SAVE THE DATE: Hans Op de Beeck Solo Exhibition at Almine Rech – September 10
From September 10 to November 7, Almine Rech Brussels is pleased to present Hans Op de Beeck’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Titled Vanishing Point, the exhibition features a collection of new sculptures.
In these particularly complex and turbulent times, marked by widespread belligerence and escalating geopolitical conflicts, Op de Beeck wishes to reflect on how, alongside our daily activist and critical commitment to a better world, we can — without becoming cynical — continue to constructively call for attention in art for an essential, empathetic, contemplative, and poetic reflection on our humanity.
In his exhibition Vanishing Point, he explores the complex relationship between culture and nature in an eclectic, anachronistic, and multicultural manner, as is customary in the historical tradition of the always highly diverse Wunderkammer. The works contain countless references to rituals, early science, oral storytelling traditions and visual language, fossilized natural elements, animals, mysticism, planetariums, and astronomy, as well as allusions to our contemporary digital imaging and semantics.
Additionally, Op de Beeck reflects on both human microorganisms and macro-structures such as the architectural and urban planning structures of cities. The latter, incidentally, also led him — surprisingly — to works with an abstract modernist feel.
The artist strongly believes that genuine empathy and dedication to the small things in life can make a difference in our immediate environment and are keys to a better world.
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Hans Op de Beeck
Vanishing Point
September 10 – November 7, 2026
Almine Rech
Rue de l'Abbaye 20
1050 Brussels, Belgium
About Hans Op de Beeck
"Multi-disciplinary artist Hans Op de Beeck creates interworlds. Suspended between past and future, fiction and reality, his works sound out a mirage-like contemporary universe and a sensory vertigo where the familiar rubs shoulders with the strange. From installation to sculpture, from video to animated film, from short stories to painting and drawing, from photography to sound material, the media he employs seem to converge on the definition of a topos: a mental theatre that projects the viewer into a reflexive social and cultural experience, the intimate thinking of the human condition."
—Eva Prouteau, art historian and critic
Hans Op de Beeck is a prominent visual artist based in Belgium, known for his extensive international career spanning over two decades. Specializing in a wide range of mediums, Op de Beeck creates sculptures, installations, video art, photography, animated films, drawings, paintings, and short stories. His works explore innovative ways of presenting content through a thoughtful selection of media, with each piece reflecting his dedication to displaying the most effective visual narrative. The scale of his artwork varies dramatically, from intimate watercolors to grand three-dimensional installations that can span up to 600m². This diversity in size and medium underscores the artist's commitment to using the appropriate visual language for each project. Op de Beeck’s work is distinguished by its aesthetic versatility, ranging from minimalist designs to elaborate and exaggerated visuals, all aimed at expressing the core meaning of each piece as clearly as possible. His thematic focus centers on human relationships with time, space, and society.
Recent solo exhibitions include: KMSKA, Antwerp, Belgium, 2025; Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China, 2024; The Nordic Watercolour Museum, Skärhamn, Sweden, 2024; Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 2024; Amos Rex, Helsinki, Finland, 2022; The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2021, among others. Group exhibitions include: Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands, 2025; Musée des Confluences, Lyon, France, 2025; Musée d’arts de Nantes, Nantes, France, 2024; Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands, 2024; Uffizi Galleries, Florence, Italy, 2024; Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2024; Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan, 2024, among others.
Museum collections include: MuHKA, Antwerp, Belgium; S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium; Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands; Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria; Amos Rex, Helsinki, Finland; Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands; Red Star Line Museum, Antwerp, Belgium; Towada Art Center, Towada, Japan; MOCAK Museum, Kraków, Poland; Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium; The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway, among others.
About Almine Rech
Founded in Paris in 1989 with an exhibition of James Turrell’s Space Division work, Almine Rech has grown into an internationally recognized gallery known for its commitment to minimal, perceptual, and conceptual practices. Early collaborations with James Turrell, John McCracken, and Joseph Kosuth established its reputation for rigor and independence.
Over the following decades, the gallery expanded strategically to Brussels, London, New York, and Shanghai, while maintaining its strong Parisian foundation. Each new space reflects a deliberate step toward deepening relationships with artists and collectors while preserving the gallery’s vision.
The program is anchored by enduring relationships with artists such as James Turrell, Joseph Kosuth, Jeff Koons, Ha Chong-Hyun, Richard Prince, Ryoji Ikeda, and Larry Poons, alongside estates including Pablo Picasso, Tom Wesselmann, and Günther Förg. A new generation; Claire Tabouret, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Chloe Wise, Vaughn Spann, Genesis Tramaine, Ewa Juszkiewicz, Ali Cherri, Oliver Beer adds fresh voices to this dialogue, reinforcing the gallery’s commitment to originality and excellence across painting, sculpture, installation, and new media.
Almine Rech champions artistic freedom as a vital force in society. Its mission is to support artists with clarity, coherence, and long-term commitment, presenting exhibitions across its international spaces and at leading fairs such as Art Basel, TEFAF, and Frieze. Through Almine Rech Editions, the gallery also produces prints, catalogues, and monographs, contributing to the preservation and dissemination of critical artistic discourse.