dépendance was founded in late 2003. The gallery sees itself as more than a commercial space and shares its artists’ critical views. Since the very beginning, dépendance introduced young artists to Brussels when they were relatively unknown and are now still affiliated with the gallery; dépendance held the first international exhibitions for artists such as Sergej Jensen, Haegue Yang, Michaela Eichwald, Jana Euler and Peter Wächtler. Thomas Bayrle, Michael Krebber, Richard Aldrich and Ed Atkins all showed in Belgium for the first time with dépendance. The gallery tries to strike a balance between emerging and more established artists.