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Mussels, Magritte and Maeterlinck: The Universal “Belgitude” of Stromae
25 January 2023
That Jacques Brel has been an inspiration to him is well-known, but Stromae also has connections to other phenomena and figures from the Belgian collective imagination: from fries and mussels to Maurice Maeterlinck and René Magritte. Stromae expresses and depicts the diversity of Belgian society th
The Porous Paradises of Bram Demunter
23 September 2021
‘Everything exists side by side and can be shown as such’, says encyclopaedic painter Bram Demunter of his first solo exhibition. Demunter’s work is simultaneously comical and analytical, it confuses and provides comfort. Ancient Alligator Swimming from the Sea to the River remains on show unt
Brussels Represent! Meet Hip-Hop Phenomenon Zwangere Guy
24 September 2020
Brussels is unruly and elusive, they say. Even writers find it difficult to encapsulate. But there is one person who captures the eclectic face of the Belgian capital in text: with his rhymes, the rapper Zwangere Guy enters into a conversation with his city in order to get to know her better – and
Tijl Nuyts: Musti
19 March 2020
This week's Friday Verses are written by Tijl Nuyts. We translated Musti. This poem was first published in Dutch in Het Liegend Konijn, a magazine for contemporary Dutch-language poetry.