Belgium
Artist interviewarchive
Why paintings succeed where words fail: Interview with Luc Tymans
The Belgian artist talked to us about the messages art can convey on the eve of exhibitions in Europe, Russia and the United States
Ghentarchive
A new quadrennial in Ghent, US-curated this time
Little known fact: the Flemish part of Belgium has one of the highest concentrations of contemporary art collectors and enthusiasts in the world
September 2001archive
Luc Tymans: on pigeon power
Belgium's representative at this year's Venice Biennale explains why pigeons are not symbols of peace, how he depicts violence without actually showing it and why he returned to painting
Belgiumarchive
Panamarenko on show at Jean Tinguely Museum, Basel
The exhibition will run from 17 May until 15 October
Art marketarchive
Belgian statistics reinforce British fears that EC policies will drive out the art trade
“VAT and droit de suite have destroyed the nation’s art market”
Restitutionarchive
The point of no return - Europe climbs on the restitution bandwagon
But the process has stalled as far as large-scale restitution between Russia and Germany is concerned
Belgiumarchive
What's on in Belgium: Parmiggiani, Basquiat, and artists at home
A busy month for Brussels