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.

Art is the arrangement, 1979

Sculpture

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Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. S0329).

It is not easy to discern styles and trends in Pieter Engels’ work. He examines various subjects, including himself, through various media. During the 70s, for example, he created several works in a completely darkened studio. In this way he hoped to discover what the spectator experiences whenever he sees a new work of art. The sense of sudden discovery and ecstasy, of directly seeing and experiencing. Artisthood is not normally favoured with anything like this. In this light, it becomes clear that seriousness and humour are common features of Pieter Engels’ work. This is also true of the 1979 work *Art is the arrangement*. Objects are arranged in space. Each of them refers to the title. The concepts of *Angle*, *Rectangle* and *Triangle* are contained in the word ‘A-R-T’ in the title. They also refer to art as a concept. Engels plays with this. He makes the spectator seek the interpretation of the work and what art can do to you. This can erupt into a discussion and broaden possible insights into the reasons for the existence of art.

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