Michaël

Michaël Borremans (b. 1963, Geraardsbergen, Belgium) has gained international recognition over the last twenty years for an innovative approach to painting. Combining technical mastery with subject matter that defies straightforward interpretation, his charged canvases address universal themes with a specifically contemporary relevance. Recent monographic exhibitions have been held at prominent institutions such as the 21st […]


Michaël Borremans (b. 1963, Geraardsbergen, Belgium) has gained international recognition over the last twenty years for an innovative approach to painting. Combining technical mastery with subject matter that defies straightforward interpretation, his charged canvases address universal themes with a specifically contemporary relevance. Recent monographic exhibitions have been held at prominent institutions such as the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2020); Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague (2020); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (2015); Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (2014); Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2014), Dallas Museum of Art (2015); and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (2014); among others. Work by the artist is held in public collections worldwide. 

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