Summer Art Guide: Must-See Exhibitions in Brussels and Flanders

Artribune's Valentina Poli offers a summer art itinerary across Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, and the Belgian coast. In Brussels, Bozar hosts two major shows: Charlemagne Palestine's immersive retrospective "AA SSCHMMETTRROOSSPPECCTIVVE" (until Aug 26, 2018) and "Somewhere in Between" (until Aug 19, 2018), surveying alternative European creative forms since the 1970s. A Klimt/Schiele exhibition will move from Vienna's Belvedere Inferiore to Bozar from Sept 21. In Ghent, the Ghent Altarpiece by Jan and Hubert van Eyck at St. Bavo's Cathedral is highlighted, with a new website detailing its restorations. Nearby Bruges houses Michelangelo's Madonna of Bruges, recovered by the Monuments Men. Antwerp's Baroque year features Jan Fabre's three permanent altarpieces at St. Augustine Church (AMUZ), echoing Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordaens. On the coast, the Beaufort Triennale (curated by Heidi Ballet) presents large-scale installations along 70 km of beach, exploring maritime and imaginative themes.