Michal Borremans

Michal Borremans (born in 1963) is a Belgian painter

and lmmaker who lives and works in Ghent. His painting technique draws on 18th-century art as well as the
works of douard Manet and Degas. The artist also cites
the Spanish court painter Diego Velzquez as an important inuence. His earlier drawings, many of which belong to the collection of fellow painter Jan Van Imschoot,
are often used as a basis for his later paintings. In recent years, he has been using photographs he has made
himself or made to order sculptures as the basis for his
paintings.[1]

then traveled to Parasol unit foundation for contemporary

art, London, and The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin,
while the drawings traveled to the Cleveland Museum of
Art in Ohio. Other solo exhibitions include La maison
rouge, Paris (2006); Kunsthalle Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany; and the Museum fr Gegenwartskunst,
Basel, Switzerland (both 2004). In 2004, he participated
in Manifesta 5, The European Biennial of Contemporary
Art.[4]
He is represented by Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp and
David Zwirner in New York.
In 2014, he will have a solo exhibition at the Centre for
Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium (19.02 > 01.06.2014).

Biography

Borremans studied at the Hogeschool voor Kunst en

Wetenschappen Sint-Lucas (College of Arts and Sciences
Saint Luke) in Ghent. Originally trained as a photographer, he turned his attention to drawing and painting in
the mid-nineties. He uses old photographs of people and
landscapes as inspiration for his work. His eye for detail
and a perfection in execution have an alienating character.

3 Collections
Public collections, including The Art Institute of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Muse
dArt Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris; Museum of
Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston; The Museum of Modern Art, New York;[5]
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele
Kunst (S.M.A.K.), Ghent; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Deutsche Bank; among others; Dallas Museum of Art

Until his break-through, he was a teacher at the Stedelijk

Secundair Kunstinstituut Gent (Secondary Municipal Art
Institute of Ghent). Another painter Jan Van Imschoot
had seen and bought many pieces of his work when it was
exhibited in his local pub in Kalken. He put him in touch
with Jan Hoet, the founder of the S.M.A.K. (Stedelijk
Museum voor Actuele Kunst) (City Museum for Contemporary Art) in Ghent, Belgium. This led to an introduction to Frank Demaegd, owner of Zeno X Gallery
in Antwerp, where he had his rst major exhibition.

4 References
[1] Nieuw werk van Michal Borremans in Antwerp

Exhibitions and projects

[2] Michal Borremans 2009 exhibition at Kestnergesellschaft

In 2011, Borremans work was the subject of a solo

exhibition, titled Eating the Beard, which was rst on
view at Wrttembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart in Germany and traveled to Mcsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest,
and Kunsthalle Helsinki in Finland. In 2010, he had a
solo exhibition at the Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo, and in
2009, he had a solo show at the Kestnergesellschaft in
Hanover, Germany [2] In 2007, he had a solo show at
gallery De Appel in Amsterdam, focusing on his cinematic works.[3] In 2005, he had a one-person exhibition of paintings and drawings at the Stedelijk Museum
voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.), Ghent. The paintings

[3] Borremans 2007 exhibition at De Appel

[4] M A N I F E S T A Flash detection
[5] moma.org

5 External links
Michal Borremans at David Zwirner
Selected Press at David Zwirner
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Zeno X Gallery - Michal Borremans works, biography and cv
'Michal Borremans: the secret charms of the
enigma essay by Stefan Beyst
Michal Borremans at artnet

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