From January 27 to March 10, Michaël Borremans, Belgian painter and filmmaker, will have his first solo show in Hong-Kong for the opening of the outpost of David Zwirner Gallery, Fire from the Sun.
Fire from the Sun
The main theme depicts naked toddlers (like in the Renaissance with the putti) who seem to be in a very strange ritual. Paint or blood ? Cannibalism ?
Fire From The Sun, oil on wooden panel, 2017
Michaël Borremans combine horror and innocence in this young children, becoming allegories of the human condition.
Fire From The Sun, oil on wooden panel, 2017
Very disturbing ? But Art have to question us about our humanity, our values... We must not remain without reaction to a painting (or any work of art). Michaël Borremans completely succeed to provoke us. What do you think ? Too much ?
To finish on a lighter note, David Zwirner’s first outpost in Asia will located in H Queen’s, the new tower in Hong Kong’s Central district.
Designed by CL3, H Queen’s with the Gallery
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