A curatorial dialogue between Colnaghi's historical collection and some pieces created by COSEINCORSO for the gallery's interior.

THE ORDER OF THINGS

Narrow gap between dark gray curtains revealing a window and beige interior beyond
Interior view through dark wood glass doors into a bright classical gallery with ornate arches, track lighting, and a classical statue on a black pedestal
Elegant library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, art books, black ceramic sculptures, a hanging glass lantern, wood-paneled door, and parquet flooring.

For its first participation in BGW Rendez-Vous, Colnaghi Brussels invited COSEINCORSO to curate The Order of Things. Rather than a chronological survey, the exhibition was conceived as an interior — recalling a private collection or an artist's studio — where paintings, antiquities and design could sit side by side and speak to one another.

We began by selecting works from the gallery's own collection, choosing pieces whose material, form and subject would open a dialogue rather than simply illustrate a period. Around this selection, we designed the scenography for the show and conceived two new pieces, a screen and a bench, made specifically to hold the space and frame the works within it.

Our own contemporary objects and photographs were then placed in direct relation to Colnaghi's paintings and antiquities — connected not by date, but by shared questions of material, craft and use. The result is an installation where each work keeps its own history while gaining new meaning from what stands beside it.

Contemporary art gallery interior with a classical stone torso sculpture on a black pedestal, framed photographs, white walls, track lighting, and ornate railing
Elegant living room with a framed sketch, ornate mirror, decorative fireplace, and beige carpet.
Bright minimalist interior with framed black-and-white artwork, black pedestal holding a trophy-shaped sculpture, ornate white railing, and sunlit window.
Elegant interior with ornate wooden double doors, a black vase on a pedestal, white paneled walls, and hardwood floors
The Fiasca
Modern black sculptural bench in an elegant room with herringbone wood flooring and tall windows
The Witness
White wall with decorative paneling, a modern wall sconce, wood trim, and parquet flooring
The Mirror of Simple Souls (medium)
Elegant white paneled room with framed black-and-white torso artwork, ornate fireplace, tall windows with drapes, and herringbone wood flooring
Modern interior with black pedestal sculptures, a shallow bowl, and a hand sculpture against a paneled wall.
The Drago Bowl
Large black folding room divider standing on beige carpet in front of bright windows with Roman shades
The Treshold