Luc Tuymans
Pigeons
2001, Oil on Canvas
128 x 156cm |
Tuymans'
pigeons bop in dumb disarray. Dirty and disease-ridden, they're
a strangely curious mob, a metaphoric stand-in for ourselves.
Painted in the muted tones of history, Tuymans offers a chilling
ultimate truth about humankind. He makes a cold comedy of
a terrifying thought. |