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.
Items
View allActors
View all-

Christopher Russell
From 2001 to 2005 Christopher Russell edited, designed, produced, and distributed the “destroy–to–enjoy” literary art zine Bedwetter. He was
-

Maxim Komar-Myshkin
Maxim Komar-Myshkin is the alleged author of Vladimir's Night. For further information see Roee Rosen.
-

Zachary Cahill
Zachary Cahill is an American interdisciplinary artist based in Chicago. He studied at the University of Chicago, Masters of Fine Arts (2005-
-

Carla Arocha
Carla Arocha (°1961, Caracas, Venezuela) has been living in Antwerp with her husband Luc Tuymans for many years now. She has been working wit
Ensembles
View all-

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
-

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
-

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
-

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



