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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.

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

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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.

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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
“I’ve never taken the reality of my body for granted.” The urgent, skeleton gestures and intimate tragicomedies of Brussels-based artist Julien Meert

“I’ve never taken the reality of my body for granted.” The urgent, skeleton gestures and intimate tragicomedies of Brussels-based artist Julien Meert

Julien Meert discusses memories of painting landscapes in the Dutch countryside with his father and how his works threads the fine line between what the art world deems valid, and what it doesn't.

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“Weird twirls coming straight out of my brain.” Floris Hoorelbeke’s graphic abstractions

“Weird twirls coming straight out of my brain.” Floris Hoorelbeke’s graphic abstractions

Ostend native Floris Hoorelbeke's discusses late night art-making in Ghent and the various artistic and zine projects he has coming up ahead of his upcoming show at Sterput this Friday.

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“A tragicomic sense permeates throughout.” Teresa Cos’ binary deconstructions and ritual auditories

“A tragicomic sense permeates throughout.” Teresa Cos’ binary deconstructions and ritual auditories

Formerly a resident artist at WIELS, Teresa Cos will be unveiling her latest exhibition The Measure of Disorder at Argos this Saturday. If you're a film lover, then you're in for a treat.

Art Studio visits
Visiting Rinus Van de Velde’s larger-than-life Antwerp studio

Visiting Rinus Van de Velde’s larger-than-life Antwerp studio

We snoop around the Van de Velde's spacious Borgerhout studio filled with - perhaps unsurprisingly - plenty of light, concocted ideas and over-sized canvases.

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“I always liked a good story”: the new mythology of Kasper Bosmans

“I always liked a good story”: the new mythology of Kasper Bosmans

In a candid interview, the young Brussels-based artist discusses making drawing and wood sculptures from a very early age, the importance of context and why success is really such a stupid word.

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The pertinent eclecticism of Dieter Ravyts

The pertinent eclecticism of Dieter Ravyts

Young contemporary artist Dieter Ravyts talks us through his vivid portfolio, from starting points to inspirations.

Art Portfolio reports
“There is NO reason for things to be as they are.” The world according to Aline Bouvy

“There is NO reason for things to be as they are.” The world according to Aline Bouvy

Ask us, the world needs more Aline Bouvy’s.

Art Portfolio reports
Photographer Frederik Vercruysse’s aesthetic abstraction

Photographer Frederik Vercruysse’s aesthetic abstraction

We talk early influences, interests and aesthetic abstraction with the Antwerp-based artist.

Art Portfolio reports
Clément Montagne

Clément Montagne

We take a look at the work Clément Montagne created in the context of our residency project, Dusangneuf Osangsett.

Art Portfolio reports
Stephanie De Smet’s Inside green

Stephanie De Smet’s Inside green

Photographer Stephanie De Smet, Instagram's #insidegreen queen, reveals the ins and outs behind her iconic series.

Art Portfolio reports
Photographer Griet Van de Velde

Photographer Griet Van de Velde

We talk to photographer Griet Van de Velde about her artistic practice and the two men instrumental to her visual narrative.

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.

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
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 Portfolio reports
Den Eeveertig

Den Eeveertig

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

Art Exhibition reviews
Gilbert Fastenaekens at Botanique

Gilbert Fastenaekens at Botanique

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

Neighbourhood life
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.

Neighbourhood life
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.

Art
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.

Art
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.

Art
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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Rise and shine: Photographer Quentin De Wispelaere

Rise and shine: Photographer Quentin De Wispelaere

He’s barely 21 and only completing his first year of photography studies but Quentin De Wispelaere already has a CV worthy of the country’s hot shots. His first series Photos De Classe made it to semi-final at Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival, American Tour was picked up by international editions of Vice magazine, and […]

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Photography: Benoit Grimalt, spontaneous and directed

Photography: Benoit Grimalt, spontaneous and directed

When did you get into photography full-time? Ten years ago. After I graduated from a photography school where we mainly studied studio photography. But now I prefer being outdoors, I prefer natural light. What drew you to this medium? I like family albums. What is your first ever memory about photography? The old pictures in […]

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Photography: fashion snapper Ismaël Moumin

With an eye for details, creative settings and pretty girls, it was only normal that we called upon Ismaël Moumin to shoot our upcoming Fashion Special showstoppers. The 26-year-old self-taught photographer, who graduated from the digital art department of Brussels’ Saint-Luc in 2003, worked as a retoucher for photographers such as Marc Lagrange and Jochen […]

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Photography: mother and daughter duo Memymom

We first got acquainted with Memymom’s work a while ago and were instantly intrigued by their puzzling compositions. Lisa De Boeck and Marilène Coolens’ strange scenarios feature flesh, intertwined limbs and bodyparts that seem to spring out of nowhere, the result being at times dreamy, at others bone-chilling. For the red album (out 11th March), […]

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