STATE OF PAINTING

Talks, lezingen en congressen

Together with the Painting department and the research cluster Art, Imagination and Language, Isolde, Robin, and Ritsart cordially invite you to STATE OF PAINTING, a new initiative that focuses on contemporary painting.

On Tuesday 10 March, Ann Demeester, director of the Kunsthaus Zürich, will engage in a conversation with the internationally renowned artist Michael Armitage. Starting from his practice as a painter, they will reflect on the state of the medium today: what does painting still mean? What can or does it want to be? And which questions should we (re)ask it?

A conversation between Michael Armitage and Ann Demeester
Tuesday 10 March 2026, 20:00
Museum Dr. Guislain
Jozef Guislainstraat 43B 9000 Ghent
Admission: free, reservation required: https://luca.koalect.com/en-GB/project/state-of-painting

Poster by Jan & Randoald

Portrait of Michael Armitage, 2022. Photo by Tom Jamieson. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

Portrait of Ann Demeester © Franca Candrian, Kunsthaus Zürich

Michael Armitage Enasoit, 2019 Oil on Lubugo bark cloth 170 × 300 cm (66 ⅞ × 118 ⅛ inches) Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

Credits

Organized by Dr. Isolde Vanhee @isolde_vanhee, Dr. Ritsart Gobyn @ritsartgobyn and the painting Department at LUCA School Of Arts, Ghent @lucaschilderkunstgent