Throwing Plastic Bricks At Torturers Because Words Bounce Off
Legofesto is a British artist who describes herself as “a politics-junkie and news-hound, with a obsession for lego” and “very, very pissed off about how this War on Terror is being prosecuted”.
In response to scenes of war and torture she works to recreate some of the most notorious images using Lego, based on photographs and [...]
Nika Belianina and the Creature
Brussels’ Gallery Gabrichidze is hosting some talented young artists in their latest exhibition, Krakozjabra.
Nika Belianina is a petite, almost elfin young Moscow girl, now living in Toronto where she works as an artist and filmaker. I explain that it’s traditional in Brussels to interview people over a beer so we head to the Grand Place, [...]
The Tripping Policeman
De Vaartkapoen by Tom Franzen, outside the Communauté Française in Molenbeek, is an irreverent tribute to the anarchaic side of the Bruxeloise, The title is a slang term for people born in Molenbeek; “de vaart” means “the canal” and “kapoen” means cheeky.
The subject is not the tripping policeman (and how often can you say that!), [...]
Mirror, Mirror
We discover an artwork that offers a different perspective
Inside the lovely Champ de Mars park on Rue Trone is a sculpture by Dan Graham, “Two-Two-Way-Mirror Half Circles”. Made from glass and steel, it appears translucent and uninspiring from outside.
Once inside, especially on a sunny day, the piece becomes almost overwhelming as reflections shimmer and distort, [...]
