artpress publishes joint interview with Borremans, Tuymans, Van Imschoot
artpress has released a special volume titled 'Les grands entretiens : Borremans, Tuymans, Van Imschoot', featuring an unprecedented joint interview with three leading Belgian painters: Michaël Borremans, Luc Tuymans, and Jan Van Imschoot. The publication explores their shared lineage of pictorial skepticism, tracing back to René Magritte and Marcel Broodthaers. According to Van Imschoot, 'painting is the most sublime of lies.' The volume also includes previously published artpress texts on Borremans and Tuymans, plus a new essay on Van Imschoot. The interview marks the first time these three artists have been brought together in conversation.
Key facts
- Joint interview with Michaël Borremans, Luc Tuymans, and Jan Van Imschoot
- First time the three artists are brought together in conversation
- Volume includes previously published texts on Borremans and Tuymans from artpress
- Includes a new unpublished text on Jan Van Imschoot
- Artists continue a Belgian tradition of pictorial skepticism initiated by René Magritte and Marcel Broodthaers
- Jan Van Imschoot quoted: 'La peinture est le plus sublime des mensonges' (Painting is the most sublime of lies)
- Published by artpress
- The tradition involves restoring image and painting after their condemnation in the 1970s, but without inspiring trust in the image
Entities
Artists
- Michaël Borremans
- Luc Tuymans
- Jan Van Imschoot
- René Magritte
- Marcel Broodthaers
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
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