BRUSSELS.- To mark the start of the new art season, a new gallery is enriching the Brussels art scene. Ars Belga – Matthu – Boghossian is opening at 2 Rue Saint-Georges, in the heart of the neighborhood of the same name and right next to the Xavier Hufkens Gallery.

To inaugurate this new space, the gallery has chosen to bring together two major figures of abstract art: Piero Dorazio and Charles Pollock. This inaugural exhibition immediately affirms Ars Belga’s identity and its ambition: to foster a dialogue among artists, generations, and sensibilities that have shaped the history of modern and contemporary art.

Ars Belga, a new space in the heart of Brussels

Located at 2 Rue Saint-Georges in Brussels, Ars Belga organizes a program of curated exhibitions and participates in major international art fairs, including Abu Dhabi Art, Art Genève, and BRAFA.

Vincent Mathu: “It’s important for me to fully engage with the Brussels art scene, to move beyond the traditional office model to open myself up more to the public, and to fully embrace the decision to open a gallery, even in the current climate.”

The gallery specializes in postwar and contemporary art, with a particular focus on Belgian Surrealism, postwar and contemporary Korean art, kinetic art and Op Art, Brazilian self-taught art, as well as American and European conceptual and minimalist art.

At the heart of its approach lies a desire for rediscovery: to bring to light artists and works that have remained on the margins of the major narratives of art history, and to help foster their reappraisal among collectors, institutions, and the public. The opening of this new space in Brussels marks a new milestone in this commitment.





Opening Exhibition: A Friendship Born in Rome

Rome, in the early 1960s. Charles Pollock arrived there with his wife, Sylvia, for a sabbatical year. On the advice of Clement Greenberg, he reached out to several prominent figures in the Italian art scene. Among them was Piero Dorazio. This encounter marked the beginning of a friendship that would last nearly three decades.

A key figure in postwar Italian abstraction, Piero Dorazio (1927–2005) developed a body of work deeply rooted in colour, light, and rhythm. Immediately recognizable for its chromatic structures and the vibrancy of its compositions, his work occupies a unique place in the history of European abstraction.

Alongside him, Charles Pollock continues this dialogue and lends this inaugural exhibition a dimension that is both historical and intimate. An American painter and Jackson Pollock’s older brother, he taught design at Michigan State University before turning fully to abstraction. He then created the Chapala series and moved to Europe, first to Rome, then to Paris. The exhibition coincides with the Archivio Piero Dorazio’s preparation of the artist’s catalog raisonné, against a backdrop of renewed scholarly interest in his work. His works are now part of prestigious international collections, notably those of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. This inaugural exhibition thus sets the tone for a program designed around encounters between artists, eras, and movements, with a particular focus on the quality, uniqueness, and rediscovery of the works on display.

Advisory services

In addition to its exhibition activities, Ars Belga offers tailored strategic guidance to private collectors, artists, and family estates.

The gallery advises them on building, expanding, and managing their collections, with the goal of preserving and promoting their artistic heritage, while integrating art into a broader perspective on cultural heritage.