Exhibitions and events

Art on Paper 2022

6 - 9 Oct 2022 Art Fairs In 2022, the Maurice Verbaet Center participated in Art on Paper, the international fair dedicated to drawing and works on paper, held from 6 to 9 October at the Vanderborght Building in Brussels. Bringing together a wide selection of Belgian and international galleries, Art on Paper offers a unique panorama... Read more

Artcurial

12 - 18 Apr 2022 Art Fairs In 2022, Maurice Verbaet presented an exceptional solo exhibition dedicated to the work of Pierre Célice at Artcurial in Paris. Bringing together around forty works, the presentation offered a rare overview of Célice’s artistic development, characterized by a refined balance between abstraction and figuration. The exhibition formed part of a... Read more

Paul Van Hoeydonck

Works from the 50s and 60s 9 Apr - 6 Jun 2022 Knokke 2018 - 2025 In 2022, the Maurice Verbaet Gallery in Knokke presented the exhibition Paul Van Hoeydonck. Works of the 50s and 60s , dedicated to a pivotal period in the artist’s career. Accompanied by a fully illustrated publication, the exhibition brought together a carefully selected group of works from the 1950s and... Read more

Belgitudes

2 Apr - 9 Oct 2022 Museums From 2 April to 9 October 2022, the exhibition Belgitudes presented a compelling selection of works from the collection of Maurice Verbaet at the LAAC in Dunkerque. Bringing together a wide range of paintings, sculptures, and installations, the exhibition offered a rich and nuanced overview of Belgian post-war art from... Read more

Célice en roue libre...

19 Sep - 10 Dec 2020 Knokke 2018 - 2025 In 2020, the Maurice Verbaet Gallery in Knokke continued to highlight the work of Pierre Célice through a series of presentations, following a major solo exhibition dedicated to the artist in 2019. Building on this momentum, Célice’s work remained an important presence within the gallery’s programme, both in group exhibitions... Read more

Colour all-over

8 Feb - 30 Jun 2020 Knokke 2018 - 2025 Colour All-over brought together a selection of works from the Maurice Verbaet Gallery, focusing on the role of colour within Belgian post-war art. The exhibition explored how artists used colour not only as a visual element, but as a structuring principle within their work. Featuring artists such as Georges Collignon,... Read more

Brafa Art Fair 2020

Delen Private Bank 26 Jan - 2 Feb 2020 Art Fairs At BRAFA Art Fair 2020, we had the pleasure of collaborating with Delen Private Bank, long-standing main partner of the fair. For this edition, Delen curated a refined and immersive presentation in which a significant selection of artworks from the Maurice Verbaet Center was prominently featured. The installation brought together... Read more

BLACK & WHITE

19 Oct - 1 Dec 2019 Knokke 2018 - 2025 The exhibition Black & White brought together a selection of artists whose work explores the expressive potential of contrast, reduction, and formal clarity. Centered around the dialogue between black and white, the presentation highlighted how limitation in color can lead to greater intensity in composition, rhythm, and structure. Spanning different... Read more

Pierre Célice - Solo Show

2 Aug - 13 Oct 2019 Knokke 2018 - 2025 On the occasion of this solo exhibition, presented at the Maurice Verbaet Gallery in Knokke from August 2 to October 13, 2019, a remarkable overview of the work of Pierre Célice (1932–2019) was offered. Taking place shortly after the artist’s passing, the exhibition also served as a tribute to his... Read more

Art Paris

Solo show Pierre Célice 4 - 7 Apr 2019 Art Fairs Art Paris 2019, held from April 4 to 7 at the Grand Palais, brought together a strong selection of modern and contemporary art. Maurice Verbaet Gallery participated with a solo presentation dedicated to Pierre Célice, highlighting his refined geometric abstract work. The presentation offered a clear insight into Célice’s distinctive... Read more

Ode to movement

Paul Van Hoeydonck 15 Dec 2018 - 6 Jan 2019 Knokke 2018 - 2025 Ode to Movement was a solo exhibition dedicated to the work of Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck. Bringing together a focused selection of works, the exhibition highlighted the artist’s long-standing engagement with movement as both a visual and conceptual element. Throughout his career, Van Hoeydonck explored the relationship between form,... Read more

Soft? Tactile Dialogues

MoMu Antwerp 28 Sep 2018 - 24 Feb 2019 Museums Soft? Tactile Dialogues was initiated and developed by MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp, marking an important moment in the museum’s programme. With this exhibition, MoMu expanded its focus beyond fashion to explore textile as an artistic medium, addressing its position within contemporary art and its historical development. In collaboration with... Read more

Private choices II

8 Sep 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 With Private Choices 2 , the Maurice Verbaet Center continues its evolving exhibition format, presenting a renewed selection from the collection. This edition focuses on creating new connections between works, bringing together different styles, approaches and generations within Belgian post-war art. Artists such as Pierre Alechinsky, Pol Bury, Bram Bogart... Read more

Private Choices I

20 Jan - 2 Sep 2018 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 Private Choices 1 introduced a new exhibition format at the Maurice Verbaet Center, presenting a personal selection from the collection. Rather than a fixed or chronological display, it brings together works in a subjective dialogue that reflects different perspectives on Belgian post-war art. Combining established figures such as Pierre Alechinsky,... Read more

A Belgian bookshelf 51 artist's Publications 1965-2015

Johan Pas 15 Sep - 29 Oct 2017 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 This is the first book completely dedicated to books and magazines by Belgian artists and art publishers.The focus of the study is on artistsʼ publications from the 1950s to now, but it also covers avant-garde books and magazines of the late 19th and early 20th century. Johan Pas (1963) lectures... Read more

René Guiette

La Grande Promenade 6 May - 17 Dec 2017 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 La Grande Promenade traces the artistic journey of René Guiette, guiding visitors through the evolving phases of his work as one continuous path. Though his practice transformed over time, it did so without rupture, unfolding instead with a quiet, fluid coherence. Shaped by a constant inner sensibility and a close... Read more

black & white

21 Jan - 21 May 2017 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 In 2017, Black and White brought together a striking collection of artworks built on contrast and restraint. Working largely without color, the exhibition focused on what remains: light and shadow, surface and depth, presence and absence. Subtle shifts in material and texture added nuance, shaping how each work unfolded to... Read more

Abstractions

Musée Tavet-Delacour 17 Sep 2016 - 15 Jan 2017 Museums The exhibition explored abstraction in its broadest sense—both geometric and informal—across the decades following the Second World War. It was enriched by works that created dialogues with pieces from the collections of the Musée de Pontoise, as well as selected works from the Verbaet Collection reflecting key moments of the... Read more

Escapades

Paul Van Hoeydonck 28 Apr - 16 Jul 2016 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 Alongside Van Hoeydonck's more famous works, this exhibition brings together a series of drawings from 1959 to 1961 that reveal a more intimate side of his practice. Like pages from a diary, they draw the viewer into shifting, imagined landscapes. Each composition ruptured, diffracted, aerated, or condensed captures a sense... Read more

Connexions One

19 Sep 2015 - 16 Jul 2016 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 This exhibition is conceived as a panorama of post-war Belgian artistic production. Through the works of around forty artists, visitors are invited to discover the specific features and distinctive characteristics of art history in Belgium during the period known as the “Trente Glorieuses.” Rather than highlighting a single movement or... Read more

Célice

de Paris à Anvers 19 Sep 2015 - 18 Feb 2016 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 MVArtcenter, Antwerp (2015-2019) Read more

Utility boxes

8 Jul 2015 - 1 Sep 2020 Antwerp 2015 - 2019 Throughout the city centre of Antwerp, the Maurice Verbaet Collection has brought artworks by Pierre Celice and Jean Rustin into the public space by placing them on utility boxes. This initiative extends the reach of their work beyond the walls of the exhibition, inviting passersby to encounter and connect with... Read more

Jan Fabre The Years of the Hour Blue 1977 - 1992

Busan Museum of Art, Korea 20 Dec 2013 - 16 Feb 2014 Museums In 2014, the Maurice Verbaet Center contributed to the exhibition The Years of the Hour Blue. Drawings and Sculptures 1977–1992 by Jan Fabre at the Busan Museum of Art in South Korea. For this presentation, the Center loaned a selection of artworks, supporting an exhibition that focused on the formative... Read more