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Belgium building

Discussing iconic Belgian architecture with urban planners, architects, writers and curators.

Do the right thing

Weekly listings of exhibitions, concerts, openings, parties and events to do over the weekend.

Area codes

Local heroes reveal their favourite neighbourhood hotspots and hangouts – from bars and bookshops to restaurants and galleries.

This is Belgium

The best Belgian-only art, food, photography, music, travel, architecture and neighbourhood tips from the magazine’s team of editors.

hub heroes

We team up with hub.brussels, Brussels’ Business Support Agency, and shine a light on 50 of the Region’s start-up success stories driving the capital city’s economic landscape forward. From the eco-conscious manufacturer to the technology-enabled post-production imprint, our 50-strong selection of portraits and interviews plays testament to the Region’s dense and dynamic culture of entrepreneurship.

The Brussels Bike Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bike for Brussels to put together a 100-strong selection of local heroes shaping the city each in their own way. From designers and DJs to performers and publishers, these are the creatives riding Brussels forward.

The Mechelen Hundred

Nestled between Brussels and Antwerp, Mechelen has often been overshadowed by its larger neighbours. Yet teaming up with the City of Mechelen, our line-up of 100 of the city’s most prominent people, places and projects proves the extent of its potential. From artists and creatives to critical thinkers and fighters, these are the powerhouses driving Mechelen forward one step at a time.

The House Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bulldog to select 100 essential people, places and projects in Belgian house music. From producers and DJs to record labels and festivals, these are the forces driving the homegrown house scene forward, one BPM at a time.

The Leuven Hundreds

We’ve joined forces with Leuven to highlight 100 local people, places and projects that contribute towards making the city what it is today. From artists and architects to producers and professors, these are the driving forces powering Leuven forward one ingenious initiative at a time.

The Antwerp Hundreds

We've teamed up with This is Antwerp to bring you The Antwerp Hundreds, a 100-strong selection of local movers and shakers setting the tone for the neighbourhood of tomorrow.

Art

On-design

An in-depth look at the work of Belgian design studios, published monthly.

Favourite Belgian movies

Selections of essential Belgian movies handpicked by artistic directors, curators and all-round cinema connoisseurs.

Curator talks

Intimate conversations with curators dissecting the ambitions, intentions and narratives of their recently opened exhibitions.

Exhibition reviews

Visual documentaries of recently opened contemporary art exhibitions in Belgium.

Portfolio reports

Reviewing the practice of Belgium-based artists through in-depth looks at their recent works.

Studio visits

Exploring the environments and artistic spaces of some of the country’s foremost contemporary artists.

The art throwaway project

Insights into the lives of local contemporary art movers and shakers through our office Quicksnaps.

Music

Exclusive mixes

Hour-long mixes recorded by the crème de la crème of Belgian DJs and producers exclusively for us.

Favourite Belgian releases

Selections of essential Belgian tracks handpicked by local tastemakers, from DJs and producers to record label heads and record store clerks.

The music throwaway project

Backstage antics, tour tales and onstage adventures with some of the country’s most exciting musical talents captured with our office Quicksnaps.

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Music Exclusive mixes
Vlek records

Vlek records

Marking the upcoming release of our book This is Belgium, we enlist Brussels-based label Vlek for an exclusive mix.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
Six of Belgium’s best travel guides

Six of Belgium’s best travel guides

These six books offer perfect introductions and insights into one of the world's last remaining superpowers.

Music Exclusive mixes
Nosedrip records

Nosedrip records

Nosedrip handpicks 11 Belgian tracks for the first in a three-part series of exclusive This is Belgium mixes.

Music
11 iconic new wave tracks from Belgium

11 iconic new wave tracks from Belgium

Starman Records head honcho Felix Huybrechts compiled a list of 11 of his favourite 80s Belgian new wave tracks for us.

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Inside Belgique-Op-Zee, our special edition

Inside Belgique-Op-Zee, our special edition

A few words and photographs on the special edition we made to mark the release of our book, This is Belgium.

Art Exhibition reviews
Michaël Borremans at Bozar

Michaël Borremans at Bozar

Exhibition views of Bozar's hotly-anticipated Michaël Borremans quasi-retropspective, As sweet as it gets.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
Best for news in Brussels

Best for news in Brussels

10 neighbourhood newsagents and a legendary downtown kiosk that'll cater to all the city's international press needs.

Music Exclusive mixes
Kassett

Kassett

Exclusive mix number 21 comes courtesy of Kasset, founder of independent label DRLR Records.

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Six things to do this weekend

Six things to do this weekend

Upper-crust erotica in Antwerp, historial reenactment in Ghent and group shows in Brussels.

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The Affordable Art Fair’s sixth edition

The Affordable Art Fair’s sixth edition

We dropped in The Affordable Art Fair to see what's cracking at the entry-level end of the market.

Art
New book: Stine Sampers

New book: Stine Sampers

We talk to photographer Stine Sampers about the release of her book, under the city lies a sea, with Art Paper Editions.

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Ten things to do in Belgium this weekend

Ten things to do in Belgium this weekend

Our weekly round-up of cultural showstoppers marks its return this week with a 10-strong selection of agenda fillers.

Music The music throwaway project
Umungus

Umungus

One of our office throwaway cameras goes from stage to living room with Umungus, Liège's latest psychedelic rock export.

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Three reasons Belgium stood proud in 2013

Three reasons Belgium stood proud in 2013

Three homegrown projects which did more for Belgium in 2013 than any Stromae radio hit ever could.

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What we’re up to in 2014

What we’re up to in 2014

A group show at Bozar, the release of THIS IS BELGIUM, our next edition and a few other things to keep us all busy in 2014.

Music Exclusive mixes
Moodprint

Moodprint

Leuven-based Moodprint take the helm for the 20th instalment in our series of exclusive DJ sets.

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What you liked, viewed and listened to the most in 2013

What you liked, viewed and listened to the most in 2013

The mix you most listened to, the content you Facebook-liked the most and the best Word parties of 2013. Just like that.

Music
The 11 most interesting Belgian electronic music releases of 2013

The 11 most interesting Belgian electronic music releases of 2013

Eleven of the most noteworthy Belgian electronic music releases of 2013 and three producers to watch in 2014.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
15 spaces for photography in Belgium

15 spaces for photography in Belgium

From Brussels' Contretype to Antwerp's FoMu, we’ve crisscrossed Belgium looking for the best spaces for photography.

Music The music throwaway project
M.E.A.N.

M.E.A.N.

More backstage snap-happiness, this time courtesy of Antwerpers Middle Earth All Nighters

Neighbourhood life
The party we threw in Brussels for our new edition

The party we threw in Brussels for our new edition

A gospel pop act that literally brought the entire room to its knees and a bunch of guitar-wielding monks. EPIC.

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A Third Rate party at BRASS with M.E.A.N + more

A Third Rate party at BRASS with M.E.A.N + more

...plus slow journalism on Sochi at FoMu, Jan Verbruggen, Suzan Frecon, Eric Baudelaire...

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The Word at BRASS, Brussels

The Word at BRASS, Brussels

Our new edition hits Belgian stores this week with a brand-new, 'Only for Belgium' €10 cover price. Party!

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A weekend of Warhol, Wilde Things, MAD and MØ

A weekend of Warhol, Wilde Things, MAD and MØ

...don't miss Gold Panda at Botanique and window dressing with Splash, Can and Cock at Komplot

Music Exclusive mixes
DJ Kong

DJ Kong

DJ Kong sifted through countless record crates to bring you one hell of a mix, especially but not only for house fans.

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Brainbox, Richard Serra and Happy birthday dear Academy

Brainbox, Richard Serra and Happy birthday dear Academy

...plus Catclub, Gedi Sibony and Everything and More at Tim Van Laere

Music The music throwaway project
Sic Alps

Sic Alps

A selection of photographs from the San Francisco-based four-tet's final tour.

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A weekend of Mykki Blanco, Chvrches and TUFTUFTUFTUF

A weekend of Mykki Blanco, Chvrches and TUFTUFTUFTUF

...plus Freek Wambacq’s Antwerp trailblazing, Etienne Courtois at Island, and Javier Tellez at SMAK.

Neighbourhood life
Pre-order our brand new edition

Pre-order our brand new edition

Pre-order our brand new edition and get a hand-stamped, limited-edition photo book.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
15 addresses for vintage design in Belgium

15 addresses for vintage design in Belgium

A rolodex of addresses for vintage design in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Liège.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
20 of Brussels’ best fountains

20 of Brussels’ best fountains

Take this as a tease, but we're closing the summer with a list of Brussels' top 20 fountains.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
BOZAR’s electro art weekend, Blackout + she-movies

BOZAR’s electro art weekend, Blackout + she-movies

Elles Tournent at Botanique, a pre-retrospective of Walter Swennen at Rodolphe Janssen and nightlife Night Vision in Antwerp.

Music Exclusive mixes
STUFF.

STUFF.

Ghent-locals STUFF. dish up a "creamy mix of sweet beats and tasty vibes" for our 18th exclusive mix. Yum.

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TempoColor’s food for thought and more STUFF.

TempoColor’s food for thought and more STUFF.

...plus Jacky Nickerson's Amerikay, Henri Jacobs' not-so-private notebooks and Kate Newby at La Loge

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A weekend of Mathématique Moderne, Magnum & Mountain Bike

A weekend of Mathématique Moderne, Magnum & Mountain Bike

Under the knife with Orlan and Jean De Groote, Tracey Snelling & Dead Ghosts...

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Blackout, Braids and Brussels Art Days

Blackout, Braids and Brussels Art Days

Plus acid house at Kozzmozz, Michael Borremans and billboard art.

Music Exclusive mixes
DJ SNS

DJ SNS

It's champagne time for the lauded local vinyl fetishists and talent spotters. Listen to their exclusive mix.

Art
Ten things to do during Design September

Ten things to do during Design September

What to eat, see, buy, visit and listen to during this year's edition of Design September, which opens tomorrow.

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Artful pinups and photo shows from the pros

Artful pinups and photo shows from the pros

Olivier Cornil in Brussels, One Armed Man, No Age + Private Room at PAK...

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
20 of the best spaces for emerging art in Belgium today

20 of the best spaces for emerging art in Belgium today

We round-up 20 of the most exciting spaces for emerging art in Belgium today.

Neighbourhood life
The night we opened our new office space

The night we opened our new office space

A few photographs from our new office space opening party. Epic.

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A weekend of Catclub, Unicorn porn and James Pants’ squiggly bits

A weekend of Catclub, Unicorn porn and James Pants’ squiggly bits

...plus some classy stuff like Evy Raes at St. Peter's Abbey and Japanese art

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Deck chairs at DOK & a Knokke pop up shop.

Deck chairs at DOK & a Knokke pop up shop.

...plus an afternoon soirée with Holy Something, Recorders at BSF and tonnes of arty types hit town

Music
Music: An interview with Frank Shinobi at Microfestival

Music: An interview with Frank Shinobi at Microfestival

Meet the tribe of Liégois scenesters who named themselves after a '90s Sega game

Music
Liège’s Microfestival: The pictures

Liège’s Microfestival: The pictures

A mini-festival with a big heart, this year's Microfestival sold out without being a sell-out.

Music
Music: An interview with Berlin trio Camera at Microfestival

Music: An interview with Berlin trio Camera at Microfestival

From busking to the big stage; the evolution of neo-krautrockers Camera.

Music
Music: Interview with Wastelands’ Herlinde and Kasper-Jan Raeman

Music: Interview with Wastelands’ Herlinde and Kasper-Jan Raeman

The Subbacultcha! affiliate turns two this summer and moves to new digs

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Lisa Spilliaert

Belgium’s photography graduates: Lisa Spilliaert

Last but certainly not least, Lisa Spilliaert brings the series to a close...

Music The music throwaway project
Backstage at Dour with Recorders

Backstage at Dour with Recorders

Inside Dour festival's artist village (sort of) with Recorders

Music
Music: Dour in pictures

Music: Dour in pictures

A gallery of our beloved festival's mud-free 25th birthday

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
Eight of the best rooftops in Belgium

Eight of the best rooftops in Belgium

A guide to the elevated eateries, drinkeries and hangouts with the kick-assest panoramas in the country

Music
Music: An interview with Microfestival co-founder JF Jaspers

Music: An interview with Microfestival co-founder JF Jaspers

A summer rock festival, only smaller.

Music
An interview with Concrete Knives at Dour

An interview with Concrete Knives at Dour

The thrills, spills and smells of a perpetually up-and-coming French indie rock outfit fresh from the stage...

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
Eighties, art + Boomtown. This weekend in Belgium

Eighties, art + Boomtown. This weekend in Belgium

Cinematek goes retro and Brussels' photographers reclaim some space, plus Mario Merz, Stefan Rinck and Robert Suermondt

Music
The rant: The Herbaliser’s Jake and Ollie on “the industry”

The rant: The Herbaliser’s Jake and Ollie on “the industry”

Having been "on the scene" for about two decades now, they've got quite a lot of bones to pick...

Music
An interview with Gold Panda at Dour

An interview with Gold Panda at Dour

We get in depth with Peckham boy and electro beatmaker about first albums, first nixers and stupid fucking festivals.

Music Exclusive mixes
Le Motel

Le Motel

A very exclusive melange of baby makers, juke tunes, UK garage and voodoo by homeboy Fabien Leclercq

Neighbourhood life
On wedding photography – Call for entries

On wedding photography – Call for entries

Submissions for our wedding and corporate photography found footage challenge are now open. Here's how to participate.

Music
Music: Interview with Yellow Straps and Le Motel

Music: Interview with Yellow Straps and Le Motel

Three local bedroom beat-makers get deflowered in their very first interview ever.

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Heidrun Klos

Belgium’s photography graduates: Heidrun Klos

Fresh from the prestigious art school, she tells us about the challenge of using images for self-expression.

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Ghent gets Ten Days Off. This weekend in Belgium

Ghent gets Ten Days Off. This weekend in Belgium

...plus IETS in Knokke, mumblecore, Pierre Lefebvre and graphic arts explored...

Music
Music: Interview with Dour programmer Alex Stevens

Music: Interview with Dour programmer Alex Stevens

He reveals the secrets of festival programming and tells us why he needs to clean his brain with the Pixies...

Music
Music: Interview with 10 Days Off’s Jeroen Delodder

Music: Interview with 10 Days Off’s Jeroen Delodder

He talks pop star DJs, ones to watch and choosing the lineup for one of the world's most progressive electronic music gigs.

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Miles Fischler

Belgium’s photography graduates: Miles Fischler

School's out. Miles Fischler is first in our series of interviews with recently graduated Belgian photographers.

Neighbourhood life
The Word Magazine at Librairie Candide

The Word Magazine at Librairie Candide

The instant camera antics of a few friends of The Word Magazine, as seen at last week's launch at Librairie Candide...

Music
Best of les Belges: festival season’s homegrown must-sees

Best of les Belges: festival season’s homegrown must-sees

Here’s our hand-picked selection of native musos to check out during this summer's festival season.

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Ghent Jazz and a Belgian Bazaar. This weekend in Belgium

Ghent Jazz and a Belgian Bazaar. This weekend in Belgium

...plus Abner Preis, Tatjana Pieters, Giorgio Morandi and the open air cinema season...

Music
Music: The must-see acts of the Belgian festival season 2013

Music: The must-see acts of the Belgian festival season 2013

Tonight Rock Werchter marks an explosive start to the festival season. Check out these insider tips on what not to miss.

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Lucid, Candide and LOLL. This weekend in Belgium.

Lucid, Candide and LOLL. This weekend in Belgium.

The Word Magazine has a bookshop whiskey bash while Bozar welcomes the country's best young painters.

Art Portfolio reports
Photography: Eva de Gols

Photography: Eva de Gols

The recent Narafi graduate's eye-catching series on family chaos caught our eye.

Art
The Young Belgian Art Prize 2013: Jean-Baptiste Bernadet

The Young Belgian Art Prize 2013: Jean-Baptiste Bernadet

Number two in our series of interviews of nominees for the newly-renamed Young Belgian Art Prize 2013.

Art
The Young Belgian Art Prize 2013: Félicia Atkinson

The Young Belgian Art Prize 2013: Félicia Atkinson

"I'm used to being judged": the young artist on what it means to be a finalist for Belgium's seminal art prize.

Music Exclusive mixes
DJ Walrus

DJ Walrus

DJ Walrus offers up a bangin' brew to get us in the mood for tomorrow's do.

Music Exclusive mixes
Rick Shiver

Rick Shiver

Here's what's soundtracking The Word's sojourn in the capital of cool capitals.

Neighbourhood life Area codes
Area codes: Dieter Van Den Storm’s Brussels North district

Area codes: Dieter Van Den Storm’s Brussels North district

Change to this gritty cityscape is a long time coming...Brussels' north inner city gets a once-over.

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Lo-fi fuzz and frolics. This weekend in Belgium.

Lo-fi fuzz and frolics. This weekend in Belgium.

Idiot Glee and Krystal Klear come to town, Ghent goes runway and Taschen have a jumble sale.

Music
The Sound of Bristol vs Belgium

The Sound of Bristol vs Belgium

Bristol Archive Records chronicle Bristol's sound from its post-punk roots to today. Perhaps it's Belgium's turn to do the same.

Neighbourhood life Area codes
Area codes: Coffeeklatch’s Magali and Bart on Antwerp North

Area codes: Coffeeklatch’s Magali and Bart on Antwerp North

The prolific profilers talk gentrification and architectural gems in this crash course on their north city 'hood.

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Thurston’s new Trix and Miaux. This weekend in Belgium.

Thurston’s new Trix and Miaux. This weekend in Belgium.

A roundup of the weekend's most deserving diversions, including a Greens gig, John Webster Johns, Air Liquide, SIC and more

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Raves, runways and a scorcher heat-wave. This weekend in Belgium

Raves, runways and a scorcher heat-wave. This weekend in Belgium

...school's officially out for La Cambre's future luminaries, plus Trago, Preis and Theys hit town.

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The Word Magazine All*Stars: Max and Randa

The Word Magazine All*Stars: Max and Randa

Shoes say more about you than any of the rest of your wardrobe picks. And sneakers say even more.

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The Word Magazine in Antwerp – The photographs

The Word Magazine in Antwerp – The photographs

One of the best parties we ever hosted, hands down.

Music
Antwerp got dirty

Antwerp got dirty

As part of its on-going bid to get sneaker heads the world over to get down and dirty, Converse threw a concert in Antwerp.

Music Exclusive mixes
DJ Athome

DJ Athome

DJ Athome of Pneu Records and Palais Chalet fame whips up an especially-dedicated concoction of experimental numbers...

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Another show about promotion and advertising material

Another show about promotion and advertising material

Austrian-born graphic designer Stefan Seigmeister is at le Grand Hornu for a discourse on his commercial ventures..

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The Word Magazine All*Stars: Damien and Olivier

The Word Magazine All*Stars: Damien and Olivier

“They really are my gig and festival sneakers. They could write a book”

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Komplot, rooftops, Parr and prodigies. This weekend in Belgium.

Komplot, rooftops, Parr and prodigies. This weekend in Belgium.

The sun will be out for The Word's Antwerp BBQ (promise!) while Brussels basks in the warmth of a Martin Parr retro.

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Fear, loathing and funk. This weekend in Belgium

Fear, loathing and funk. This weekend in Belgium

...plus Hester Scheurwater's saucy selfies, John Roberts woos Mr. Wong and Raime and Gary Wilson go to Ghent...

Neighbourhood life
The second best edition: The video

The second best edition: The video

Our latest issue, the second best edition, explained in a 49'' edit.

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Glory holes, GLBT benefit parties and water closet art.

Glory holes, GLBT benefit parties and water closet art.

Ten things to do over the weekend, from the release party of our latest edition tonight to Catclub and Friends tomorrow night.

Art Studio visits
Opening tonight: Parallax Scrolling group show

Opening tonight: Parallax Scrolling group show

A group show presenting the works of six upstart Brussels-based artists.

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Homage to Haneke and Les Nuits sounds off. This weekend in Belgium.

Homage to Haneke and Les Nuits sounds off. This weekend in Belgium.

… plus Charleroi's Janssen show, Death Grips Kortrijk and a weird and wired weekend in Aalst

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Woodkid at Botanique and Braeckman at Bozar. This weekend in Belgium.

Woodkid at Botanique and Braeckman at Bozar. This weekend in Belgium.

Koen Theys, Peter Peri and printed words at Be-Part, plus an orchestral outing at Les Nuits...

Music
The best of Antwerp’s future sound

The best of Antwerp’s future sound

Bart Sibiel chronicles a stream of solid Belgian beats, attracting attention one new sound at a time.

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Record barters and garden parties. This weekend in Belgium

Record barters and garden parties. This weekend in Belgium

… check out Off The Record, BSFF and Oh My Garden, plus Mitch Epstein, Vivian Maier and Le Corbusier.

Art
The big bang of satellite fairs

The big bang of satellite fairs

Some call them parasites, others an affordable alternative. Whatever way you look at them, their number has mushroomed in the past decade

Art Exhibition reviews
Poppositions

Poppositions

"Fairs are for art what porn is for eroticism"

Art
Consummate Brussels collector Dimitri Jeurissen talks Art Brussels

Consummate Brussels collector Dimitri Jeurissen talks Art Brussels

"Look at the art and not at the market. And build real relationships with the artists..."

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10 things to do during Art Brussels

10 things to do during Art Brussels

An artful selection of activities that includes everything from off-fairs to parties and openings.

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The second best edition Brussels release: the polaroids

The second best edition Brussels release: the polaroids

A few instant classics from the Brussels release party.

Art Curator talks
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..."

Art
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.

Art Curator talks
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.

Neighbourhood life
The second best edition release party: Brussels

The second best edition release party: Brussels

We came, we saw, we launched a top class, prime rib, first rate piece of publishing genius. Here's the evidence.

Neighbourhood life
First glance at The second best. This weekend in Belgium.

First glance at The second best. This weekend in Belgium.

...plus two gatherings for graphic design and graffiti junkies while Antony Gormley sculpts up a storm...

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The Throwaway project: The second best edition preview

The Throwaway project: The second best edition preview

The second best edition is out on Friday. An exclusive preview...

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Catclub catcalls and a date with Daughter. This weekend in Belgium.

Catclub catcalls and a date with Daughter. This weekend in Belgium.

Indie-folk at Botanique and a first-of-Spring from Catclub, plus Hans-Peter Feldmann's conceptual creations.

Neighbourhood life
The second best edition at Recyclart

The second best edition at Recyclart

Our second best edition comes out in few days and we're celebrating with a release party at Recyclart on Friday 12 April.

Art Studio visits
Preview: an interview with Belgian photographer Julie Calbert

Preview: an interview with Belgian photographer Julie Calbert

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the revamped Word magazine is almost here. A tantalising teaser of what's in store...

Music The music throwaway project
Great Mountain Fire

Great Mountain Fire

The Belgian electro-pop-rock stars go forth and do their thang, equipped with one of our famed little throwaway cameras...

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