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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Pastille-Motor
Panamarenko, Pastille-Motor, 1991. Object, wood, metal, plastic, 63 x 58 x 141 cm.
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Exposition intuitive
Robert Filliou, Exposition intuitive, 1966. Installation, 10 photographic enlargements of telegrams, on wooden stretchers, 65 × 92 cm.
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Tonight We Escape from Ne...
Vito Acconci, Tonight We Escape from New York, 1977. Collage, b/w photo, crayon, paper, plexi on black aluminium, 151 x 118 x 5 cm.
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Fault Fold (Seoul)
Aglaia Konrad, Fault Fold (Seoul), 2002. Installation, paper, 9 x 6 m.
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George Lilanga di Nyama
George Lilanga can be regarded as one of the pioneers of African contemporary art. He links various cultures and traditions in order to conve
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Christian Boltanski
During WWII, Boltanski’s Catholic mother hid his father (to be) under the floorboards of her house. He himself was born on the same day that
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Hermann Pitz
The work of Hermann Pitz has been a defining point of reference in the German art scene since its appearance in the early eighties; it encomp
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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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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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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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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