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Selected Works
Group Show - Brussels 22 Apr 2025 The Charles Riva Collection is proud to inaugurate its new exhibition space in the heart of Brussels, a magnificent townhouse that provides a refined and intimate setting for showcasing the collection's most iconic works. This inaugural presentation places a special spotlight on American artist Christopher Wool . As visitors enter,... Read more -
Selected Works
Group Show - Dubai 14 Apr 2025 Marking its first presence in the Middle East, the Charles Riva Collection presented a curated group exhibition in Dubai during Art Dubai 2025. The show brought together seminal works from Riva’s renowned international holdings, alongside his latest acquisition: Mute by London-based painter Preslav Kostov. Kostov’s expressive figurative language stood in... Read more
Past
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LEVEL PART TWO
Laffanour Galerie Downtown Paris 3 - 26 Oct 2024 Laffanour | Galerie Downtown is delighted to unveil the exhibition “LEVEL Part II”, in
collaboration with Charles Riva Collection and François Laffanour and collector and curator Charles Riva bring together contemporary artworks by international artists with iconic pieces by 20th-century designers during Art Basel Paris Read more -
SANS TITRE
Charles Riva Collection x Wynn Fine Art 8 Feb - 14 Jun 2024 Sans Titre included prominent artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Sherrie Levine, Ed Ruscha, Robert Motherwell, Richard Prince, and George Condo. The title Sans Titre reflects a common practice in contemporary art, where artworks are often left untitled to invite open interpretation. The exhibition brought together a diverse array... Read more -
Intersection
Group show - Brussels 9 Sep - 21 Oct 2023
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LEVEL
Group show - Brussels 18 Apr - 1 Jul 2023 Charles Riva is particularly fond of this idea of putting works of different origins in relation, which stems from his desire to break away from the white cube concept which is typical for contemporary art galleries. The collaboration with François Laffanour, whom he has known for a long time, was therefore a natural choice: a cross between furniture and graphic arts, mutually enriching each other, with pieces of exceptional quality, hence the ambitious title of the exhibition LEVEL.
The exhibition presents on one hand, modern design, with major figures such as Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier, enhanced with some poetic design pieces by contemporary Korean designer, Choï Byung Hoon. On the other hand, the public will discover a selection of works by contemporary American artists such as Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince and the conceptual artist Christopher Woo. The exhibition creates an aesthetic complementarity between these two worlds, under the watchful eye of François Laffanour and Charles Riva. Through this collaboration, the duo implement the vision of art they share: to enhance the works by contextualizing them, by creating real living spaces at the crossroads of interior architecture. Read more
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LEVEL
Group show - Paris 23 Mar - 20 May 2023 Charles Riva has long been drawn to the idea of creating dialogues between works of different origins—a desire rooted in his ambition to move beyond the traditional white cube model typical of contemporary art galleries. The result is LEVEL—an ambitious title for an ambitious exhibition.
The show unfolds in two parts. On one side: icons of modern design, including Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret, and Le Corbusier, alongside the poetic minimalism of contemporary Korean designer Choï Byung Hoon. On the other: bold works by major American contemporary artists such as Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince, and conceptual artist Christopher Wool.
Together, these objects and artworks create a compelling visual tension—complementary, contrasting, and deeply interconnected. Under the curatorial guidance of Laffanour and Riva, LEVEL becomes more than an exhibition; it becomes a living environment, a space where design and contemporary art are elevated through context and proximity.
This is not just about showing great works—it's about reimagining how we live with them. Read more -
Entre Chien et Loup
Group show - Brussels 27 Apr - 9 Jul 2022 Set against the twilight hour invoked by the title—entre chien et loup , the poetic French phrase for dusk when the line between dog and wolf blurs—the exhibition explores the tension and harmony between form and gesture, design and fine art. The result is a powerful, sensorial experience that transcends... Read more -
STELLA / SPERLING
Brussels 8 Sep - 20 Nov 2021 Read more -
Selected Works From The Collection
Group show - Brussels 16 May 2020 - 10 Jul 2021 We are presenting work by: Georg Baselitz Jean Cocteau Philip Guston Mike Kelley Jutta Koether John Miller Francis Picabia Pablo Picasso Ed Ruscha Tom Wesselman All images © Hugard & Vanoverschelde, photography Read more
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Candida Höfer – Hiroshi Sugimoto – Thomas Ruff Selected works
Brussels 5 Sep 2019 - 29 Mar 2020 In collaboration with Arthur de Ganay Collection. © Hugard & Vanoverschelde, photography Read more -
SUN WOMEN
Group show - Brussels 24 Apr - 29 Jun 2019 © Hugard & Vanoverschelde, photography Read more -
American Abstract
Group show - Brussels 28 Sep 2018 - 23 Feb 2019 American Abstract
Robert Motherwell
Christopher Wool
Sam Francis
Sam Gilliam
Cheyney Thompson
Contemporary Art
Charles Riva Collection
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George Condo, Selected Works
Brussels 18 Apr - 20 Jul 2018 George Condp
Painting
Contemporary Art
Charles Riva
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ANIMALS
Group show - Brussels 29 Sep 2017 - 17 Feb 2018 ANIMALS looks to reflect on the position and representation of the Animal, particularly in the field of contemporary sculpture. Assembling diverse forms, various techniques and mediums, the exhibition suggests a contemporary bestiary, to present the relationship with the animal world. Worshiped, sacred, sacrificed or naturalised, the figure of the animal... Read more -
Frank Stella
Brussels 19 Apr 2017 - 17 Feb 2018 Frank Stella
Brussels
Modern Art
Contemporary Art
Polish Villages
Charles Riva
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The Power and the Glory
Group show - Brussels 14 Oct 2016 - 18 Feb 2017 Pierre Yves Desaive, art historian and curator is collaborating with the collection for this exhibition and brings together works of Harry Benson, Roe Ethridge, John Giorno, Andy Hope 1930, Jonathan Horowitz, Nathan Hylden, Hervé Ic, Mike Kelley, Sherrie Levine , John Miller, Jonathan Meese, Paul McCarthy, David Ostrowski, Richard Prince,... Read more -
Steven Shearer
Brussels 22 Apr 2015 - 29 Feb 2016 In 2006, the MUHKA (Antwerp) dedicated an exhibition entitled Intertidal to the community, in which Shearer, of course, took centre stage, with about ten works. In 2011, the artist was selected to represent Canada at the Biennale di Venezia: his appearance, which did not go unnoticed, gave meaning to work... Read more
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Mapplethorpe
Brussels 10 Sep 2014 - 28 Feb 2015 We find in the selection made by Charles Riva the inescapable figure of Patti Smith, who was the muse and the accomplice of Mapplethorpe. The cliché is prominent here of the androgynous singer illustrating the cover of her first album Horses, as well as a more intimate photography, where the... Read more -
Sherri Levine: Selected Works
Brussels 8 Nov 2013 - 15 Mar 2014 Levine is known for her series of re-photographed works by famous photographers like Eliot Porter, Edward Weston, and Walker Evans. Her production includes a wide range of medium including photography, painting, and sculpture. She has worked with the concept of appropriation for more than 30 years, revisiting works from various... Read more -
Made in New York
Group show - Brussels 23 Apr 2013 - 19 Jul 2014 Their work testifies of the emergence on the American east coast of a new pictorial language questioning the status of the paint and that of the picture, in a time when digital technology upsets the codes of representation. © Hugard & Vanoverschelde, photography Read more -
Sterling Ruby, Selected Works
Brussels 18 Apr - 13 Oct 2013 Ruby’s critique of minimalism and its repressive and rigid lines have resulted in his exploitation of the limitations of form, scale and materials. His highly diverse works unapologetically deal with the constant conflicts of contemporary society, specifically the dynamics between the desires of the individual versus the confines of societal... Read more
