Listen "Luc Tuymans on the Problem with Today's Art World - 238 - Alain Elkann Interviews"
Episode Synopsis
A LINEAGE OF THE REAL AND THE AUTHENTIC. Luc Tuymans is a Belgian visual artist, many of whose paintings explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it. World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust is a recurring theme in his many faceted work. Tuymans is a key figure of the generation of European figurative painters who gained renown at a time when many believed the medium had lost its relevance due to the new digital age. "I want the feeling of doing something special" "For young artists now, it is very strenuous and very difficult" "There's a big difference between a drawn line and a painted line"
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