Hans Theys

Hans Theys is a twentieth-century philosopher and art historian. He has written and designed dozens of books on the works of contemporary artists and published hundreds of essays, interviews and reviews in books, catalogues and magazines. All his publications are based on actual collaborations and conversations with artists.

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Luc Tuymans - Studio Visit [video], 2007

Hans Theys

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In this video we see Luc Tuymans being interviewed by the Belgian art critic Hans Theys. Tuymans talks about the paintings of the show "Les Revenants", which started a few days later at the Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium. These paintings were based upon imagery related to the history of the Jesuits and their founder Ignatius of Loyola. Tuymans also explains how he paints. The interview took place in a new studio, inaugurated just a few weeks earlier. Until then, Tuymans had always worked in a small, shabby studio he started renting in the eighties and which Theys had visited in April 1988.

Filmed by Hans Theys.

English subtitles.

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