This emptiness is normal.

Alexandra Crouwers, for the occasion of Revenants at Rectangle, Brussels, opening January 20, 2023. Image: still from ‘Origin Stories’ by Kelly Richardson. Scale is everything. What may look like a solid upon … Lees Meer

Exhibition text: REVENANTS

Kelly Richardson, Nicolas Sassoon & Rick Silva

REVENANTS

at Rectangle, Brussels

Opening Friday 20 January, 5–8pm
Gallery Walk Downtown 21 January, 2pm
21 January – 20 February 2023

Waldburger Wouters Gallery
Bd d’Anvers 49, 1000 Brussels

Rectangle is pleased to present REVENANTS, a collaboration with
Kelly Richardson, Nicolas Sassoon and Rick Silva.

Text by Alexandra Crouwers.

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