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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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Autorretrato. Estructura....
Teresa Burga, Autorretrato. Estructura. Informe, 9.6.1972 [Self-Portrait. Structure. Report, 9.6.1972], 1972. Installation, installatie van foto's, tekeningen, documenten, elektrocardiogram, fonocardiogram, lichtobject en geluid, ongeveer 12 m.
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Untitled
Evgeny Antufiev, Untitled, 2015. Sculpture, fabric, wolf tooth, 40 x 19 x 11 cm.
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Affiches
Guillaume Bijl, Affiches. Poster, ink, paper, variable dimensions.
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Documents rapportés d’un ...
Jacques Lizène, Documents rapportés d’un voyage au coeur de la civilization banlieue, 1973, 74 et 75, 1973-1975. Installation, mixed media, variable dimensions.
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Pipilotti Rist
At the end of the 1980s, Elisabeth Charlotte Rist was part of a new generation of visual artists who were specifically trained in video techn
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Imogen Stidworthy
Imogen Stidworthy explores the physical and social impact of the spoken word. She looks at how the use of language affects communication betw
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Subin Son
Subin Son (°1992, South Korea) explores the space between elements in her work. She creates scenes in which everyday objects and intangible m
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Kerim Ragimov
Kerim Ragimov graduated from the St. Petersburg Art College named after Nicholas Roerich (the former Leningrad Art College named after V. Ser
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GUILLAUME BIJL ENSEMBLE
"Society is not as idealistic as one imagines. That's also why I seriously question society, the civilisation in which we live. In the face
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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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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
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EUROPE AT LARGE
During the past decades M HKA has paid enduring attention to that part of Europe that was excluded from the reconstruction of Europe after 19