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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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ORLAN
ORLAN (°1947) studied painting in the sixties and dived into the French art world with photographic Body Sculptures and performances that foc
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Eran Schaerf
Eran Schaerf's work only features a few constant factors, but textiles and cloth are almost always present as material. Apart from that, subj
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Marinus Boezem
Marinus Boezem exhibited a stretch of polder as a ready-made in 1960. This is not untypical of his monumental-but-modest œuvre, largely based
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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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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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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
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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