BOUTROS Gallery

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• Max and Kendall graduated with master's degrees in painting from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2025 and 2026 respectively. They present their work in a duo show. Kendall De Rue is a Belgian artist based in Antwerp. His work draws on the streams of thought and systems to which we are subject as individuals: from sociological observations of architectural and social differences to national symbolism and the influence of a consumer society. Symbolism plays a crucial role here, especially when it carries political or ideological connotations. His work stems from a certain skepticism toward established values and nostalgias that idealize or distort the past. These images and ideas are examined and stripped of their original meaning, until paintings emerge that visually dissect these structures. Max Van De Perre began his training as a graphic artist, focusing primarily on lithography. His artistic process gradually led him to painting. During that process, Van de Perre realized that he didn’t need to invent something new or undergo a long period of research to evolve his work, but that by looking at his surroundings differently—at road markings, buildings, textile patterns, the layout of a pack of cigarettes—he could adopt those forms and interpret their essence with paint on canvas. Max completed a post-master's program at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe in June.
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  Max Van De Perre and Kendall De Rue - Gestalten

  Until 17 Oct 2026

  
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