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At deBuren captivating guests cross swords in order to give inspiring contributions to the public debate, on topics ranging from the cultural, academic and political field. Apart from organizing lectures, debates and exhibitions, we also stimulate the virtual debate through columns by a wide range of authors.

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News

Written by deBuren on 23 July 2010

  • 25/09/2010 Poliglottini: Workshop on Multilingualism and Early Language Learning!
  • 07/10/2010 - 20:15 Brand New Belgium : debate about the future of the brand Belgium.
  • 15/12/2010 - 19:30 Au Boulot: It is time to dream!

Time Travel: Life is somewhere and sometime else

News

Written by Jean-Lorin Sterian on 29 June 2010

TIME IS A BOOK is a project founded by artists Dirk Braeckman and Els Dietvorst. Time Travel spread over 300 books internationally. deBuren went to Bucharest and posed these questions to four young artists. Can art be engaged? Can you, as an artist, still be radical? Today, photografer Jean-Lorin Sterian responds.

Graphic column: 'Time is a Chair'

Graphic column

Written by Matei Branea on 23 June 2010

TIME IS A BOOK is a project founded by artists Dirk Braeckman and Els Dietvorst. Time Travel spread over 300 books internationally. deBuren went to Bucharest and posed these questions to four young artists. Can art be engaged? Can you, as an artist, still be radical? Today, anarchistic cartoonist Matei Branea responds under the title ‘Time is a chair'.

Time Travel: Bucharest

News

Written by deBuren on 16 June 2010

The last episode of ‘Het Gentse Time Festival’ took place in 2009. Curators Els Dietvorst and Dirk Braeckman decided to make a book instead of a festival. A place for thought, not an event. Many artists used their different art practices to participate in the creation of this book. The project is now given an international dimension via Time Travel.

Time Travel: They Called It "Dictatorship". I'd Call It "Fieldwork"

Column

Written by Ana Chiritoiu on 15 June 2010

TIME IS A BOOK is a project founded by artists Dirk Braeckman and Els Dietvorst. Time Travel spread over 300 books internationally. deBuren went to Bucharest and posed these questions to four young artists. Can art be engaged? Can you, as an artist, still be radical? Today, literary critic Ana Chirițoiu responds.

Time Travel: INSTANT-ART MANIFESTO

News

Written by David Schwartz on 8 June 2010

TIME IS A BOOK is a project founded by artists Dirk Braeckman and Els Dietvorst. Time Travel spread over 300 books internationally. deBuren went to Bucharest and posed these questions to four young artists. Can art be engaged? Can you, as an artist, still be radical? Today, director David Schwartz responds.

Graphic column (4): 'Green tree' by Maaike Hartjes

Graphic column

Written by deBuren on 7 June 2010

This week the fourth graphic column by Maaike Hartjes: 'Green tree'

Graphic column (3): 'Billboard, billworld' by Maaike Hartjes

Graphic column

Written by deBuren on 1 June 2010

This week the third graphic column by Maaike Hartjes: 'Billboard, billworld'

Graphic column (2): 'In the back of the closet' by Maaike Hartjes

Graphic column

Written by deBuren on 25 May 2010

This week the second graphic column by Maaike Hartjes: 'In the back of the closet'

Graphic column (1): 'Twitter' by Maaike Hartjes

Graphic column

Written by deBuren on 18 May 2010

This week the first graphic column by Maaike Hartjes: 'Twitter'

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