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.
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Kevin Bauer's sculptures are utilitarian objects that you can't use.
Since the original Dutch version of this book came out in January 2019 it has dominated the bestseller lists.
Having plants in the house is not such a long-standing habit as we might think. Only in the 19th century greenery made its way into our houses.
The image of farmers and the countryside in Flanders and the Netherlands has been teetering between positive and negative for decades. Why? And how much wiggle room do farmers have today?
For a short period in the 16th century, Antwerp was really the centre of the world. Everything was possible, as long as it didn't hinder trade and economy, writes historian Michael Pye in his book The Glory Years.
In his second historical fiction novel, Jeroen Olyslaegers masterfully brings to life the city of Antwerp before, during and after 1566, the year of the Iconoclastic Fury.
Media, cultures and languages collide in the works of the Moroccan-born Dutch artist.
According to journalist Huib Modderkolk, the Belgian and Dutch governments are taking nowhere near enough protective measures against digital hacking and sabotage.
What is it that makes people get out of bed day in, day out for over a century? This is the question documentary filmmaker Heddy Honigmann asks seven quirky centenarians in her new film '100UP'.
Unique works of art all about reproduction processes: the wonderful paradox at play in the work of Dutch artist Jaya Pelupessy.
The Japanese-Flemish artist Lisa Spilliaert wonders whether something as factual as genealogy research leaves room for fiction and fantasy.
Dutch artist Elise ’t Hart captures everyday sounds in order to share them through installations that evoke a highly sensitive experience.
Foreign cartoons from the 17th to the mid-19th century show that the Netherlands has not always had a very positive international image.
Thanks to Frans Hals, Karel van Mander and other refugees from Flanders and Brabant, the arts scene in Haarlem was able to flourish between 1580-1630.
The Afghan-Dutch artist designs installations and sculptures like chefs create dishes: bringing together seemingly incompatible forms and materials.
Dutch artist Hilde Onis considers her installations a kind of arithmetic sums: the addition of objects, plus the space itself, plus the viewer.
We translated excerpts from 'Declaration of Love to the Dutch Language' in which Mira Feticu describes her struggle to learn Dutch.
The influence of this legendary Dutch composer on contemporary classical music is enormous.
In Brussels you can visit a beautiful retrospective of the versatile, successful and innovative Renaissance artist Bernard van Orley (c. 1488-1541) until 26 May. He worked for clients such as Charles V and Margaret of Austria.
Realism, surrealism and the absurd compete for priority in the Emma De Swaef’s and Marc James Roels’ stop–motion film This Magnificent Cake!
Thierry Baudet’s conservative ideas fly in the face of the enlightenment values that have long been dominant. This opposition is a defining moment for our modern culture.
Thierry Baudet and Dries Van Langenhove receive far more attention from the media than is justified by their importance.
Roland Gunst – half Flemish, half Congolese – uses installations, performances, film and video to explore the search for his own identity.
When natural processes and the laws of physics lead to compelling, lyrical artefacts.
Cross-border solidarity in Belgium and the Netherlands is more popular than the political debate suggests.