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Item: Onkelstuhl

2005

Installation, 87 x 51 x 52 cm.
Materials: metal, textile straps

Collection: M HKA/ Collection Flemish Community (Inv. no. BK007605).

The idea that art must be encountered or experienced is a common thread running through Franz West’s work. His sculptures invite the spectator to look at them and to use them as functional objects. His work makes us think about our living environment and the social and personal activities that take place there. The artist sets out to create a sort of interaction between the artwork and the spectator, between object and subject. This reciprocity is supposed to make art an open and interactive process.

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Collectie Vlaamse Gemeens...
The M HKA holds works on permanent loan that were acquired with the budget of the Vlaamse Commissie voor Beeldende Kunst (Flemish Visual Art

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Franz West
Franz West is a key figure in the revival of the once so influential Viennese art scene. In his work, that is at once impressive and light-fo

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.