Belgian Art & Diplomacy

04/06/2025

Tomorrow, on the 5th of June, it is , . We are delighted to share in this framework another outreach project with two works of the collection of the from the Belgian Embassy in Lima, Peru. Two textiles are on loan in the first Design Triennial Covilhã in Portugal.

The theme of the is Textile Landscapes and the title of its international program is Here, now: bioregional paths and situated practices, curated by and .s.duarte.16 projects, from all over the world, are presented as case studies whose impact has already been proven in their contexts of origin.The loan of the two Arpilleras de la Agrobiodiversidad from the Belgian Embassy in Lima, Peru, is one of these 16 projects. The arpilleras are installed in the ANIL Pavillion (Pavilhão da ANIL), one of the 7 venues across the city of Covilhã and are part of the “Hands that weave the future” nucleus of the Triennial.The arpilleras were made by female artisans from Ayacucho from the surplus fabric from the textile industry. The iconography in the artworks reflect the agricultural diversity of Peru’s two major water basins, the Pacific coast and the Amazon River in the jungle. The products that are depicted in the art works refer to the eight different value chains, such as tropical fish, indigenous fruits and potatoes, cacao, quinoa, alpaca wool, guinea pigs in the five different regions. The work was commissioned and acquired in 2014 in the framework of The Program for Sustainable Economic Development and Strategic Natural Resources Management (PRODERN), a direct bilateral cooperation program between the Belgian Development Cooperation (Enabel) and the Peruvian Ministry of Environment with focus on the five regions and sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity. WorldEnvironmentDay Embaixada da Bélgica em Portugal / Embassy of Belgium in Portugal
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07/05/2025

On 5 May, , an official holiday in the Netherlands, the end of is commemorated. In the week of this day it is a good opportunity to bring Philippe Herbet’s photo ‘Magritte à Yalta’ under the spotlight. This photo was acquired in 2013 by BelgiumMFA and has since adorned on the walls in the then-renovated Belgian embassy in , a project by Rotterdam-based architecture firm .

is a mythical place in the of . It was here that Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met from 4 to 11 February #1945. They defined here a common strategy to hasten the of , settle the fate of after the defeat of the Third Reich, ensure the of the order after victory guarantee.

As part of the ‘Ebb and Flow’ exhibition, the work is shown at the of the Belgian ambassador in . This exhibition brings together work by artists such as Pierre Alechinsky, Mark Bosselaers (cover), Gustave De Smet, Arthur Grosemans, Jules Lismonde, Joseph Moerenhout, Constantin Permeke, Suzanne Thienpont, Louis Van Lint, Maurits Van Saene and Rik Wouters from the collection of the . From the , the works of .e.rbe.t and from the in , the impressionistic work by comes from , the jacket with shells by Mark Luyten is temporarily borrowed from the in . A few works by , , , , enrich the theme of the exhibition.

The concept and selection grew into an organic whole thanks to the frequent consultation of the of the , and the in . The exhibition runs from 17 November 2023 to 30 January 2026. The ‘Eb en vloed’ and ‘Flot et jusant’, exists in printed and digital form (check the link in bio)

28/11/2024

OUTREACH 🫵🏻🫵🏽🫵🏿

Art work 🖼️ from the Belgian 🇧🇪 Embassy in Rabat on loan in travelling exhibition in Morocco 🇲🇦

In the framework of the celebration of 60 years of economic and cultural cooperation between Morocco and Belgium the Brussels organizes the ‘Moussem Belgica’ festival. Mohamed and , the curators of this project, aim to showcase the Moroccan community in the way it deserves. Besides the , there is also a ✍🏼and a programme. 🎬 The three disciplines are intertwined from 4 to 25 October 2024 in Galerie d’Art Contemporain Mohamed Drissi in and 1 to 30 November 2024 in . In Tangier, the exhibition took place at and in Galérie d’Art in Oujda. Tangier and Oujda are symbolic places. From these north and north western regions many immigrants left at the time, just after the country’s .

Nine artists 👨🏾‍🎨 👩🏻‍🎨 🎨 including .babaali, , and , are exhibiting their work. One of the themes addressed in the exhibition is the and of in big . This theme is reflected in Randa Maroufi’s . She shows a reality, like a specific place in the area, be it in , or Tangier, with an explicitly and exclusively occupation by women. This is the case with her photograph 📸 ‘Place Houwaert’ from the series ‘Les intruses’. Place Houwaert is a square in Brussels, in Sint-Joost-ten-Node, which is usually occupied mainly exclusively by men.

The work of Randa Maroufi is on from the in . The embassy as well as the are very pleased to support this initiative. As a result, the art collection enjoys greater visibility and reaches an outside the embassy walls thanks to the exhibition and the created .

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14/10/2024

09/05/2024

EUROPE DAY - THE MIROR OF WAVES. Inspired by the waves of the sea, the rustling of trees, the blowing of corn on a field and a flying flock of birds, the art installation Le Miroir des vagues brings into the atrium of the Justus Lipsius building through . Technology becomes and . It shows as a of . Thanks to the movement created by a fluctuating algorithm, the 150 motorised masts with colour-changing spheres depict the and of the . That harmony is occasionally by the abrupt movement of elements. And then a new emerges.

Visitors a different and colour palette each time as they walk through or around the artwork. In the first months, the shades of the colour palette are inspired by a warm sunset. In the latter months, the shades of blue and yellow are promiscuous, forming a flapping and undulating colour plane with blue tones and yellow accents, a reference to a . And in the spirit of the idea: in .

The work is designed by visual artist .tardy (1984) and the creative company Under My Network for this space as part of the , following a public tender launched by the . Based on its and and character, this art installation was selected. The placement of the artwork in this location also literally : the installation is reflected on the marble floor as well as on the surrounding windows.

The installation is built and has been dismantled five times during the presidency. The work has been temporarily stored in the artist’s studio .brussels before the reinstallation. The work is sustainable as consumption is minimal, comparable to a household appliance such as a fridge, and the various elements can be reused after the presidency. They will recur in other formations in Tardy’s poetic and at events of in which Under My Network is active.

08/05/2024

LE MIROIR DES VAGUES

On the eve before , #9 , there is a lot of activity in the of the Justus Lipsius building. The art installation Le Miroir des vagues is built there again for the fifth and the last time. Due to and activities, such as the on the 4th of May, the art installation had to be removed to create space for the 1000 during the Summits and for the national representations during the Open Day.

For the last months of the Belgian Presidency, the art installation will not have the colours of a setting sun. to know more about the differences in the installation? And do you want to know more about the and what the artist exactly intended with this work? In the next post, we share an with the . And in another post, some follow. Still want to know more? Then you can pay a to the installation! Anyone can enter for free in the atrium of the Justus Lipsius building, Rue de la Loi 175, 1040 Brussels. The atrium is open to all within office hours. You should schedule to be subject to the usual checks. And then you can have a and the .

08/03/2024

Happy IWD2024!

VERTIGOBelgian Pioneering women, 2024Animation film created for EU2024BEScenario: Belgian MFA & VertigoDesign: VertigoPhotos & Film credits:Chantal Akerman ...