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“I love my artist books! They are part of what defines my oeuvre. Without the books (or the prints) the story would not be complete. Once in 1966 in New York, Maurice Girodias, the publisher of Olympia Press in Paris and a friend of ours, asked me to make him a model of a book unlike any other which had ever been published. Although I had never heard of artist books, what I made for him turned out to be an artist book. (…) In 1967, Dieter Roth, already then a past master of bookmaking, and I began to live together. Making books in that atmosphere became for me the most natural, everyday, activity. Do you see what I mean? It's not because there was something outside making books which was the source of my inspiration. Here, at the center of my heart, books were being made.”

 

Dorothy Iannone

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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.