Slow start for Brussels Gallery Weekend

Brussels has gained a reputation as the next Berlin and Europes best-kept secret, thanks to a combination of low rents and a high number of art collectors. But as Brussels Gallery Weekend kicked-started the international art season on Thursday (8 September), international collectors and curators largely stayed away and some local galleries opted out of the official programme (which charges 3,000).
The event is having a bit of a slow start, says the Brussels-based collector Alain Servais, who is