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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

10 April 2023

39th edition of Art Brussels to welcome visitors from 20 April

From the 20th to the 23rd of April, the 39th edition of Art Brussels will take place at Brussels Expo. More than 150 galleries from all […]
6 April 2023

Embracing our Animal Shadows

Many colourful gems can be discovered in small galleries run by  passionate individuals wishing to give art its space, and Sybille Mathiaud and co-artist’s Bénédicte van […]
5 April 2023

Incredible museum buildings around the world

From the Louvre Pyramid in Paris to both Guggenheims in New York and Bilbao, many of the world’s best-known architecture has been commissioned for museums. Here […]
4 April 2023

Villa Windsor will open to the public in 2024

As far as series go, The Crown is most certainly one of those recent titles which we will be seeing over and over again. To compare […]
4 April 2023

‘Expedition Egypt’ opens to the public at Belgium’s Art and History Museum

On Thursday March 30th, Belgium’s Art and History Museum inaugurated a new exhibition called ‘Expedition Egypt‘, which will run until October 1st of this year. The […]
31 March 2023

Contemporary Art is booming in Brussels this spring

Sculptures that are anything but classical, inspiring paintings from Sweden, fashion photography and immersive art at the cutting edge of digital technology. It’s hard to decide […]
30 March 2023

Belgium to be the guest of honor at the 2023 Art History Festival

From the 2nd to the 4th of June, the 12th edition of the Art History Festival will take place at the Château de Fontainebleau. Belgium will […]
29 March 2023

The power of raw art

Raw art packs a punch, so a trip to La Fabuloserie exhibition in Paris will leave you reeling, intrigued and, for certain artworks, poetically moved. Jean […]
24 March 2023

Ai Weiwei invites you to use the middle finger anywhere in the world

The ‘Middle Finger’ is the new project of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, who is now trying to take his famous finger all over the […]
21 March 2023

Magnetic Flow exhibition in Brussels draws over 30,000 visitors

Set in an industrial playground in Brussels, Magnetic Flow, an immersive light and sound exhibition complete with DJ nights, has reached its climax.  The experience was […]
20 March 2023

Rome’s Pantheon to soon charge visitors a €5 entry fee

Access to Rome’s Pantheon will in the future cost five euros, as announced by the Italian Ministry of Culture on Thursday March 16th. It is one […]
14 March 2023

Visit Denmark’s new AI campaign brings famous paintings to life

Visit Denmark has launched a new AI campaign that is generating a lot of attention among art lovers and tech enthusiasts alike. In the new campaign, […]
27 February 2023

Brussels inaugurates mural dedicated to Ukraine

On the 24th of February, the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city of Brussels inaugurated a mural as a tribute to Ukraine. […]
24 February 2023

The grand restoration of Brussels’ Justice Palace to start in 2024

The restoration works on the Justice Palace in Brussels will finally commence after the summer of 2023. This comes after more than 40 years since the […]
22 February 2023

The art in artificial intelligence

Art is a net that captures time and life and sometimes a unique moment of historic change. The exhibition, SHIFT- AI and a Future Community (KI […]
22 February 2023

Happiness immersive experience opens in Brussels this spring

An immersive art exhibition aimed to give visitors’ brains a “happy boost” will open on 31 March in Brussels. Simply called “HAPPINESS“, the expo focuses on […]