{"id":1974264,"date":"2026-06-03T20:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974264"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:22:29","slug":"the-chilling-seduction-of-michael-borremans-french-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974264","title":{"rendered":"The Chilling Seduction of Micha\u00ebl Borremans\u2019 \u2018French Paintings\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F06%2F03%2Fmichael-borremans-french-painting-david-zwirner-paris-tw.jpg?w=1080&amp;cbr=1&amp;q=90&amp;fit=max&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-post-body col\">\n<div class=\"row post-body\">\n<aside class=\"post-body-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-upper\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-category d-none d-lg-block\">\n<p>    Art\n                                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-published d-none d-lg-block\"><time>Jun 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-body-sidebar-hype-comments-container list-unstyled d-none d-lg-block\">\n<li><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             614<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-sm-inline text\">Comments<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-author d-none d-lg-block\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Erin Ikeuchi<\/span><\/div>\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-share d-none 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class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Zwirner in Paris presents <em>French Paintings<\/em>, a new solo exhibition by Belgian artist and filmmaker Micha\u00ebl Borremans<\/li>\n<li>The show gathers new oil paintings in the artist\u2019s signature surreal style, each inspired Frances lineage of classical image-makers and pictorial traditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Belgian artist Micha\u00ebl Borremans arrives at David Zwirner for <em>French Paintings<\/em>, his first solo outing in the country 20 years. Running from June 5 to July 22 at the gallery\u2019s 19th-century Marais outpost, the exhibition brings a fresh suite of oil-on-canvas works into the spotlight in an \u201cironic homage\u201d to France\u2019s art historical traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Borremans\u2019 art unsettles the mind, but it\u2019s hard to turn away. He\u2019s best known for surreal subject matter rendered in luminous, subdued palettes, all tender and existential in equal measure. With such an arresting aesthetic signature, it comes to no surprise that he\u2019s been the muse for other creative titans \u2014 take, for instance, Jun Takahashi in UNDERCOVER\u2019s \u201cInstant Calm\u201d collection from 2016, or director Luca Guadagnino in his 2024 film, <em>Queer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the forthcoming Paris show, Borremans puts his own spin on French pictorial technique, taking apart its legacy through seductive and, at times, disturbing portraits. Estranged from reality, canvases simmer with life and death, blurring the line between portrait and still-life.\n<\/p>\n<p>The show cuts agents of violence \u2014 missiles and explosives \u2014 with artifacts of serenity, such as plush body padding and magnolia branches, unpacking the tension between threat and desire, innocence and guilt, nature and technology.\n<\/p>\n<p>For Borremans, beauty and destruction are one and the same: \u201cThat\u2019s very subversive, making something beautiful into an act of perversion,\u201d he said in a 2024 interview. \u201cI like this richness, the illusions it brings up, the way it speaks to the unconscious.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><em>French Painting<\/em> opens in Paris on June 5.\n<\/p>\n<p>David Zwirner Paris<br \/>\n108 Rue Vieille du Temple,<br \/>\n75003 Paris<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div 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Her work spotlights stories, people and moments powering art\u2019s new league, from icons to underground legends. Her formal background in anthropology informs a curious, cross-cultural eye for art where it\u2019s least expected. Since joining Hypebeast in 2024, where she spearheads art-related content, she\u2019s contributed hundreds of articles, including industry news, features and interviews, alongside serving as lead curator for \u2018Under the Same Sky,\u2019 Hypeart\u2019s 2026 exhibition with Bonhams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-footer\" class=\"post-footer row\">\n<div class=\"col-shopping-break\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-comments\">\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"post-comments none \">\n<header>\n<div class=\"heading\"><span class=\"comment-count\">0<\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-dropdown-tooltip\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row post-body\">\n<aside class=\"post-body-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-upper\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-category d-none d-lg-block\">\n<p>    Art\n                                                           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class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Zwirner in Paris presents <em>French Paintings<\/em>, a new solo exhibition by Belgian artist and filmmaker Micha\u00ebl Borremans<\/li>\n<li>The show gathers new oil paintings in the artist\u2019s signature surreal style, each inspired Frances lineage of classical image-makers and pictorial traditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Belgian artist Micha\u00ebl Borremans arrives at David Zwirner for <em>French Paintings<\/em>, his first solo outing in the country 20 years. Running from June 5 to July 22 at the gallery\u2019s 19th-century Marais outpost, the exhibition brings a fresh suite of oil-on-canvas works into the spotlight in an \u201cironic homage\u201d to France\u2019s art historical traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Borremans\u2019 art unsettles the mind, but it\u2019s hard to turn away. He\u2019s best known for surreal subject matter rendered in luminous, subdued palettes, all tender and existential in equal measure. With such an arresting aesthetic signature, it comes to no surprise that he\u2019s been the muse for other creative titans \u2014 take, for instance, Jun Takahashi in UNDERCOVER\u2019s \u201cInstant Calm\u201d collection from 2016, or director Luca Guadagnino in his 2024 film, <em>Queer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the forthcoming Paris show, Borremans puts his own spin on French pictorial technique, taking apart its legacy through seductive and, at times, disturbing portraits. Estranged from reality, canvases simmer with life and death, blurring the line between portrait and still-life.\n<\/p>\n<p>The show cuts agents of violence \u2014 missiles and explosives \u2014 with artifacts of serenity, such as plush body padding and magnolia branches, unpacking the tension between threat and desire, innocence and guilt, nature and technology.\n<\/p>\n<p>For Borremans, beauty and destruction are one and the same: \u201cThat\u2019s very subversive, making something beautiful into an act of perversion,\u201d he said in a 2024 interview. \u201cI like this richness, the illusions it brings up, the way it speaks to the unconscious.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><em>French Painting<\/em> opens in Paris on June 5.\n<\/p>\n<p>David Zwirner Paris<br \/>\n108 Rue Vieille du Temple,<br \/>\n75003 Paris<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div 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Her work spotlights stories, people and moments powering art\u2019s new league, from icons to underground legends. Her formal background in anthropology informs a curious, cross-cultural eye for art where it\u2019s least expected. Since joining Hypebeast in 2024, where she spearheads art-related content, she\u2019s contributed hundreds of articles, including industry news, features and interviews, alongside serving as lead curator for \u2018Under the Same Sky,\u2019 Hypeart\u2019s 2026 exhibition with Bonhams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-upper\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-category d-none d-lg-block\">\n<p>    Art\n                                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-published d-none d-lg-block\"><time>Jun 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-body-sidebar-hype-comments-container list-unstyled d-none d-lg-block\">\n<li><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             614<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span 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class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Zwirner in Paris presents <em>French Paintings<\/em>, a new solo exhibition by Belgian artist and filmmaker Micha\u00ebl Borremans<\/li>\n<li>The show gathers new oil paintings in the artist\u2019s signature surreal style, each inspired Frances lineage of classical image-makers and pictorial traditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Belgian artist Micha\u00ebl Borremans arrives at David Zwirner for <em>French Paintings<\/em>, his first solo outing in the country 20 years. Running from June 5 to July 22 at the gallery\u2019s 19th-century Marais outpost, the exhibition brings a fresh suite of oil-on-canvas works into the spotlight in an \u201cironic homage\u201d to France\u2019s art historical traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Borremans\u2019 art unsettles the mind, but it\u2019s hard to turn away. He\u2019s best known for surreal subject matter rendered in luminous, subdued palettes, all tender and existential in equal measure. With such an arresting aesthetic signature, it comes to no surprise that he\u2019s been the muse for other creative titans \u2014 take, for instance, Jun Takahashi in UNDERCOVER\u2019s \u201cInstant Calm\u201d collection from 2016, or director Luca Guadagnino in his 2024 film, <em>Queer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the forthcoming Paris show, Borremans puts his own spin on French pictorial technique, taking apart its legacy through seductive and, at times, disturbing portraits. Estranged from reality, canvases simmer with life and death, blurring the line between portrait and still-life.\n<\/p>\n<p>The show cuts agents of violence \u2014 missiles and explosives \u2014 with artifacts of serenity, such as plush body padding and magnolia branches, unpacking the tension between threat and desire, innocence and guilt, nature and technology.\n<\/p>\n<p>For Borremans, beauty and destruction are one and the same: \u201cThat\u2019s very subversive, making something beautiful into an act of perversion,\u201d he said in a 2024 interview. \u201cI like this richness, the illusions it brings up, the way it speaks to the unconscious.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><em>French Painting<\/em> opens in Paris on June 5.\n<\/p>\n<p>David Zwirner Paris<br \/>\n108 Rue Vieille du Temple,<br \/>\n75003 Paris<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div 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Don\u2019t miss out on the latest news by signing up for our newsletters.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"terms\">By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Erin Ikeuchi<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>    ParisExhibitionsDavid ZwirnerMicha\u00ebl Borremans\n                                                            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"post__body__author_info\">\n<div class=\"post__body__author_info__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F06%2F05%2Ferin-300.jpg?w=100&amp;cbr=1&amp;q=90&amp;fit=max\" alt=\"Erin Ikeuchi\" class=\"post__body__author_info__avatar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post__body__author_info__body\">\n<p>                    Erin Ikeuchi<\/p>\n<p>                                    <span class=\"post__body__author_info__title\">Editor, Hypeart<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post__body__author_info__bio_wrapper\">\n<p class=\"post__body__author_info__bio\">Erin Ikeuchi is a New York-based writer focused on the intersection of contemporary art and culture. Her work spotlights stories, people and moments powering art\u2019s new league, from icons to underground legends. Her formal background in anthropology informs a curious, cross-cultural eye for art where it\u2019s least expected. Since joining Hypebeast in 2024, where she spearheads art-related content, she\u2019s contributed hundreds of articles, including industry news, features and interviews, alongside serving as lead curator for \u2018Under the Same Sky,\u2019 Hypeart\u2019s 2026 exhibition with Bonhams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<div id=\"post-body-top-bar\" class=\"post-body-top-bar d-block d-lg-none\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time>Jun 3, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             614<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time>Jun 3, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time>Jun 3, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             614<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Zwirner in Paris presents <em>French Paintings<\/em>, a new solo exhibition by Belgian artist and filmmaker Micha\u00ebl Borremans<\/li>\n<li>The show gathers new oil paintings in the artist\u2019s signature surreal style, each inspired Frances lineage of classical image-makers and pictorial traditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Belgian artist Micha\u00ebl Borremans arrives at David Zwirner for <em>French Paintings<\/em>, his first solo outing in the country 20 years. Running from June 5 to July 22 at the gallery\u2019s 19th-century Marais outpost, the exhibition brings a fresh suite of oil-on-canvas works into the spotlight in an \u201cironic homage\u201d to France\u2019s art historical traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Borremans\u2019 art unsettles the mind, but it\u2019s hard to turn away. He\u2019s best known for surreal subject matter rendered in luminous, subdued palettes, all tender and existential in equal measure. With such an arresting aesthetic signature, it comes to no surprise that he\u2019s been the muse for other creative titans \u2014 take, for instance, Jun Takahashi in UNDERCOVER\u2019s \u201cInstant Calm\u201d collection from 2016, or director Luca Guadagnino in his 2024 film, <em>Queer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the forthcoming Paris show, Borremans puts his own spin on French pictorial technique, taking apart its legacy through seductive and, at times, disturbing portraits. Estranged from reality, canvases simmer with life and death, blurring the line between portrait and still-life.\n<\/p>\n<p>The show cuts agents of violence \u2014 missiles and explosives \u2014 with artifacts of serenity, such as plush body padding and magnolia branches, unpacking the tension between threat and desire, innocence and guilt, nature and technology.\n<\/p>\n<p>For Borremans, beauty and destruction are one and the same: \u201cThat\u2019s very subversive, making something beautiful into an act of perversion,\u201d he said in a 2024 interview. \u201cI like this richness, the illusions it brings up, the way it speaks to the unconscious.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><em>French Painting<\/em> opens in Paris on June 5.\n<\/p>\n<p>David Zwirner Paris<br \/>\n108 Rue Vieille du Temple,<br \/>\n75003 Paris<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Erin Ikeuchi<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>    ParisExhibitionsDavid ZwirnerMicha\u00ebl Borremans\n                                                            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2026\/6\/michael-borremans-french-painting-david-zwirner-paris&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F06%2F03%2Fmichael-borremans-french-painting-david-zwirner-paris-tw.jpg?w=1080&amp;cbr=1&amp;q=90&amp;fit=max&#8221;] Art Jun 3, 2026 614 Views 0\u00a0Comments Comments Save Text By Erin Ikeuchi Share this article 1 of 3 Courtesy Of The Artist And David Zwirner 2 of 3 Courtesy Of The Artist And David Zwirner 3 of 3 Courtesy Of The Artist And David Zwirner Art Jun 3, 2026 614 Views [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,39],"class_list":["post-1974264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-hypebeast-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1974264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1974264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1974264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1974264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}