At Almine Rech in Brussels, time is briefly brought to a standstill. From 10 September, Hans Op de Beeck presents his first solo exhibition at the gallery, Vanishing Point. A world of furniture, sculptures, and sets in shades of grey, where nothing is ever fully revealed. Reason enough to take a closer look at the man behind these ashen installations.
One hundred years after Monet's death, the Musée de l'Orangerie delves into his lifelong struggle with time. From a fleeting impression to his famous series that captured light on canvas at different moments of the day.
More than fifty works, three decades of career, spread across two gallery spaces. With Ai Weiwei: The Art of Defiance, Patrick Derom Gallery brings one of the biggest autumn exhibitions to Brussels. From shattered Han vases to LEGO portraits full of dissent: the Chinese artist and activist knows how to stir up a room.
Frida Kahlo growing into a global brand, Ana Mendieta turning her own body into a work of art, and an Argentine light artist who just missed the opening of his own retrospective. All remarkable exhibitions at Tate Modern, an icon in itself, well worth it for culture enthusiasts.
The man who taught Victor Horta the trade is getting his own exhibition in the historic greenhouses of Meise Botanic Garden. One of them, the Balat Greenhouse, served as a trial run for the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. From 5 September, discover more about this architect to nobility and king in the exhibition Paradise Lost? - Alphonse Balat, the King's Architect, at both Meise Botanic Garden and its extension in Kortrijk.
For the first time, Bozar is naming a 'Grand Invité' — a guest artist who helps shape an entire season. South African master storyteller William Kentridge is handed the keys to a full season: a retrospective exhibition, opera productions and performances running through April 2027, built around his own life motto: I am not me, the horse is not mine.
It survived the French Revolution, the Nazis, and seven centuries in a wooden chest. This autumn, the 68-meter-long Bayeux Tapestry will lie flat on a table for the first time, and that's just a stone's throw from where it originated.
