Events - ArtBrussels 2006 – Europe

This April sees the annual ArtBrussels contemporary art fair kick off in Belgium. The event, which first began as ‘Art Actual’ in 1968, has a superb list of over 100 exhibitors with participants from 20 countries, alongside an attendee list that includes some 600 collectors and almost 800 journalists. Broken into five sections, ’First Call’, ‘Young Galleries’, ‘Art Galleries’, ‘One Man Shows’ and 'New! Design', the offerings here are fairly extensive. Galleries exhibiting are far reaching with many international enterprises such as Spencer Brownstone (New York), Springer & Winkler (Berlin), B & D Studio (Milan) and Anhava (Helsinki). The later, alone, has nine artists showing, including Santeri Tuori, Pertti Kekarainen and Jorma Puranen (above, Icy Prospects #18, 2005), which gives a good idea of how many works will be showing throughout. Meanwhile, the 'One Man Shows' section is presented in collaboration with ING Belgium and bestows a prize of €10,000 to the 'top' artist involved.

ArtBrussels takes place at Brussels Expo, Halls 11 & 12, Place de Belgique, 1020 Brussels, from April 21st – 24th.