The Ensor Year 2024 would not be complete without an exhibition at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA). In your wildest dreams. Ensor beyond impressionism gives you a complete picture of James Ensor as a pioneering artist. You will discover his masterpieces from around the world alongside those of international artists.

Ensor’s imaginative spirit takes you through his wonderful universe full of wild visions, carnival, and humor. The exhibition showcases Ensor’s artistic evolution through the major milestones in his career. He always surprises with his contrasts between the comic and the sinister, the refined and the wild, the cozy bourgeois salons and the eerie skeletons, in a world full of bitter satire. His works reflect the exciting late nineteenth century, a time of social and political upheavals, stunning technical innovations, and mass spectacles.