BAIBAKOV art projects announces the first major exhibition of Luc Tuymans in Russia, where the artist will also be a special guest of the Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. 'Against the Day' will open at the Red October Chocolate Factory in Moscow on September 25th, coinciding with the artist's first US retrospective which opens at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio from September 17th.
Luc Tuymans is recognised as one of the most influential contemporary painters working today. 'Against the Day' is the last of four international exhibitions held from 2006 to 2009, which form part of what the artist describes as "a triptych." Each constitutes a critique of, in his own words, "utopic ideals in society" with 'Restoration' (2006) and 'Les Revenants' (2007) looking at the power structures of the Jesuit religious order, while 'Forever: The Magic of Management' (2008) addresses the impact of the fantasy world of Walt Disney. 'Against the Day' explores aspects of virtual reality and its effects on our perception of reality.
'Against the Day' is organized by Dirk Snauwaert, Director at Wiels Center for contemporary art in Brussels, and Curator of the Belgian pavilion at the current Venice Biennale, and is presented in conjunction with BAIBAKOV art projects' Maria Baibakova and Kate Sutton. The 20 new works were launched at the new Wiels Center for contemporary art in Brussels in February this year, where they marked the artist's long overdue first solo exhibition in the capital of his home country.

25 September - 8 November at BAIBAKOV art projects, Red October Chocolate Factory, 3rd Floor, Bersenevskaya Naberezhnaya, 6, 119 072 Moscow, Russia. Open Tuesday - Sunday, 11-7 pm
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