{"id":19170,"date":"2026-05-07T11:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/?post_type=agenda&#038;p=19170"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:07:39","slug":"a-red-that-sings","status":"publish","type":"agenda","link":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/agenda\/a-red-that-sings\/","title":{"rendered":"A Red that Sings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masterpieces by Ensor, Wouters and Schmalzigaug<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 11 April to 30 August 2026, <i>A Red that Sings <\/i>at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) unfolds as an exploration of colour as an autonomous force within Belgian modernism. Featuring works by James Ensor, Rik Wouters and Jules Schmalzigaug, the exhibition examines how these artists infused colour with an almost musical intensity. Vermilion reds, fiery yellows and richly saturated blues no longer serve as details within a composition, but become the composition itself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the works featured in the exhibition is <em>Chrysanthemums<\/em> by Rik Wouters, from The Phoebus Foundation collection. The painting is bathed in a glow of saturated pigments, in which the flowers seem to flicker between form and movement. As is often the case in Wouters\u2019 work, it is the red accents above all that guide the viewer\u2019s eye across the canvas, not as ornament, but as a force that gives the composition its rhythm and breath.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chrysanten_Rik-Wouters-2.webp\" alt=\"Rik Wouters, Chrysanth&#xE8;mes. Expressive floral still life with red, yellow and white chrysanthemums in a vase on a table, composed through vibrant brushstrokes and intense colours.\" class=\"wp-image-19663 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chrysanten_Rik-Wouters-2.webp 1800w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chrysanten_Rik-Wouters-2-1200x907.webp 1200w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chrysanten_Rik-Wouters-2-768x580.webp 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chrysanten_Rik-Wouters-2-1536x1161.webp 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1800\/1360;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rik Wouters, <em>Chrysanthemums<\/em>, 1915<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Red that Sings <\/em>runs until 30 August 2026 at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA). More information and tickets<em> at<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kmska.be\/en\/homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kmska.be<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masterpieces by Ensor, Wouters and Schmalzigaug From 11 April to 30 August 2026, A Red that Sings at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) unfolds as an exploration of colour as an autonomous force within Belgian modernism. Featuring works by James Ensor, Rik Wouters and Jules Schmalzigaug, the exhibition examines how these artists infused colour with an almost musical intensity. Vermilion reds, fiery yellows and richly saturated blues no longer serve as details within a composition, but become the composition itself. Among the works featured in the exhibition is Chrysanthemums by Rik Wouters, from The Phoebus Foundation collection. The painting is bathed in a glow of saturated pigments, in which the flowers seem to flicker between form and movement. As is often the case in Wouters\u2019 work, it is the red accents above all that guide the viewer\u2019s eye across the canvas, not as ornament, but as a force that gives the composition its rhythm and breath. A Red that Sings runs until 30 August 2026 at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA). 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