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2024
Civilisations, Brussels
22.01.2024 to 07.02.2024
Discover the finest art in TRIBAL, ASIAN, ORIENTAL ART Spanning civilisations across the ages and continents, thoughtfully curated collections share timeless stories and reflects the beauty of human creativity.
2021
Abstract Spirituality, Brussels
16.06.2021 to 22.06.2021
Abstract Spirituality This exhibition brings together artworks which embody ‘abstract spirituality’ from different places and times. Over the centuries, artists from numerous cultures have strove to express transcendental ideas via physical forms through their relentless creative endeavours, connecting mankind with spirit. It is not surprising therefore that many have chosen an artistic idiom of abstraction to materialise the metaphysical concept of spirituality. A case in point is the Japanese post-war artist Suda Kokuta (1906-1990). Realising the essence of Eastern philosophy and Zen is not something of concrete form, he produced abstract paintings from the 1950s to the 70’s in an attempt to express this intangible universe. The same can be said of many works produced by artists form Africa, Oceania and other parts of Asia. In presenting them side by side, we hope to convey how abstraction and spirituality are universal: the powerful, inspiring works shown here create a dialogue which transcends time and space.
2020
KOKUTA Suda
01.09.2020 to 01.12.2020
The year 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the artist’s death. Celebrating this special year, we are presenting a virtual solo exhibition of Suda Kokuta (1906-1990), one of the most important post-war artists of Japan. Realising the Zen philosophy is the epitome of abstraction, Suda expressed its inner world by painting abstract works for over 20 years, from 1949 to 1970. The selected pieces in this show presented by Gregg Baker Asian Art represent the height of his artistic expression. Decades after his passing, the energy and vibration imbued in these powerfully spiritual works still continues to captivate the viewer today.
2017
KOKUTA Suda - Between the Lines
22.06.2017 to 22.07.2017
Suda Kokuta (1906-1990) was one of the leading founders of Avant-garde abstract painting, an important area of Japanese art which have been largely ignored until recent years and is currently being rediscovered by art lovers across the globe. An influential and independent artist he was closely associated with many important figures and art groups such as Yoshihara Jiro, Yuichi Inoue, the Bokujinkai and the Gutai. One is immediately struck by the strength of Kokuta’s compositions, the density of colours and the innovative textures used however finally it is the strong meditative force and sense of spirituality which lingers in the viewer’s mind. Far from being secondary works or simple preparatory sketches for his larger oil paintings Kokuta’s works on paper are mature and complete works of art which reveal an intensity imbued by their creator. Known to have a strong belief in Zen, Kokuta is said to have meditated before launching his assault upon the canvas, adding or removing gesso mixed with oil, not hesitating to sew the hessian sacks together to form a strong base for his chosen medium and experimenting with the application of sand, shards of quartz and various tools to add texture. This same spirit and attention to detail follows through into his works on paper where he fights with thick washi paper, giving each sheet an individual character, achieving three-dimensional space and unexpected reliefs. This dynamic creative process includes beating and scoring the paper, making it the martyred support of an artist in full transcendence, ready to transpose Kokuta’s every creative or destructive impulse. Each carefully crafted work is a perfectly balanced composition of abstract form which appears via a broad palette of thinly or densely applied gouache, embellished with silver or aluminium powder, rough sand and glistening mica giving the simple washi sheet a new dimension to captivate the eye of the spectator.
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2025
Civilisations, Brussels 2025
22.01.2025 to 26.01.2025
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2024
Printemps Asiatique, Paris
07.06.2024 to 13.06.2024
Leading specialized art and antiques galleries, auction houses and cultural institutions join forces to showcase the richness of Asian art and the dynamism of the French market. 30 galleries are taking part, including a dozen European, British and American galleries in the heart of Paris, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area and in the CT Loo Pagoda in the 8th arrondissement.
Civilisations, Brussels 2024
23.01.2024 to 22.02.2024
The Winter Edition of Civilisations Brussels Art Fair will unfold in the heart of Brussels from January 24th to 28th, 2024, and we are delighted to reveal the participating galleries that will exhibit an exquisite array of Tribal, Asian, and Oriental art in the dynamic district of Sablon. Widely recognised as one of Europe's cultural landmarks, the Sablon district serves as a hub for art enthusiasts and plays host to art dealers from across the globe, creating a vibrant and enriching experience for all participants.
2023
Civilisations, Brussels
01.06.2023 to 18.06.2024
"Tradition" is one of the key elements of the dynamic climate surrounding the Japanese post-war art scene. For many avant-garde artists in Japan, their traditional art and culture were not something of the irrelevant past but were a great source of inspiration, which constantly motivated them to create something new and innovative. This exhibition showcases iconic works of this period – the masterpieces from selected artists of various genres (painting, calligraphy, ceramics, metalwork and sculpture) demonstrate a strong engagement with tradition in diverse manners – their indigenous past is constantly referred to and also challenged. ‘Tradition’ motivated the modernist artists’ intense desire to break from the rigid conventions of the past and to seek for breakthroughs via experimental expression. The artists featured include but are not limited to: the avant-garde calligraphy group Bokujinkai artists, Morita Shiryū (1912-1999) and Inoue Yūichi (1916-1985), the ceramic group Sōdeisha artists, Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001) and Yamada Hikaru (1923-2001), and other abstractionists such as Shinoda Tōkō (1913-2021) and Suda Kokuta (1906-1990) amongst others.
2022
Brussels Winter Show
01.12.2022 to 31.01.2022
A show presenting our last acquisitions
2021
Winter show, Brussels
01.12.2021 to 31.01.2022
A selection of screens, buddhist art and antiques objects
2020
Artspace by Artview, virtual show
25.11.2020 to 29.11.2020
We are proud to participate to the first edition of Artview Space. Artview Space is a beautiful, handcrafted Parisian apartment in which 10 galleries renowned in their field will be given free rein. This unprecedented exhibition will showcase more than 40 selected and exclusive pieces in situ. We are delighted to invite you on this artistic journey filled with unique aesthetic combinations. The resulting experience is an inspiring dialogue between Design, Tribal , Asian, Modern & Contemporary art.
Tefaf Maastricht
07.03.2020 to 15.03.2020
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2019
Tefaf New York
01.11.2019 to 05.11.2019
The Fair, which features 93 of the world’s leading art and antiques dealers, including 10 new exhibitors, showcases top quality, strictly-vetted works from a variety of collecting areas including fine and decorative art from antiquity to 1920, as well as rare books and manuscripts, jewelry, portrait miniatures, arms and armor, and much more. TEFAF has refreshed the conversation and the climate for historic art in America by highlighting its relevance and providing an innovative platform and collector experience.
Asian Art in London
31.10.2019 to 09.11.2019
London's leading Asian art dealers, auction houses and academic and cultural institutions will unite to present an exciting programme of gallery receptions, auctions, lectures, symposia and museum exhibitions. Sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.
Frieze London
03.10.2019 to 06.10.2019
Encompassing works of art from the 12th century to the present day, we bring together a wide range of classical and modern Japanese art within the context of Buddhism and Zen philosophy. Its spirit has inspired not only the Buddhist monks of the past but also the avant-garde artists of the post-war period. The visitors will see a diverse collection, from traditional Buddhist sculpture and calligraphy through to post-war avant-garde painting, which are all deeply connected to the Buddhist philosophy. We present Buddhist figures from 12th to 15th century, showing the essence of the beauty and spirituality of original Japanese sculpture worshipped over the centuries. They are surrounded by the screen, ink calligraphy and hanging scrolls to abstract oil painting; this wide range of artworks from 17th to 20th century are juxtaposed together to demonstrate the development of Japanese art. The artists include: the legendary Buddhist monks and calligraphers Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1768) and Nakahara Nantenbo (1839-1925), the leaders of the avant-garde calligraphy group Bokujinkai, Inoue Yuichi (1916-1985) and Morita Shiryu (1912-1998), the avant-garde painters Suda Kokuta (1906-1990) and Tadasky (b. 1935). Despite the diversity of the works in terms of media, style and periods, the selected monochrome palette creates the aesthetic unity of the stand.
Tefaf Maastricht
16.03.2019 to 24.03.2019
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2018
Asian Art in London
01.11.2018 to 10.10.2018
Our special exhibition for Asian Art in London 2018 showed our recent acquisitions of classic Japanese art and Post-war artists including: Tadasky Key Sato Toko Shinoda Kokuta Suda Kumi Sugai Osamu Suzuki
Tefaf New York
26.10.2018 to 31.10.2018
The Fair, which features 93 of the world’s leading art and antiques dealers, including 10 new exhibitors, showcases top quality, strictly-vetted works from a variety of collecting areas including fine and decorative art from antiquity to 1920, as well as rare books and manuscripts, jewelry, portrait miniatures, arms and armor, and much more. TEFAF has refreshed the conversation and the climate for historic art in America by highlighting its relevance and providing an innovative platform and collector experience.
Tefaf Maastricht
08.03.2018 to 18.03.2018
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2017
Asian Art in London
02.11.2017 to 11.11.2017
London's leading Asian art dealers, auction houses and academic and cultural institutions will unite to present an exciting programme of gallery receptions, auctions, lectures, symposia and museum exhibitions. Sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.
Tefaf New York
28.10.2017 to 01.11.2017
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewellery, 20th century design, and works on paper.
Masterpiece
29.06.2017 to 05.07.2017
Founded in 2010, Masterpiece is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary art fairs, bringing together over 140 of the most distinguished art dealerships and galleries from around the world. Showcasing the finest works of art, design, furniture, jewellery and more, from antiquity to the present day, the fair was held in the beautiful grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, from late June to early July.
Tefaf Maastricht
10.03.2017 to 19.03.2017
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewellery, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2016
Asian Art in London
03.11.2016 to 12.11.2016
INFINITE SPACE The new Japan Gregg Baker Asian Art is proud to present for the first time an exhibition devoted to seven prominent Japanese Avant-garde artists and the work they created in the post-World War II art scene. At the end of the hostilities Japan was under great pressure to modernize and its artists’ also needed to reinvent themselves and their art by exploring new visual forms while carefully preserving their ancestral cultural heritage. Suda Kokuta, Takeo Yamaguchi, Morita Shiryū, Yūichi Inoue, Hisao Domoto, Ochi Kenzo and Tagashige Mori are among those artists for whom art is a mystical experience and its creation a vital daily practice. The lives and work of these men reflect a tireless search for an art of purity, sincerity and transcendence, deeply infused with influences of a culture obsessed with nature, form and texture along with an underlying aesthetic gained by the constant exposure to Buddhism and its philosophy.
Tefaf New York
22.10.2016 to 26.10.2016
TEFAF is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
Tefaf Maastricht
11.03.2016 to 20.03.2016
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2015
Asian Art in London
05.11.2015 to 14.11.2015
London's leading Asian art dealers, auction houses and academic and cultural institutions will unite to present an exciting programme of gallery receptions, auctions, lectures, symposia and museum exhibitions. Sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.
Tefaf Maastricht
13.03.2015 to 22.03.2015
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2014
Asian Art in London
30.10.2014 to 08.11.2014
London's leading Asian art dealers, auction houses and academic and cultural institutions will unite to present an exciting programme of gallery receptions, auctions, lectures, symposia and museum exhibitions. Sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.
Tefaf Maastricht
14.03.2014 to 23.12.2014
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2013
Asian Art in London
31.10.2013 to 09.11.2013
London's leading Asian art dealers, auction houses and academic and cultural institutions will unite to present an exciting programme of gallery receptions, auctions, lectures, symposia and museum exhibitions. Sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.
Tefaf Maastricht
15.03.2013 to 24.03.2013
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.
2012
Asian Art in London
01.11.2012 to 10.11.2012
From 1st to 10th November, London's leading Asian art dealers, auction houses and academic and cultural institutions will unite to present an exciting programme of gallery receptions, auctions, lectures, symposia and museum exhibitions. Sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.
2011
Asian Art in London
03.11.2011 to 12.11.2011
London's leading Asian art dealers, auction houses and academic and cultural institutions will unite to present an exciting programme of gallery receptions, auctions, lectures, symposia and museum exhibitions. Sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.
Masterpiece London
30.06.2011 to 05.07.2011
Founded in 2010, Masterpiece is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary art fairs, bringing together over 140 of the most distinguished art dealerships and galleries from around the world. Showcasing the finest works of art, design, furniture, jewellery and more, from antiquity to the present day, the fair was held in the beautiful grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, from late June to early July.
2010
Masterpiece London
24.06.2010 to 29.06.2010
Founded in 2010, Masterpiece is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary art fairs, bringing together over 140 of the most distinguished art dealerships and galleries from around the world. Showcasing the finest works of art, design, furniture, jewellery and more, from antiquity to the present day, the fair was held in the beautiful grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, from late June to early July.
Tefaf Maastricht
12.03.2010 to 21.03.2010
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, bringing together 7,000 years of art history under one roof. Featuring over 260 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th century design, and works on paper.