M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

Ensemble: Actie / Action / Action / Aktion

Joseph Beuys and Henning Christiansen, Eurasienstab, Fluxorum organum opus 39 (16mm film still), 1968. Camera Paul De Fru. Courtesy Wide White Space archive, © SABAM (Belgium), 2017

Joseph Beuys’ practice can be described as being actions, whether artistic, social or political. Inspired by his contacts with the Fluxus movement, Beuys made many performances. The artist was convinced he could connect with the public through his so-called Aktionen. These actions where often of a mystical nature and included powerful symbols of things such as transformation, death and travel. During his performances, the artist used and interacted with various objects and materials, the remnants of which would become artworks in their own right. His drawings might for example be considered as being about action rather than purely pictorial. With his political activities and his expanded notion of art, Beuys also saw lectures, demonstrations and discussions as being part of his actions.

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Works

>Joseph Beuys, Das Schweigen von Marcel Duchamp wird überbewertet, 1964.Mixed Media, two brushes, wood, aluminium foil, paint, 4 x 29.5 x 4 cm, 3 x 27 x 3 cm .

>Joseph Beuys, Uberwindet endlich die Parteiendiktatur (Rettet den Wald), 1972.Print, serigraphy; ink on paper, 49.4 x 50 cm.

>Joseph Beuys, Print from the action Eurasienstab, 1973.Print, serigraphy; paint, paper, 79.4 x 53 cm / 90 x 63 cm (framed).

>Joseph Beuys, Action Third Way, 1978.Mixed Media, chalk, blackboard, walking stick, 3 x (132 x 132 cm).

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