Fallen Astronaut, 1971
Sculpture, 8.5 x 3 x 1 cm.
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Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. S0456).
Fallen Astronaut by the Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck is the first – and so far the only – artwork on the moon. It is a highly distilled but recognisable human figure (neither a man nor a woman) christened Fallen Astronaut, made at the request of astronauts as a tribute to all their colleagues who have died in space. The universe has always been a source of fascination for Van Hoeydonck, who was already creating Space Art in the 60s and 70s.
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Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: The collection XXIX — Spirits of Internationalism: 6 European Collections 1956-1986. M HKA, Antwerpen, 20 January 2012 - 29 April 2012.
> Exhibition: The collection XXX – The Museum of Forgotten History, with intervention by Maarten Vanden Eynde. M HKA, Antwerpen, 29 June 2012 - 16 September 2012.
> Exhibition: The Collection. M HKA, Antwerpen, 28 April 2017 - 31 December 2021.
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> Exhibition: Museumnacht 2025. M HKA, Antwerp, 02 August 2025 19:00 - 03 August 2025 01:00.
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> Ensemble: M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS.
> Ensemble: Het Concrete [The Concrete].
> Ensemble: NUCLEUS.
> Ensemble: avant-garde.
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> Ensemble: Retrospection and Prospection.
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> Ensemble: Paul Van Hoeydonck.