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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Orchid
Luc Tuymans, Orchid, 2013. Print, screenprint on rives arches 250 gr, paper: 73.5 x 56 cm , image 56.5 x 43.5 cm.
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UE 25 - Ludo Mich (Dennis...
Dennis Tyfus, Ludo Mich, UE 25 - Ludo Mich (Dennis Tyfus for Ludo Mich), 2005. Other, lp record.
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Untitled (Meditation with...
David Claerbout, Untitled (Meditation without Feet), 2012. Drawing, paper, ink , 47,5 x 36 cm.
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Happy Sad
Daan Gielis, Happy Sad, 2023. Installation, neon, 100 x 100 cm.
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Cindy Sherman
The American photographer and filmmaker Cindy Sherman (°1954) is one of the most important and influential art photographers of the past thir
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Alain Arias-Misson
Alain Arias-Misson (1936, Belgium, lives in Madrid) is influenced by the happenings of the early 1960s when he returns to Brussels from the U
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K.P. Krishnakumar
K P Krishnakumar was nephew of the Malayalam poet Edasseri. In 1981, he passed the diploma in sculpture from the College of Fine Arts, Trivan
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Peng Yu
Chinese artist Peng Yu (b.1974, Heilongjiang Province) is a performance and video artist. Her inspiration is life in the city of Beijing, wh
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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
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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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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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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