The Power and the Glory: Group show - Brussels

14 October 2016 - 18 February 2017

Overview

Charles Riva collection is opening a new exhibition around a very topical issue.

On the eve of the US elections, “The Power and The Glory” metaphorically examines the tension that exists between an artist’s desire to shine and his or her desire to exist, like in the world of politics.

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, Josh Smith and Reena Spaulings. The exhibition features a selection of works from the collection to evoke the ambivalence of the art world, which is not too dissimilar from politics in its quest for recognition and conquest of power, its quest for meaning and search for truth.