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Exhibition "Visual Paintings" shows in Brussels the work of Thomas Houseago

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Brussels (Belgium), Apr 21 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Nick Cave and Thomas Houseago were not experiencing their best emotional or creative moment in the spring of 2020. So they reached an agreement: Nick promised to write a song if Thomas did a painting for him. They both did as promised, and that painting was the beginning of a new phase in the artist's work, which is to be exhibited as of Thursday at the Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels with the name Visual Paintings.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION.SOUNDBITES OF MICHEL DRAGUET, GENERAL DIRECTOR AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BRUSSELS.

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