Mario Cravo Neto (Brussels, 3-1-2009)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

Brazilian photographer exhibiting un till 24-2 in a gallery in Brussels.
Intriguing black&white portraits.

Check it out: http://www.pascalpolar.be/home.html

Marie Jo Lafontaine (3-1-2009, Botanique, Brussels)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Oh dear! Another must-see exhibit in the Botanique ;-)
This time it's not only inside the Botanique but also in the church opposite so there is even more to be seen! Exhibit un till 22-2-2009.

If you want to see some beautiful, scary, passionate, overwhelming photo's and video's you should definitely check it out.
The artist: http://marie-jo-lafontaine.com/
The location: Botanique

Zeeuws Museum (27-12-2008, Middelburg, NL)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Zeeland's biggest museum has finally re-opened after being closed for years and years and years. The "new" museum is brilliant!
They have quite an eclectic collection but they have found a perfect way of displaying it and even showing the connections.

If you want to see something about the history of the region, if you want to see what's going on now or if you just want to see beautiful things this is the place to go.
My favourites are of course the "Wunderkammers". There are three of them in the attic showing all kinds of objects: a mummy, shells, stuffed animals, Indian clothing, instruments, silver ornaments, etc. etc.

http://www.zeeuwsmuseum.nl/index.asp?taal=EN

HRSTA (4-12-2008, 't Smiske, Asse, somewhere in Belgium)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

I've talked about this location before and it's still brilliant! We hope to go there a few times this summer for amazing concerts. http://www.tsmiske.be/

Our last visit was some time ago but I wanted to post the bands site so you can listen to them ;-)
HRSTA is a Canadian band with a front man that used to be in GodspeedYou!BlackEmperor. If you like that band (or other postrock-bands) you'll be interested in listening to HRSTA
Check it out: http://www.hrsta.org/

Christmas Time

Some of the Christmas-decorations I have enjoyed seeing daily going from home (Mechelen) to work (Antwerp)

Sigur Rós (Forest National, Brussels, 16-11-2008)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Sigur Rós are simply divine. The music and especially the vocals can be so fragile they literally move you to tears. Other times the music is like a thundering waterfall almost drowning you and everything around you.
And sometimes the music is so happy it'll make you laugh through your tears.

It was nice to see Sigur Rós this time without all the extras: no violins, no big bands just the band. It sounds cleaner but no less brilliant!

Brussels Biennial (12-11-2008)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

There is something new and exciting going in in Brussels right now!

Well, there are probably loads of new and exciting things going on in Brussels but this time I'm referring to the Brussels Biennial.
On two major and some smaller locations museums, galleries and other institutions are showing us some of their artists and their art.
It's not as exciting or organised as the Documenta in Kassel but maybe someday it will be. The locations are brilliant already and some of the works are too.

It's well worth checking out if you are interested in post-modern art. More info on their site: http://www.brusselsbiennial.be/