NUCLEUS
Ensemble
The M HKA’s contemporary art collection has grown thanks to a combination of acquisitions, donations and long-term loans from various public collections. The historical basis for the collection goes back to the ICC activities (International Cultural Centre) in Antwerp in the 1970s. The M HKA collection continues to grow in the areas of the post-war avant-garde tradition in Antwerp and the wider region in north-western Europe, today's multipolar world, the importance of the 'performative' aspect and social commitment, but also with regard to the nature and role of images today. Here, we present a selection of works from a broad spectrum of different sensitivities, regions, research areas and stories from our collection.
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Speedy Take It Easy
Gert Robijns, Speedy Take It Easy, 1998. Installation, dvd, paper, screen, variable dimensions.
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Untitled (Rat)
Peter Wächtler, Untitled (Rat), 2013. Video, video hd, animation, 00:14:00.
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All the details extended/...
Honoré δ'O, All the details extended/En fractures recomposées, 1995-2001. Installation, mixed media, variable dimensions.
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Occupying the Museum
Jan De Cock, Occupying the Museum, 2012. Print, white wooden box white portfolio of 80 prints; colour offset on périgord condat 350gr, 80 x (72 x 102 cm).
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Bendt Eyckermans
Bendt Eyckermans studied painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, graduating in 2016. As a child, he was artistically influence
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Hicham Benohoud
After teaching visual arts for 13 years in Marrakech, Hicham Benohoud leaves Morocco to live in Paris, though still often traveling back to h
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Martin Margiela
If you hope to discuss his visual work, sidestepping Martin Margiela’s groundbreaking work as a fashion designer is a fool’s errand. Margiela
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Amal Kenawy
Amal Kenawy’s divergent oeuvre includes videos, performances, installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings and drawings. Together with h
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USEFUL LIFE
M HKA has acquired the complete *USEFUL LIFE* for its collection in 2009, a key exhibition in the development of contemporary art in Shanghai
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The City Collection / De ...
The city of Antwerp started in 2021 with the development of a city collection of contemporary art. The artworks will be given on long-term lo
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JAMES LEE BYARS ENSEMBLE
The international renowned American artist James Lee Byars has a remarkable relationship with the M HKA. From the seventies onward he worked
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JAN VERCRUYSSE ENSEMBLE
The work of Jan Vercruysse is characterized by his razor-sharp vision and very focused approach to its central themes. Vercruysse mostly work