Best European art exhibitions 2020
From 80s fashion in Vienna to Van Eyck's genius in Ghent, here are our pick of exhibitions to see in Europe
Van Eyck, An Optical Revolution, Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent
It is thought that only 20 of van Eyck's works survive and over half of those make up the core of this exhibition on this master of the early Renaissance. Accompanying these treasures, are paintings by van Eyck's contemporaries from across Europe. If you are passing through Ghent, this really is an unmissable show.
Read more ...James Tissot’s Ambiguous Modernity
James Tissot was a society painter par excellence. This exhibition takes a comprehensive look at his life's work, from portraits in Paris to his paintings of mystical and religious subjects.
Read more ...SHOW OFF. Austrian Fashion Design. Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
Take a walk through Vienna's idiosyncratic fashion scene from the 1980s to the present day. Expect to discover the designs of names such as Helmut Lang, Schella Kann and new comer Arthur Arbesser.
Read more ...Yuan Jai, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Yuan Jai started her career as a museum artwork restorer. She now makes her own large-format works. Her colourful works combine Chinese painting traditions with a cast of intricately painted animals in impossible landscapes.
Read more ...Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
This exhibition delves into the Bank of America collection of photography, which spans the entire history of the medium. Here you can find works by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eugene Smith, Robert Frank, Dorothea Lange, and many more.
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