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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Karakter ‘Commedia’
Maen Florin, Karakter ‘Commedia’, 2016. Sculpture, ceramics, 26 x 22 x 16 cm.
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Untitled
George Lilanga di Nyama, Untitled. Sculpture, wood, 63 x 25 x 10 cm.
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Het Spinnenwiel [The Spin...
Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, Het Spinnenwiel [The Spinning Wheel], 2002. Video, dvd, digital betacam, 00:33:00.
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Affiches-invitations pour...
Daniel Buren, Affiches-invitations pour Wide White Space, Antwerp, 1969/1971/1972/1973/1974. Détails., 1969-1974. Miscellaneum, ink, paper.
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Ilya & Emilia Kabakov
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are ex-Soviet, American-based artists who collaborated on environments which fuse elements of the everyday with those
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Marlow Moss
"I am no painter, I don't see form, I only see space, movement and light." (Marlow Moss) Marlow (or Marjorie) Moss (1890-1958) moved in M
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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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Yayoi Kusama
Well known for her use of dense patterns of polka dots and nets, as well as her intense, large-scale environments, Yayoi Kusama works in a va
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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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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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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