rodolphe janssen - Curated booth presentation
05/12/2025
The gallery will participate in BRAFA 2026 with a curated presentation that brings contemporary artists from its program into dialogue with significant secondary-market works.
A central highlight is a new sculpture by Thomas Lerooy, extending his exploration of tension, transformation, and the uncanny. Known for his seductive yet unsettling dualities, Lerooy pushes the limits of material and subject, and the booth will also feature a large-scale painting reflecting his recent expansion into the medium.
The presentation includes Paul Delvaux’s La Petite Madone (1973), an intimate late work in which a woman and child appear in a dim, theatrical interior, embodying the dreamlike detachment characteristic of his mature style.
Jan Cox’s Achilles neemt wraak op het lijk van Hector (1975) adds a powerful expressionist perspective, drawing on Greek tragedy to confront themes of violence, grief, and existential rupture.
Following last year’s special spotlight on Emily Mae Smith at the Magritte Museum, the gallery will showcase a technically ambitious 49-color screen print produced at Brand X, the legendary American workshop founded by renowned printer and collector Robert Blanton. Smith’s work, rich with references to Symbolism, Surrealism, and Pop Art, addresses questions of gender, sexuality, capitalism, and violence through her recurring broomstick figure - at once domestic tool, painter’s brush, and phallic symbol - continually reinvented throughout her practice.
Paul Delvaux, La Petite Madone, 1973, Watercolour on paper, 72.3 x 54.5 cm / 97 x 81.5 cm (framed). Photo Hugard & Vanoverschelde
A central highlight is a new sculpture by Thomas Lerooy, extending his exploration of tension, transformation, and the uncanny. Known for his seductive yet unsettling dualities, Lerooy pushes the limits of material and subject, and the booth will also feature a large-scale painting reflecting his recent expansion into the medium.
The presentation includes Paul Delvaux’s La Petite Madone (1973), an intimate late work in which a woman and child appear in a dim, theatrical interior, embodying the dreamlike detachment characteristic of his mature style.
Jan Cox’s Achilles neemt wraak op het lijk van Hector (1975) adds a powerful expressionist perspective, drawing on Greek tragedy to confront themes of violence, grief, and existential rupture.
Following last year’s special spotlight on Emily Mae Smith at the Magritte Museum, the gallery will showcase a technically ambitious 49-color screen print produced at Brand X, the legendary American workshop founded by renowned printer and collector Robert Blanton. Smith’s work, rich with references to Symbolism, Surrealism, and Pop Art, addresses questions of gender, sexuality, capitalism, and violence through her recurring broomstick figure - at once domestic tool, painter’s brush, and phallic symbol - continually reinvented throughout her practice.
Paul Delvaux, La Petite Madone, 1973, Watercolour on paper, 72.3 x 54.5 cm / 97 x 81.5 cm (framed). Photo Hugard & Vanoverschelde
