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: Sociale Sculptuur / Social Sculpture / Sculpture sociale / Soziale Skulptur

The contrast between tight, crystalline structures on the one hand and soft organic forms on the other forms the basis for the theory of sculpture Joseph Beuys developed in the 1960s. The artist saw an important place in his work for the two processes and the balance between them. While the crystal structures organise experience, the organic is the engine of change. Beuys associated these terms, among others, to his use of material and to his ideas about social transformation. Aiming at interaction amongst groups of people, Beuys was one of the pioneers of a connected artistic practice.

Beuys deployed his political activities too as an extension of the scope of art. He opposed the classic definition that sees art as a material object made by a professional artist. According to Beuys, all creative activities that affect society are artistic. And all material, tangible or not, can be artfully shaped. In this way, society can be seen as one big piece of art or 'social sculpture'. To rework and refine this sculpture, everyone's creativity is required, and not just that of so-called artists.

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