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Ballon Rouge Collective curator Evelyn Simons on collective speculation

Ballon Rouge Collective curator Evelyn Simons on collective speculation

We put a few questions to Brussels-based curator Evelyn Simons on her current exhibition with Philip Janssens, about being at the forefront of an international movement, and why they needed a thousand tulips.

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“We’d rather invite the guys you probably never heard of.” Splḗn co-founder Felix Claus on the next energetic edition

“We’d rather invite the guys you probably never heard of.” Splḗn co-founder Felix Claus on the next energetic edition

With the next edition of energetic festival Splḗn hosted this coming weekend, we put a few questions to co-founder Felix Claus about breaking the music festival mould, championing up-and-coming artists and how to keep energy levels high.

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“I want to create something that can stand on its own.” Midnight Chardonnay founder Mamiko Motto on the debut edition of her nomadic festival concept

“I want to create something that can stand on its own.” Midnight Chardonnay founder Mamiko Motto on the debut edition of her nomadic festival concept

With the first edition of Midnight Chardonnay hosted this coming Saturday at Antwerp's Het Bos, we put a few questions to founder Mamiko Motto.

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“Fighting against an unequal relationship”: Kaaitheater’s Katleen Van Langendonck on WoWmen! 2018

“Fighting against an unequal relationship”: Kaaitheater’s Katleen Van Langendonck on WoWmen! 2018

Brussels-based performing arts centre Kaaitheater’s artistic programmer Katleen Van Langendonck spills the beans on this year’s program of WoWmen!, kicking off this Monday 5th.

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Interrogating the individual: Island’s Emmanelle Indekeu on Me, me, me, me

Interrogating the individual: Island’s Emmanelle Indekeu on Me, me, me, me

Curator Emmanuelle Indekeu unpicks the temporality and pertinence of bringing artists together for Brussels-based gallery Island's current exhibition, whilst tapping into her own creative inspirations

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Digging deep into the Acker process: Florian Fischer on To Name Herstory

Digging deep into the Acker process: Florian Fischer on To Name Herstory

It's your last chance to catch To Name Herstory, and director Florian Fischer gives his own interrogative take on Kathy Acker's intentions and discusses the challenges of transforming her work into theatre for the occasion.

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Bridging the makers with the viewers: Eva Van Tongeren on Visite’s fourth edition

Bridging the makers with the viewers: Eva Van Tongeren on Visite’s fourth edition

With the opening night of their fourth edition set at Brussels' Beursschouwburg this Wednesday, the rest of Visite will be carried out in its home-base Het Bos till 3rd of March.

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On battling indifference

On battling indifference

Based off of an interview with S.M.A.K.'s Philippe Van Cauteren, a manifesto concerning the power of museums in battling indifference and its ability to shape engaged and motivated individuals.

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From riots to regeneration: Operational Aesthetics opens today at CIVA in Brussels

From riots to regeneration: Operational Aesthetics opens today at CIVA in Brussels

We consider the transformative effect of Neighbourhood Contracts on Brussels' landscape, economy and social cohesion.

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Perpetual Uncertainty: a talk with Z33 curator Ils Huygens

Perpetual Uncertainty: a talk with Z33 curator Ils Huygens

Z33 curator Ils Huygens bridges art and science with Perpetual Uncertainty, exploring contemporary nuclear science's omnipresence in our lives.

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visionandfactory’s Hugo Puttaert on Integrated 2017’s urgent manifesto

visionandfactory’s Hugo Puttaert on Integrated 2017’s urgent manifesto

Curator Hugo Puttaert shares the aims and visions involved in this year's Integrated conference, which will be held at Antwerp's deSingel over the next two days.

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The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 5: The Aesthetics of Abundance

The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 5: The Aesthetics of Abundance

A "thrilling adventure of the real": how plastics facilitated formal innovation in the 1960s.

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The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 4: Design as a Trojan Horse

The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 4: Design as a Trojan Horse

Was American design in the 1970s protest or pure innovation?

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MuHKA’s Bart De Baere on the contemporary art institution’s recent expansion

MuHKA’s Bart De Baere on the contemporary art institution’s recent expansion

We talk to Bart De Baere, MuHKA's director, about the institution's recent changes, choices and visions for the future.

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The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 3: The Capsule, the Conquest of Space Takes Form

The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 3: The Capsule, the Conquest of Space Takes Form

Plastics during the Golden Sixties: from sci-fi memoribilia to Cold War décor.

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Curator Eva Wittocx on Dirk Braeckman’s show for the Belgian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennial

Curator Eva Wittocx on Dirk Braeckman’s show for the Belgian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennial

A silent momentum amidst the busy Venice Biennial.

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Construction and innovation at Hasselt’s Z33 House for Contemporary Art

Construction and innovation at Hasselt’s Z33 House for Contemporary Art

A candid interview with the institution's artistic director Jan Boelen on moving beyond the traditional exhibition program, heritage and future endeavors.

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The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 2: Plastics Utopia

The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 2: Plastics Utopia

"Plastic can accomplish all the transformations anyone might require of it."

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Passa Porta Festival director Ilke Froyen selects her favourite Belgian books

Passa Porta Festival director Ilke Froyen selects her favourite Belgian books

With the two-day festival kicking off today, director Ilke Froyen handpicks a selection of contemporary and lesser-known titles.

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An intimate discussion with contemporary art space Netwerk’s two new artistic directors

An intimate discussion with contemporary art space Netwerk’s two new artistic directors

We talk ethos and implementation with the space's new artistic directors

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Vizion, a new magazine capturing the country’s graffiti scene

Vizion, a new magazine capturing the country’s graffiti scene

An interview with the publisher of the 170-pages strong annual magazine whose first edition was released two weeks ago at Brussels' bombing mecca, Montana shop.

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The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 1: Pop Functionalism and Mass Production.

The six sequences of ADAM’s collection, part 1: Pop Functionalism and Mass Production.

In the first instalment of a six-part series, we take a detailed look at Brussels’ Art and Design Atomium Museum's Pop Functionalism and Mass Production movement.

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Curator Wim Waelput on Dorothy Iannone’s current show at KIOSK in Ghent

Curator Wim Waelput on Dorothy Iannone’s current show at KIOSK in Ghent

A discussion with Wim Waelput, founding director of Ghent-based non-profit KIOSK and curator of the art space’s current show, Lineage of Love by Dorothy Iannone, on until the end of the month.

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Nathalie Vanheule on her group show En Flamme

Nathalie Vanheule on her group show En Flamme

We talk sharing, exchanging and how individualism and narcissism are out.

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Katerina Gregos on Cabinet d’Amis, an exhibition of Jan Hoet’s private collection

Katerina Gregos on Cabinet d’Amis, an exhibition of Jan Hoet’s private collection

We sit down with the Art Brussels curator to talk about the Jan Hoet show that runs alongside the fair.

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Balls & Glory, a group show of nine emerging Belgian artists

Balls & Glory, a group show of nine emerging Belgian artists

The show's five curators discuss initial intentions, selection process and how they decided on the exhibition's name.

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Curator Ils Huygens on artist Jasper Rigole

Curator Ils Huygens on artist Jasper Rigole

Ils Huygens talks to us about artist Jasper Rigole's new exhibition, now on view at Hasselt's Z33.

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M Museum’s Eva Wittocx on Sarah Morris

M Museum’s Eva Wittocx on Sarah Morris

Curator Eva Wittocx shares a word with us on British artist Sarah Morris and her work currently on display at Museum M in Leuven.

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Wim Clauwaert on WIELS’ Art Book Fair

Wim Clauwaert on WIELS’ Art Book Fair

We talk to WIELS' Art Book Fair organiser Wim Clauwaert about running the newly expanded and multi-discipline fair.

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Pauline Hatzigeorgiou on Art On Paper

Pauline Hatzigeorgiou on Art On Paper

Art on Paper curator Pauline Hatzigeorgiou talks changing directions for the fair's fifth edition, taking place at Bozar.

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Freek Lomme at Z33

Freek Lomme at Z33

Freek Lomme delves into the poetics of tactility in his recently opened exhibition at Z33.

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Didier Vervaeren on The Belgians at BOZAR

Didier Vervaeren on The Belgians at BOZAR

With The Belgians, his recently-opened exhibition at Bozar, Didier Vervaeren lays out the ins and outs of this curatorial project.

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SMAK’s Iris Paschalidis on Jef Geys

SMAK’s Iris Paschalidis on Jef Geys

SMAK's Iris Paschalidis opens up on curating Jef Geys' recent exhibit

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Wim Lambrecht on Tabula Rasa

Wim Lambrecht on Tabula Rasa

LUCA's Wim Lambrecht discussed curating his recent exhibition 'Tabula Rasa,' showing now at Dr. Guislain Museum

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44 Gallery’s Luc Rabaey on Collage & Photography

44 Gallery’s Luc Rabaey on Collage & Photography

We discuss Gallery 44's recently-opened show Collage & Photography with its founder Luc Rabaey

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M Museum’s Eva Wittocx on Peter Buggenhout

M Museum’s Eva Wittocx on Peter Buggenhout

We talk to M Museum's senior curator Eva Wittocx about her exhibition of Belgian contemporary artist Peter Buggenhout's work.

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Curator talk: Devrim Bayar on Le Musée des Erreurs

Curator talk: Devrim Bayar on Le Musée des Erreurs

WIELS curator Devrim Bayar talks about her latest show, Pierre Leguillon's Le Musée des Erreurs.

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Curator talk: Frits Gierstberg on Faces now

Curator talk: Frits Gierstberg on Faces now

We put a few questions to the curator of Bozar's recently opened group show of portrait photography, FACES NOW.

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Curator talk: Devrim Bayar and Robert Heinecken

Curator talk: Devrim Bayar and Robert Heinecken

We talk starting points and focus with Devrim Bayar, curator of Wiels' recently opened exhibition on Robert Heinecken.

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An interview with Poppositions founder Liv Vaisberg

An interview with Poppositions founder Liv Vaisberg

"We don’t just want to be the kind of off-fair that shows the artists who got rejected by the official one..."

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APE founder Jurgen Maelfeyt on The Molem Collective

APE founder Jurgen Maelfeyt on The Molem Collective

A limited-run record, a sneaker fiend talking about his obsession and classic hip hop productions. Comes pretty close to nirvana.

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An interview with Belgian photographer Maroeskja Lavigne

An interview with Belgian photographer Maroeskja Lavigne

Maroeskja Lavigne's series on Iceland resulted in her being the only Belgian photographer to be nominated for Foam's Talent Issue. We caught up with the 22 year old to talk David Lynch and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

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We go pro with Karim

On the last day of Design September we dashed between presentations from the dons of the European design award scene and talks from product packaging pack before sitting down for a speedy cappuccino with a very candy striped Karim Rashid It was the closing event of Design September – the professionals’ day – with conferences […]

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