Luc Tuymans

Luc Tuymans is a painter who uses photographs of emotionally or politically charged subjects—Condoleezza Rice, angels, a lamp made from human skin at Buchenwald, a leopard skin rug laid out for King Baudoin of Belgium when he visited the war-torn Congo in the '60s—and transforms them into gray-toned, blurry, almost sinister copies of the original. By taking subjects that carry strong emotional associations, Tuymans is able to create facsimile copies of heavily loaded subjects and transform them into otherworldly, ghostly remnants of their former selves. Well known for his outspoken, and often controversial, commentary on politics, society, and the art world, Tuymans has nevertheless been embraced by the general public.

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The story behind The Worshipper by Luc Tuymans
The story behind The Worshipper by Luc Tuymans
What I'd Buy This October
What I'd Buy This October
Laura Hoptman's Oral History of New York Painting
Laura Hoptman's Oral History of New York Painting
Hans Ulrich Obrist on Why Painting Is Urgent Now
Hans Ulrich Obrist on Why Painting Is Urgent Now
The Key Players Making Belgium an Art World Powerhouse
The Key Players Making Belgium an Art World Powerhouse
The Museum "Non-Finito": Inside the Met Breuer
The Museum "Non-Finito": Inside the Met Breuer
12 Masterpieces of 21st-Century Painting
12 Masterpieces of 21st-Century Painting
Luc Tuymans on Abstraction & Geopolitics
Luc Tuymans on Abstraction & Geopolitics
See Massimiliano Gioni's 50 Favorite Phaidon Books
See Massimiliano Gioni's 50 Favorite Phaidon Books
Photorealism: Art or Craft? Richard Estes at MAD
Photorealism: Art or Craft? Richard Estes at MAD
6 Artworks to Invest in This January
6 Artworks to Invest in This January
The Best of Art Basel Miami Beach 2014
The Best of Art Basel Miami Beach 2014