural space in relation to its surroundings.
LIST OF GALLERIES
193 Gallery, Paris, Venedig
GALERIE ARNOUX, Paris
Artskoco, Luxemburg
La Patinoire Royale
Galerie Valérie Bach, Brüssel
Back\ash, Paris
Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Freiburg
LEE-BAUWENS GALLERY, Brüssel
Galerie Bernard Bouche, Paris
ANTONELLA CATTANI
CONTEMPORARY ART, Bozen
Ceysson & Bénétière, Luxemburg,
Paris, Saint-Etienne, Lyon,
New York, Genf
Danysz Galerie, Paris,
Shanghai, London
Dauwens-Beernaert, Brüssel
DavisKlemmGallery, Wiesbaden,
Hochheim am Main
Galerie DYS, Brüssel
galerie EAST, Straßburg
GALERIE EVA MEYER, Paris
Gandy gallery, Bratislava
GALERIE LOUIS GENDRE, Chamalières
Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris
GALERIE F. HESSLER, Luxemburg
JARMUSCHEK + PARTNER, Berlin
Galerie Martina Kaiser, Köln
KLEINDIENST, Leipzig
Bernhard Knaus Fine Art, Frankfurt
GALERIE ANJA KNOESS, Köln
La peau de l’ours, Brüssel
Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden
Galerie Lazarew, Paris
Galerie Lelong & Co., Paris, New York
GALERIE MARIA LUND, Paris
Maruani Mercier, Brüssel,
Knokke, Zaventem
MDZ ART GALLERY, Knokke
mediArt, Luxemburg
Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, Brüssel
Nosbaum Reding, Luxemburg,
Brussels
Galerie Obrist, Essen
RADIAL, Straßburg
Galerie Rothamel, Erfurt, Frankfurt
SALTIEL-KMG, Paris, Aix-en-Provence
Schönfeld Gallery, Brüssel, Antwerpen
SPAZIO NOBILE, Brüssel
Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt
Gallery Sturm & Schober, Wien
VALERIUS GALLERY, Luxemburg
Maurice Verbaet Gallery, Knokke
VICTOR LOPE ARTE
CONTEMPORANEO, Barcelona
Nadja Vilenne, Liège
Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery,
Luxembourg, Dubaï, demnächst Paris
zs art galerie, Wien
SOLO – the section for discoveries
Fellner Contemporary, Luxemburg
Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
MACADAM GALLERY, Brüssel
Nosbaum Reding Projects, Luxemburg
GALERIE VIS-À-VIS, Metz
Zwart Huis, Brüssel
TAKE OFF – the section for emerging galleries
ADRIÁN IBÁÑEZ GALERÍA,
Tabio-Cundinamarca
GALERIE ARIANE C-Y, Paris
Balak – espace temporaire d’art
contemporain, Charleville-Mezières
Centre d’Art Contemporain du
Luxembourg Belge, Buzenol
Clages, Köln
Galerie Delphine Courtay, Straßburg
Galerie Valérie Delaunay, Paris
Empreinte atelier de gravure,
Luxemburg
Galerie Ilian Rebei, Paris
Galerie Goutal, Aix-en-Provence
HARIKO, Esch-sur-Alzette, Ettelbruck
janinebeangallery, Berlin
KUNSTVEREIN TRIER
JUNGE KUNST e.V., Trier
LAGE EGAL Curatorial Project, Berlin
Modulab, Metz
Montoro 12, Brüssel, Roma
L’Orangerie espace d’art
contemporain, Bastogne
Galerie Palais Walderdorff, Trier
GALERIE JEAN-LOUIS RAMAND,
Aix-en-Provence
Reuter Bausch Art Gallery, Luxemburg
GALERIE ROBET DANTEC, Belfort
Romero Paprocki, Paris
LA « S » Grand Atelier, Vielsalm
Uppman Dauphin Neuman,
Luxemburg
Versant Sud, Marseille
WHEN?
Exhibition dates: Friday, 11 November until Sunday, 13 November
Opening Hours
Preview (by invitation)
10 November 2022, 17.00–19.00
Preview (by invitation)
10 November 2022, 19.00–22.00
Vernissage (by invitation)
11 November 2022, 18.00–21.00
Public hours
11 November 2022, 11.00–18.00
12 November 2022, 10.30–19.30
13 November 2022, 10.30–18.00
COSTS?
Daily ticket: €15
Children under 12 years old accompanied by a ticketed adult and students are admitted free of charge on presentation of a document.
WHERE?
Luxembourg Art Week
Glacis square (Fouerplaatz)
1628 Luxembourg
Entrance located at the crossroads between the allée Scheffer and the rue des Glacis
See location on Google Maps >
Tram no. T1 – Stop Theatre
Bus no. 1, 6, 16, 18, 19 – Stop Centre Fondation Pescatore
The fair is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
