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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    Michaël Borremans

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    °1963
    Born in Geraardsbergen, BE
    Lives in Ghent, BE

    Michaël Borremans (b. 1963) starts his artistic career as a photographer and only gradually discovers his unmistakable drawing talent. The breakthrough follows when he expands his approach with the possibility of painting. Since then, he has mainly portrayed human figures that are visibly trapped in a thought, a dream or a trauma. The images are enchantingly beautiful, yet simultaneously alienating and frightening.

    Text: Hans Willemse
    Translations: Michael Meert

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Items

    Lily, 2017

    Michaël Borremans
    Sleeper, 2008

    Michaël Borremans
    The House of Opportunity: Voodoo!, 2004

    Michaël Borremans
    The house of opportunity (the chance of a lifetime), 2003

    Michaël Borremans
    The journey (True Colours), 2002

    Michaël Borremans
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