Even though the contemporary art scene in Brussels seems to take a long summer nap, letting the festivals and other outdoorsy activities taking over, we can still find from time to time few new openings or art/culture events that will artsy up the end of July. Of course there is still a lot of ongoing…
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Guest Post By Salomé Lindenberg We are oh so lucky to have Salomé has a contributor for the Bubblist. Salomé is a young Belgian woman,graduated in contemporary art history and in cultural management. She interned and worked for some of the most prestigious institutions in the art world such as Christie’s, and now she is…
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Every week we are usually sharing with you our recommended openings, exhibitions and arty events. However, as there is very few openings to fancy this month, we thought that it was a great opportunity to share with you our “Summer Essentials” along side the two openings we spotted this week.It’s kind of a bucket list of…
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If you never experienced Belgian summer, here is a quick summary : It can be either dying hot or rainy grey. On a stormy Sunday like today, I just like telling myself (almost like a mantra) that blue sky and sunny afternoon are overrated after all. If you are like me looking for a dose…
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I was wandering around Chelsea yesterday, cogitating about my future Post-Sotheby’s Blues article (No Joke.I’ve never handled the end of things very well), thinking about how wonderful it was to meet in person the YBA Mat Collishaw that same morning (minus the post traumatic stress generated by the sight of his “Infectious Flowers“, this guy…
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Every week we will share with you our recommended openings, exhibitions and arty events that will take place in Brussels. So where to go? What to see? Here are some artsy activities that you don’t want to miss tonight. OPENING : April 3rd …
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After being away for a year and an half, I have the strange feeling of being a tourist in my own city. Brussels might be known as the most boring city of the old continent, I would just say to its detractors that they just didn’t get the spirit. Contemporary art wise, the capital of…
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It is always such a treat after a gallery or a museum visit, to bring home an exhibition catalogue. While I was interning at the Almine Rech Gallery in Brussels, I remember being as much impress by their catalogue/art book collection than by the art in the gallery itself. These catalogues were precious. I promise,…
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With the emergence of new types of art fairs taking place in parallel of the big established ones, and the success of the e-commerce, Art is becoming accessible and affordable. Buying art was always associated to certain crowds like collectors, elites or let’s face it, people with money. Now, due to the initiative of few organizations and…
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