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

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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.

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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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Art Portfolio reports
Eliza Sys’s Los Angeles

Eliza Sys’s Los Angeles

We catch up with an old family member who's now based out in LA capturing its streets.

Music The music throwaway project
Earth

Earth

Earth take our throwaway project on tour with them. Just when we thought we couldn't love them any more than we already did.

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New kids on the block: Japanese photography gallery IBASHO

New kids on the block: Japanese photography gallery IBASHO

We talk to the founders of IBASHO, Antwerp's newest fine art photography gallery with a penchant for Japan.

Art Portfolio reports
KASK graduate photographer Pauline Miko

KASK graduate photographer Pauline Miko

With her first Brussels solo show opening tomorrow, young Belgian photographer Pauline Miko talks memory, medium and mentors.

Art Curator talks
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

Art Portfolio reports
Stien Bekaert’s fragile found footage collages

Stien Bekaert’s fragile found footage collages

KASK graduate printmaker Stien Bekaert on first intentions, artistic expressions and interpretations.

Art
Belgian photographer Lara Gasparotto at Berlin’s Kromus + Zink gallery

Belgian photographer Lara Gasparotto at Berlin’s Kromus + Zink gallery

With her solo show in Berlin opening on Friday, we catch up with Belgian photographer Lara Gasparotto

Art The art throwaway project
The rum diaries: Belgian artists in Cuba

The rum diaries: Belgian artists in Cuba

An ambitious group show uniting some of Belgium's foremost contemporary artists has just opened in Cuba. And we were there too.

Art Portfolio reports
Den Eeveertig

Den Eeveertig

Straight out of our latest edition, Joke De Wilde's photographic journey alongside Belgium's E40.

Art Curator talks
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.

Art Exhibition reviews
Gilbert Fastenaekens at Botanique

Gilbert Fastenaekens at Botanique

We preview veteran Brussels-based photographer Gilbert Fastenaekens' retrospective at Botanique.

Art Portfolio reports
Bruno Roels

Bruno Roels

We discuss references and influences with the Antwerp-based photographer.

Neighbourhood life Area codes
Area codes: Thierry and Sarah’s Antwerp

Area codes: Thierry and Sarah’s Antwerp

Thierry Vandenbussche and photographer Sarah Van Marcke take us on a neighbourly walk around their Borgerhout.

Music The music throwaway project
Chrome Brulée

Chrome Brulée

iPod-dolls, tape-robots, albino crocodiles and synthporn: Chrome Brulée takes one of our throwaway cameras for a ride.

Music The music throwaway project
GOAT

GOAT

Masks, headgear, Tintin and more masks. What happened when we handed Swedish outfit GOAT one of our throwaway cameras.

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The pulse of a city: 25 visual tributes to Brussels

The pulse of a city: 25 visual tributes to Brussels

Art institutions, online radio, graphic design studio, independent magazine: this is how Creative Belgium sees Brussels.

Music The music throwaway project
Cocaine Piss

Cocaine Piss

Here's Liège queer-punk outfit Cocaine Piss acting all silly with one of our office throwaway cameras.

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This is (our) Brussels

This is (our) Brussels

To mark the release of The Brussels Special, we take a trip down memory lane to pull-up some of our favourite Brussels features.

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Announcing our Brussels special

Announcing our Brussels special

With just under two weeks before going to print, pre-orders for our next edition are now open

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How to get your voice heard in our next edition

How to get your voice heard in our next edition

We've kept three pages open in our next issue for readers to get their work published alongside the country's leading creatives.

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Yes Philippe, Roland and Sergej, we fucked up

Yes Philippe, Roland and Sergej, we fucked up

What happened the day we realised we're not as perfect we thought we were...

Art
Artist Lisa Lapierre meets The Belgian Six

Artist Lisa Lapierre meets The Belgian Six

Artist Lisa Lapierre take a fresh and focused look at the works on show at our exhibition, The Word presents The Belgian Six.

Art
Five exhibitions to see during the Summer of Photography

Five exhibitions to see during the Summer of Photography

Five must-see exhibitions from this year's Summer of Photography, which opened yesterday in Brussels.

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Exhibition view: The Word presents The Belgian Six at Bozar

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.

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Where to get This is Belgium in Brussels

Where to get This is Belgium in Brussels

Some of the fantastic Brussels bookshops that stock This is Belgium, our book documenting the country's creative coming-of-age.

Art Curator talks
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.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
15 facts and figures about This is Belgium

15 facts and figures about This is Belgium

We handpick 15 facts and figures about our book This is Belgium.

Art
Exhibition preview: Robert Heinecken at Wiels

Exhibition preview: Robert Heinecken at Wiels

A selection of some of the works on view at the Robert Heinecken exhibition which opens this Thursday at Wiels.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
Inside This is Belgium

Inside This is Belgium

Word-potographer Miles Fischler plays around with This is Belgium's ubiquitous red rectangle.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
Around Belgium in 80 days

Around Belgium in 80 days

Photographer Joke De Wilde, a driving force behind our upcoming book This is Belgium, selects six of her favourite images. In Around Belgium in 80 days.

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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.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
Exhibition preview: Miles Fischler at Recyclart

Exhibition preview: Miles Fischler at Recyclart

We put a few questions to the Antwerp-based photographer in the run up to her show opening this Thursday in Brussels.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
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.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
Ten things to do this weekend

Ten things to do this weekend

Concerts in Kortrijk, group shows in Antwerp, vinyls markets in Brussels, drawings in Liège and artists teaming up in Brugge.

Art The art throwaway project
The throwaway project: Jonathan Meese

The throwaway project: Jonathan Meese

As throwaway adventures go, artist Jonathan Meese's one is pretty fucking bonkers.

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.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
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.

Neighbourhood life
Our best Instax moments of 2013

Our best Instax moments of 2013

The best Word moments of 2013 captured with the office Instax.

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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.

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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.

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.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
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!

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
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

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
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 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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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

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.

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
Music: Dour in pictures

Music: Dour in pictures

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

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Lenka Lukacovicova

Belgium’s photography graduates: Lenka Lukacovicova

The recent graduate talks abandonment issues and the abundance of space in her graduation series Muses

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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

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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.

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.

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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
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.

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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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The throwaway project: The Word Magazine in Antwerp

The throwaway project: The Word Magazine in Antwerp

A throwaway camera, an oversized bottle of vodka and tons and tons of laughter. A few more pics from our rooftop party in Antwerp.

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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 in Antwerp – The photographs

The Word Magazine in Antwerp – The photographs

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

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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...

Art The art throwaway project
The throwaway project: Roger Ballen

The throwaway project: Roger Ballen

South African photographer Roger Ballen adds his name to our throwaway project by taking us through the streets of Johannesburg.

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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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The Word Magazine at Hunting & Collecting – the Pictures

The Word Magazine at Hunting & Collecting – the Pictures

A selection of party shots from last Thursday's release party at Brussels' Hunting and Collecting.

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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.

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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...

Art
Roni Horn at Munich’s Sammlung Götz

Roni Horn at Munich’s Sammlung Götz

The Iceland fan has been building up an eclectic oeuvre including sculptures, drawings, photography, installations and books.

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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.

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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
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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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.

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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.

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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...

Art The art throwaway project
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...

Art
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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L.A. electronica and art book emporia. This weekend in Belgium

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...

Home and away with Esprit’s Spring/Summer collection

Home and away with Esprit’s Spring/Summer collection

We preview Terry Richardson's campaign images for global fashion imprint Esprit's 2013 Spring/Summer collection.

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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.

Art
The photography bundle

The photography bundle

Autographed photography books, artist commissions and first-print editions. Belgian photography and The Word in one, yours for 190 euros.

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The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 2)

The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 2)

After the first batch yesterday, here's part two of our party people roll-call.

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The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 1)

The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 1)

The first instalment of photographs from last Friday's epic birthday bash featuring you, you and you.

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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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Why should you pay for something you’re used to getting for free?

Why should you pay for something you’re used to getting for free?

Including a sneak preview of our next edition's stand-out features, five reasons why paying for The Word ain't such a bad thing.

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First glance at our first edition

First glance at our first edition

Our new format magazine will be hitting a shelf near you on April 8. Here's the first sneak peek: a graveyard for army gear

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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.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
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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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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The Word Magazine turns 5!

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.

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