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The Power and The Glory
Opening on the eve of the now infamous 2016 US elections, “The Power and The Glory” set out to examine the tension between an artist’s desire to shine and their desire to exist.
![HARRY BENSON, Donald Trump, The Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City, 1990. Photo: Harry Benson CBE. © Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25177/2023-06-23_10-15-58_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg?v=1519803719 640w, /site/assets/files/25177/2023-06-23_10-15-58_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg?v=234068911 1024w)
“The Power and The Glory” features a selection of works from the Brussels-based Charles Riva Collection in order to evoke the ambivalence of the art world – something that is too dissimilar from politics in its quest for recognition and conquest of power.
With the current state of US affairs, the uncertainty of the new presidency and the havoc that could potentially be caused, the exhibition plays with references of power – political power in particular.
The exhibition includes works by John Miller, Paul McCarthy, Sherrie Levine, Josh Smith, David Ostrowski, Roe Ethridge and Nathan Hylden to name a few, and Pierre Yves Desaive, art historian and curator, collaborated with the collection for the show.
![JOHN MILLER, The Edge of Night, 2008. © Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-16-38_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-16-38_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![JONATHAN HOROWITZ, Rainbow American Flag on Orange Field II for Jaspers in the Style of the Artists Boyfriend, 2015. Courtesy Jonathan Horowitz and Xavier Hufkens Brussels. © Thomas Mueller, New York](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-16-50_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-16-50_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![PAUL MCCARTHY, Brancusi tree - Butt plug, 2007. © Charles Riva Collection and Paul McCarthy](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-16-52_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-16-52_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![JOHN GIORNO, I Want to Cum in Your Heart, 2016. © Charles Riva Collection and John Giorno](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-12_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-12_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![(l–r) PAUL MCCARTHY, Pirate Party Photograph Portfolio, 2005; HERVÉ IC, La mort c'est l'autre, 2001. © Charles Riva Collection; Paul McCarthy; Hervé Ic / Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-30_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-30_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![(l–r) JOHN MILLER, The Edge of Night, 2008; PAUL MCCARTHY, Brancusi tree - Butt plug, 2007. © Charles Riva Collection; Paul McCarthy; Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-50_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-50_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![(l–r) HARRY BENSON, Hillary Clinton, Blue Room, The White House, Washington DC, 1995. Photo: Harry Benson CBE; Donald Trump, New York City Office, 2016. Photo: Harry Benson CBE; REENA SPAULINGS, Untitled (Flag), 2008; ANDY HOPE 1930, Phoenix, 2006; NATHAN HYLDEN, Untitled, 2007; JOSH SMITH, Air de Paris (Announcement Painting) (White), 2006; Air de Paris (Announcement Painting) (Little White), 2006; DAVID OSTROWSKI, F (H), 2013. © Charles Riva Collection and Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-31_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-17-31_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![(l–r) HARRY BENSON, Donald Trump, The Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City, 1990. Photo: Harry Benson CBE; SHERRIE LEVINE, False God, 2007; JONATHAN HOROWITZ, Rainbow American Flag on Orange Field II for Jaspers in the Style of the Artists Boyfriend, 2015 Courtesy Jonathan Horowitz and Xavier Hufkens Brussels. © Charles Riva Collection, Thomas Mueller, Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-00_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-00_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![ROE ETHRIDGE, New York (Osgood Pond), 2001. © Charles Riva Collection and Roe Ethridge](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-13_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-13_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![JONATHAN MEESE, Napoleon de large, 2006. © Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-16_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-16_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![ANDY HOPE 1930, Wonder, 2006. © Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-18_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-18_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![MIKE KELLEY, Heavy - Hangin’- Horny, 1989. © Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-45_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-18-45_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
![MIKE KELLEY, Emerald Eyehole, 1989. © Hugard and Vanoverschelde](/site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-19-01_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg 640w, /site/assets/files/25180/2023-06-23_10-19-01_the-power-and-the-glory_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg 1024w)
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