how storefront canopies shape architecture and urban identityEgon Van Herreweghe transforms the storefront canopy, one of the most overlooked architectural elements of the city, into the subject of his latest solo exhibition. Presented at Footnote Gallery in Ghent, The Menu brings together four sculptural reproductions of storefront canopies that reference familiar urban typologies, from a French bistro and Italian gelateria to a Greek taverna and Chinese takeaway. Detached from their original buildings, the works investigate how architectural details communicate identity long before anyone steps inside. In The Menu, Van Herreweghe isolates these familiar structures from their functional role, presenting them as sculptures whose primary purpose is no longer protection but signification. Footnote Gallery was reconfigured with new partition walls, and the passage leading to the rear of the space was closed, preventing the canopies from framing an entrance.