Episodios

  • Surrealism in Belgium: It's No Laughing Matter

    Surrealism in Belgium: It's No Laughing Matter
    Jun 2 2024
    BOZAR’s contribution to the array of museum exhibitions celebrating the centenary of Surrealism is: Surrealism in Belgium: It's No Laughing Matter. The show is composed of a stellar collection of works of art brought together for the occasion including works by Paul Nougé, René Magritte, Jane Graverol, Marcel Mariën, Rachel Baes, Leo Dohmen, Paul Delvaux, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, Salvador Dalí, Georgio de Chirico, and many others. Curator Xavier Canonne explains the various factors that influenced surrealism in Belgium and abroad. If you haven’t seen it yet, schedule a visit soon, as the show closes June 16th.
    https://www.bozar.be/en/calendar/histoire-de-ne-pas-rire-surrealism-belgium
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    5 m
  • James Ensor: Inspired by Brussels

    James Ensor: Inspired by Brussels
    May 26 2024
    To celebrate the centenary of Surrealism, there have been a number of special exhibitions in various museums in Brussels. One of them is coming to a close on June 2nd so if you haven't been to the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) to see their fascinating show James Ensor: Inspired by Brussels, do yourself a favour and go before it's too late. Daan van Heesch, the curator of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the KBR explains how Ensor, known as " painter from Ostend" had very strong ties to Brussels and how, though he was not a surrealist, he claimed to be an inspiration to the Surrealists.
    https://www.kbr.be/en/agenda/expo-ensor/
    February 22 to June 2 2024
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    5 m
  • Tartine & Boterham

    Tartine & Boterham
    May 19 2024
    There are over 80 artisanal bakeries in Brussels but it's not always easy to find them. Luckily for us, journalist Géry Brusselmans created the website Tartine et Boterham which supplies all the information you need to be able to eat the best bread and pastries available; He also puts out a guide and the 2024 issue came out recently. We spoke with Brusselmans at the launch party for this year's edition.
    www.tartine-et-boterham.be
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    3 m
  • Museum of Infinite Realities

    Museum of Infinite Realities
    May 12 2024
    There's a new museum in downtown Brussels: The Museum of Infinite Realities (MOIR) in which the visitor calls a lot of the shots; so it's immersive but also reactive. Co-founder Kristian Gilroy explains how visitors become the hero of their own visit.
    https://www.museumofinfiniterealities.com/en
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    5 m
  • War and Art at House of European History

    War and Art at House of European History
    May 5 2024
    The role of the arts during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), which devastated large parts of Europe, lies at the heart of an international exhibition at the House of European History.
    The exhibition Bellum et Artes (War and Art) demonstrates how the warring parties used the arts as a propaganda tool and to show off their power. In the midst of a brutal war that cost millions of lives, works of art became ambassadors of peace. Bellum et Artes is part of a Europe-wide cooperation involving a dozen institutions from seven countries. The project is led by the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) and the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD).
    Curator Jitka Mlsova describes what the visitor will experience.
    https://historia.europa.eu/en/exhibitions-events/temporary-exhibitions
    Through 12 January 2025
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    4 m
  • The Petticoat Government

    The Petticoat Government
    Apr 30 2024
    At the crossroad of art, curatorial practices, architecture, graphics, typography and cartography, the Belgian pavilion at the Venice Biennale features UNESCO recognised giants from Belgium, Northern France and Spain, 15 feet tall and made of wicker, fabric and papier-mâché, dancing and twirling thanks to dedicated giant carriers. The collective The Petticoat Government, a group of multidisciplinary artists has created this year’s Belgian participation and members of the collective explain what they are up to.
    https://wbarchitectures.be/en/news/Belgian-Pavilion-at-Venice-Biennale-2024-/1384/
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    5 m
  • Brussels Short Film Festival

    Brussels Short Film Festival
    Apr 22 2024
    11 days, 3 competitions, 48 programs, 300 films, 76 screenings and much more! It's the 27th edition of the Brussels Short Film Festival (BSFF) and it's back with much loved categories such as the all night session, the very very short shorts and the open air sessions, as well as some new categories.
    Co-founder and director Céline Masset brings us up to date.
    www.bsff.be
    April 24th to May 4th
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    5 m
  • Les Passagées

    Les Passagées
    Apr 22 2024
    Have you ever hungered for a sensory experience that involves the enjoyment of artistic, intellectual, emotional and culinary experiences all at once? Check out Les Passagées, located in a 125 year old house built on a leafy square in Saint-Gilles by an architect as his home, which offers such an exploration in which the audience, artists and chefs all share, question, eat and exchange ideas around a series of dance, music, visual arts and culinary happenings. Artistic Director Alexandra Swenden and pianist Barbara Drazkov explain. May 1st through 7th 2024.
    www.lespassagees.com
    Photo Credit: Caroline Dejonghe
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    6 m