The exhibition Portraits transforms the Foyer of Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean into a space for the exploration of the possibilities of storytelling, and of perceived notions of reality. Enclosed within a white curtained structure are five moving-image artworks from the series Portraits (2023) by artist Sin Wai Kin (b. 1991, Toronto).

Transformation, subjective reality, and the existence of other realities – which the artist invites viewers to ponder often through the state of dreaming – are all themes which hold a significant place in Sin’s works. In their almost imperceptible movements, the living portraits push the limits of the pictorial tradition, and the subject’s capacity of displaying an awareness of the viewer’s gaze, sometimes powerfully holding it. Sin Wai Kin is the recipient of the 24th Baloise Art Prize. Founded in 1999, the prize is awarded annually at Art Basel to two artists exhibiting within the Statements section of the fair.

Experience this exhibition through the gaze of the curator Carlotta Pierleoni.