Acquisitions
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Antwerp is widely known for its contemporary art scene. With artists, galleries and artistic initiatives that have international resonance, the city has been a magnet for artists from all over the world for many years. In 2021, at the request of the city of Antwerp, M HKA started The Antwerp City Collection: a dynamic collection of contemporary visual art.
The M HKA advises the city of Antwerp to acquire works by local and international artists with a focus on targeted historical catch-up movements, young artists living and working in Antwerp, and key artists from the Antwerp galleries.
The collection is constantly growing through annual purchases that remain on long-term loan at M HKA. With The City Collection, Antwerp not only supports the galleries and the M HKA, but also the artists who want their work to be included in an international context.
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Winnie Claessens
The work of Winnie Claessens (b. 1989, Antwerp) is situated at the intersection between the possible and the impossible, between technology a
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Stephen Willats
Stephen Willats is a conceptual artist who has pioneered ideas about the role and position of art since the 1960s, tackling themes that remai
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Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (1924, Brussels – 1976, Cologne) is one of the most intriguing artists of the twentieth century. Since his death many have
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Panamarenko
The Belgian artist Panamarenko (pseudonym of Henri Van Herwegen) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from 1955 to 1960 but just as
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2022
During 2020, with the corona crisis in mind, the focus of these acquisitions was on young artists. In 2021, substantial attention was paid to
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2020
During the 2020 purchasing round, the focus was on the purchase of works of art by young artists.
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2024
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2023
In 2023, work by nine artists was purchased. At the beginning of the year, work continued on a screening of the Antwerp galleries. More speci