Société Réaliste

° 2004

Lives in Paris (France).

Société Réaliste is a Parisian cooperative created by Ferenc Gróf (1972) and Jean-Baptiste Naudy (1982) in June 2004. It works with political design, experimental economy, territorial ergonomy and social engineering consulting. Polytechnic, it develops its production schemes through exhibitions, publications and conferences. In 2014, Société Réaliste has presented its work as solo exhibition in Budapest (‘amal al-ğam‘, acb Gallery), London (Mottopsy, Tenderpixel), Rijeka (x=tortions, Galerija SIZ). Again in 2014, Société Réaliste has published its first novel, "The Best American Book of the 20th Century" (Onomatopee, Eindhoven) and inaugurated its first public monument in Paris (Waiting for the Mo(nu)ment, Jardin du Chalet). The cooperative also took part in numerous collective exhibition in Almaty (ArtBatFest), Barcelona (Fabra i Coats), Belgrade (KCB), Bialystok (Arsenal Gallery), Bombay (Clark House Initiative), Budapest (Higgs Field, tranzit.hu, Trafo), Helsinki (Finnish Museum of Photography), Kosice (Kunsthalle), New York (New Museum and Cooper Union), Norwich (SCVA), Paris (Mains d’Oeuvres, CNEAI, Galerie Jérôme Poggi), Pécs (Gallery m21), Sao Paulo (3C - Sorocaba) and Vienna (Kunsthalle Wien).

About M HKA / Mission Statement

The M HKA is a museum for contemporary art, film and visual culture in its widest sense. It is an open place of encounter for art, artists and the public. The M HKA aspires to play a leading role in Flanders and to extend its international profile by building upon Antwerp's avant-garde tradition. The M HKA bridges the relationship between artistic questions and wider societal issues, between the international and the regional, artists and public, tradition and innovation, reflection and presentation. Central here is the museum's collection with its ongoing acquisitions, as well as related areas of management and research.

About M HKA Ensembles

The M HKA Ensembles represent our first steps towards initiating the public to today's art-related digital landscape. With the help of these new media, our aim is to offer our artworks a better and fuller array of support for their presentation and public understanding.