On the occasion of the re-opening of its renovated gallery space, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, is pleased to announce the first european Gallery solo show of Aaron Young.

Aaron Young is well-known for the performances he did in New York, Moscow and Naples.
During these performances, the audience witnesses motorcyclists, following the artist's instructions, riding on metal panels painted with superposed monochrome layers of paintings, burning off the surface layer with their tires, revealing the color layers underneath, and thus creating true 'Action paintings'.

Aaron Young skilfully assumes the role of American rebel and hero, with creative freedom and essentially american identity, expressing a critical vision of America while embodying it.

For his first solo show at the Gallery, Aaron Young will present a series of new works, including sculptures.

Aaron Young was born in 1972 in San Francisco. He attended San Francisco Art Institute in 2001 and then received an MFA from Yale University in 2004. His work has been exhibited internationally for instance at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City (2005), the Whitney Biennial, New York (2006), the Serpentine Gallery, London (2006) and the 2nd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, (2007).

He lives and works in New York and Miami.