Opening: Magritte. La ligne de vie

Exhibition design, Antwerp/ BE

In 1938, René Magritte gives a lecture at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp -KMSKA- on his vision of reality. He discourses on the origins and development of his art, as well as the history of the surrealist movement in Belgium. Under the title La ligne de vie (The Life Line), this lecture, the second after the one at the International Exhibition of Surrealism in London, was the most important Magritte ever gave on his work. In the exhibition, the world-famous Surrealist acts as his own curator, as it were. Among other things, a selection of works that were also highlighted during the lecture will be displayed. The exhibition also delves deeper into Magritte as a connecting figure between surrealism in Antwerp and Brussels.

The exhibition, which celebrates Magritte's work and the surrealism in Antwerp, opens on 14 November 2025. Designed by Aslı Çiçek, the scenography follows a line that travels through the museum's galleries.