Sanguine / Bloedrood

During the cultural city festival Antwerp Baroque 2018. Rubens Inspires, the M HKA, the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, juxtaposes the spirit of the baroque masters with the vision of contemporary top artists. With the exhibition Sanguine/Bloedrood (Blood Red), curator Luc Tuymans aims to overwhelm the visitor by placing key works from the baroque of, among others, Francisco de Zurbarán and Caravaggio, in dialogue with works by classical contemporary masters, such as On Kawara and Edward Kienholz, as well as new works by contemporary stars such as Zhang Enli, Takashi Murakami, Michaël Borremans, Sigmar Polke and Tobias Rheberger.

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Jan Vercruysse

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Image: (c) M HKA, Collectie M HKA, Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap

Rosa, Rosa, Rosae, Rosae, Rosam, Rosa / Rota, 1983

Jan Vercruysse

Photography

In this series of images within the larger Portraits of the Artist series, Jan Vercruysse uses the declension of the Latin word “rosa” next to the word “rota”, which means wheel of fortune or fate.

The work consists of five parts: two framed prints on canvas, a framed photolithographic on paper, an empty frame and a framed mirror.

Each individual element is framed, giving the elements a defined space. The use of frames plays an important part in the making of an image. By using various frames, sometimes multiple frames in one frame, several stratifications can be made apparent.

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