Author: Margareta Hanes

Margareta Hanes

Margareta Hanes holds a PhD in political philosophy from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She is passionate about moral philosophy, existentialist themes and art. When she is not writing, she is reading widely in different languages.

James Ensor: The painter of masks who was besotted with Ostend

18 August 201918 August 2019 Margareta Hanes

The garish colours give the impression of joyous vivacity. Until you notice the pale, chalky background and an eerie tension

Belgium Cult'Art History Literature Opinion

The Belgian writer Suzanne Lilar: A Feminist’s Quest for Unity

1 August 2019 Margareta Hanes

Purple was her favourite colour. A symbol of restraint, discreetly evoking the mélange of fervid red and soothing blue. This

Art Cult'Art Opinion Philosophy

Searching for lost time: The Bather by the Belgian Painter Léon Spilliaert

22 July 20191 August 2019 Margareta Hanes

Time is elusive. It slips through our fingers unrelentingly, with cold indifference and an unwavering sense of superiority. We chase

Art Cult'Art Opinion

Stéphane Mandelbaum: a tribute to the forgotten neo-expressionist artist at the Jewish Museum in Brussels

16 July 2019 Margareta Hanes

The first thing you notice is his long, sturdy face. Resentment and traces of fatigue nourish the slightly enlarged eyes,

Africa BOZAR Cult'Art Opinion

Facing the Other: incarNations at Bozar

9 July 2019 Margareta Hanes

I enter the exhibition ‘incarNations: African Art as Philosophy’ at Bozar in Brussels full of energy, ready to devour mentally