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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Lili Dujourie

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image: © M HKA, Collectie M HKA, Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap

Zonder titel (Blauw naakt), 1980

Lili Dujourie

Mixed Media

Diaprojectie

After her experiments with video, Lili Dujourie turns to slide projection. Untitled (Blauw naakt (Blue Nude)) is a projection with two slides of a female nude in front of a blue drape. The two images which are projected next to one another, are distinguished by a different pose. The naked woman and the drape refer to the baroque, more in particular to Eve on Van Eyck's The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. The model becomes a tableau vivant.

Untitled (Blauw naakt) is Dujouries first work in which velvet plays a prominent role. Afterwards, she'll often make use of this fabric. Untitled (Blauw naakt) is a contemporary still life because the model's environment is consciously shown – a piece of the floor, a heater. It isn’t a portrait.

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