NUCLEUS
Ensemble
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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Robe du MesuRAGE du M HKA
ORLAN, Robe du MesuRAGE du M HKA, 2012. Object, cotton.
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Reis naar de sterren [Voy...
Panamarenko, Reis naar de sterren [Voyage to the Stars], 1979. Multiple, ijzer, koper, hout, motor, object in plexi box, 22 x 41 x 55 cm.
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8mm Films
Jan Fabre, 8mm Films, 1980-1982. Video.
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MONTREAL STADIUM (MODEL) ...
Luc Deleu, MONTREAL STADIUM (MODEL) Voorstel voor naakte Olympische spelen,1976 te Montreal [Proposal for Naked Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976], 1976. Print, ink, paper, 114.5 x 99 cm.
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Marlene Dumas
'I am an artist who uses second-hand images and first-hand emotions'. - Marlene Dumas, 1989 Marlene Dumas (°1953) grows up in Cape Town,
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AUGUSTAS SERAPINAS
Augustas Serapinas is interested in the socially engaged and non-material practice of previous generations of artists, such as the one that e
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Alain Arias-Misson
Alain Arias-Misson (1936, Belgium, lives in Madrid) is influenced by the happenings of the early 1960s when he returns to Brussels from the U
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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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USEFUL LIFE
M HKA has acquired the complete *USEFUL LIFE* for its collection in 2009, a key exhibition in the development of contemporary art in Shanghai
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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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JIMMIE DURHAM ENSEMBLE
This ensemble and digital application is an outcome of M HKA’s extensive long-term research in the oeuvre of Jimmie Durham and starts with an
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Vrielynck Collectie
The Robert Vrielynck Collection is one of the few large collections in Belgium that give a picture of the (pre-)history of film. The collecti