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BRAFA 2026

BRAFA 2026, the 71st Brussels Art Fair, brought together around 150 galleries from 18 countries, including 23 new and returning participants,...

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Light Festival in Mons 2026

A gloomy Belgian winter is lit up for the third time by the lights of the Mons en Lumières festival. It feels like this time the jewel of Wallonia...

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Design Museum Gent – А Museum That Redesigned Itself

Grand ReOpening of Design Museum Gent after four years of renovation. By Belgian standards, almost lightning-fast, if you remember the eleven years it took KMSKA. In my view, one of the best design museums in Europe has emerged from this period noticeably younger: it...

“Yayoi Kusama” at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam

About a “little month” before the opening of the major Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam – a Dutch expression – the legendary Japanese artist died on 14 August 2026. Her studio remained silent for 13 days. The funeral took place before...

Brussels Design Week 2026

This season, Brussels tried on a new format. The former Brussels Design September seems to have gone through a careful wash and emerged as the more concise Brussels Design Week (24 September–4 October). But true elegance has nothing to do with the length of a hemline:...

I am not me, the horse is not mine – William Kentridge in Bozar

In the 2026–2027 season, Bozar presents William Kentridge – Grand Invité, a large-scale, tailored-made exhibition conceived specifically for its 13 exhibition rooms. The title of the exhibition may be fully understood only by a Russian-speaking visitor. “Я не я и...

Andy Warhol in the Herbert Foundation’s Private Collection

What do we know about Andy Warhol? Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe. Quite a lot compared with many other artists, yet only a tiny fraction of his oeuvre. The exhibition ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ at the private Herbert Foundation in Ghent draws attention to two...

Maurits Escher – Infinity at the Tip of the Burin

The Dutch visionary artist Maurits Escher was recognised during his lifetime primarily by the mathematical and scientific community. His exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in 1954 was organised to coincide with the International Congress of Mathematicians. After his...

BREAKING NEWS – Hans Op de Beeck brings colour back to his signature grey

BREAKING NEWS: Hans Op de Beeck brings colour back to his signature grey. Belgian artist and sculptor Hans Op de Beeck is bringing colour back into his work. Tentatively, little by little, delicate shades of pale blue, pink and lettuce green are appearing alongside...

Ai Weiwei in Belgium – A History of Art and Personal Resistance

If you were asked off the top of your head to name a contemporary Chinese artist, the answer would probably be Ai Weiwei. In September 2026, we have a chance to deepen our knowledge of his work thanks to Patrick Derom Gallery, where a major retrospective of this...

The Uterus of the Earth at the Heart of Bozar

The Colombian artist Delcy Morelos (b. 1967, Tierralta) invites visitors at the Bozar art centre to enter the Womb her installation Uterus in Uterus, presented in the Horta Hall, a space resembling an ancient temple of art. It is a pure example of late Art Deco at its...

“Wolf” – The Primal Energy of Contemporary Circus

"The Wolf Hunt"? Australia's Circa Turns the Stage into a Territory of Freedom How indelible our cultural code is, as difficult to erase as a tattoo, became clear to me once again while watching "Wolf" by the Australian company Circa Contemporary Circus. An unexpected...