( s o o n ) is an independent private gallery space
showcasing up-and-coming talent, from within and outside our Belgian borders.
Situated in a duplex apartment on the 13th floor of the Riverside Tower, a brutalist gem by renowned architects Léon Stynen and Paul De Meyer overlooking the river, the rich cultural city of Antwerp and the harbour.

Locating the gallery in a residential home provides a unique setting for artists to show
their work and allows the audience to spend more time than usual in the gallery,
fully absorbing the creative atmosphere.

The artistic vision of the gallery is not fixed and will evolve over time and with experience gained. We will look into the possibility of residencies in the future.
The duplex is the last original duplex in the tower.
making it a proper architectural time capsule.

Looking froward to welcome you here in Antwerp ( s o o n ) !

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    ( s o o n ) is pleased to present WAG THE DOG, the first solo exhibition of Jef Staut.

    Staut's background in hand-drawn animation continues to shape his practice, where drawing, repetition, sequencing and variation remain central to his process. He draws the same forms again and again until they evolve into a new ‘alphabet’. Through this repetitive process, he becomes intimately familiar with the lines that define each shape, until they can be stretched, twisted, or redirected in ways that make the familiar feel strange, yet still somehow reasonable.

    Staut's visual vocabulary begins to resemble letters, signs, or symbols. Their combinations suggest an invented script — a language that looks as though it ought to mean something, while refusing to settle into a fixed meaning. It is a kind of poetic make-believe, convincing enough to send the eye searching for meaning. It looks for a system. It finds one, briefly. Then loses it again.

    Staut's paintings might be understood as animation made static — or, conversely, as painting that still behaves as though it could move. Perhaps this is where the exhibition's title returns: when the logic of an image becomes strong enough, the tail begins to wag the dog.

    All welcome!

    OPENING WEEKEND
    26 - 27 September 2026 | 14h - 18h
    FINISSAGE WEEKEND
    14 - 15 November 2026 | 14h - 18h

    or by appointment

    Please be aware the gallery is not open every weekend but only during the open weekends mentioned above and by appointment.

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  • ( s o o n ) duplex | architectural time capsule

    Welcome to ( s o o n ) duplex!
    This spacious 2-bedroom flat is the last original duplex in the magnificent brutalist gem, Riverside Tower (1972), designed by renowned Belgian architects Leon Stynen and Paul De Meyer.

    In 2022 the building celebrated its 50th birthday and this milestone was marked by the publication of a book by architectural historian and architect Marc Dubois: ‘Riverside Tower Antwerpen, Iconische woontoren | Modern erfgoed’. Unfortunately the book is sold out in most bookstores.

    Besides being an architectural treasure and a fantastic home to live in, the duplex offers breathtaking views over the city of Antwerp and the harbour.