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Volendam: The Dutch Fishing Village That Became an International Artists’ Haven
23 May 2024
At the turn of the 20th century, the quaint fishing village of Volendam transformed into a bustling artists' colony, attracting painters from around the world with its enchanting opal light. In The Discovery of Holland, published only in Dutch for now, Jan Brokken explores this vibrant era, revealin
Hymn to the Silence: The Contemplative Work of Jef Verheyen
21 May 2024
Forty years after his death, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is devoting a retrospective to the Flemish artist Jef Verheyen (1932-1984). This beautiful exhibition is relevant not only as a part of art history but also because Verheyen continues to inspire young artists today.
Ilke Cop Paints So She Can Start Afresh Again and Again
7 May 2024
For Ilke Cop the role of an artist in a crumbling world is to create something from nothing. For a long time, the white canvas scared her, but now she sees all the potential at the point of beginning. It’s also the moment when she feels most aligned with herself. “When I paint, there’s no long
Eugeen Van Mieghem’s Compassionate Sketches of the Tired, Poor and Huddled Masses
7 February 2024
Last year, a private collector donated eighteen drawings by the Antwerp artist Eugeen Van Mieghem (1875-1930) to the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan: a generous, but above all a relevant and strategic gesture. Relevant because it confirmed the link that Van Mieghem himself depicted with suc
When Painters Go Ice Skating
19 December 2022
Although the Dutch have been ice skating since the thirteenth century, it was not until the sixteenth century that ice skaters would regularly appear in paintings, courtesy of the Flemish Master Pieter Bruegel the Elder and... a climatic phenomenon. Since then, countless artists have ventured out on
Before the Architect Came the Painter: Henry Van de Velde as a Visual Artist
24 January 2022
As an architect he became famous throughout Western Europe. But what about Henry Van de Velde’s previous career as a painter? From a new and hefty catalogue raisonné emerges the picture of an artist who struggled with social status and innovation in his craft.
In the Footsteps of Albrecht Dürer: World Famous Painter Passing through the Low Countries
19 November 2021
Five hundred years ago, Albrecht Dürer travelled through the Low Countries. This journey united everything that gave importance to the versatile European artist, from his artistic qualities to his status as a superstar. Dürer’s journey is now coming to life in all its fullness in an exhibition,
Laurens Legiers Distils the Essence From Dream Images
29 September 2021
Antwerp painter Laurens Legiers (b. 1994) takes animals, plants, and sailing boats, and formalises them, creating motifs that repeat through his paintings. Heavily stylised, with a strong sense of symmetry, they could be dream images, or cards dealt from a surreal tarot.
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
Allart Van Everdingen, the Man Who Fell in Love With Waterfalls and Spruce Trees
16 September 2021
After travelling through Norway as a young man, the Alkmaar artist Allart van Everdingen (1621-1675) fell under the spell of the rugged mountain landscapes of Scandinavia. The impressive natural environment with its waterfalls, log cabins and spruce trees would inspire him for a lifetime when painti
Ghent Altarpiece Returned to St. Bavo’s Cathedral
9 April 2021
As part of the restoration projects undertaken in Flanders, The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck, has been moved to its new location at St. Bavo’s Cathedral in Ghent. At the same time the Cathedral also revealed a new visitor experience. The Cathedral crypt has been extensively adapted
Ben Sledsens Shapes Art History Into Personal Utopias
12 January 2021
Ben Sledsens (b.1991) paints colourful ideal worlds, building an ever-expanding dream universe that combines personal mythology with a close reading of art history. People are queuing up to be a part of it.
