Art Curator talks 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 15 things to do in Belgium over the weekend Exhibition openings, release parties, group shows, food festivals and DJ sets. Weekend wonders for your calendar.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 15 things to do in Belgium this weekend One more dodo and it's the weekend. But the fun already begins tonight, and we've selected 15 hot picks for you.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 20 things to do in Belgium over the weekend. Exhibitions, group shows, local electronic music showcases, DJ sets, artist talks and more. The weekend's going to be a long one.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Save the D.A.T.E In its ever growing quest to cement its reputation as an all-round creative force, the city of Antwerp, is putting on the second edition of D.A.T.E.
Neighbourhood life Exhibition view: The Word presents The Belgian Six at Bozar A few exhibition views of our exhibition, The Word presents The Belgian Six, that opened in Brussels last night.
Art Exhibition reviews Michaël Borremans at Bozar Exhibition views of Bozar's hotly-anticipated Michaël Borremans quasi-retropspective, As sweet as it gets.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life 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.
Neighbourhood life This is 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Brainbox, Richard Serra and Happy birthday dear Academy ...plus Catclub, Gedi Sibony and Everything and More at Tim Van Laere
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing A weekend of Mathématique Moderne, Magnum & Mountain Bike Under the knife with Orlan and Jean De Groote, Tracey Snelling & Dead Ghosts...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Blackout, Braids and Brussels Art Days Plus acid house at Kozzmozz, Michael Borremans and billboard art.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 We round-up 20 of the most exciting spaces for emerging art in Belgium today.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Eighties, art + Boomtown. This weekend in Belgium Cinematek goes retro and Brussels' photographers reclaim some space, plus Mario Merz, Stefan Rinck and Robert Suermondt
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Ghent gets Ten Days Off. This weekend in Belgium ...plus IETS in Knokke, mumblecore, Pierre Lefebvre and graphic arts explored...
Neighbourhood life 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...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Ghent Jazz and a Belgian Bazaar. This weekend in Belgium ...plus Abner Preis, Tatjana Pieters, Giorgio Morandi and the open air cinema season...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 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 "I'm used to being judged": the young artist on what it means to be a finalist for Belgium's seminal art prize.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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..
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 Do the right thing 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 A group show presenting the works of six upstart Brussels-based artists.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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...
Art Roni Horn at Munich’s Sammlung Götz The Iceland fan has been building up an eclectic oeuvre including sculptures, drawings, photography, installations and books.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 Consummate Brussels collector Dimitri Jeurissen talks Art Brussels "Look at the art and not at the market. And build real relationships with the artists..."
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 10 things to do during Art Brussels An artful selection of activities that includes everything from off-fairs to parties and openings.
Neighbourhood life 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. ...plus two gatherings for graphic design and graffiti junkies while Antony Gormley sculpts up a storm...
Art Exhibition: The Bride and the Bachelors at London’s Barbican We had a peek at the fascinating expo centered around the father of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 Do the right thing 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...
Art 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing L.A. electronica and art book emporia. This weekend in Belgium PA/PER View proves print's not dead, plus Nosaj Thing, Hindu Nights, Norio Imai and more...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Birthdays, exhibitions, fairs and concerts. This weekend in Belgium. The Word Magazine turns 5, Untitled! gets six candles and James Chance chances Antwerp.
Art The art throwaway project The throwaway project: Thomas Bayrle at Wiels Wiels curator Devrim Bayar documents the installation of a Thomas Bayrle retrospective with one of our throwaways...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life The Word Magazine turns 5! Belgian beats, photography treats and future foundations. We turns five on 22nd February and we're throwing ourselves a party to celebrate.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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...
Art 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
Art 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...
Art Xavier Hufkens presents…Clarissa Dalrymple An exhibition curated by Clarissa Dalrymple, “the most aristocratic bohemian on New York's contemporary art scene”.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Bollyfood and art bonanza. This weekend in Belgium. Belgium's weekend is bursting with exhibitionists, with Constant Permeke and Clarissa Dalrymple on the cards.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Future, fine art and photography. This weekend in Belgium. FuTure brings beats to Liége and Weegee's murderous tabloid tales hit Antwerp.
Art 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...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Art Friederike von Rauch’s Sleeping Beauties in Antwerp German photographer Friederike von Rauch deploys her trademark aesthetic in a study of after-hours art.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Music festival Autumn Falls and exhibitions galore: This weekend in Belgium Ghent's Museum Night does art in the dark and Autumn Falls in Brussels.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Group shows and guitar heroes. This weekend in Belgium. Cheap Time and the Bots buzz Brussels while Kissinger turns three in Antwerp.
Art Photographer Nicolas Karakatsanis ‘Adjusting Infinity’ at Alice Nicolas Karakatsanis' characteristic emotional intensity is back for an exhibition at the Alice Gallery
Art A retrospective of Belgian photographer Dirk Braeckman in Germany Dirk Braeckman opens his first solo show at Kunsthalle Erfurt, a retrospective spanning twenty years
Art 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.
Art 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
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing American Dreams and Pink Screens. This weekend in Belgium. Kaiser Chiefs, queer flicks and a weekend art fix for Brussels, while Ghent gets Digitalism.
MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade Kaat Debo waxes fashionable about the first ten years of MoMu, Antwerp's prestigious fashion museum.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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!
Art Photographer Vincent Delbrouck’s solo show Autofiction in Bienne Vincent Delbrouck’s new exhibition has just opened in Switzerland and we nabbed him to discuss this latest artistic endeavour and the meditative qualities of his creative process.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Art The art throwaway project Max Pinckers at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond We asked photographer-on-the-rise Max Pinckers to document the days leading up to the opening of his exhibition in Amsterdam using one of our ol' favourite throwaway cameras.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 Graphic design exhibition Eat symbols opens at Pimpinelle in Brussels We paid a visit to Rue de Flandre's Pimpinelle, a unique concept store that will play host to its very first art exhibition this weekend as part of Design September. We found a unique cooking class replete with graphics and sound.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Art 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.
Art Internationally recognised inseparable artists Gilbert & George on their Brussels’ solo show We sat down with the infamous London pair Gilbert & George just before the opening of their 'London Pictures' exhibition at Brussels' Albert Baronian.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 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 The next instalment in our peeping tom series on artists' studios, we let ourselves in to Ghent-based Sofie Muller's workspace.
Art 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.
Art A conversation with artist Sophie Kuijken We sit down with Belgian painter Sophie Kuijken to talk about random internet searches, escaping artistic trends and painting people.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Street art, vintage fashion and a canal-side party. This weekend in Belgium Shake off the office and get into Brussels' much loved Catclub this weekend, then get shopping at Vide Dressing au Garage before heading to Ostend's Storm Thorgerson album art fetish fest and Kosmorigins street art expo. A balmy Belgian weekend awaits.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in London 26.07 Let the games begin! The Historical Box and Bruce Lacy mix it up with The White Album and Teengirl Fantasy this weekend under the sun in London.
