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Inspired by the visionary spirit of Walter and Nicole Leblanc, the Foundation launches a new programme of exhibitions, residencies, and events, reaffirming its commitment to artistic inquiry, international dialogue, and critical engagement with the urgencies of our time.

International ongoing exhibitions

Marlene Almeida andWalter Leblanc, Terra Agônica

Walter and Nicole Leblanc Foundation, Berchem (Belgium)

28.05 - 26.09.2025

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Opening May 28, 2025, Terra Agônica brings together Brazilian artist Marlene Almeida and Walter Leblanc in a striking encounter between materiality, gesture, and process. A distinctive voice in Latin American contemporary art, Almeida’s practice unfolds at the confluence of art, ecology, and ancestral memory. For over five decades, she has developed a singular body of work rooted in the material and symbolic richness of the earth. Since the 1970s, she has investigated the expressive potential of natural pigments, particularly mineral clays and plant-based binders, collected from across Brazil’s diverse geological and cultural landscapes. These pigments are not merely tools, but the very substance of her aesthetic, philosophical, and political enquiry. Terra Agônica marks Almeida’s first presentation in Belgium.

Best known for his torsions, monochromes, and experiments with light, Walter Leblanc’s early work reveals a lesser-known yet crucial phase in his career—one where the tactile qualities of matter take center stage. These formative explorations offer new insight into the evolution of his engagement with rhythm, structure, and perception, and open a dialogue with Almeida’s materially grounded, process-driven practice.

Exhibition 28 May - 26 September 2025. Walter & Nicole Leblanc Foundation, Chau. de Gand 1118 - 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Belgium).

Walter Leblanc, composition abstraite, 1958