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“By combining TONK with lost-wax casting, I’m able to produce a unique piece every single time.” Nicolas Erauw’s deft juggling of functional carpentry and rule-bending artistry

“By combining TONK with lost-wax casting, I’m able to produce a unique piece every single time.” Nicolas Erauw’s deft juggling of functional carpentry and rule-bending artistry

We turn our eye to COLLECTIBLE's Young Designers showcase, which includes three young Belgian designers. First up is KASK graduate Nicolas Erauw, who will be presenting a brand-new piece created with his self-made machine TONK!.

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From New York to Brussels: How Independent added a much-needed touch of substance to the local art fair landscape

From New York to Brussels: How Independent added a much-needed touch of substance to the local art fair landscape

We sit down with Independent Brussels' co-founders Elizabeth Dee and Laura Mitterrand at the Vanderborght venue ahead of the 2018 edition, to talk early beginnings in New York and why Brussels was next in line.

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“A masterclass in global art gallery practice.” Elizabeth Dee and Vincent Honoré on Independent Brussels 2018 breaking the art fair mould with performance

“A masterclass in global art gallery practice.” Elizabeth Dee and Vincent Honoré on Independent Brussels 2018 breaking the art fair mould with performance

Ever challenging preconceived notions of art fair and its market rationales, founder Elizabeth Ann Dee and independent curator Vincent Honoré discuss the evolution of the art world, the power of performance and the brighter side of curation ahead of this year's Independent Brussels.

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10 reasons to head to Independent art fair this weekend

10 reasons to head to Independent art fair this weekend

With contemporary art crowds flocking to Brussels from all over, we headed over to Independent art fair and came back with a little review of our afternoon spent walking through the venue's many halls.

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24 things to do in Belgium this weekend

24 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Art marathons in Brussels, spacebubbles in Antwerp and minimal jazz in Ghent.

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Living like Belgian kings at Spain’s ARCOmadrid fair with Sam Steverlynck

Living like Belgian kings at Spain’s ARCOmadrid fair with Sam Steverlynck

Behind the scenes at ARCOmadrid art fair and its many parties, with appearances from our favourite local art players.

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Thank god for Poppositions

Thank god for Poppositions

The fifth edition of the fair that isn't a fair reinforced its necessity for Brussels.

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14 works and walls to see at Art Brussels 2016

14 works and walls to see at Art Brussels 2016

A fair of human proportions, a renewed sense of purpose and natural (yes, natural!) light. A brief review of a few hours spent walking the aisles at Art Brussels this morning.

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Three Belgian galleries on Independent

Three Belgian galleries on Independent

Belgian galleries talk hopes and expectations for the inaugural Brussels edition of the New York-based fair.

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Independent directors Liv Vaisberg and Olivier Pesret on the fair’s debut edition

Independent directors Liv Vaisberg and Olivier Pesret on the fair’s debut edition

We talked natural fits, comparisons and excitements.

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Five Belgian galleries to visit during the Affordable Art Fair

Five Belgian galleries to visit during the Affordable Art Fair

Our round-up of the booths to drop by at this year's edition of the Affordable Art Fair, which opens this Friday.

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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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Foreseen at Poppositions

Foreseen at Poppositions

Art collective Foressen take to Poppositions with one of our throwaway cameras.

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Sam Steverlynck

Sam Steverlynck

Three days in the life of Belgian art critic Sam Steverlynck.

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Delirious Dubai

Delirious Dubai

Art critic Sam Steverlynck takes one of our office throwaway cameras over to Art Dubai to capture its ninth edition.

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Poppositions

Poppositions

"Fairs are for art what porn is for eroticism"

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Newly-installed Art Brussels director Katerina Gregos’ fresh start

Newly-installed Art Brussels director Katerina Gregos’ fresh start

After 15 years, Brussels' seminal contemporary art fair gets a new director.

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The standout booths and prints at this year’s edition of Paris Photo

The standout booths and prints at this year’s edition of Paris Photo

We spent the better part of last Sunday doing the rounds at Paris Photo, capturing the fair's vibrant atmosphere in all its glory.

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Doing the rounds at Paris’ independent publishing fair Offprint

Doing the rounds at Paris’ independent publishing fair Offprint

Paris' Offprint, a three-day gathering of publishing purists, took place over the weekend alongside Paris Photo. We were there.

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Our round-up of standout booths at this year’s nofound fair in Paris

Our round-up of standout booths at this year’s nofound fair in Paris

We spent the better part of our weekend scouring the aisles at Paris' nofound photography fair, taking the temperature of contemporary photography as it stands today.

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Brussels’ drawing fair Art on Paper spotlights an underrated discipline

Brussels’ drawing fair Art on Paper spotlights an underrated discipline

The annual drawing fair has booked into the White Hotel for the weekend and we've done the rounds of the best scribblers so you don't have to.

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French photography fair Fotofever’s inaugural Brussels edition

French photography fair Fotofever’s inaugural Brussels edition

Fotofever's inaugural Brussels edition opened to the press yesterday and we were on hand to take the room's temperature.

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Xavier Hufkens

Xavier Hufkens

In the very last installment of our interview series with Belgian gallery owners, we have a chat with Brussels-based Xavier Hufkens about this year's Art Brussels gig and art fairs in general.

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Rodolphe Janssen

Rodolphe Janssen

Art is in the air in Brussels today as the city's big art bash kicks off. We had a sit down with gallery owner Rodolphe Janssen to speak about his show at the prestigious Art Brussels fair and his job as juror.

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Tim Van Laere

Tim Van Laere

This weekend sees Belgium's art event of the year roll into Brussels, and we've sat down to get the view from gallery owner Tim Van Laere on his upcoming show at Art Brussels.

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Baronian Francey

Baronian Francey

In the second part of our ongoing interview series with Belgian gallery owners, we speak to Baronian Francey founder Albert Baronian about his plans for Art Brussels.

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Alice Gallery

Alice Gallery

We kick off a week of Art Brussels coverage with an interview with Alice van den Abeele and Raphaël Cruyt, the creative geniuses behind Brussels' Alice Gallery.

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Art Brussels: The way we look at art

Art Brussels: The way we look at art

Are you the “hands in the back” or more of a “chin-stroker” kind of person? The type to frown and focus or simply smile? Our photography intern Joke went to the opening of annual contemporary art fair Art Brussels last week to find out how different people look at art in different ways. Photography Joke […]

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