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ON VIEW: Arcana Animi’ in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent with works by Stephan Balkenhol, Clément Jacques-Voss...
03/09/2026

ON VIEW: Arcana Animi’ in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent with works by Stephan Balkenhol, Clément Jacques-Vossen, William Ludwig Lutgens. Until 4 October 2026.

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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent


TODAY: ‘Grenzflächen’, Jens Kothe’s (1985, DE) solo exhibition opens today in our space at Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gen...
29/08/2026

TODAY: ‘Grenzflächen’, Jens Kothe’s (1985, DE) solo exhibition opens today in our space at Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent.

Jens Kothe Stressed Membranes XXIX, 2026
cushion, fabric, wood construction, transparent varnish, nails, staples, acryl, pigments, velvet, stretch foil, pigment, epoxy resin, 140 x 125 x 12 cm

Following his earlier presentations at BARBÉ, the German artist now brings together a new body of work that further develops his exploration of the human body through tactile wall objects and sculptural forms. Jens Kothe has already participated in several duo and group exhibitions at BARBÉ and has also exhibited at various galleries and institutional venues, including: Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen (DE), Sothu, Zurich (CH), Swivel Gallery, New York (US), Eigen + Art Lab, Berlin (DE), Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum (DE), Berthold Pott, Cologne (DE), Beacon / Paulina Caspari, Munich (DE), Cassina Projects, Milan (IT), Kunstverein Heppenheim, Heppenheim (DE), Museum Goch, Goch (DE), Swivel Saugerties, Saugerties (US), Downs & Ross, New York (US), Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden (DE), Platform 6A Deweer, Otegem (BE), Dortmunder U / Museum Ostwall, Dortmund (DE), Efremidis Gallery, Berlin (DE), Kunsthaus Essen, Essen (DE), DAMA, Turin (IT), RFK, Düsseldorf (DE), Pfirsich, Cologne (DE), Philara Collection, Düsseldorf (DE), Rod Barton, London (UK), Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf (DE), Hyperraum e.V., Bochum (DE), Goethe-Institut, Paris (FR), McKinsey & Company, Düsseldorf (DE), Kunsthallen Bochum, Bochum (DE), Worringer Str. 57, Düsseldorf (DE), Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (DE), Cubus Kunsthalle, Duisburg (DE), Ruhrtriennale, Bochum (DE), Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES)

For more information or to request a preview catalog:
+32 (0)9 391 39 13
[email protected]
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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent

TODAY: welcome to join us today for the opening of ‘Arcana Animi’ in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent with works...
29/08/2026

TODAY: welcome to join us today for the opening of ‘Arcana Animi’ in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent with works by Stephan Balkenhol, Clément Jacques-Vossen, William Ludwig Lutgens

Clément Jacques-Vossen, Troubadour, 2026
ink, acrylic, oil paint & collage on canvas, 150 x 90 cm

𝕮𝖑é𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖘-𝖁𝖔𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖓 (b. 1996, Brussels, BE) creates paintings that move between medieval iconography, personal mythology and contemporary culture. Knights, fools, heraldic symbols, angels, animals and self-portraits populate a world in which historical references and imagined narratives constantly overlap. His works draw on sources ranging from Flemish painting and Burgundian heraldry to folklore, literature and popular culture, while remaining rooted in everyday observation and lived experience.

For more information or to request a preview catalog:
+32 (0)9 391 39 13
[email protected]
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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent

NEXT ‘Arcana Animi’ opens Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent for the opening of ‘Arcana...
27/08/2026

NEXT ‘Arcana Animi’ opens Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent for the opening of ‘Arcana Animi’ with works by Stephan Balkenhol, Clément Jacques-Vossen, William Ludwig Lutgens

Images:
1. Stephan Balkenhol in his studio in Kassel (DE) by Henrik Hormung.
2. Stephan Balkenhol, Sphinx, 2014, patinated and painted bronze,53,5 x 28 x 45 cm. Ed. #1/30

Stephan Balkenhol (b. 1957, Fritzlar, Germany) is one of the most renowned figurative sculptors of his generation. Since the 1980s, he has developed a distinctive body of sculptures and reliefs centred on the human figure. At a time dominated by abstraction, Minimalism and Conceptual Art, Balkenhol deliberately returned to figuration, creating seemingly ordinary men and women whose restrained expressions and anonymous appearance make them both individual and archetypal.

Thanks to Keteleer Gallery for the opportunity to collaborate . Courtesy of the artist and Keteleer Gallery

For more information or to request a preview catalog:
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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent


25/08/2026

NEXT: ‘Grenzflächen’, Jens Kothe’s (1985, DE) first solo with the gallery opens Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent. Following his earlier presentations at BARBÉ, the German artist now brings together a new body of work that further develops his exploration of the human body through tactile wall objects and sculptural forms.

has already participated in several duo and group exhibitions at BARBÉ and has also exhibited at various galleries and institutional venues, including: Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen (DE), Sothu, Zurich (CH), Swivel Gallery, New York (US), Eigen + Art Lab, Berlin (DE), Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum (DE), Berthold Pott, Cologne (DE), Beacon / Paulina Caspari, Munich (DE), Cassina Projects, Milan (IT), Kunstverein Heppenheim, Heppenheim (DE), Museum Goch, Goch (DE), Swivel Saugerties, Saugerties (US), Downs & Ross, New York (US), Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden (DE), Platform 6A Deweer, Otegem (BE), Dortmunder U / Museum Ostwall, Dortmund (DE), Efremidis Gallery, Berlin (DE), Kunsthaus Essen, Essen (DE), DAMA, Turin (IT), RFK, Düsseldorf (DE), Pfirsich, Cologne (DE), Philara Collection, Düsseldorf (DE), Rod Barton, London (UK), Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf (DE), Hyperraum e.V., Bochum (DE), Goethe-Institut, Paris (FR), McKinsey & Company, Düsseldorf (DE), Kunsthallen Bochum, Bochum (DE), Worringer Str. 57, Düsseldorf (DE), Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (DE), Cubus Kunsthalle, Duisburg (DE), Ruhrtriennale, Bochum (DE), Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES)

For more information or to request a preview catalog:
+32 (0)9 391 39 13
[email protected]
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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent

SAVE THE DATE: ‘Grenzflächen’, Jens Kothe’s (1985, DE) first solo with the gallery opens Saturday 29 August 2026 in our ...
19/08/2026

SAVE THE DATE: ‘Grenzflächen’, Jens Kothe’s (1985, DE) first solo with the gallery opens Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent. Following his earlier presentations at BARBÉ, the German artist now brings together a new body of work that further develops his exploration of the human body through tactile wall objects and sculptural forms.

Jens Kothe, Stressed Membranes Mimicry IV.II, 2026, upholstery wadding, construction wood, staples, textile, acrylic binder, pigments, foil, epoxy resin, 38 x 40 x 8 cm

Jens Kothe has already participated in several duo and group exhibitions at BARBÉ and has also exhibited at various galleries and institutional venues, including: Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen (DE), Sothu, Zurich (CH), Swivel Gallery, New York (US), Eigen + Art Lab, Berlin (DE), Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum (DE), Berthold Pott, Cologne (DE), Beacon / Paulina Caspari, Munich (DE), Cassina Projects, Milan (IT), Kunstverein Heppenheim, Heppenheim (DE), Museum Goch, Goch (DE), Swivel Saugerties, Saugerties (US), Downs & Ross, New York (US), Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden (DE), Platform 6A Deweer, Otegem (BE), Dortmunder U / Museum Ostwall, Dortmund (DE), Efremidis Gallery, Berlin (DE), Kunsthaus Essen, Essen (DE), DAMA, Turin (IT), RFK, Düsseldorf (DE), Pfirsich, Cologne (DE), Philara Collection, Düsseldorf (DE), Rod Barton, London (UK), Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf (DE), Hyperraum e.V., Bochum (DE), Goethe-Institut, Paris (FR), McKinsey & Company, Düsseldorf (DE), Kunsthallen Bochum, Bochum (DE), Worringer Str. 57, Düsseldorf (DE), Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (DE), Cubus Kunsthalle, Duisburg (DE), Ruhrtriennale, Bochum (DE), Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES)

For more information or to request a preview catalog:
+32 (0)9 391 39 13
[email protected]
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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent

SAVE THE DATE: you’re welcome to join us on Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent for the ...
18/08/2026

SAVE THE DATE: you’re welcome to join us on Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent for the opening of ‘Arcana Animi’ with works by Stephan Balkenhol, Clément Jacques-Vossen, William Ludwig Lutgens

Image: portrait of 𝕮𝖑é𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖘-𝖁𝖔𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖓 by Seppe Vancraywinkel.

Clément Jacques-Vossen (b. 1996, Jodoigne, BE) creates paintings that move between medieval iconography, personal mythology and contemporary culture. Knights, fools, heraldic symbols, angels, animals and self-portraits populate a world in which historical references and imagined narratives constantly overlap. His works draw on sources ranging from Flemish painting and Burgundian heraldry to folklore, literature and popular culture, while remaining rooted in everyday observation and lived experience.
Painting functions for Jacques-Vossen as a way of constructing identities and stories. He frequently represents himself through different characters and alter egos, treating the painted figure as a vessel through which memory, fantasy and symbolism can coexist. Hands, masks, coats of arms, banners and architectural fragments reappear across the works, creating a visual language that feels at once familiar and elusive

For more information or to request a preview catalog:
+32 (0)9 391 39 13
[email protected]
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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent


SAVE THE DATE: join us on Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent for the opening of ‘Arcana...
17/08/2026

SAVE THE DATE: join us on Saturday 29 August 2026 in our space at Baudelostraat 23, 9000 Gent for the opening of ‘Arcana Animi’ with works by Stephan Balkenhol, Clément Jacques-Vossen, William Ludwig Lutgens

Image: portrait of William Ludwig Lutgens in his studio by Elen Braga

William Ludwig Lutgens (b. 1991, Turnhout) works across painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, and film. In his multidisciplinary practice, he examines the human ego and the influence of media and societal systems within a performance-driven, late-neo-liberal society. Playful, alter-ego-like characters often appear in his work, seemingly trapped within rigid social structures. The grotesque plays a central role in his work: a space where humor and horror, or attraction and repulsion, converge. Through absurdity, satire, and alienation, Lutgens offers social commentary on themes such as economic competition, artistic practice, labor, and authority. In doing so, he invites the viewer to reflect on the images, expectations, and structures that shape contemporary life.

For more information or to request a preview catalog:
+32 (0)9 391 39 13
[email protected]
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BARBÉ - Baudelostraat 23 / Penitentenstraat 29, 9000 Gent

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