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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    Sanguine/Bloedrood. Luc Tuymans on Baroque

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    (c)image: M HKA, Antwerp
    Bubblegum Machine
    Jonathan Johnson
    Multiple , 47 x 22 x 17cm

    By combining contradictory elements – punk and luxury, art and politics, frills and philosophy – he turns the piece of jewellery as object into an autonomous work of art that is determined not only by its external form, but above all by his interdisciplinary approach. His presence in Sanguine/Bloedrood redefines this interplay of contradictions. He presents a series of handcrafted gold rings – decorated at the request of curator Luc Tuymans with images of baroque works from the exhibition – in a golden gumball machine that attracts the attention at the entrance as a contemporary object that combines sacrality with consumption.

    Text: Hans Willemse
    Translations: Michael Meert

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