Sanguine / Bloedrood

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    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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    Jukka Korkeila

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    Courtesy of the artist, Helsinki Contemporary, image: (c) Katrin Knaf
    NEMO MORITUR (kukaan ei kuole), 2012
    Jukka Korkeila
    Mixed Media , 143 x 143 cm
    oil and charcoal on canvas

    The paintings and sculptures of Jukka Korkeila are part of greater wholes that express themselves in extremes. He often makes wall-filling compositions with figurative images from popular culture, which he combines with abstract colour panes, slogans and quotes, and recurring patterns that refer to Andy Warhol. His portraits, in turn, stand out because of their graphic complexity and a daring but controlled use of colour.

    Text: Hans Willemse
    Translations: Michael Meert

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