2024-01-06 19:22:00
Fanny Genicot, bookseller at the Bortier gallery ©DR
On social networks, the announcement of the closure of La Bouquinerie (the business overlooking the street) caused a stir. Some believed in the total closure of the charming gallery to make way for a Horeca project. “No, a business has just closed, but the other bookstores remain open,” insists Fanny Genicot, who does not plan to leave her counter anytime soon, but fears for the “noise” generated with the arrival of Horeca activities.
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Because if some businesses are unchanging, many things are indeed regarding to change in the gallery. A food market space like the Wolf should notably take up residence “by spring”, booksellers have learned. Several commercial units would be affected. According to Bruzz, a fishmonger, a butcher, a beer and wine store, a florist, a café and a record store are expected.
“We are distorting the gallery”
On the other side of the gallery, the space of the publisher Philippe Capart is also “on an ejection seat”. Its lease has not been renewed, and the publisher is already packing up. “We have already found a location near the Ball Court,” he said with sadness in his soul, referring to “sabotage”. “We love this gallery. We want to stay there. With these new projects, we will distort the gallery, we will lose a unique side to Brussels. There’s no overview.”
Philippe Capart, editor who is preparing to leave the Bortier gallery ©DR
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