We’re putting Do the Right Thing on hold during the summer We'll be putting our weekly round-up of what to see and do in Belgium on hold until Thursday 31st August.
Art Portfolio reports Darkrooms and drawing pens with artist Marie Cloquet We sit down with the Ghent-based artist to talk rejection and reinvention.
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 Nosejob and Jan De Cock. The weekend has landed From piano concerts and club nights to exhibitions and events, 10 things to do in Belgium over the long weekend
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Five things to do during this weekend’s Museum Night Fever Young Belgian bands at BELvue, violence at the Army Museum, jazz at Autoworld and haircuts at WIELS.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Cinematic puppetry in La Monnaie’s Hänsel und Gretel at Bozar Film projections, shadow puppetry, archaic cinema techniques and live acting all combine in this remake of a fairy tale classic.
Art 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.
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.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium 10 of Belgium’s best weekend getaways From Liège and Namur to Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels, we unveil 10 of our favourite quirky Belgian weekend getaways.
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 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 This is Belgium 20 of Brussels’ best fountains Take this as a tease, but we're closing the summer with a list of Brussels' top 20 fountains.
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 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
Music Music: Interview with Wastelands’ Herlinde and Kasper-Jan Raeman The Subbacultcha! affiliate turns two this summer and moves to new digs
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Eight of the best rooftops in Belgium A guide to the elevated eateries, drinkeries and hangouts with the kick-assest panoramas in the country
Music Music: An interview with Microfestival co-founder JF Jaspers A summer rock festival, only smaller.
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 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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: Coffeeklatch’s Magali and Bart on Antwerp North The prolific profilers talk gentrification and architectural gems in this crash course on their north city 'hood.
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 Area codes A walk through Ostend with DJ Nosedrip What’s so great about Ostend? DJ Nosedrip reveals what he loves best about his native turf
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 Area codes Love London Journalist Nabeelah Shabbir walks us through some of her favourite shabby to chic corners of her native London town
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.
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.
Art Curator talks An interview with Poppositions founder Liv Vaisberg "We don’t just want to be the kind of off-fair that shows the artists who got rejected by the official one..."
Art Newly-installed Art Brussels director Katerina Gregos’ fresh start After 15 years, Brussels' seminal contemporary art fair gets a new director.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: there’s a renaissance happening in Amsterdam We're taken on a tour of Amsterdamian Rhiannon Pickle's absolute-must city-side addresses...
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 Mathias Hielscher’s Berlin Ex-Viginia Jetzt! bassist and founder of the super cool, finger-on-the-pulse Berlin website 'Mit Vergnügen' shows us around his favourite Schlesi hotspots...
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 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.
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 This is Belgium 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
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...
Music An interview with Belgian beatniks Bepotel In the run up to their Ars Musica Electro Night gig on Friday, we spoke with Belgian beatmakers Belpotel...
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 Stylist Pholoso Selebogo’s Antwerp The sought-after stylist takes us on a jaunt of her favourite neighbourhood hotspots.
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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 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
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 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 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.
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.
Stephan Schneider on curating the Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store We spoke with the German designer about his selection, the new generation and why a strong product is always key.
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.
Art 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.
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 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.
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 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.
Belgian stylist Benoît Béthume on the launch of Mémoire Universelle, his new bookazine Stylist Benoît Béthume's bookazine Mémoire Universelle is more book than magazine. The first issue's about love, and it's about to hit a shelf near you.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The weekend in London 12.07 Rich pickings in London's weekend lineup like John Currin and Whitechapel Gallery, with a soundtrack kindly provided by Adrian Sherwood and Hard Rock Calling.
