September traditionally marks the start of the new art season, and this year it offers a variety of exciting exhibitions for lovers of minimalist art.
In Paris, Peter Kilchmann Gallery, in collaboration with Peter Freeman, is showing new installations by Brazilian artist Fernanda Gomes, while David Zwirner, also in Paris, is presenting large-format paintings by Suzan Frecon. In Shanghai, Perrotin presents Bernar Venet’s “Archetypes” and in London, Sam Lock explores questions of time and transience at Cadogan Gallery. In Brussels, Mathieu Bonardet introduces color into his minimalist drawings for the first time at the Michèle Schoonjans Gallery and in New Canaan ARDEN + WHITE Gallery presents the works of Sarah Stevenson and Matthew Feyld.
These are my favorites for this month. If you want to explore all shows, click here.
Fernanda Gomes
Paris, Peter Kilchmann & Peter Freeman, Inc.
13 September → 25 Oktober 2025
Peter Kilchmann Gallery opens the new season in Paris with an exhibition by Brazilian artist Fernanda Gomes. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1960, Gomes is known for her contemporary installations that combine painting and sculpture. She works with materials such as wood, cardboard, and plaster, which are processed on site. Influenced by Brazilian Constructivism and Neo Concretismo, her works create poetic connections through subtle spatial changes and invite mental reflection. This is her first personal project in Paris in over a decade and her second solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition is being held in collaboration with Peter Freeman, Inc. and will be presented across two venues.
More information here.
Sam Lock – The Forest, The Flood, The Sky
London, Cadogan Gallery
10 September → 25 Oktober 2025
In London, Cadogan Gallery presents a new solo exhibition by British artist Sam Lock. This marks the tenth exhibition with the artist and a significant milestone in his artistic journey. Lock’s works explore themes of time, memory, and impermanence, navigating the space between the physical and the metaphysical. Lock’s pieces reflect contrasts and connections, moving between presence and absence, materiality and abstraction.
More information here.
Suzan Frecon: The Light Factory
Paris, David Zwirner
30 August → 04 October 2025
David Zwirner presents an exhibition by American artist Suzan Frecon in Paris. This is her ninth solo exhibition at the gallery and her first in Paris since 1999. On display are large-format oil paintings and richly textured works on paper that reflect Frecon’s longstanding interest in abstract art. Her works are characterized by asymmetrical forms and precise spatial relationships, with light playing an integral role.
More information here.
Bernar Venet: Archetypes
Shanghai, Perrotin
12 September → 24 October 2025
The exhibition “Archetypes” at Perrotin Shanghai presents a focused reflection on the curved line by French conceptual artist Bernar Venet. In this show, five sculptures, four works on paper, and a performance explore geometry, entropy, and the interplay of control and chance. The exhibition meditates on structures that are at once architectural and unpredictable, offering a philosophical take on abstraction and materiality.
More information coming soon
Mathieu Bonardet – Chaosmos
Brussels, Michèle Schoonjans Gallery
04 September → 25 October 2025
Michèle Schoonjans Gallery presents Chaosmos, the first solo exhibition in Belgium by Franco-Belgian artist Mathieu Bonardet. Known for his minimalist black-and-white compositions, Bonardet now introduces color for the first time. His drawings explore tensions between structure and slippage, balance and disruption. With tones of yellow and green, color becomes a disruptive, energetic force. Chaosmos signals a new direction for Bonardet, where color introduces vulnerability and the possibility of transformation.
More information here.
A Line Is A Dot That Went For A Walk
New Canaan, Arden+White Gallery
05 September → 04 October 2025
Arden & White Gallery, in collaboration with Blouin Division and curated by Erika Del Vecchio, presents the group show “A line is a dot that went for a walk”. The exhibition features new works by Montreal artists Sarah Stevenson and Matthew Feyld. Inspired by Paul Klee’s concept of a line as an active gesture, Stevenson’s installations feature colored filaments that drift into space, while Feyld’s paintings explore the tension between surface and void. Both artists embody a minimalist approach, emphasizing proportion, balance, and clarity, transforming simple marks into profound perceptions of space and movement.
More information here.
