Abu Dhabi, UAE — 19–23 November 2025 | Booth M28, Manarat Al Saadiyat
For its second year at Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Ars Belga / Boghossian–Matthu presents NATURE(S) — a compelling curated exhibition where nature emerges not as scenery, but as emotion, force, energy, and memory. Featuring a remarkable roster of international artists, the exhibition redefines how we see and experience the natural world in contemporary art.
A Global Dialogue: Nature as Memory, Myth & Living Presence
Moving beyond traditional landscapes, NATURE(S) presents nature as a powerful, almost sentient presence. The exhibition brings together diverse artistic lineages—from Brazil to Korea, the Mediterranean to Indigenous Amazonian cosmologies—each revealing how nature shapes identity, imagination, and collective memory.
At Booth M28, visitors encounter artworks that vibrate with color, tension, gesture, and material innovation — a fresh and profound take on what “nature” means today.
Brazilian Masters: Color, Myth & Organic Texture
The late Brazilian artist Chico da Silva—known for his luminous mythological creatures—offers a radiant view of nature as fantasy and spirit. His Untitled (1968) gouache work unfurls a universe where birds, beings, and symbols blur between folklore and imagination.
Alongside him, Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato presents textured paintings that bind nature to the intimacy of community life, landscapes, and memory.
Mediterranean Dreamscapes from Salvo
Italian artist Salvo contributes poetic snapshots of Mediterranean light.
His work Ora di pranzo (2007) captures serenity through softened color, refined geometry, and an almost dreamlike quiet—inviting viewers into a world where nature holds time still.
Indigenous Voices: The Power of Jaider Esbell
Brazilian Indigenous artist Jaider Esbell, whose work channels Makuxi cosmology, presents paintings that pulse with meaning, spirit, and resistance.
His Untitled (2020) piece merges acrylic and permanent marker in a living, breathing composition that explores interconnected worlds, ancestral knowledge, and environmental guardianship.
Korean Material Poetry: Hanji as Structure & Spirit
Korean artists Lee Jin Woo and Chun Kwang Young reinterpret nature through material transformation. Working with hanji (traditional Korean paper), they sculpt, layer, and manipulate the material into meditative forms that echo stone, wood, and earth—becoming visual metaphors for structure, resilience and time. Their works emphasise nature as matter, not just image.
Elemental Forces: Gesture, Magnetism & Energy
Master artists Hans Hartung, Takis, Lee Ufan, and Lee Dong-Youb explore the wild, unseen forces of nature—motion, tension, silence, and magnetism—transformed into abstract gestures.
Their works embrace nature as energy rather than imagery, making the exhibition conceptually rich and emotionally alive.
When Art Meets Living Space: Design by Popus Editions
Extending the exhibition’s narrative beyond the canvas, Popus Editions presents exceptional design pieces that blur the boundary between art, environment, and the spaces we live in. These curated objects echo the exhibition’s core message: that nature shapes not only art, but how we inhabit our world.
A Must-See Exhibition at Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2025
NATURE(S) stands out as one of the most intellectually and visually dynamic presentations at this year’s fair. By uniting cross-cultural visions of nature—mythical, material, emotional, and abstract—the exhibition invites visitors to rethink their relationship with the world around them.
📍 Booth M28, Manarat Al Saadiyat
📅 19–23 November 2025
⏰ 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
