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 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.
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.
Art Studio visits An interview with hot and up-and-coming Brussels design practice Hopop Studio These two architecture graduates set up shop in Brussels' St. Gilles neighbourhood last September and they've been renovating, renewing and recycling furniture ever since. Their atelier, Hopop Studio, is open to the public for one weekend only.
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 Studio visits 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.
Art Studio visits 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 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...
Art Studio visits 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.
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.
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 An interview with Antwerp-based fashion photographer Frederik Heyman Frederik Heyman keeps baffling us with his weird, beautiful and stylized images. We catch up with the Antwerp artist at home over tea and cookies.
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.
Art Studio visits 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.
Art 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.
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 Studio visits 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.
Art 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.
Art Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen’s interiors We continue our series of portfolio presentations with Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen.
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.
Art Studio visits 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 12.07 Your Belgian weekend's all music with Dour Festival and 10 Days Off for those of you who like it electronic. Brussels, meanwhile, is putting on a music flea market and a big night out in the Marolles with Manu Chao while Ghent hosts art by Sonic Youth legend Lee Ranaldo.
Drive-by shooting We know what you’re thinking. This girl looks like trouble. But this little sight of beauty knows exactly what she’s doing and where she’s going. Have a look at our grey album's fashion series, shot by Antwerp-based photographer Alex Salinas.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in London 05.07 If you only do four things this weekend... don't miss Irving Penn, an epic lineup at Bloc Weekend, Techno in My Fridge and Edvard Munch at the Tate.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 28.06 This weekend stars a hefty host of exhibitions in Belgium, including In Sight, H Urban and Ghent's Kask school end-of-year, as well as the summer-induced madness that is the start of the July sales, including a big one at everyone's favourite design shop, La Fabrika.
Art A stamp of approval We asked six established Belgian photographers from Dirk Braeckman to Serge Leblon to nominate one emerging talent. There’s nothing like getting anointed by those that paved the way for you.
Art Man vs. machine Saturo Toma, Michel Mazzoni and Frederik Heyman talk about their weapons of choice: We profile three Belgian photographers' cameras.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best new photography series Four young Belgian photographers who have captured our attention and imaginations: Quentin de Wispelaere, Sarah Carlier, Lara Mennes and Vincent Delbrouck.
Art A photo-zine a day keeps the doctor away The zine scene’s never been quite as lively as in recent years, and Belgium is no exception. We bring you a non-exhaustive collection: spontaneous, fast, teenagerish, egotistical, brilliant – and cheap.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Art Bozar’s summer of photography Bozar’s bi-annual platform for international photography kicked off last week, uniting over 30 museums and other cultural organisations in a two month-long programme. We selected four shows to be pencilled into your agendas.
Art 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.
Art 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.
Art 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
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 07.06 This weekend you'll find us knee-deep in fashion with both Brussels' La Cambre and Antwerp's famous fashion academy putting on their annual catwalk bash, plus expos and shows up and down the country.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in London 07.06 Far from worn out by last weekend's royal revelry, London's weekend features dates with the Serpentine Gallery Pavillion, Edgar Martins, a Krankbrother street bash and the London Green Fair.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 24.05 Lots of reasons to get hyped about this Belgian weekend, with a mega-list of must-haves that includes the Lizzies, White Denim, a photography exhibition at Hunting and Collecting and much much more.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 17.05 We're all set for another long bank holiday weekend and this one's filled to the absolute max with exhibitions from Anne De Gelas, Wangechi Mutu, Frederik Heyman and others, plus concerts by skinny redhead King Krule and Bass Drums of Death.
A brave new world Upcoming Brussels-based photographer Ismael Moumin shot the orange album's fashion series for us, futuristic, dark and somewhat dystopian.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 10.05 Coming soon to a weekend near you: a rare gig by legendary Belgian hip-hop group De Puta Madre and expos by Jean-Christophe Nourisson, iconic graffiti artist Kool Koor, Dutch painter Aaron Van Erp, Jan Yoors, Sharon Lockhart, German photographer Jessica Backhaus and more.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in London 10.05 An exhibition exploring digital media, an expo showcasing iconic works of legendary Magnum photographers, a gig by The Black Belles and a party at Corsica Studios.
Art Kelly De Block Having first profiled her work for our talent section, we got back in touch with up-and-coming photographer Kelly De Block to talk about her latest series, ‘Appearing/disappearing’.
Art 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
Art The art throwaway project Art Brussels with Aeroplastics gallery Brussels-based gallery Aeroplastics continues our series of throwaway projects today. Kitted out with their very own plastic snap box for Art Brussels, here's their staff's behind-the-scenes diary at Belgium's biggest art fair.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 26.04 The weekend is set to be a good one for music lovers with the country's concert halls graced by the likes of The Lemonheads, The Beatnuts, Dandy Warhols and Wallace Vanborn. Plus there's an art book market in Ghent and exhibitions by Ian Wilson, Will Rogan, Stef Renodeyn and Lisa Carletta.
Art The art throwaway project Art Brussels with Bodson-Emelinckx gallery As part of our Art Brussels coverage, we've craftily equipped three Belgian galleries with nifty little throwaway cameras for a behind the scenes gander at the country's biggest art fair. Today: Brussels-based Bodson-Emelinckx.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 19.04 Here's our pick of somethings for your Belgian weekend, lovingly laid out with Art Brussels sitting pretty at the top of the pile with expos by Roe Ethridge and Felicia Atkinson, 40 murals by Invader, and some art fair side-shows.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 12.04 Highlights of Belgium's packed agenda this weekend include an expo that guesses at 2040, AB's Kraftwerk fetish, as well as a show by Dean Treacy, fashion and photos in Antwerp and Democrazy's birthday do.
Art Pauline Miko For our orange album, young and upcoming photographer Pauline Miko aimed her lense at red heads, capturing their somewhat mysterious and intriguing aura.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best architectural renaissances in Brussels The last part of our series on re-purposed spaces brings us to the Belgian capital where Adriaan Hauwaert and Jef Claes zoom in on the transformations of the Wiels museum, Recyclart and La Bijouterie.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best architectural renaissances in Ghent In the second part of our series on repurposed old spaces and buildings, up-and-comer Adriaan Hauwaert takes a look at Ghent's Huis van Alijn and the Nucleo project.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best architectural renaissances in Antwerp In the first part of our series on old spaces that have been granted new life, we turn our attention to Antwerp's Kammenstraat church, now a concert hall and a railway depot-turned-city park.
Art Thomas Nolf With a gallery by Thomas Nolf, we polish off our series on young and talented Belgium-based photographers who've been letting us in on their own interpretations of the 'new beginnings' thing.
Art Margaux Carron Time again for our exclusive series on young promising photography talents. Part three spotlights French-born Brussels-based Margaux Carron whose inspiration for 'new beginnings' led her to reflect on adolescence...
Art Jef Claes It's the second installment of our photography series on the theme of new beginnings, and we're showcasing some springtime snap-happiness from rising Belgian talent Jef Claes.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 29.03 This weekend, everyone's off to The Word's orange album release party. Oh, and there's also exhibitions of Charley Case, Joel Morrison, Andres Serrano, Lara Gasparotto and Ford Madox Brown, plus parties at Brussels' Catclub and a Helmet gig. It's going to be a busy one.
Art Sanne Delcroix We kick of our 'new beginnings'-inspired photography series with a gallery shot by young Belgian star Sanne Delcroix.
Music The music throwaway project Casiokids The Word's throwaway project whisks you backstage for a peek at Norway's Casiokids doing their thang on their latest tour.
Music The music throwaway project M O N E Y After their gig in Paris' Point Ephémère last month, M O N E Y, Mancunian band on their way up, strip down naked for our throwaway project. Literally.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 22.03 From Jeffrey Clancy's metallica to Kubrick's lonely cities, and all the Gustavo Riegos, Kirsten Pieroths, Koen Vanmechelens in between, throw in an average temperature of 17° and some cold, fizzy Jupe and you're set for a killer weekend in Belgium.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 15.03 What does your future hold? A workspace-cum-gallery in St. Gilles, a darkly colourful show by Nicolas Van Kerckhove, plus expos at ALICE, Artiscope and Salvo and everything in between. Oh, and Madball play hard ball in Antwerp.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in Belgium 08.03 Another busy weekend for all you people out there: there's Liège's photography biennal, exhibitions by JessicaYatrofsky, Muller Van Severen, Ida Tursic and Wilfried Mille, plus a party thrown in your honour by Belgian label On-point and a concert in Magasin 4.
Art Christian Aschman You wait and you wait for a book by Christian Aschman and then two come all at once... the photographer sits down with the Word and opens up about opening up.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in London 01.03 Beginning his weekly column with a bang, our London correspondent Marcus Barnes takes his pick of happenings in the Big Smoke this weekend.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 16.02 The weekend kicks off tonight with Michel Mazzoni's book launch, a vernissage for Betty Tompkins' iconic Fuck Paintings and the arrival in the capital of quirky band Beatallica.
Art The love movement A few weeks ago we asked our readers to send us a photograph which, to them, illustrated the word 'love'. Here are the 13 photographs that made the cut.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 09.02 Exhibitions of Cy Twombly, Chantal Akerman and Naoto Kawahara, Azari & III and Jedi Mind Tricks in concert, plus a London getaway special revealing the must-sees on the island this weekend.
Neighbourhood life SteytPeña’s Luis and Laurence Luis Peña and Laurence Steyt met while assisting the same photographer in Paris back in 2004. These days, they're busy with their venture, SteytPeña, and their very own Brussels studio.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Memymom’s Lisa and Marilène Part II of our fascination-feature on outstanding Belgian two-pieces. Drumroll please for Memymom, a photography venture concocted by mother and daughter duo Marilène and Lisa.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 26.01 This weekend has exhibitions of Don Brown, Wouter Feyaerts and Daan van Golden in store. Plus: Get your hands on a contemporary art piece without getting your wallet out at Bozar and take in your dose of music at Transardentes or the Gym Class Heroes concert.
Music The music throwaway project Is Tropical London three-piece Is Tropical takes you backstage with our disposable camera project.
Art 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 19.01 Christopher Coppers' exhibition opening in Brussels tonight, the incomparable Chilly Gonzales on Sunday night and a couple of design (Tomas Alonso at Victor Hunt), photography (Ben Murphy at Stieglitz 19 and Swedish photography at Zebrastraat) and art (Nikolay Oleynikov at Komplot) shows in between.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 12.01 With exhibitions by American artist Shirley Jaffe, Belgian Fauvist Ferdinand Schirren and fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, as well as shows on the Brazilian design scene and the best album artworks of 2011, the start of the year sure is high on culture.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 22.12 A film festival, two exhibitions, Chilly Gonzales and the James Taylor Quartet in Brussels as well two Christmas eve parties. What to do over the holiday weekend...
Art The school of white socks We zoom in on one of our all-time favourite fashion faux pas: white socks.
Art When Hedgren met Sonny Belgium bag maker Hedgren teams up with happy snapper Sonny Vandevelde for the launch of their capsule collection.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 15.12 Three exhibitions, a Black Lips concert and a DJ set in Brussels, photography in Antwerp, painting in Ghent, popular culture in Leuven and, last but not least, a quick-shot selection of leftfield Christmas markets to catch this weekend.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 09.12 Weekend's about to kick off and we have just what you need in terms of culture-fix: Three exhibitions and a party in Brussels, three shows in Antwerp and one in Ghent.
Art Cloud surfing Belgian photographer-on-the-rise Julie Calbert aims high with her feature on the ever-changing scenery of the world above.
Neighbourhood life Snowballs A 250-strong collection of snow globes that first came to our attention for our white album and, due to popular demand, even made it to our white album release party.
Neighbourhood life The shelf: Shedding light Chinese living, the most dangerous city in America, the disappearance of landmarks in Colorado, colour-coded foreplay and a personal history of the household. Five fine art and photography books that'll see you through the winter months.
Art Facing the blank canvas: Vadim Vosters "It is not the moment one stands before a new canvas that I start thinking about what to paint; when I order the canvas I already know what to do with it", says Belgian artist Vadim Vosters.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 01.12 Lineart Art Fair and Hercules and Love Affair's Andy Butler in Ghent, Belgian photography and discount designer shopping in Antwerp, Jasper Johns in the countryside and, last but not least, Robert Devriendt and a temporary design store in Brussels.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 25.11 Suuns tonight. Then our white album release party and The Herbaliser at Bozar tomorrow night. A couple of shows (Harry Gruyaert, Boris Tellegen and Valerie Snobeck) and a party (the Catclub) on Saturday. Then, energy-levels permitting, a pop-up sale at Bozarshop (Martin Margiela). Phew.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 18.11 Design exhibitions, photography fairs, fashion sales, vintage markets, live shows and DJ nights. People take note, your weekend's about to kick off and it's going to be big.
Art The interview: Dirk Braeckman Following the opening of his most extensive retrospective to date in Leuven's M Museum, we meet Dirk Braeckman, arguably Belgium's most prominent photographer, to talk analogue photography, eliminating colour and working against photography as a medium. Includes our visual review of the exhibition in the image gallery at the bottom of the page.
Art Into the light A light-sensitive series of juxtaposed animated gifs that has the entire office finding itself a new-found love for the digitally-bettered arts.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 11.11 A camera phone photography exhibition in Ghent, a Paul Smith exhibition in Antwerp, a fashion show of second-hand creations, a gay-cinema festival, I Love Techno in Ghent and a rap concert in Brussels.
Art Rise and shine: photographer Adriaan Hauwaert Taking a look at final year photography student Adriaan Hauwaert's mesmerising short series on typical Belgian residential architecture was enough for us to want to find out a little more. Here, we have a quick chat with the rising talent.
Music The music throwaway project Connan Mockasin Boat rides, backstage antics and portraits of adoring fans: we step into the world of psychedelic popster Connan Mockasin through our disposable camera project.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 07.10 With exhibitions of photographers Dirk Braeckmann and Florian Maier-Aichen, tea time at Paul Smith, a Crystal Antlers gig at L'Ancienne Belgique and the Catclub's season opening party, this weekend promises to be high in emotions.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend 23.9 Our selection of things to do this weekend includes everything from design exhibitions and open door walks to cinematic retrospectives and art shows.
Art Closing our blue chapter Up and coming Antwerp-based photographer Joke De Wilde, a former intern of ours, delivers a mesmerising blue-lined series of eight portraits, bringing our blue album chapter to a close.
Art Rise and shine: Photographer Julie Calbert The photography of young, up-and-coming Brussels-based photographer Julie Calbert (25) are marked by their mystification of the ordinary. Dive into the haunting, dreamlike world of this promising artist on the rise.
Art Horses on water Photographer Sarah Eechaut takes a behind the scenes look at a hydrotherapy centre's work with horses in need of treatment. Including a short video, the feature shows the animal's more fragile side.
Art Gone in 12 hours: Art Asylum There’s something about spontaneous, one-off initiatives that gets our clocks ticking. You see, we’re firm believers in ‘mix-and-we’ll-see’ creative collisions, preferring the unknown to the predictable, the loose-ended to the pre-defined. So it was with much trepidation (and, granted, a raised eyebrow or two) that we stepped into Art Asylum, a 12-hour-only, 20-man-strong get together […]
Art Polaroid perfect pages Above, a curated collection of the suggestive and sexy. Below, a story about a story, with hints of celebrity. Both are online projects. And both make Polaroids a very possible project after all. The kinky collectors – Pornaloid “What better medium to capture your girlfriend naked?” suggests Gilles Kasverdenko, co-founder of Tumblr instant hit Pornaloid. A […]
