Artists

Chloe Wise, Christian Quin Newell, Christopher Hartmann, Cece Philips, Konrad Zukowski, Amanda Wall

Press release

Almine Rech Brussels is pleased to present 'Summer show: After the Encounter', a group show featuring Cece Philips, Christian Quin Newell, Christopher Hartmann, Chloe Wise, Amanda Wall, and Konrad Żukowski, on view from July 4 to August 1, 2026. How often, walking down a crowded city street, or looking out a train window, does one wonder about the countless lives flickering by? In 'After the Encounter' Almine Rech Brussels presents a selection of paintings that speak to that impulse, centering private moments, dreams, and imagined worlds. Together, deeply idiosyncratic scenes become shared reflections, each work contributing to a collective sense of humanity. Featuring Cece Philips, Christian Quin Newell, Christopher Hartmann, Chloe Wise, Amanda Wall, and Konrad Żukowski, the show brings together artists who transform lived experience into expressive form. Intimacy is as a guiding force, with feeling taking precedence over explanation, and sensation over narrative. Vivid images and unguarded emotions surface with quiet intensity, the canvas becoming a space where interior worlds become visible. — Louisa Mahoney, Researcher