Luc Tuymans, two summer group shows in Belgium
Published on 08/25/2026 at 17:22 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Luc Tuymans shapes Belgium's summer exhibition landscape with two politically sensitive group shows. As Z33 House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt and Antwerp Pride's UNI program confirm, his work is included in Before Our Eyes and UNI during August 2026. Z33 and Antwerp Pride calendars
Two exhibitions in August 2026
Before Our Eyes runs at Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture in Hasselt from March 29 to August 23, 2026, bringing Tuymans together with ten other artists around images of war and legal erosion. Z33 exhibition documentation
The Antwerp Pride exhibition UNI opened at Annie Gentils Gallery in Antwerp on August 1, 2026 and runs until September 6, 2026, assembling LGBTQIA+ artists and allies including Luc Tuymans under the theme Fearless. Antwerp Pride exhibition page
Exhibition & Show context for Tuesday
At Z33, Tuymans contributes a monumental wall painting based on an image whose origin and meaning remain opaque, extending his long engagement with mediated photographs and historical trauma into the Gaza and international-law discourse. Emergent Mag exhibition text
In Antwerp, the UNI context situates Tuymans's work within a queer and allied network, aligning his cool, distanced figuration with questions of visibility, solidarity and the politics of representation during Antwerp Pride's August 5–9, 2026 program.
Exhibitions, auctions and collections in overview
Further reporting on Luc Tuymans at AD HOC NEWS gathers his exhibitions, market moments and institutional appearances for collectors and museum professionals.
The work core behind the summer shows
Tuymans is known for small, deliberately muted paintings that often source journalistic or archival photographs, translating historical violence and everyday unease into pale, disquieting images. His practice consistently probes how mediated pictures shape memory and political perception.
Where the artist stands now
Luc Tuymans’s work remains on view in Before Our Eyes at Z33 in Hasselt until August 23, 2026 and in UNI at Annie Gentils Gallery in Antwerp until September 6, 2026.
Luc Tuymans at a glance
- Artist: Luc Tuymans
- Medium / Genre: Painting (figurative-conceptual)
- Born: 1958, Mortsel, Belgium
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in Antwerp, Belgium
- Active since: Late 1980s, with wider international recognition from the 1990s
- Key work groups: Der Architekt, The Heritage, The Spiritual, The Fruit Basket
- Current/last exhibition: Before Our Eyes, Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, Hasselt, March 29–August 23, 2026; UNI, Annie Gentils Gallery, Antwerp, August 1–September 6, 2026
- Major collections: Tate (London), MoMA (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), M HKA (Antwerp)
- Awards: Skowhegan Medal for Painting (2008), Vlaamse Cultuurprijs Beeldende Kunst (2007)
- Next date: Group exhibitions Before Our Eyes at Z33 until August 23, 2026 and UNI at Annie Gentils Gallery until September 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions about Luc Tuymans
Where can I see Luc Tuymans in August 2026?
In August 2026, Luc Tuymans is included in Before Our Eyes at Z33 in Hasselt through August 23 and in UNI at Annie Gentils Gallery in Antwerp through September 6.
What is the focus of the exhibition Before Our Eyes at Z33?
Before Our Eyes at Z33 addresses how artists respond to reports of genocidal violence in Gaza and the erosion of international law, with Tuymans contributing a large wall painting derived from an elusive image source.
How does Luc Tuymans's practice relate to the UNI exhibition in Antwerp?
At Annie Gentils Gallery's UNI show for Antwerp Pride, Tuymans's restrained figurative painting appears among LGBTQIA+ artists and allies, linking his image-critical approach to discussions of queer visibility and alliance.
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