arts

Rashif El Kaoui: A Versatile Storyteller With a Fluid Identity
Portrait of a “bastard” who searches for his identity through art. ‘The stage is the only place where I get space.’

These Are the Winners of Flanders’ Foremost Cultural Prizes
Thirteen Flemish artists and cultural organisations have been awarded an Ultima for their outstanding contributions.
Jan van Eyck

Form Follows Function? For Artist Kevin Bauer It’s the Other Way Round
Kevin Bauer's sculptures are utilitarian objects that you can't use.

Rashif El Kaoui’s ‘De Bastaard’ Translated into English
Students from two British Universities translated an excerpt from a theatre production by Flemish actor, writer, rapper and podcaster Rashif El Kaoui.
On the Shoulders of the Old Masters

Water as a Historical Timeline
A floating exhibition tells the story of a 200-year-old Belgo-Dutch canal Zuid-Willemsvaart.

Comics Artist Aimée de Jongh Conquers the World
The Dutch author absorbs influences from all major comic book traditions and aims her work at an eminently international audience.
Museum Explorer

There’s a Particle Accelerator in Salim Bayri’s Throat
Media, cultures and languages collide in the works of the Moroccan-born Dutch artist.
Mondrian 150
Forgotten Female Painters

On the Road With Armchair Voyager Rinus Van de Velde
Too famous now to still be considered the rising star of Flemish art, Rinus Van de Velde brings a selection of his latest work to a high-profile show at Bozar in Brussels.

Torn Between Conflicting Interests, Museums Are Looking for a New Role
Confronted with challenging societal, historical and ethical questions, many museums are trying to redefine their role. MSK Director Manfred Sellink makes some proposals.
Laure-Anne Vermaercke - NG-1983-1
Laure-Anne Vermaercke invites us to take a very close look at the Diorama of the Zeezigt Coffee and Cotton Plantation, made by Gerrit Schouten in c. 1815 – c. 1821.

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent Launches Belgium’s First LGBTQ+ Museum Tour
The MSK wants to uncover hidden or forgotten stories and allow the public to understand how gender, sexual orientation and sexuality have been experienced differently throughout history.

Sanne Aletta van Otten - Coffee Reading
Sanne Aletta van Otten voices a drip-filter coffee pot from 1816, manufactured by the Diemont company.

Kenneth Berth - I’d wanted to tell him this
Kenneth Berth created an audio story in response to Louis Moritz’s painting The Music Lesson from 1808.

The American War Years of Art Nouveau Architect Victor Horta
When architect Victor Horta was forced to flee during WWI, he travelled to the United States to give lectures. America influenced his ideas about architecture, urban planning, and society.

Vera Mennens Challenges the Boundaries of Time, Facts and Fiction
In the video essays of Vera Mennens, art and research coexist, as do landscapes and archives.

Dagmar Bosma - Additional Information (Identification of a Flaw)
We join Dagmar Bosma as she questions a cabinet made by Charles-Guillaume Diehl in c. 1867 – c. 1880.

Before the Architect Came the Painter: Henry Van de Velde as a Visual Artist
Henry Van de Velde became famous as an architect. But little known is that he started as a painter. From a new catalogue raisonné emerges the picture of an artist who struggled with social status and innovation in his craft.
Anne Marijn Voorhorst - At Your Service
Anne Marijn Voorhorst looks at a mustard pot made by Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot around 1819.

Diving Into the Past to Improve the Future: Postcolonial Themes in Belgian Art
From Marcel Broodthaers to Otobong Nkanga, more and more Belgian artists want to cast a critical perspective upon the colonial past in order to influence ongoing debates.