Luc Tuymans, group shows in Belgium this August
Published on 08/28/2026 at 12:17 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Luc Tuymans is on view in two Belgian group exhibitions this summer. One is *Before Our Eyes* at Z33 in Hasselt, which runs through August 23, 2026, as the official press release states Pinakothek press release.
Two Belgian shows in August
At Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, the show gathers works and commissions by Marianne Berenhaut, Marlene Dumas, Mohammed Sami, Luc Tuymans and others. The institution frames the exhibition around how images of violence are withheld, mediated and made ethically legible.
In Antwerp, Tuymans also appears in *UNI*, a group exhibition tied to Antwerp Pride. The Pride calendar lists the opening on August 1, 2026 and a run through September 6, 2026.
The market and the gallery frame
The artist's presence in summer programming also underlines his continued visibility across European gallery circuits. David Zwirner's artist page places Tuymans within a long-running exhibition history and notes his 2026 inclusion in Manifesta 16 Ruhr.
That institutional and gallery overlap matters because Tuymans moves easily between museum-scale programming and smaller group contexts. It gives his new appearances a clear market and curatorial afterlife.
All news and background on Luc Tuymans
Exhibitions, collections and context on the Belgian painter's recent institutional and gallery visibility.
How Luc Tuymans works
Tuymans has built his practice around restrained figurative painting, sourced from photographs, television, archives and other preexisting images. His canvases often reduce historical and political material to muted, compressed motifs.
The work groups listed by David Zwirner include The Fruit Basket, The Barn, Eternity and Polarisation. Together they show how Tuymans keeps returning to memory, mediation and visual doubt.
Where the artist stands now
Luc Tuymans is currently included in Manifesta 16 Ruhr at Christ-König Church in Bochum, Germany, which runs from June 21 to October 4, 2026.
Key facts on Luc Tuymans
- Artist: Luc Tuymans
- Medium / Genre: Painting (conceptual figurative)
- Born: 1958, Mortsel, Belgium
- Place(s) of practice: Antwerp, Belgium
- Active since: 1980s
- Key work groups: The Fruit Basket, The Barn, Eternity, Polarisation
- Current/last exhibition: Before Our Eyes, Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, Hasselt, March 29-August 23, 2026
- Major collections: Tate (London), MoMA (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich)
- Awards: Medal of Honor, International Congress of Contemporary Painting (2019); Flemish Culture Award for Visual Arts (1993)
- Next date: June 21-October 4, 2026, Christ-König Church, Bochum
Frequently asked questions about Luc Tuymans
Where can collectors and readers see Luc Tuymans in August 2026?
He appears in Before Our Eyes at Z33 in Hasselt through August 23, 2026 and in UNI in Antwerp through September 6, 2026.
What is the focus of Luc Tuymans's current Belgian shows?
Z33 centers artistic responses to violence and mediation, while UNI is tied to Antwerp Pride and queer visibility.
What defines Luc Tuymans's practice today?
His painting still turns on preexisting imagery, muted color and an interest in how images shape historical memory.
This article was produced with a.i. support and editorially reviewed. All statements without guarantee; auction results, exhibition dates and awards may change at short notice.
