Roger Raveel: Retrospection

One of the most significant Belgian painters of the second half of the 20th century, Roger Raveel (1921–2013), will be honored with a comprehensive retrospective at the Centre for Fine Arts – BOZAR in 2021. The exhibition will feature around 120 artworks from public and private collections, showcasing the singularity of Raveel's pictorial language as it evolved over time.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 03 September 2021
Publisher: Yale University Press

Commemorating the centenary of the artist's birth in 2021, the Centre for Fine Arts – BOZAR will present an extensive retrospective dedicated to Roger Raveel (1921-2013), considered one of the most important Belgian painters of the second half of the twentieth century. While belonging to the generation of artists that emerged following the Second World War, flanked by Magritte and Panamarenko, Raveel radically defended his own independence from the values commonly associated with this generation, notably the supposed superiority of internationality over all forms of local anchorage. In today's context of globalized art and its associated stereotypes, Raveel's choice to draw inspiration from his immediate, intimate surroundings — while always being very well informed about trends in the international art scene — now seems revolutionary, even prophetic.

Showing some 120 artworks from public and private collections, this catalogue seeks to demonstrate the singularity of Raveel's pictorial language as it took form over time.

Distributed for Mercatorfonds

Exhibition Schedule:

BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
(February 10–July 04, 2021)

Weight: 1534g
Dimension: 237 x 324 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780300259940