The work of Pierre Lahaut (1931-2013) remains a valuable witness to the development of the Belgian art movement in the second half of the 20th century. It fits several successive trends: Symbolism, Minimalism, New Subjectivity, Geometry. Two-time winner of the Young Belgian Painting Award, Pierre Lahaut is a member of the group ‘Jeunes Figuratifs belges’ and is also known as co-founder of the group ‘Ax 59’. The artist was also a recognized and enthusiastic teacher in academia. He taught at Tell Kameren (ENSAV) for 17 years, where he founded the Drawing and Stimulation Graphics Atelier. The exhibition at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (RMFAB) includes some 40 works that symbolize the 1960s, a turning point for Rao. This selection marks Pierre Laot’s transition to the non-figurative and lyrical according to geometric predominance. In 1967 the same paintings and watercolors were exhibited at the Fine Arts Centre. Fifty years later, RMFAB invites you to rediscover these works, enhanced by a new technological infusion of digital experiences. To enhance this experience, the Multimedia Cylinder offers a complete overview of the life and work of Pierre Rao’s life and work through additional content such as touchscreens, videos, photographs, archives, high-definition projections… This project is in line with the desire of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium to continuously innovate the public experience of museums. A multimedia cylinder is placed in the center of the room for at least three years. In this way, newly selected works from the collection of modern and contemporary art are digitally complemented and refined.
www.ftn-books.com has the Orion gallery catalog from 2002 now available.
