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James Ensor by Luc Tuymans, Royal Academy ★★★★★

29 Oct 16 – 29 Jan 17, Mon - Sun 10am - 6pm, Friday 10am - 10pm

Carnival sprites and grotesquerie: Belgian artist Luc Tuymans curates an exhibition of the tormented modern master James Ensor

By CW Contributor on 25/10/2016

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James Ensor artist, The Intrigue, 1890, © Royal Museum for Fine Arts Antwerp / www.lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw. Photography: Hugo Maertens / © DACS 2015, Royal Academy London
James Ensor artist, The Intrigue, 1890, © Royal Museum for Fine Arts Antwerp / www.lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw. Photography: Hugo Maertens / © DACS 2015, Royal Academy London
James Ensor by Luc Tuymans, Royal Academy 4 James Ensor by Luc Tuymans, Royal Academy Ali Godwin
While you might not know the Belgian painter James Ensor, you'll probably be familiar with his countryman Luc Tuymans: the controversial artist that was found guilty of plagiarism in 2015 and who's also curating Ensor's Royal Academy 2016 exhibition.


James Ensor is an equally scandalous character that finally gets the attention he deserves in the Sackler Galleries.


While Tuymans is one of the biggest names in contemporary painting, Ensor made his reputation in the Expressionist movement. With a family that specialised in souvenirs and curiosities in local carnivals, the James Ensor signature style was dominated by colourful masks, puppets and skeletons.


For a long time Ensor struggled to be accepted by the establishment, especially as his work turned to tormented religious works such as Entry of Christ into Brussels. This monumental painting pictured Belgian politicians and Ensor's family as a hoard of masked figures mocking the vulnerable Christ on a donkey.


As Ensor's style softened later in the 19th century, the art world began to take notice and this exhibition is a perfect opportunity to discover why.


What James Ensor by Luc Tuymans, Royal Academy
Where Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD | MAP
Nearest tube Green Park (underground)
When 29 Oct 16 – 29 Jan 17, Mon - Sun 10am - 6pm, Friday 10am - 10pm
Price £11.50 (without donation £10). Concessions available. Friends of the RA and under 16s go free.
Website Click here for more details



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