Since 1968, Peter Downsbrough (1940, New Jersey – 2024, Brussels) has made over one hundred books. For the first time, BOOOOOKS offers an opportunity to hone in on the self-published and freely-editioned works of Downsbrough, giving an overview of this impressive component of his oeuvre. Peter Downsbrough belonged to that first generation of artists —including colleagues such as Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, and Lawrence Weiner in New York; and John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, and Allan Ruppersberg in California— who use the book as a means for presenting their work. Consequently, one could consider that he approaches the book as the ultimate exhibition space, one in which he continuously regroups reflections, images, associations, compositions, and proportions.

On Friday 30.05, at 14:00 and 16:00, BOOOOOKS is hosting a double book launch of publications by Peter Downsbrough with Tonini Editore (IT) and ImageBeeld (BE).

Situated in the street-facing entrance of a graphic design studio and living space, in 2025, BOOOOOKS presents a programme of consecutive presentations of independent publishing practices, running alongside a year-long cycle of cumulative displays of the practice of artist Aaron Harris.

New works will be added to the exhibition on the occasion of Antwerp Art Weekend. On Sunday 01.06, the performance by Iván López: Sync, for snare drum by Gene Koshinski, will take place intermittently throughout the afternoon.

Harris is a painter based in Antwerp, originally trained as a graphic designer, his practice is informed by an eye for colour and composition. His works capture details and snapshots of places and objects, often featuring or alluding to traces of human touch.