I know that I will regret saying this, and that most of my peers and art world collaborators would definitely disagree, but I wasn't exactly moved, or even interested, in the Luc Tuymans exhibit at the MCA. With the exception of a few pieces, (Peter and Raindrops to mention two), I floated in and out of the exhibition, letting the muted paintings blend together into a memory blur that I don't care to recollect.
I am not a painter, and perhaps some of the allure of Tuymans is his technique, but as a viewer, I just wasn't engaged. I did enjoy, on the other hand, seeing his process work. Having heard about how he works from photographs, it was interesting to see his original inspiration, and how it manifested itself into a final product.
Between the Chris Ofili exhibit, and the Luc Tuymans, I prefer the latter. I can much better identify with drawing, and found Ofili's subject matter to be more engaging.
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