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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Niks
Luc Tuymans, Niks, 2003. Print, silkscreen; ink on paper, 90 x 75 cm.
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Pijlen [Arrows]
Suchan Kinoshita, Pijlen [Arrows], 2002. Video.
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Uitzicht [View of the Out...
Suchan Kinoshita, Uitzicht [View of the Outside], 2002. Installation, carpet, chairs, variable dimensions.
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Mis-Cast
Marlene Dumas, Mis-Cast, 1996. Drawing, aquarelle, paper, 125 x 70 cm.
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Izmail Efimov
Izmail Efimov, who first emerged as a socialist realist painter in the mid-1970s, is one of the most original ethno-futurist artists. This te
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Job Koelewijn
Job Koelewijn discovered his passion for art only in his early twenties, when he started to paint and draw while recovering from a serious ro
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Michael Druks
The Israeli-born British artist Michael Druks enjoyed a brief period of international fame during the late sixties and early seventies as a m
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Ludo Mich
Artist Ludovicus Michielsen was fourteen when he met Yves Klein at the Hessenhuis. Klein’s iconic leap into the void served as an example for
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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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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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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
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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