[TANK EXHIBITION] Interview with Thomas Lerooy

Convex/Concave: Belgian Contemporary Art
Curated by Dirk Snauwaert and Charlotte Friling
October 31st, 2019 - January 12th, 2020

Convex or concave directions – in perception, perspectives and reflections – have come to symbolize the multiple exchanges and interrelations of subjectivity. These reflections, stand-ins for the dualism in subjectivity, symbolize the opposing tendencies of an inner self vis-à-vis an outer world – of a gaze turned inwards in contemplation – and of an extrovert and engaging gaze turned outwards. This dualism, defining of the very conception of subjectivity or identity and of the self, is the lens through which this gathering of contemporary Belgian artists has been organized, since that dualism captures a general characteristic, not only of modernity, but also of the artistic endeavors, and singularity, of Belgian artists. In addition, the choice for this organizing principle finds echoes in the ways in which Chinese artists and intellectuals have tackled modes of representation and dominant paradigms and, in so doing, have transformed the convex-concave dialectics into playful or meditative attitudes to self-awareness.

About the Artist:

Thomas Lerooy’s immaculately detailed drawings and sculptures betray an uncanny understanding of the weight of human life - a weight as insurmountable in the face of vice as it is slyly comical in the face of mortality. The artist (b. 1981 in Belgium, where he lives and works) does not shy away from uncomfortable topics and symbols - the inevitability of death, decay and delusion - in works that are nevertheless infused with an offbeat sense of humor and exaggeration.

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