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Tom Christiaens
6 min reading time
Harvest of the University Press (winter 2021)
Our selection of recent university press publications in English on the Low Countries.
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Maarten Buser
5 min reading time
Joyce Overheul Alerts Us to the Resilience of the Underdog
The Dutch artist is not afraid to unravel the loose threads that constitute the fabric of society.
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Faces of Loneliness
Federico Carasso’s Descendants Bequeath Collection to Boijmans
A decade after the museum staged a solo exhibition of his work.
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Marieke van Rooy
7 min reading time
Rijksmuseum Architect Pierre Cuypers was a Catholic Master Builder
The architect of the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Central Station made an active contribution to the emancipation of the Catholic church in the Netherlands.
Museum Explorer
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Ian Mundell
6 min reading time
Charline Tyberghein Turns Everyday Objects Into Symbols
The Antwerp painter has her first international solo exhibition at the Castor Gallery in London.
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M HKA
2 min reading time
Lipstick and Gas Masks: The City Collection of Antwerp
The City of Antwerp started building a city collection of contemporary art.
New at the Museum
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Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
Bruges Plans for a New Museum
The new exhibition hall named BRUSK, is set to open its doors by the end of 2024.
arts
DutchCulture
2 min reading time
Never Grow Up! Wowing US Audiences With Dutch Culture for Kids
A recap of the Never Grow Up! programme with highlights from two years of Dutch arts for new generations.
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Forgotten Female Painters
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CODART
2 min reading time
Painting by Ferdinand Bol Donated to the Rembrandt House Museum
The painting was donated by an art dealer to support the museum during the current Covid pandemic.
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Paul Van den Bremt
9 min reading time
A Garden Full of Symbols. Flora in the Paintings of Van Eyck
No fewer than 76 different flowers and plants have already been identified on the Ghent Altarpiece. And all that greenery is rich with significance.
arts
Ian Mundell
6 min reading time
Ben Sledsens Shapes Art History Into Personal Utopias
The Antwerp-based artist paints colourful ideal worlds, building an ever-expanding dream universe that combines personal mythology with a close reading of art history.
arts
Stefan Kuiper
7 min reading time
Vincent Van Gogh’s Letters Are Wise, Erudite and Ruthlessly Personal
Vincent van Gogh was not only a great artist, his letters bear witness to a great talent for writing.
arts
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
The Top 5 Art Stories of the Year
Our best art stories of 2020, handpicked by the editor.
arts
Bas Smets
5 min reading time
Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Implements of Torture in the Contemporary Landscape
Brussels landscape architect Bas Smets reconstructed a fragment of a Pieter Bruegel painting in the landscape of Brabant.
arts
KIK-IRPA
2 min reading time
Copy of Antwerp Baroque Painter Jacob Jordaens Revealed to Be Original
The 400-year-old painting turns out to be the oldest known composition of "The Holy Family".
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CODART
1 min reading time
Canon Book ‘100 Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces’ in 2021
By April next year, CODART will publish its canon list of masterpieces in book form.
arts
Saskia Boelsums
4 min reading time
The Impressive Skies of Landscape Photographer Saskia Boelsums
The work of Dutch landscape photographer Saskia Boelsums is inspired by the rich painting tradition of the Old Masters.
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Karin Wolfs
13 min reading time
The Terror of the Smile. Loneliness in Film
As a socially desirable phenomenon, laughter is the paragon of happiness. But what if that laugh cannot be sustained?
arts
Edo Dijksterhuis
6 min reading time
Nxt Museum: A Black Box for Digital Art in Former Siberia
Nxt Museum represents both a new museum for Amsterdam and an art institution for a new generation.
arts
Mauritshuis
4 min reading time
Smell the Seventeenth Century in Art
The Mauritshuis in The Hague prepares an exhibition about sweet perfumes and foul odours in the 17th century.
