Michaël Borremans This exhibition combines two travelling shows by the Belgian artist Michael Borremans (b. 1963), one of drawings, the other of paintings. Since the mid-nineties he has been working on a world of intriguing and enigmatic images. In so doing he usually starts out from reproductions in newspapers and photographic books, from both the early 20th century and today. He does not copy his source material, but zooms in on particular elements, changing them so that they are alienated from us. His detailed drawings look as if they date from a distant past, and illustrate particular customs or actions. His attention to detail and the smallness of his works creates an intimacy between them and the viewer, so that the effect of the images is surprisingly direct and powerful. Exhibition: February 5 - April 17, 2005 Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am - 6 pm S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst Citadelpark B-9000 Gent Telefon +32 9 221 17 03 Fax +32 9 221 71 09 E-Mail museum.smak@gent.be www.smak.be |
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