{"id":2253,"title":"The Rumour","dimensions":"91.56 x 516 x 6.5 cm","date_begin":"2002-01-01","material":"ink, paper, plexi, wood","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":12,"category_id":58,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":8,"stream_count":1,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"mixed media lithography","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":"2003-01-01","reference":"S0287","stream_count_app":40,"permalink":"the-rumour","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":"Luc Tuymans","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Installation","nl":"Installatie","fr":"Installation"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/002/857/large/Tuymans,%200137%20Luc,%20The%20Rumour,%202002-2003%20zaalzicht%20photo%20clinckx.jpg?1314801167","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA/CC","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition was created after the 2001 exhibition of the same name at White Cube Gallery in London. The theme is the cult of carrier pigeons and pigeon fanciers. This is a series, which is a usual working method for Luc Tuymans. By collecting and juxtaposing several images the content of the individual images can be reconsidered, as well as the psychological relations between the depicted subjects. This does not happen without a struggle, however: associations can lead to discrepancies in our thinking. The dove can be seen as a symbol of peace, and can also be linked to virginal whiteness. During the French Revolution these birds were killed so as to prevent the free spread of information. Today we think of urban pigeons as pointless disease carriers. Have they become a metaphor for ourselves? Or should we cast our eyes on the portrait of the aristocrat, the pivotal power figure, who regards us with haughty anticipation? He determines not only the direction the pigeon flies in, but also the way rumours make a place for themselves in a society. His gaze exacts obedience, as do the eyes of the pigeon. This authoritarian figure (midway between Giscard d\u0026rsquo;Estaing, Adenauer and Mitterrand) contrasts sharply with the other image, of a twisted body bending over forwards. \u003cem\u003eThe Rumour\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eappears to refer to ghostly visions of oppression. Tuymans presents these frightening ideas in ordinary and easily recognisable forms.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Rumour\u003c/em\u003e, bestaande uit zeven lithografie\u0026euml;n op vier panelen van hout en plexiglas, werkt Luc Tuymans volgens een principe dat hij vaker toepast: de serie. Door het bijeenbrengen van een aantal beelden kan de inhoud van elk afzonderlijk beeld opnieuw worden herdacht, evenals het psychologische samenspel tussen de verschillende onderwerpen. Dit gaat echter niet zonder slag of stoot: associaties kunnen tot discrepanties in ons denken leiden. De duif lijkt in eerste instantie de protagonist te zijn \u0026ndash; een vogel die tijdens de Franse Revolutie symbolisch werd gedood om vrije berichtgeving tegen te gaan. Deze stadsbewoners kunnen in verband worden gebracht met de maagdelijke witheid van de vredesduif, hoewel we de eerste categorie niet direct schone en zuivere kenmerken zullen toedichten. Beschouwen we ze daarom als overbodige en ziekteverspreidende beesten? Zijn ze een metafoor van onszelf? Of dienen we onze blik te richten naar het portret van de aristocraat, spilfiguur van de macht, die ons hautain en afwachtend aankijkt? Hij bepaalt niet alleen de vliegrichting van de duif, maar ook de wijze waarop geruchten zich in een maatschappij nestelen. En zijn blik \u0026ndash; evenals de ogen van de duif \u0026ndash; dwingt een zekere gehoorzaamheid af. \u003cem\u003eThe Rumour\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;lijkt daarmee naar spookachtige visioenen van onderdrukking te verwijzen, maar Tuymans presenteert deze angstaanjagende gedachten binnen alledaagse en herkenbare vormen.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuc Tuymans a r\u0026eacute;alis\u0026eacute; cette \u0026eacute;dition d\u0026rsquo;apr\u0026egrave;s l\u0026rsquo;exposition du m\u0026ecirc;me nom \u0026agrave; la White Cube Gallery, \u0026agrave; Londres, en 2001, dont le th\u0026egrave;me \u0026eacute;tait le culte des pigeons voyageurs et des colombophiles. L\u0026rsquo;artiste travaille ici selon un principe qu\u0026rsquo;il applique souvent : la s\u0026eacute;rie. En rassemblant plusieurs images, on peut \u0026agrave; la fois rem\u0026eacute;morer le contenu de chaque image individuelle, de m\u0026ecirc;me que l\u0026rsquo;association psychologique entre les sujets. Cela ne coule cependant pas de source : les associations peuvent mener \u0026agrave; des discordances de notre pens\u0026eacute;e. La colombe peut \u0026ecirc;tre vue comme le symbole de la paix ou \u0026ecirc;tre associ\u0026eacute;e \u0026agrave; la blancheur virginale. Pendant la R\u0026eacute;volution fran\u0026ccedil;aise, les pigeons furent abattus pour \u0026eacute;viter la libre circulation de l\u0026rsquo;information. Aujourd\u0026rsquo;hui, nous consid\u0026eacute;rons les pigeons des villes comme un fl\u0026eacute;au, qui v\u0026eacute;hicule des maladies. Sont-ils des m\u0026eacute;taphores de nous-m\u0026ecirc;mes ? Ou faut-il porter notre regard sur le portrait de l\u0026rsquo;aristocrate, personnage cl\u0026eacute; du pouvoir, qui nous toise d\u0026rsquo;un air attentiste ? Il d\u0026eacute;termine non seulement la direction de vol du pigeon, mais la mani\u0026egrave;re dont les rumeurs se nichent dans la soci\u0026eacute;t\u0026eacute; aussi. Son regard \u0026ndash; \u0026agrave; l\u0026rsquo;instar de celui du pigeon \u0026ndash; impose une ob\u0026eacute;issance. Ce personnage autoritaire (qui rappelle \u0026agrave; la fois Giscard d\u0026rsquo;Estaing, Adenauer et Mitterrand) contraste fort avec l\u0026rsquo;autre image d\u0026rsquo;un corps tordu, pench\u0026eacute; vers l\u0026rsquo;avant. \u003cem\u003eThe Rumour\u003c/em\u003e para\u0026icirc;t renvoyer \u0026agrave; des visions fantomatiques d\u0026rsquo;oppression. Tuymans pr\u0026eacute;sente ces pens\u0026eacute;es angoissantes dans un environnement quotidien reconnaissable.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":129,"name":"Luc Tuymans","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}