L’histoire coloniale de la Belgique exposée à Venise : Luc Tuymans et la série Mwana Kitoko (Beautiful White Man) ; The Exhibition of Belgian Colonial History in Venice: Luc Tuymans’ series Mwana Kitoko (Beautiful White Man)

peer reviewed ; At the 2001 Venice Biennale, the famous Belgian artist Luc Tuymans decided to exhibit a series of paintings titled "Mwana Kitoko (Beautiful White Man)" that dealt with the colonial past of his country. In a particular political context open to postcolonial reflection, Tuymans dared to show this delicate matter and thus politicized the Belgian Pavillon. Indeed, at that time, the colonial past began to lead to controversy in Belgium. Considering the position of "the artist as historian", this article seeks to determine the circumstances that led Tuymans to confront this subject a... Mehr ...