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Luc Tuymans

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Belgian visual artist (b. 1958)

ArtistsBorn 1958 · age 68
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Luc Tuymans is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it. World War II is a recurring theme in his work.

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Luc Tuymans, Antichambre, 1985Oil on canvas, 69.9 × 80.1 cm, 271⁄2 × 319⁄16 inches, Collection M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp - Collection of the Flemish CommunityLuc Tuymans, Antichambre, 1985Oil on canvas, 69.9 × 80.1 cm, 271⁄2 × 319⁄16 inches, Collection M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp - Collection of the Flemish CommunityLuc Tuymans, Body, 1990Oil on canvas, 48.5 × 38.5 cm, 19 1⁄8 × 15 1⁄4 inches, Collection S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, GhentLuc Tuymans, Body, 1990Oil on canvas, 48.5 × 38.5 cm, 19 1⁄8 × 15 1⁄4 inches, Collection S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, GhentLuc Tuymans, Der diagnostische Blick IV, 1992. Oil on canvas, 57 × 38.2 cm, 22 1⁄2 × 15 1⁄8 inches, Private collection, on long-term loan to De Pont Museum of Contemporary Art, TilburgLuc Tuymans, Der diagnostische Blick IV, 1992. Oil on canvas, 57 × 38.2 cm, 22 1⁄2 × 15 1⁄8 inches, Private collection, on long-term loan to De Pont Museum of Contemporary Art, TilburgLuc Tuymans, Lumumba, 2000, oil on canvas, 62 × 46 cm, 24 3⁄8 × 18 1⁄8 inches, Collection The Museum of Modern Art, New YorkLuc Tuymans, Lumumba, 2000, oil on canvas, 62 × 46 cm, 24 3⁄8 × 18 1⁄8 inches, Collection The Museum of Modern Art, New YorkLuc Tuymans, The Shore, 2014Oil on canvas, 194.2 × 353.7 cm, 761⁄2 × 1391⁄4 inches, Collection Tate Modern, London.Presented by the artist and David Zwirner, 2016Luc Tuymans, The Shore, 2014Oil on canvas, 194.2 × 353.7 cm, 761⁄2 × 1391⁄4 inches, Collection Tate Modern, London.Presented by the artist and David Zwirner, 2016Luc Tuymans, Dead Skull, 2010MAS Museum aan de Stroom, AntwerpLuc Tuymans, Dead Skull, 2010MAS Museum aan de Stroom, Antwerp

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2006honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp

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Rajendra K. PachauriAlso won honorary doctor of the University of AntwerpMichael ArtinAlso won honorary doctor of the University of AntwerpTom LanoyeAlso won honorary doctor of the University of AntwerpFrank De WinneAlso won honorary doctor of the University of AntwerpSumio IijimaAlso won honorary doctor of the University of AntwerpAnne LacatonAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp

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Luc Tuymans is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it. World War II is a recurring theme in his work. He is a key figure of the generation of European figurative painters who gained renown at a time when many believed the medium had lost its relevance due to the new digital age.

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Born 1958 · age 68
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