Series
arts
arts
Gert Meesters
9 min reading time
How Comic Book Author Barbara Stok Made Her Own Way
Autobiographical comics are her trademark, but even in a book about the classical philosopher Hipparchia, Barbara Stok arrives at a theme that also resonates in her other work: the need for a conscious and simple life.
arts
Maarten Buser
6 min reading time
The Sensitive Sound Archive of Elise ‘t Hart
Dutch artist Elise ’t Hart captures everyday sounds in order to share them through installations that evoke a highly sensitive experience.
Series
Jan van Eyck
arts
Karin Wolfs
9 min reading time
Painfully Funny. Humour in the Films by Paul Verhoeven and Alex Van Warmerdam
Whereas Verhoeven often uses satire and hyperbole, Van Warmerdam is the king of absurdism and understatement.
arts
Lisa Bradshaw
7 min reading time
The State of Flemish Cinema: Professionalisation Pays Off
The Flemish film policy of the past twenty years is finally bearing fruit.
Series
On the Shoulders of the Old Masters
arts
Maarten Buser
6 min reading time
Lisa Spilliaert Lets Facts Rise Above Themselves
The Japanese-Flemish artist Lisa Spilliaert wonders whether something as factual as genealogy research leaves room for fiction and fantasy.
Graphic Artist Fré Cohen: A Free Woman of Many Styles
At a time when the world of printing and typography was still a very male domain, the female graphic designer Fré Cohen occupied a unique place.
Museum Explorer
arts
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
Hidden Van Gogh Self-Portrait Discovered in Scotland
The previously unknown self-portrait by the Dutch artist was found on the back of another of his paintings.
arts
Maya Toebat
5 min reading time
Intimacy Set Free: Bertien van Manen at the Antwerp Photo Museum
The retrospective Wish I Were Here by the Dutch photographer shows an eventful and intimate history.
Series
Forgotten Female Painters
arts
Karin Wolfs
6 min reading time
A House as a Second Skin. The Documentary 'Housewitz' by Oeke Hoogendijk
The Dutch documentary maker made a portrait of her Jewish mother, who has not left the house for about three decades due to phobias.
arts
Mélanie Huchet
6 min reading time
Globe Aroma: A Third Place for Artists from Elsewhere
Globe Aroma provides support to refugees, migrants and illegal immigrants in their art whilst giving them the opportunity to discover a wide range of cultural offerings in Brussels.
arts
Ilja M. Veldman
7 min reading time
200 Years Mauritshuis – An Eventful History
With its large collection of works from the Golden Age, Mauritshuis is one of the most important museums in the Netherlands. Important but not without controversy.
arts
CODART
2 min reading time
New Book on Netherlandish Drawings 1500-1800
The Royal Library of Belgium published a new reference work on its collection of Flemish and Dutch drawings from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
arts
Derek Blyth
1 min reading time
Art in the Chapel
An abandoned sixteenth-century chapel in Ghent was given a new lease of life thanks to internationally renowned artist Berlinde de Bruyckere.
arts
Maarten Buser
6 min reading time
Jaya Pelupessy Draws Attention to the Construction That Lies Behind the Photo
Unique works of art all about reproduction processes: the wonderful paradox at play in the work of Dutch artist Jaya Pelupessy.
arts
Anne Brumagne
7 min reading time
Will Brussels Once Again Be European Capital of Culture?
The city held the title in 2000 but did not make an overwhelming impression on the outside world.
arts
Evelyne Coussens
7 min reading time
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.’
arts
Pieter Coupé
8 min reading time
These Are the Winners of Flanders’ Foremost Cultural Prizes
Thirteen Flemish artists and cultural organisations have been awarded an Ultima for their outstanding contributions.
arts
Maarten Buser
6 min reading time
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.
language
Rashif El Kaoui
15 min reading time
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.
history
Ron Santing
3 min reading time
Water as a Historical Timeline
A floating exhibition tells the story of a 200-year-old Belgo-Dutch canal Zuid-Willemsvaart.
