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lucapal

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Dec 21, 2012 6:27 AM
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Contemporary Art

Quick question for Belgian specialists.....apart from SMAK in Ghent,are there any other interesting contemporary art galleries/installation points that you know of or can recommend in the area ? (Brussels-Ghent-Bruges-Antwerp).

Thanks Luc

tonfromleiden

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Dec 21, 2012 7:08 AM
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Like politics, religion and food art is a too personal thing to advise on, but possibly Wiels in Brussels in a former brewery of the same name: http://www.wiels.org/en/16/Practical-Info

lucapal

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Dec 21, 2012 7:30 AM
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Thanks,that looks interesting..and its a new one for me.

arizona

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Dec 21, 2012 7:32 AM
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Quick question for Belgian specialists.
Sorry, non-specialist. But from my newspaper:
#1's suggestion and

...look also at http://www.bozar.be

Also look at the MAS in Antwerpen, the building being contemporaine art itself (IMO!)

And in Mechelen: http://www.newtopia.be/en/#slide_1

Edited by: arizona
Mechelen exposition finished in the mean time.

lucapal

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Dec 21, 2012 7:33 AM
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Great..thanks for the links...

tonfromleiden

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Dec 21, 2012 9:17 AM
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It's nice to know that the name of the federal museum 'Bozar' is the French 'Beaux Arts' written phonetically in the Flemish way. That's the way to solve your language divide!

lucapal

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Dec 21, 2012 10:07 AM
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Pity about the one in Mechelen arizona..that looked really my sort of thing ;-(

lucapal

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Jan 6, 2013 2:15 AM
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Try to exit the site and then come back on...you should be officially 'signed in' then (at least it worked for me....)

artemis2

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Jan 6, 2013 5:10 AM
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Oops, i've missed this topic. Is your question still valid Luca?

@ Ton,
Yes, the name of the museum Bozar is just an example of how Belgians like to unify two languages into one word or name, and has become a rather popular habit in recent years. Lots of shops, cafés and restaurants do the same, even in Flanders.

lucapal

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Jan 6, 2013 5:28 AM
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No.I've been and now i'm back in Palermo.....

A very nice few days,and the museums were great..I managed to see the Smak in Gent,Bozar and Wiels as well.Nice markets too,and food in general.....the only negative was the weather some days ;-(

arizona

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Jan 6, 2013 6:21 AM
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Best wishes everybody in the New Year, glad you enjoyed your trip luc.

BTW. It's a pity you seemed to have missed Palermo on the Meuse (in Dutch) ;-)

lucapal

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Jan 6, 2013 6:27 AM
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I can't read Dutch...what is it exactly?!

arizona

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Jan 6, 2013 6:39 AM
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Luc, better use Google Translator. But it's a kinda nickname of Liège, the east-Belgian town. I'm afraid my English is short for the nuance.

Title, Luik is leuk..: L. is nice. Palermo referring to its (past) reputation, I can't judge if justly or not.
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