Belgian Art & Design Fair

belgian — as to the gaze. ba&df focuses on the work of belgian artists and designers. often noticed abroad, they are just as often overlooked in their own country. our gaze is belgian, without necessarily defining what exactly this belgian gaze stands for. because it probably cannot be defined. as it probably does not want be to either. it would rather exist as a contradiction. and embrace that contradiction. art — on one side. the term art refers to a domain. a collection of disciplines. a field. at the same time, the art world never stops changing. with constantly innovating collaborations between artists, galleries, exhibition organizers, collectors, patrons and curators. ba&df wants to give this complexity a chance to show and develop itself. with like-minded and dissenting people – perhaps mostly dissenters. with tatjana pieters as curator. design – on the other hand. the term design also refers to a domain. a field of expertise. a craft. with creators, designers, crafts, compan