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The throwaway project: Design Miami with Victor Hunt

The throwaway project: Design Miami with Victor Hunt

Build-up, beaches and Mustang backseats all feature in this latest palm tree-themed instalment of The throwaway project...

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Swans, Xiu Xiu and a look back on YSL. This weekend in Belgium.

Swans, Xiu Xiu and a look back on YSL. This weekend in Belgium.

...plus Stanley Whitney and Humo's Rock Rally darlings, Compact Disc Dummies...

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Interview: PA/PER VIEW curator Frances Horn

Interview: PA/PER VIEW curator Frances Horn

In the run-up to the three-day book bash, we had a chat with the PA/PER View curator about why print is no longer dead

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Belgium’s best independent cinemas

Belgium’s best independent cinemas

We're big fans of the flicks, and the cool and unconventional spots that screen them. Not a multiplex in sight. Here we present you Belgium's best independent cinemas

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Charlotte Decroix

Charlotte Decroix

The Paris-based DJ, producer and label boss recently showed us round one of the city's more 'spirited' neighbourhoods...

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Local Natives and On-Point party on. This weekend in Belgium.

Local Natives and On-Point party on. This weekend in Belgium.

...plus Frieze fave Brenna Youngblood comes to Brussels and Recyclart throws a fete for the kids.

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Stylist Pholoso Selebogo’s Antwerp

Stylist Pholoso Selebogo’s Antwerp

The sought-after stylist takes us on a jaunt of her favourite neighbourhood hotspots.

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Birthdays, exhibitions, fairs and concerts. This weekend in Belgium.

Birthdays, exhibitions, fairs and concerts. This weekend in Belgium.

The Word Magazine turns 5, Untitled! gets six candles and James Chance chances Antwerp.

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Kulter collective art director Julie Dassaud’s Amsterdam

Kulter collective art director Julie Dassaud’s Amsterdam

A new feature sees guest contributors take us round their favourite neighbourhood hotspots. First up: Amsterdam's Kolenkit

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The throwaway project: Thomas Bayrle at Wiels

The throwaway project: Thomas Bayrle at Wiels

Wiels curator Devrim Bayar documents the installation of a Thomas Bayrle retrospective with one of our throwaways...

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Fear Not, James Pants, We Are Open. This weekend in Belgium.

Fear Not, James Pants, We Are Open. This weekend in Belgium.

...plus Dirk Braeckmans pays his respects to Antoine Watteau at Bozar while David Altmejd holds sway over Xavier Hufkens.

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Belgium’s best art bookshops

Belgium’s best art bookshops

We found the hottest spots for the best and most beautiful art and photo books, all for the bibliophiles who covet them...

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King of Pop and Works on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

King of Pop and Works on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

Feast on Found Footage and the overlooked lyrics of Pop's overlord, Michael Jackson.

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Sleeve notes

Sleeve notes

Bart Sibiel examines Rock Rally ’82, the album that best showcases the skills of album artwork aficionado Ever Meulen.

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Ignatz, Antilux and art therapy. This weekend in Belgium.

Ignatz, Antilux and art therapy. This weekend in Belgium.

Check out our hand-picked collection of delectable concerts and cultural happenings, ripe for your weekend calendar.

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Hip-hoppers and showstoppers.This weekend in Belgium.

Hip-hoppers and showstoppers.This weekend in Belgium.

Get all rapped up with Mykki Blanco in Liège and Sessions Urbaines hip-hop happening in Brussels, and lots lots more...

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Interview: New York star curator Clarissa Dalrymple

Interview: New York star curator Clarissa Dalrymple

The celebrated New York art guru has been let loose on Xavier Hufkens Gallery where she reveals a very personal selection

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Private Investigations at Beursschouwburg

Private Investigations at Beursschouwburg

Beursschouwburg plays host to a mash-up of art, music and more with an eleven week tribute to our love of salvaged stuff...

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Xavier Hufkens presents…Clarissa Dalrymple

Xavier Hufkens presents…Clarissa Dalrymple

An exhibition curated by Clarissa Dalrymple, “the most aristocratic bohemian on New York's contemporary art scene”.

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Fit to print

Fit to print

In a converted printing press we learn about the early days of Brussels' art activism and post-digital letterpresses.

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Bollyfood and art bonanza. This weekend in Belgium.

Bollyfood and art bonanza. This weekend in Belgium.

Belgium's weekend is bursting with exhibitionists, with Constant Permeke and Clarissa Dalrymple on the cards.

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Future, fine art and photography. This weekend in Belgium.

Future, fine art and photography. This weekend in Belgium.

FuTure brings beats to Liége and Weegee's murderous tabloid tales hit Antwerp.

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Vlek

Vlek

The Vlek team looks back on 2012 and pick their very favourite new tracks of the year, compiling them in a Word-exclusive mix.

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The year’s best photography blogs, Tumblrs, books and shows

The year’s best photography blogs, Tumblrs, books and shows

We're casting a wistful glance back at what made 2012 so great à la photography. With Bartolomé Sanson, Alex Salinas and more...

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Catclub, Colour One & pre-Christmas crackers. This weekend in Belgium.

Catclub, Colour One & pre-Christmas crackers. This weekend in Belgium.

Art as usual in the Belgian capital with Harry Gruyaert's colour-love & Antwerp hosts Zero Hour.

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Belgium’s best record shops

Belgium’s best record shops

Record-hunter Bart Sibiel honours Belgium's remaining legion of well-stocked vinyl emporiums with a list of Belgium's best record shops.

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Friederike von Rauch’s Sleeping Beauties in Antwerp

Friederike von Rauch’s Sleeping Beauties in Antwerp

German photographer Friederike von Rauch deploys her trademark aesthetic in a study of after-hours art.

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Hives, Harmonie and art a la carte.This weekend in Belgium.

Hives, Harmonie and art a la carte.This weekend in Belgium.

AB hosts the Hives, Harmonie turns two in Antwerp and the Nationa(al) Pop Up Store pops up in Brussels.

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An interview with Wiels curator Devrim Bayar about her project Le Salon

An interview with Wiels curator Devrim Bayar about her project Le Salon

As Le Salon turns one year old, its founder and Wiels curator Devrim Bayar fills us in on the Brussels' premier go-to art guide.

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Adeline and Alexandre on the opening of Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

Adeline and Alexandre on the opening of Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

Cousins Adeline and Alexandre's blink-and you'll-miss-it one stop shop for Belgian creative entrepreneurs sets up in Brussels.

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Group shows and guitar heroes. This weekend in Belgium.

Group shows and guitar heroes. This weekend in Belgium.

Cheap Time and the Bots buzz Brussels while Kissinger turns three in Antwerp.

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Photographer Nicolas Karakatsanis ‘Adjusting Infinity’ at Alice

Photographer Nicolas Karakatsanis ‘Adjusting Infinity’ at Alice

Nicolas Karakatsanis' characteristic emotional intensity is back for an exhibition at the Alice Gallery

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A retrospective of Belgian photographer Dirk Braeckman in Germany

A retrospective of Belgian photographer Dirk Braeckman in Germany

Dirk Braeckman opens his first solo show at Kunsthalle Erfurt, a retrospective spanning twenty years

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Slow journalism, fast medium: Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali’s Coffeeklatch

Slow journalism, fast medium: Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali’s Coffeeklatch

Bart and Magali visit interesting Belgian people in their homes, ask questions, drink coffee, and put it all on Coffeeklatch...

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Dirk Braeckman and Zarina Bhimji in Amsterdam double expo

Dirk Braeckman and Zarina Bhimji in Amsterdam double expo

Photographer Dirk Braeckman explores the filmmaker within and is joined by artist Zarina Bhimji for a joint expo in Amsterdam

MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade

MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade

Kaat Debo waxes fashionable about the first ten years of MoMu, Antwerp's prestigious fashion museum.

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A digital day out in Namur and a dissident in Brussels. This weekend in Belgium.

A digital day out in Namur and a dissident in Brussels. This weekend in Belgium.

Oh My Garden moves indoors and Optimo moves cities while Ai Weiwei gets filmed and FIFI and KIKK kick off.

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Group show We do not remember the Berlin Wall opens tomorrow in Brussels

Group show We do not remember the Berlin Wall opens tomorrow in Brussels

The 12 multidiscipline artists that make up Emilie Pischedda & Barthélémy Schöller's group show bring new blood to an old city.

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Belgian modern art and Catclub’s birthday bash. This weekend in Belgium.

Belgian modern art and Catclub’s birthday bash. This weekend in Belgium.

Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, M83 and Liars plug in their amps, while Catclub celebrates ten years in the city.

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Photographer Serge Leblon on his Paris show and the demise of fashion photography

Photographer Serge Leblon on his Paris show and the demise of fashion photography

Serge Leblon's personal collection has nothing to do with fashion. His exhibition Composite just opened in Paris.

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My fascination with music Made in Belgium, by Onda Sonora’s Bart Sibiel

My fascination with music Made in Belgium, by Onda Sonora’s Bart Sibiel

In the first instalment of a twice-monthly series celebrating his love of music 'Made in Belgium', Onda Sonora's Bart Siebel - radio host, DJ and promoter - takes a closer look at what, exactly, defines Belgium's DIY ethos.

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Untitled! at Trix and birthday candles for Caillou Bleu. This weekend in Belgium.

Untitled! at Trix and birthday candles for Caillou Bleu. This weekend in Belgium.

Brussels is abandoned by Philippe Van Wolputte and throws a birthday party for publisher Le Caillou Bleu while Antwerp plays emcee to art by Takis, Tomasz Kowalski and the future of music at Untitled!

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An interview with the founders of Brussels art gallery VidalCuglietta

An interview with the founders of Brussels art gallery VidalCuglietta

Barbara Cuglietta and Lilou Vidal: a pair of Brussels-based gallery owners share the reasons for their mutual appreciation in our series on winsome twosomes.

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Belgian photographer Charif Benhelima’s Polaroids at Brussels’ Bozar

Belgian photographer Charif Benhelima’s Polaroids at Brussels’ Bozar

His solo show of Polaroids having just opened at Brussels' Bozar, we take a closer look at Belgian photographer Charif Benhelima's work.

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Snap happy Elisabeth Ouni’s Polaroid tales

Snap happy Elisabeth Ouni’s Polaroid tales

Elisabeth Ouni moves out of the blogosphere for the first time with A Polaroid Story, a celebrated series of stolen moments with the stars.

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Robot photography, Polaroids and fashion walks. This weekend in Belgium.

Robot photography, Polaroids and fashion walks. This weekend in Belgium.

Modo Brussels sets up shop and Ixelles/Elsene gears up for a Walk #1 while Breton roll into town for a Botanique gig.

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Girls just wanna have fun

Girls just wanna have fun

Belgian photographer JC Thonar's pink series, first published in our pink album.

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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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Fairs, parties and Art on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

Fairs, parties and Art on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

Fill your weekend agenda with Blackout, a Kid Koala gig plus a massive photo fair at Tour & Taxis.

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Rising Belgian photographer Stine Sampers on the work of a lifetime

Rising Belgian photographer Stine Sampers on the work of a lifetime

Stine Sampers, an artist whose tender years have attracted as much consideration as her thoughtful images, got a solo show at Antwerp's In Aanmaak.

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Iconic Brussels bookstore Darakan’s dying days

Iconic Brussels bookstore Darakan’s dying days

We drop-in for a browse and a chat as a new (and final?) chapter opens in the Darakan saga.

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Brussels retail tastemaker La Fabrika’s ode to design restraint

Brussels retail tastemaker La Fabrika’s ode to design restraint

Number two on our tour of Belgium's most exciting design shops is Brussels’ La Fabrika, a 230 square metre patch of the city's design-friendly Dansaert district.

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Lost in Kassel: Our visual take on Documenta 13

Lost in Kassel: Our visual take on Documenta 13

Equipped with a throwaway camera and a programme, we took a stroll around Kassel and dropped in on some of Documenta's more inspiring exhibtions before the whole thing disappeared for another five years.

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An artist’s view: Documenta 13 by Felicia Atkinson

An artist’s view: Documenta 13 by Felicia Atkinson

We took a nighttime stroll with Felicia Atkinson, a local visual artist who was picked up by Kassel's Super Tokonoma while at this year's Documenta to participate in an off-exhibition, of sorts.

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Inside Brussels’ latest hotbed of design innovation Studio With A View

Inside Brussels’ latest hotbed of design innovation Studio With A View

We dropped in on Studio With A View, an innovative artist hub that unites five designers, two photographers and an architect under one roof.

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Brussels photographer Julie Scheurweghs on her solo show at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond

Brussels photographer Julie Scheurweghs on her solo show at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond

Julie Scheurweghs has just scored her first solo photography exhibition at Amsterdam's De Brakke Grond, a show that sees the 24 year old Ostender search for beauty in the banal.

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The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

Scenes don’t just magically take shape. We talk to five individuals instrumental in instigating, supporting and promoting design in Belgium.

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Documenta 13: an interview with fair director Chus Martinez

Documenta 13: an interview with fair director Chus Martinez

Documenta, Kassel's 100 day contemporary art exhibition, is coming to a close. We speak to organiser Chus Martinez before the internationally renowned art gig disappears for another five years.

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An interview with the founders of Antwerp-based design practice Unfold

An interview with the founders of Antwerp-based design practice Unfold

We've been profiling notable Belgian designers this month, and today we talk digital technology and the means of production with Antwerp-based multidisciplinary design duo Unfold.

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A visit to upscaling design practice Atelier 4/5’s Brussels workshop

A visit to upscaling design practice Atelier 4/5’s Brussels workshop

With a penchant for craft, these two architects by training have been making over furniture since 2009. As part of Design September's Open Doors, they're inviting us all in for a look around.

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Open doors at Brussels’ design, architecture and film production hub L’Amicale

Open doors at Brussels’ design, architecture and film production hub L’Amicale

A bunch of seasoned Brussels designers of different stripes are throwing open the doors of their shared St. Gilles studio as part of Design September this weekend. Pleaseletmedesign's Damien Aresta tells us why we should visit L'Amicale.

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Art, fashion and Black Dice. This weekend in Belgium

Art, fashion and Black Dice. This weekend in Belgium

The weekend has landed, bringing with it concerts by Kim Ann Foxmann, Japandroids and Black Dice plus Angel Vergara, Jonathan Meese and a smattering of other worthy art exhibitions

Art Studio visits

Textile design practice No More Twist opens the doors to its Brussels studio

Textile design practice No More Twist opens the doors to its Brussels studio

Brussels' design studios fling open their doors to the public this weekend as part of Design September. We've selected a few that are worth a visit. First stop: Brussels textile design team No More Twist.

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An interview with the founders of Ghent-based design imprint Studio Woot Woot

An interview with the founders of Ghent-based design imprint Studio Woot Woot

Founder of Ghent-based Studio Woot Woot Karen Soors is kicking about at La Fabrika with collective exhibition 'Colour' . She kicks of our Design September-inspired series of profiles of outstanding Belgian designers.

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Brazilian design celebrated at stunning Brussels venue Ampersand House

Brazilian design celebrated at stunning Brussels venue Ampersand House

We made ourselves at home at Ampersand's very homely gallery to contemplate the Brazilian Modern exhibition, an insightful showcase of Brazilian furniture worthy of extra special attention this Design September.

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Art, parties and Design September. This weekend in Belgium

Art, parties and Design September. This weekend in Belgium

There are only two things you really need to know about this weekend: think pink for our latest album release party at Joye Gallery Friday, then move on to Brussels' ubiquitous Design September happenings as they kick off all around the capital.

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Sylvain Willenz’s Glassworks exhibition opens at design dealer Victor Hunt in Brussels

Sylvain Willenz’s Glassworks exhibition opens at design dealer Victor Hunt in Brussels

Probably the most exciting glass-based design expo you're likely to see in a while, we got a sneak preview of local boy Sylvain Willenz's tables and vases at Victor Hunt in the lead up to Design September.

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A wide-eyed interview with homegrown up-and-coming artist Gideon Kiefer

A wide-eyed interview with homegrown up-and-coming artist Gideon Kiefer

We're bringing our art special to a close with a conversation with Belgian artist Gideon Kiefer about his new Indian adventure, nightly terrors and ego's place in the life and death of an artist.

Art Studio visits

The inner workings of Belgian artist Caroline Coolen’s studio

The inner workings of Belgian artist Caroline Coolen’s studio

A final nose around the inspiring interiors of Belgium's artist spaces with a visit to visual artist Caroline Coolen's studio.

Art Studio visits

Inside artist Sara Bjarland’s Ghent studio

Inside artist Sara Bjarland’s Ghent studio

Finnish artist Sara Bjarland has set up a temporary digs in Ghent's HISK, which we took as our cue to have a nose around at her nature-inspired work...

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Parties, pop-up shops and festivals. This weekend in Belgium

Parties, pop-up shops and festivals. This weekend in Belgium

Following a short summer hiatus, we're back this week with our usual pickings of weekend happenings.

Art Studio visits

A walk around up-and-coming Belgian painter Matthieu Ronsse’s house-come-studio

A walk around up-and-coming Belgian painter Matthieu Ronsse’s house-come-studio

We visit Matthieu Ronsse's studio, which also doubles up as his home to discover this promising artist's eclectic and fascinating body of work.

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A look at artist Gideon Kiefer’s recent work

A look at artist Gideon Kiefer’s recent work

Bringing our art special to a close, we review the intriguing drawings and collages of Belgian artist Gideon Kiefer.

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An interview with Belgian rising star photographer Lara Gasparotto

An interview with Belgian rising star photographer Lara Gasparotto

We sat down with rising Belgian photography star Lara Gasparotto to talk about her spontaneous way of working, Renaissance paintings and finding her own aesthetic.

Art Studio visits

Inside Ghent-based Belgian artist Sofie Muller’s studio

Inside Ghent-based Belgian artist Sofie Muller’s studio

The next instalment in our peeping tom series on artists' studios, we let ourselves in to Ghent-based Sofie Muller's workspace.

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A look at up-and-coming photographer Lara Gasparotto’s recent body of work

A look at up-and-coming photographer Lara Gasparotto’s recent body of work

We continue our series of portfolio presentations with the captivating work of up-and-comingg photography talent Lara Gasparotto.

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Photography, painting and outdoor parties. This weekend in Belgium

Photography, painting and outdoor parties. This weekend in Belgium

It's gearing up to be a sun-soaked weekend, so make sure to get down to Brüxsel Jardin's massive outdoor shindig, cure your hangover at Caoutchou Record's lazy Sunday in Antwerp and don't forget to check out the exhibitions of Gert & Uwe Tobias and Tamas Deszo.

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A look at artist Sophie Kuijken’s latest work

A look at artist Sophie Kuijken’s latest work

Our series of artists' portfolio reviews continues with Belgian painter Sophie Kuijken.

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The role of death and depression in photographer Anne De Gelas’ work

The role of death and depression in photographer Anne De Gelas’ work

In a frank conversation about death, legacies and the trials and tribulations of life, photographer Anne De Gelas opens up to reveal a little more about her work.

Art Studio visits

Inside Brussels painter Karen Vermeren’s studio

Inside Brussels painter Karen Vermeren’s studio

In part three of our series on artists' spaces, we pay a visit to Brussels-based painter Karen Vermeren's studio.

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An interview with up-and-coming Belgian photographer Mieke Verbijlen

An interview with up-and-coming Belgian photographer Mieke Verbijlen

In our second art interview of the month, we speak with Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen about people's interiors, inspirations and browsing through Flickr.

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Design, drawings and an electronic music festival. This weekend in Belgium

Design, drawings and an electronic music festival. This weekend in Belgium

We've selected six exhibitions, two music festivals and two parties for this weekend's agenda-fillers.

Art Studio visits

Tom Liekens

Tom Liekens

In our second studio visit of the month, we drop in on Belgian painter Tom Liekens, who let us into his Antwerp studio for an exclusive peak around.

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Brussels photographer Anne De Gelas’ faint and fragile world

Brussels photographer Anne De Gelas’ faint and fragile world

In the third instalment of our series on artist portfolios, we feature the intimate and fragile work of Brussels-based photographer Anne De Gelas.

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An interview with Belgian painting prodigy Rinus Van de Velde

An interview with Belgian painting prodigy Rinus Van de Velde

We sit down with Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde to talk about his working process, living in a fake reality and why the world doesn’t really need art.

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Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen’s interiors

Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen’s interiors

We continue our series of portfolio presentations with Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen.

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Art, vintage markets and a night at the museums. This weekend in Belgium

Art, vintage markets and a night at the museums. This weekend in Belgium

Four exhibitions, a garden concert, a vintage market, a house night and a music festival. Your agenda-fillers for the weekend.

Art Studio visits

Inside the studio of Belgian painting royalty Sam Dillemans

Inside the studio of Belgian painting royalty Sam Dillemans

We continue this month's art special by dropping in on Belgian painter Sam Dillemans in his studio.

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A look at Belgium’s painting rising star Rinus Van de Velde’s latest work

A look at Belgium’s painting rising star Rinus Van de Velde’s latest work

With the month of August gearing up to be an art-infested one here at The Word, we begin with a portfolio presentation of one of Belgium's most promising up-and-comers, Rinus Van de Velde

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The weekend in Belgium 19.07

The weekend in Belgium 19.07

We haven't been this impressed by Belgium's weekend lineup since, well, ages. Cinematek's road movie marathon and Antwerp's photography nights wandering expo, rounded off by Power Festival in La Louvière and new art in Ghent.

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The weekend in London 19.07

The weekend in London 19.07

With Shoreditch Festival, Mexican electronic scenesters and expos by Grayson Perry and Jo Spence, London will be scaling the heights of awesomeness this weekend, rain and all.

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Photographers…and everyone around them

Photographers…and everyone around them

Photographers need a whole team of specialists behind them, from framers and printers to airbrushers. In a bid to shine a light on those professions essential to the photographic process, we profile four of these artisans.

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The weekend in Belgium 21.06

The weekend in Belgium 21.06

With nine sumptuous exhibitions - from Sol LeWitt to Jeff Ladouceur - plus a concert by Californian five-piece Thee Oh Sees and the latest installment of Catclub, there'll be no time for gardening or DIY this weekend. You might as well face it.

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Travel photography part four: Maxim Leurentop’s Germany

Travel photography part four: Maxim Leurentop’s Germany

Last but not least in our series on travel photography, we're off to Trippstadt, West Germany with photographer Maxim Leurentop.

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Travel photography part three: Jan Opdekamp’s 9000miles

Travel photography part three: Jan Opdekamp’s 9000miles

We're off on a 9000 miles journey across Europe today with an unruly bunch of nine misfits.

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Get in bed with Hotel BLOOM!

Get in bed with Hotel BLOOM!

With a little over a week to go before its 8th edition kicks off, we're pleased to reveal one of Art'n BLOOM!'s limited edition duvet designs.

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Travel photography part one: Sara Todd’s Las Vegas

Travel photography part one: Sara Todd’s Las Vegas

Part of our travel month, we've handpicked four photography series that made us dream of escapes and adventures on the road. We begin with Antwerp-based photographer Sara Todd's travels from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

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Travel photography part two: Britt & Paul’s trans-siberian travels

Travel photography part two: Britt & Paul’s trans-siberian travels

In part two of our series on travel photography, photographers Britt & Paul take us across Russia on the trans-siberian railway

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Fire starter

Fire starter

The biting flames of a fire often conjure images of a nightmarish hell-threatening, destructive and deadly. But fire can also be celebratory, life-affirming and cosy (you know, the snap-crackle-and-pop type of cosiness). Here, we explore both sides of the coin

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The weekend in London 26.04

The weekend in London 26.04

London dwellers can treat themselves to a weekend of Weighted Words, an LA-band Big Sir gig and a party at the Nest. And Gillian Wearing's highly personal expo should also blip your radar.

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Art Brussels’ 30th edition

Art Brussels’ 30th edition

The 30th edition of Art-Brussels opened last night and we were there to take the temperature and give you our pick of must-sees.

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The International Biennal of Photography and Visual Arts in Liège

The International Biennal of Photography and Visual Arts in Liège

The 8th edition of Liège/Luik's BIP kicked off on Saturday and our contributor Damien Aresta was given an exclusive preview.

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Photographer Kelly De Block

Photographer Kelly De Block

In our continued bid to shine a light on rising Belgian talent, we speak with recently-graduated fashion photographer Kelly De Block about collages, contrasts and connecting with people.

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In Sickness and In Health

In Sickness and In Health

In this unconventional family portrait, photographer Colin Gray offers you the ability to gaze into the spheres of a dying woman.

The Beautiful Fall

The Beautiful Fall

A fascinating read about the bitter rivalry between iconic fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.

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The love movement

The love movement

What does love mean to you?

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Christopher Coppers

Christopher Coppers

With his exhibition at Bodson Emelinckx Gallery having just opened, we sit down with Brussels-based cut-up artist Christopher Coppers to talk about his biggest show to date, the state of TV and Belgian politicians singing the wrong national anthem.

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Bruce Davidson’s Subway

Bruce Davidson’s Subway

We take a closer look at Steidl's recent reissue of American photographer Bruce Davidson's groundbreaking photographs of the New York subway back in the 1980s.

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Our Christmas wish list

Our Christmas wish list

Starting today and up until Christmas eve, we’ll be putting forward two present proposals a day meant to make your end-of-year gift search that little bit easier. Today: A knitted cardigan from Henrik Vibskov and scarf by SPRB.

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Cloud surfing

Cloud surfing

Belgian photographer-on-the-rise Julie Calbert aims high with her feature on the ever-changing scenery of the world above.