NUCLEUS
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The M HKA’s contemporary art collection has grown thanks to a combination of acquisitions, donations and long-term loans from various public collections. The historical basis for the collection goes back to the ICC activities (International Cultural Centre) in Antwerp in the 1970s. The M HKA collection continues to grow in the areas of the post-war avant-garde tradition in Antwerp and the wider region in north-western Europe, today's multipolar world, the importance of the 'performative' aspect and social commitment, but also with regard to the nature and role of images today. Here, we present a selection of works from a broad spectrum of different sensitivities, regions, research areas and stories from our collection.
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CHAUSSURES Icécé
Guillaume Bijl, CHAUSSURES Icécé, 1980. Performance.
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Plaça de Toros La Monumen...
Craigie Horsfield, Plaça de Toros La Monumental, Gran via de les Corts Catalanes, Barcelona (Horses), 1996-2010. Photography, tapestry, 390 x 1170 cm.
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Embedded Cities
Paul Van Hoeydonck, Embedded Cities, 1958. Sculpture, plexi, 11 x 11 x 4 cm.
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Nowhere
Liang Yue, Nowhere, 2002. Installation, betacam sp, dvd, 00:12:00.
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Nadia Naveau
Nadia Naveau: playful confusion Nadia Naveau studied sculpture at the Royal Academy of Antwerp and the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in A
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Sven 't Jolle
Sven 't Jolle was born in 1966 in Antwerp, where he studied art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from 1986 to 1990. Although his first exhib
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Marie-Jo Lafontaine
Marie-Jo Lafontaine photographs, paints and sculpts. She creates tapestries, paintings, sculptures and photo- and video installations. In her
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Jaffa Lam
Jaffa Lam: Woman Workers’ Association Chinese visual artist Jaffa Lam (b. 1973) sought her dignity and self-confidence in an extracurricula
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JAN VERCRUYSSE ENSEMBLE
The work of Jan Vercruysse is characterized by his razor-sharp vision and very focused approach to its central themes. Vercruysse mostly work
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JAMES LEE BYARS ENSEMBLE
The international renowned American artist James Lee Byars has a remarkable relationship with the M HKA. From the seventies onward he worked
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SANTHAL FAMILY
M HKA acquired the SANTHAL FAMILY ensemble on the occasion of the exhibition Santhal Family: Positions Around an Indian Sculpture in 2008. W
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The City Collection / De ...
The city of Antwerp started in 2021 with the development of a city collection of contemporary art. The artworks will be given on long-term lo