BRAFA announces its 70th edition

From January 26^th to February 2^nd, 2025, at Brussels Expo, BRAFA will be welcoming art lovers and collectors from all over Europe and beyond. 130 exhibitors from 16 countries will be presenting a selection of exquisite works from all eras and continents combined. Each of them, like all the other works on display, will be scrutinised by a hundred international experts before the opening of the Fair. More than 20 specialities, including paintings, furniture, sculptures and rare objects from Antiquity to the present day will be on offer at a wide range of prices, from a few thousand euros to seven figures.

Four renowned Swiss galleries will participate: Cortesi Gallery (Lugano), De Jonckheere (Genève), Repetto Gallery (Lugano), Galerie von Vertes (Zurich).

Always ready to do its utmost to share its passion for art, BRAFA will continue to offer BRAFA Art Talks (daily conferences given by personalities from the art world) and guided tours. This year there will also be interactive workshops proposed by KIK-IRPA (the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage), giving visitors the chance to go behind the scenes of heritage preservation and gain an insight into modern scientific techniques that reveal the secrets of ancient works.

The particularly carefully staged stands will be integrated into a very elaborate and colorful decor, where two monumental installations by internationally renowned Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, guest of honour at this anniversary edition, will be on show.

A new initiative has been set up by BRAFA entitled “Selected by BRAFA, designed by Gert Voorjans”. That will bring together the works of five young art dealers on a shared stand, curated by the renowned Belgian interior designer Gert Voorjans. He will bring all his creativity to elaborate the design of a space that will combine the range of specialities presented by these five exhibitors : Sophie Derom, Nathan Uzal, Andrea de Caters, Jonathan F. Kugem, Lucie Couck.

Gert Voorjans (Stokkem, 1962) is a Belgian interior designer who is famous internationally for his unique style. Drawing on influences from East and West, he creates colourful, visually stunning environments. He studied interior design in Hasselt, Belgium, and completed a postgraduate diploma in art history in Siena, as well as a postgraduate diploma in style and art at Sotheby’s, London. In 1997, he opened his own architecture and design practice in Antwerp. AD France named him one of the “100 best interior designers of the moment” in 2020 and 2021.

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