Bastien VIVÈS Héritages

Bastien Vivès, talented and controversial exponent of the art of the comic book, exhibiting for the first time in Brussels.

From 12 April to 11 May 2024, the Huberty & Breyne gallery (Brussels) is hosting the first Belgian exhibition of the work of Bastien Vivès.

Since his exhibition at the 2023 Angoulême International Comics Festival was cancelled due to controversy, this has been a particularly turbulent year for the French cartoonist – a recipient, in equal measure, of criticism and praise.

The Huberty & Breyne gallery (Brussels) is showing a selection of over 70 watercolour illustrations by Bastien Vivès, the majority of them new works.  

The exhibition reveals the impact of recent events on the author’s imagination while demonstrating his technique and enormous talent.

Héritage… The inheritance of Bastien Vivès. The inheritance of an avid reader of time-honoured comics like Boule et Bill, Gotlib, Tintin, Astérix and The Smurfs… This is a subtle analysis of a universe that draws primarily on the 9th art but also on the world of cinema and the TV series of the author’s childhood (The Muppet Show, etc.) – an aknowledgement of both where Bastien Vivès finds himself today and where he has come from.  

For Vivès, this exhibition is also an opportunity to disclose the impact of the recent controversies on both himself and his work. He does so by resorting to characteristic humour and absurdity, although his work ultimately amounts to much more than these.  

OPENING  
Thursday 11 April 2024, from 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm
in the presence of the artist

EXHIBITION
From Friday 12 April 2024
to Saturday 11 May 2024

BRUXELLES | Châtelain
33, place du Châtelain
Wednesday > Saturday 11.00 am – 6.00 pm