Luc Tuymans lives and works in Antwerp. His first major museum presentations were held in 1990 at the Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium, and the Vereniging voor het Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent. One of the first artists to be represented by David Zwirner, Tuymans has had seventeen exhibitions with the gallery since joining its roster in 1994. In 2001, the artist represented Belgium at the Venice Biennale to great acclaim. Tuymans has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions globally; he is currently the subject of a major solo exhibition at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, and his temporary mural, L'Orphelin, is on view at the Louvre Museum, Paris, through May 2025. His works are featured in museum collections worldwide.