The exhibition ‘Rik Wouters & The Private Utopia’ is on show at ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium, from the 17th September 2016 to the 26th February 2017.

The exhibition ‘Rik Wouters & The Private Utopia’ commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of painter Rik Wouters. Realized by MoMu in partnership with the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, the exhibition explores the work of the Post-Impressionist painter, with a focus on his representations of simple domestic scenes, whose sense of sanctity and intimacy offer a special confluence with contemporary design and fashion. Invited to provide their own interpretation on these themes, the creations of the Belgian fashion designers Dirk Van Saene, Bruno Pieters, Christian Wijnants, Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Veronique Branquinho, Martin Margiela, Marina Yee, Jan-Jan Van Essche and Anne Kurris are shown in the exhibition alongside the artworks.

For more information, please visit the event page on the MoMu website.

Image: Rik Wouters, Reading Woman, 1913, oil on canvas, © Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen. Concept Dirk Van Saene. Photo Ronald Stoops. Graphic design Paul Boudens.