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'Obstruction' Loaned to MoMu's Latest Exhibition: Man Ray & Fashion

April 22 – August 13, 2023 25.4.2023 We are proud to have loaned Man Ray's 'Obstruction' to the Fashion Museum Antwerp (MoMU) for their current exhibition Man... Read more

Brafa Art Fair 2022

4.7.2022 Brafa Art Fair, first established in 1956 and specialised in fine art, antiquities, as well as modern and contemporary art,... Read more

Arne Quinze sublimera la BRAFA

POLLEN MAGAZINE 16.6.2022 La Brafa, qui se tiendra du dimanche 19 juin au dimanche 26 juin 2022 à Brussels Expo, a choisi de... Read more

Triennial of Photography Hamburg features Encirculation by Lyle Ashton Harris

14.6.2022 Presented at Hamburg’s Deichtorhallen , one of the largest art exhibition spaces in Europe, Encirculation is among a diverse selection... Read more

Cornelius Annor voor het eerst in Europa

COLLECT AAA 1.4.2022 Christine Vuegen voor Collect AAA Zwarte kunstenaars krijgen regelmatig een platform in galerij MARUANI MERCIER. De Ghanese schilder Cornelius Annor... Read more

‘Ik wil impact hebben’

De Standaard 4.3.2022 De jonge Ghanese kunstenaar Kwesi Botchway verbleef bijna een jaar in België. Tijdens zijn residentie schilderde hij uitsluitend Afrikaanse vrouwen.... Read more

Kwesi Botchway. Rumors of Blackness

Wall Street International 18.2.2022 There are artists and then there are artists-with-a-mission. The second category belongs to Kwesi Botchway from Accra, Ghana. Not only... Read more

Kwesi Botchway Celebrates Black Beauty at MARUANI MERCIER

Widewalls 17.2.2022 Balasz Takac for Widewalls The new wave of African artists exploring figuration is described by many as the (West) African... Read more

Première réussie pour Art Antwerp!

La Libre 18.12.2021 Claude Lorent pour La Libre En jachère depuis deux ans, la foire Art Brussels inaugure la petite dernière-née à... Read more

Collect AAA

Joan Miró. Five Decades. 1931 - 1981 1.11.2021 Read more

Le grand retour de Miró

Le Soir 28.10.2021 Aliénor Debrocq pour Le Soir En attendant l’exposition prévue à Mons fin 2022, la galerie Maruani Mercier expose 32... Read more

Pour sa 67e édition, la Brafa mettra à l’honneur le plasticien belge Arne Quinze

RTBF 28.10.2021 Belga pour l'RTBF Après l’édition virtuelle de 2021 en raison de la pandémie, la 67e foire d’antiquités et d’objets d’art... Read more

Five Decades of Joan Miró at Maruani Mercier

Widewalls 18.10.2021 By Balasz Takac for Widewalls The interwar period is saturated with artists active in different environments who have made quite... Read more

Ghanaian Artist Cornelius Annor is Now Represented in Europe by Maruani Mercier Gallery of Brussels

Culture Type 17.10.2021 By Victoria L. Valentine for Culture Type MARUANI MERCIER announced its representation of Ghanaian artist Cornelius Annor today. Located in... Read more

Laurent Mercier, galeriste: "Miró n’aimait pas ce qui était fixe"

L'Echo 8.10.2021 Johan-Frédérik Hel Guedj pour L'Echo Avant la grande expo à Mons, fin 2022, la galerie Maruani Mercier présente 32 œuvres... Read more

Discover 7 Highlights from the 2021 Armory Show’s VIP Preview

Galerie Magazine 11.9.2021 Here’s what not to miss at New York’s leading art fair, which is returning stronger than ever For many, The... Read more

The Must-See Artists and Texas Players of The Armory Show, ‘New York’s Art Fair’

PaperCity 11.9.2021 T wenty-seven years ago — nearly a decade before Art Basel came to American shores — a micro art fair,... Read more

The Armory Show Review: Hey Good Lookin’

The Wall Street Journal 10.9.2021 Brian P. Kelly for WSJ 'For sheer technical brilliance, the sculptures of Tony Matelli at MARUANI MERCIER can’t be beat:... Read more

Vent d'optimisme sur Art Paris

Les Echos 9.9.2021 Judith Benhamou pour Les Echos La foire d'art contemporain met en vedette les artistes ibériques et la diaspora africaine. Elle... Read more

L'oeuvre de la semaine: des fleurs comme des étoiles

Focus Le Vif 5.9.2021 Guy Gilsoul pour Focus Le Vif Les fleurs que propose le peintre américain Ross Bleckner (°1949) n'appartiennent pas au règne... Read more

Le Brussels Gallery Weekend vous prend par la main

L'Echo 4.9.2021 Johan-Fréderik Hel Guedj pour L'Echo Ce 14e Brussels Gallery Weekend, qui se tiendra du 9 au 12 septembre, introduit le... Read more

Brussels Gallery Weekend: la sélection de l'Oeil

L'Oeil 1.9.2021 Pauline Vidal pour l'Œil 15 galleries à ne pas manquer lors du week-end des galeries à Bruxelles du 9 au... Read more

Ross Bleckner: Paralipsis

Mutual Art 18.8.2021 They are flowers, but they are not flowers (even if they are still flowers). This is how we could define,... Read more

The Future Isn't What it Used to Be

Mutual Art 23.7.2021 Following her breakthrough exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam after being nominated for the Prix de Rome in 2019... Read more

Inspired By Superman, Ghanaian Artist Emmanuel Taku Has Seen His Career Go Up, Up And Away

Forbes 2.7.2021 By Nathaniel Easington for Forbes As a boy growing up in Ghana, Taku was always fascinated by the fact that... Read more

Exhibition at MARUANI MERCIER brings together works by Stefan Brüggemann and On Kawara

Artdaily 3.4.2021 BRUSSELS .- This exhibition brings Stefan Brüggemann’s Hyper-Palimpsest and On Kawara’s Today series together for the first time. The works... Read more

Hyper-Conscious

FAD Magazine 25.3.2021 By Mark Westall for FAD Magazine This exhibition at MARUANI MERCIER brings Stefan BRÜGGEMANN ’s Hyper-Palimpsest and On KAWARA’s Today... Read more

From Man Ray to Mariën

Hart Magazine 10.2.2021 Nadat MARUANI MERCIER Gallery eerder uipakte met de expo 1986 waarin een overzicht werd geboden van een aantal hippe kunstenaars... Read more

Clins d’oeil complices en Facétie

La Libre 3.2.2021 Exposition d’envergure muséale, ce délicieux dialogue entre Man Ray et Marcel Mariën nous donne une grande leçon d’affection. Véritablement stimulante,... Read more

Nous sommes passés de 152 tonnes de CO2 à 80 en seulement un an

L'Echo 3.2.2021 Xavier Flament pour L'Echo Il expose Man Ray et Marcel Mariën, mais rien de surréaliste dans la gestion de... Read more

A Step-by-Step Guide on How Your Art Gallery Can Offset Its Carbon Emissions (and Maybe Make More Money, Too)

Artnet 26.1.2021 The managing partner of MARUANI MERCIER sets out an example of his gallery's climate action plan. Laurent Mercier for Artnet... Read more

Les peintures de Francesco Clemente pendant le confinement

Les Echos 26.11.2020 Si on a assez d'expérience pour ne pas dire d'années, dans le monde de l'art on aura entendu parler de... Read more

Lockdown: Francesco Clemente has reinvented himself in an extraordinary way

Judith Benhamou Reports 18.11.2020 Judith Benhamou Reports - November 2020 A star in New York With enough experience, if not years, in the art... Read more

Exhibition: 1986

MutualArt 12.11.2020 Maruani Mercier is pleased to present a group exhibition with a selection of eighteen artworks all executed in the same... Read more

Quel prix pour l’art contemporain ?

Collect AAA 5.11.2020 Elena Lombardo for Collect AAA - Novembre 2020 Ces derniers mois, le secteur événementiel s’effondrait comme un château de cartes.... Read more

Take an armchair tour of London’s Frieze Sculpture Park

The Spaces 9.10.2020 Frieze Week might be a muted and mostly digital affair this year, but visitors can still enjoy a socially-distanced stroll... Read more

Laurent Mercier interviews Peter Halley

Zoute People 6.8.2020 Zoute People - August 2020 Laurent Mercier In my opinion your work is remarkable not only because you are a... Read more

Why Global Art Gatherings Had Become an Ecological Nightmare—Even Before Covid-19

Robb Report 12.5.2020 Many collectors and enthusiasts continue to travel aboard gas-guzzling airplane to see art. As it turns out, I’m not... Read more

Art Heals: Petition to Reopen Galleries During Covid-19

Art Dependence 22.4.2020 An online petition asking the Belgian government to allow galleries and museums to reopen has been launched. The petition claims... Read more

La galerie Maruani Mercier à Bruxelles lance une pétition

Mu in the City 21.4.2020 La galerie Maruani Mercier à Bruxelles lance une pétition pour la réouverture des musées et galeries. 'Le mois dernier, je... Read more

Smaller Fairs Mean Great Art, Closer to Home

The New York Times 14.3.2020 Ted Loos for The New York Times Some collectors find smaller fairs in Dallas and Brussels to be more distinctive... Read more

Le Corbusier in kleur

BRUZZ 5.2.2020 Michaël Bellon voor BRUZZ - 5 februari 2020 Charles-Édouard Jeanneret is beter bekend als Le Corbusier. Voor Le Corbusier geldt... Read more

De architect die wilde tekenen en schilderen

De Standaard 27.1.2020 Ines Minten voor De Standaard - 27 januari 2020 Bij Le Corbusier denk je vanzelf aan architectuur en meubelen. Dat... Read more

Het appartement van Le Corbusier was ‘zo kil als een operatiezaal’, vond zijn vrouw

De Morgen 21.1.2020 Thijs De Meulemeester voor De Morgen Sinds deze week toont de Brusselse galerie Maruani Mercier tekeningen en collages van Le... Read more

Le Corbusier schildert

De Tijd 17.1.2020 Iris De Feijter voor D e Tijd ‘Als een pissende hond die zijn territorium afbakent’, schimpte een architectuurcriticus nadat Le... Read more

Que faire ce weekend? Marcolini ou Le Corbusier?

L'Echo 17.1.2020 Iris De Feijter pour L'Echo “Comme un chien qui marque son territoire”, avait lancé un critique d’architecture à propos des... Read more

The World of Le Corbusier

Wall Street International Magazine 9.1.2020 Maruani Mercier is pleased to present an exhibition of colourful and expressive works on paper by Le Corbusier. Born Charles-Édouard... Read more

Collages and Drawings of Le Corbusier at Maruani Mercier

Widewalls 2.1.2020 Balasz Takac for Widewalls Any art history book suggests that the development of modern architecture couldn’t be possible without Le... Read more

Chercher l'œuvre. Expertise in de kijker op BRAFA

Collect AAA 29.11.2019 Tekst: Celine De Geest & Elena Lombardo Foto's: Karel Duerinckx Verzamelaars, conservatoren, kunstliefhebbers. Allen verkenen ze de wandelgangen van BRAFA,... Read more

Une leçon d’émancipation

La Libre 27.11.2019 Gwennaëlle Gribaumont pour La Libre Entre sculptures et peintures, les oeuvres de Ron Gorchov redéfinissent les contours de la peinture... Read more

65 years of Brafa Art Fair in Brussels. Special edition with auction of the Berlin wall

Artribune 6.11.2019 Brafa Art Fair, presents its 2020 plan in Zaventem at 'The Warehouse' by Maruani Mercier. LA RASSEGNA, UNA DELLE FIERE... Read more

Your Guide to Brussels Gallery Weekend

Frieze Magazine 5.9.2019 Fabian Schöneich for Frieze Magazine Ahead of this year’s edition of the gallery event, the pick of exhibitions to see... Read more

‘We Are Rebellious Souls’: Manuel Mathieu Imagines a Caribbean of the Future

Frieze Magazine 3.9.2019 Rianna Jade Parker for Frieze Magazine The Haitian-born artist discusses the climate crisis, losing his memory and belonging to a... Read more

Why is African American art having a moment? The reasons are as varied as the art itself

San Fransisco Chronicle 6.6.2019 Museums and collectors are taking notice. New black curators and scholars are entering the field of art. Prices are astounding.... Read more

Hank Willis Thomas: Donnez Votre Main

C& 22.5.2019 Maruani Mercier Gallery is pleased to present Hank Willis Thomas’ second solo exhibition at the Brussels gallery. Well-known for his... Read more

Donnez votre main

Art Agenda 16.5.2019 Chloe Staed for Art Agenda Often referred to as the chocolate capital of the world, it’s said that no visit... Read more

Hank Willis Thomas focuses on our colonial history

BRUZZ 8.5.2019 Last year, the work of the American artist Hank Willis Thomas was part of an exhibition in which Bozar celebrated... Read more

Art Brussels 2019: I migliori 10 stand della fiera

Art Tribune 26.4.2019 By Giulia Ronchi for Art Tribune Una fiera dall’aspetto accogliente e piacevole, sezioni ben ordinate, tanta pittura e opere originali... Read more

Art Brussels has daring designs for the contemporary art market

Wallpaper* 26.4.2019 By Jessica Klingelfuss for Wallpaper* The 37th edition of the Belgian art fair proves it still has bite as a... Read more

Art Brussels: Spielwiese der Galeriemodelle

Art Magazine 25.4.2019 Stefan Kobel for Art Magazine Kunstmessen haben mehrere Dauerbaustellen. Eine davon heißt Social Media, eine andere Messemüdigkeit, eine weitere Strukturwandel.... Read more

A CONVERSATION ON ART & POLITICS at BOZAR

A conversation between Hank Willis Thomas, Christine Eyene & Patrick Gaspard- BOZAR 24.4.2019 Hank Willis Thomas (b.1976, USA) often incorporates recognizable icons into his work, many from well-known advertising and branding campaigns. Thomas... Read more

Brusselse galerieën bereiden zich voor op de beurs van het jaar

Chapeau TEFAF 19.3.2019 Jo Cortenraedt for Chapeau TEFAF Meer dan andere jaren is het aanbod op TEFAF vernieuwd door de inbreng van maar... Read more

New Sculptures

The Wall Street International 20.2.2019 New Sculptures: Lupines​ is a new series of medium-sized sculptures that embodies Arne Quinze’s research on the diversity of nature.... Read more

Gavin Turk recycle les oeuvres de ses congénères

Arts Libre 6.2.2019 Claude Lorent for Arts Libre Pour son expo bruxelloise sur le thème de l’oeuf, l’artiste britannique convoque Magritte et Broodthaers.... Read more

This Week in Belgium

See You There 22.1.2019 Perfectly timed with the egg mania on Instagram (the most liked photo on the image app is now a simple... Read more

Les véhémences d’un déraciné

Arts Libre 16.11.2018 Roger Pierre Turine for Arts Libre La découverte est toujours un festin de roi et plonger en cette peinture de... Read more

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

The Word Magazine 8.11.2018 Ruby Reding for The Word Magazine Manuel Mathieu’s artworks somehow speak to the grandeur of Renaissance oil painting and... Read more

Prisons, Conduits, and Cells: An Interview with Peter Halley

IdeelArt & Widewalls 19.10.2018 Phillip Barcio for IdeelArt & Widewalls Peter Halley has developed a distinctive aesthetic language that includes only three basic geometric... Read more

Peter Halley at Maruani Mercier

Wall Street International 12.10.2018 Moving to New York City had big influence on Halley’s painting style. Its three-dimensional urban grid led to geometric paintings... Read more

Fenêtres Digitales

Le Weekend 2.10.2018 QUI ? Né à New York en 1953, Peter Halley est une figure de proue du « néo-géo », un... Read more

Les réseaux de l’isolement et de la communication

La Libre 28.9.2018 Claude Lorent pour La Libre Les nouvelles peintures fluorescentes et carcérales de Peter Halley chez Maruani Mercier. Et quelques anciennes.... Read more

13 Must-Sees at Brussels Gallery Weekend

See You There 6.9.2018 After the summer break, the new art season starts with a bit of a bang in the Belgian capital, coinciding... Read more

Expo Chicago Names Artists for Special Programming at 2018 Fair

Artnet 14.8.2018 Claire Selvin for Artnet In/Situ Outside, which involves staging temporary public art installations along the city’s Lakefront and throughout its... Read more

15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

The Word 2.8.2018 Lauren Walker for The Word For some galleries, summer means holiday, but at MARUANI MERCIER it’s just an excuse to... Read more

Quelles galeries fréquenter à Knokke ?

La Libre 5.7.2018 Mary Honney pour La Libre Knokke ville d’art : on ne l’a jamais assez répété. Une centaine de galeries s’y... Read more

Here Are 7 Must-See Booths at Masterpiece London 2018

Artnet 28.6.2018 As the summer's toniest art fair kicks off at the Royal Hospital Chelsea grounds, we've selected the booths you can't... Read more

Les œuvres délicates de Ross Bleckner

AD Magazine 13.6.2018 Marion Bley pour AD Magazine C’est le moment de découvrir cet artiste américain méconnu en France, et de plonger dans... Read more

Quand la peinture est poésie pure et sublimation

La Libre 6.6.2018 Claude Lorent pour La Libre L’exposition monographique de l’Américain Ross Bleckner chez Maruani Mercier à Bruxelles est un hommage d’excellence... Read more

L'oeuvre de la semaine: Apparition, disparition

FOCUS Vif 3.6.2018 Guy Gilsoul pour FOCUS Vif Que nous disent ces fleurs du peintre new-yorkais Ross Bleckner aujourd'hui âgé de 69 ans?... Read more