Luc Tuymans opens Malmö's Moderna

Malmö's Moderna Museum opens to the public for the first time and presents its very special virgin show: the solo exhibition of Antwerp-born Luc Tuymans that features 22 new paintings, created by the artist especially for this traveling event that comes to Sweden directly from Moscow's Baibakov Art Projects. The show, titled Against the Day, is the third and last part of a triptych that began with the series Les Revenants, which was referring to the power of the Jesuit Order and Forever. The Management of Magic, which was about the Walt Disney phenomenon. The exhibition runs from December 26, 2009 to April 25, 2010.
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Malmö’s Moderna breaks a leg

Sweden’s Moderna Museet, one of Europe’s leading museums of modern and contemporary art with a collection of high international standing, is getting bigger and greater. The Stockholm-based museum opens a branch in the city of Malmö in December 26 and to celebrate the grand opening presents its jewel on the crown: A collection of art of the 60s running until November 21, 2010, Belgian artist Luc Tuymans’ Against the Day exhibition running until April 25 and young Swedish painter Astrid Svangren’s new work until March 21, 2010.
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