Albert Baronian has been invited by Art Antwerp to present his very last booth at an art fair, as Baronian Gallery will permanently close at the end of 2024. Ever since Baronian opened his gallery in 1973 – more than five decades ago – he has been a key player in the local and international gallery scene. At Art Antwerp he will present work by four female artists from his programme: Leen Voet, Tessa Perutz, Charlotte Vander Borght and Toufan Hosseiny. Additionally he will show work by Mekhitar Garabedian, an artist who deals with topics such as migration and diaspora. Like Garabedian’s grandfather, Albert Baronian’s father arrived in Aleppo, Syria, when fleeing from the Armenian Genocide. He later migrated to Antwerp where he met and married his wife in 1932. Because of the heavy bombing during WWII the family moved once more, this time to Brussels, where Albert Baronian was born. Mekhitar Garabedian currently resides in the city where the art fair takes place – creating a full circle which is symbolized in this booth presentation.