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The gallery for contemporary art and is situated along a row of trees and offers panoramic views ove

During the year several exhibitions are organised at the pavilion with the main focus on minimal abstract and contemporary art. We collaborate with Belgian and international artists, galleries and curators.

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De galerie voor hedendaagse kunst is gelegen langs een bomenrij met zicht op het weidse landschap van Watou. Tijdens het jaar worden in het paviljoen verschillende tentoonstellingen georganiseerd met een focus op minimalitisch, abstracte hedendaagse kunst. Wij werken samen met Belgische en internationale kunstenaars, galeries en curatoren.

20/10/2026

Wout Vercammen (1938–2018)

The monochromes of the Belgian artist Wout Vercammen emerged around 1958–1960, during a brief but radical phase that marked a decisive break with figurative painting.

In close contact with Jef Verheyen, he exchanged ideas on monochromy. During a trip to Italy in 1959, he met, among others, Lucio Fontana and Piero Manzoni.

For Vercammen, the monochrome represented a radical exploration of reduction and colour — an ultimate zero point from which painting could begin anew.

From the mid-1960s onwards, his work evolved towards a freer visual language, increasingly incorporating influences from Pop Art, figuration, text, collage, humour and social critique.

The monochromes presented in this exhibition mark an exceptional turning point in an artistic practice characterised by continual reinvention.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦
Featuring works by Marc Angeli, W***y De Sauter, Jus Juchtmans, Sophie Ko, Dirk Vander Eecken, Wout Vercammen, Stefaan Vermuyten and Marthe Wéry.

On view until 8 November 2026
Saturday & Sunday, 14:00–18:00

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1. © Wout Vercammen, Z.t., circa 1960, olie op papier, 49,8 x 38,9 cm (frame 72 x 60 x 6 cm)

2. Installation view of The Monochrome Conspiracy, Watou

3. Wout Vercammen, Photograph by Raoul Van den Boom Image source: Wout Vercammen, published by Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, 2014, p. 2.

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Our special thanks to Frank Hendrickx

16/10/2026

Delighted to be part of Luxembourg Art Week 2026, presenting a curated selection of recent works by Jean Godecharle, Michaël Aerts, Jus Juchtmans and Bram Van Breda.

Meet us at Booth B09 to discover their work. We look forward to welcoming you!

Jean Godecharle lives and works in Bruges (BE). His photographic work is held in the collection of the Province of West Flanders and in numerous private collections, including the DA Collection, the Private Collection Joost Vanhaerents (Vanhaerents Art Collection) and the H Collection.

Although his practice remains grounded in photography, Godecharle has consciously distanced himself from the medium’s conventional expectations. The constraints of the camera, the interplay between analogue and digital processes, and the reworking of archival material collectively open a space in which the image can evade fixation. The recent, localised applications of ink render this dynamic explicit. As manual interventions, they delineate fragments within the image without enclosing them, functioning instead as intensifications, subtle modulations that direct attention while maintaining the image’s openness.

Save the date!
Luxembourg Art Week
20 – 22 November 2026
Luxembourg Art Week

1.
© Jean Godecharle, study #893/Y MT
mixed media, Monotype with intaglio ink on digital Fine Art Print, 44 x 33 cm, Unique

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Jean Godecharle, Studio Bruges, Belgium, September 2026

Jean Godecharle

16/10/2026

Delighted to be part of Luxembourg Art Week 2026, presenting a carefully curated selection of recent works by Jean Godecharle, Michaël Aerts, Jus Juchtmans and Bram Van Breda.

Meet us at Booth B09 to discover their work. We look forward to welcoming you!

Jean Godecharle (°1956) lives and works in Bruges (BE). His photographic work is held in the collection of the Province of West Flanders and in numerous private collections,
including the DA Collection, the Private Collection Joost Vanhaerents (Vanhaerents Art Collection) and the H Collection.

Although his practice remains grounded in photography, Godecharle has consciously distanced himself from the medium’s conventional expectations. The constraints of the camera, the interplay between analogue and digital processes, and the reworking of archival material collectively open a space in which the image can evade fixation. The recent, localised applications of ink render this dynamic explicit. As manual interventions, they delineate fragments within the image without enclosing them, functioning instead as intensifications, subtle modulations that direct attention while maintaining the image’s openness.

Save the date!
Luxembourg Art Week
20 – 22 November 2026
Luxembourg Art Week

1.
© Jean Godecharle, study #893/Y MT
mixed media, Monotype with intaglio ink on digital Fine Art Print, 44 x 33 cm, Unique

2. 3.
Jean Godecharle, Studio Bruges, Belgium, September 2026

Jean Godecharle

15/10/2026

The Monochrome Conspiracy — on view this weekend. Featuring works by Marc Angeli, W***y De Sauter, Jus Juchtmans, Sophie Ko, Dirk Vander Eecken, Wout Vercammen, Stefaan Vermuyten and Marthe Wéry.

Through his radical exploration of colour, light and material, Jus Juchtmans gained international recognition and established a distinctive position within contemporary abstract painting. His monochromes emerge from a subtle interplay of transparent layers of paint, light and reflection. They reveal ever-changing nuances, depending on the light and the viewer’s position.

On view until 8 November 2026
Saturday & Sunday, 14:00–18:00
Kasteelstraat 1, Watou
and by appointment

1. Installation view
2. Studio Jus Juchtmans, Antwerp 2026
3.© Jus Juchtmans
2026317, 2026
l100 x 80 cm
4. Installation view

12/10/2026

A beautiful opening on a golden autumn day at our home gallery in Watou. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and to all the artists who make this exhibition so special.

The Monochrome Conspiracy brings together works by Marc Angeli, W***y De Sauter, Jus Juchtmans, Sophie Ko, Dirk Vander Eecken, Wout Vercammen, Stefaan Vermuyten and Marthe Wéry, exploring colour, matter, light and perception.

On view until 8 November 2026
Saturdays & Sundays, 14:00–18:00
Kasteelstraat 1, Watou
And by appointment

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Sophie Ko — In Belgium and Italy

In her Temporal Geographies, Sophie Ko explores the relationship between time, image and matter. What initially appears as a monochrome field of colour or a landscape gradually reveals itself, upon closer observation, as an image in constant transformation. Time is not merely the subject of the work, but also a force that shapes it.

We are also delighted to share that Sophie Ko’s solo exhibition Testimoni, curated by Federico Ferrari, opens at BUILDING Gallery in Milan on Tuesday 13 October and will be on view from 14 October to 23 December 2026.

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Installation view of The Monochrome Conspiracy, Watou, featuring new work by Sophie Ko.

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© Sophie Ko, Geografia temporale. The Fall, 2026. Gold dust, pure pigment, 60 × 40 cm.

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© Sophie Ko. studio Milan, Italy

4.
Invitation to Testimoni, BUILDING Milan, Italy

05/10/2026

Ready to open The Monochrome Conspiracy this Sunday, 11 October.

The monochrome occupies a distinctive place within modern and contemporary art. What at first appears to be a radical reduction — an image reduced to a single colour — proves, on closer inspection, to be far less straightforward.

Featuring works by Marc Angeli, W***y De Sauter, Jus Juchtmans, Sophie Ko, Dirk Vander Eecken, Wout Vercammen, Stefaan Vermuyten and Marthe Wéry.

Pictures:

1. Installation view of ‘The Monochrome Conspiracy’ in Watou, featuring Marthe Wéry’s installation Peinture Montréal 84 (1984).

Shown at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal in 1984, the São Paulo Biennial in 1985, and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels in 1986.

2. © Marthe Wéry

From the 1970s onwards, Marthe Wéry (1930-2005) increasingly reduced her painting to an exploration of colour, matter, light and space. The monochrome was not an end point, but a means of investigating how colour behaves and how our perception of it is constantly changing.

Join us this Sunday, 11 October, 14:00–18:00
Kasteelstraat 1, Watou

On view 11 October – 8 November 2026
Saturday & Sunday, 14:00–18:00

24/09/2026

We’re delighted to announce our participation in LUXEMBOURG ART WEEK 2026.

At Booth B09, we will present a carefully curated selection of recent works by Michaël Aerts, Jean Godecharle, Jus Juchtmans and Bram Van Breda — four distinctive artistic practices brought together through a layered interplay of material, form and image.

Save the date
LUXEMBOURG ART WEEK
20–22 November 2026

We look forward to welcoming you in Luxembourg.

14/09/2026

We are pleased to present our upcoming group exhibition, The Monochrome Conspiracy, bringing together works by Marc Angeli, W***y De Sauter, Jus Juchtmans, Sophie Ko, Dirk Vander Eecken, Wout Vercammen, Stefaan Vermuyten and Marthe Wéry in the unique setting of our home gallery in Watou.

The exhibition takes its title from a painting by Stefaan Vermuyten, which questions the particular fascination and admiration that the monochrome commands within the art world.

The Monochrome Conspiracy
11 October - 8 November 2026

Opening Sunday 11 October
2 pm – 6 pm

Location
Kasteelstraat 1
Watou, Belgium

Open
Sat – Sun
2 pm – 6 pm
and by appointment

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1.
The Monochrome Conspiracy, 2026
acrylic on canvas
80 x 60 cm

2. Studio Stefaan Vermuyten

11/09/2026

Last Sunday marked the closing of Mirco Marchelli’s exhibition, and with it, the end of this year’s summer exhibitions at our gallery in Watou.

This summer, we presented works by Mario De Brabandere (BE) and Mirco Marchelli (IT) — two artists, each with a distinctive visual language, presenting two remarkable exhibitions.
Our warmest thanks to everyone who joined us and shared these wonderful moments with us.

Many thanks to Caterina, Serena, and Marco Rossi Contemporary for their support and the great collaboration.

A selection of works remains available — please feel free to get in touch for more information at [email protected]
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06/09/2026

Final day of 𝑆𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑖 𝑑’𝑜𝑟𝑜, Mirco Marchelli’s solo exhibition at our gallery in Watou.

Since the mid-1990s, Marchelli has developed a highly distinctive visual language in which painting, assemblage and sculpture converge. Materials such as plaster, cement, wax, textiles, rubber, fragments of brick and found objects are brought together in contemplative compositions. By removing these elements from their original context and placing them within new relationships, he endows them with renewed meaning. Each work bears the traces of time, use and memory, unfolding as a subtle landscape of associations.

Don’t miss your last chance to see the solo exhibition by mirco marchelli.

Join us for the finissage today, from 14:00—18:00.

For all inquiries, please contact [email protected]

© Mirco Marchelli
Bella cera, 2026
Tecnica mista
56 × 29 × 6 cm

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