NUCLEUS
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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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Cittadellarte
Michelangelo Pistoletto, Cittadellarte, 2003. Poster, ink, paper, 8 x (60 x 42 cm).
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Orange Border
Koen van den Broek, Orange Border, 2001. Painting, oil, canvas, 165 x 110 cm.
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La Feinte [The Sham]
Jan Vercruysse, La Feinte [The Sham], 1982. Photography, wood, iron, marbles, 220 x 180 x 130 cm.
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Exodus
Almagul Menlibayeva, Exodus, 2009. Video, video, flatscreen, 00:11:00.
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Nadia Naveau
Nadia Naveau: playful confusion Nadia Naveau studied sculpture at the Royal Academy of Antwerp and the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in A
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René Heyvaert
René Heyvaert (1929-1984, Ghent, Belgium) studied architecture at the Ghent Saint Lucas Institute where his graduating project was a design f
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Jaffa Lam
Jaffa Lam: Woman Workers’ Association Chinese visual artist Jaffa Lam (b. 1973) sought her dignity and self-confidence in an extracurricula
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Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon (°1966) is a video artist and photographer, who also does performances, actions and makes installations. Gordon creates art wi
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Vrielynck Collectie
The Robert Vrielynck Collection is one of the few large collections in Belgium that give a picture of the (pre-)history of film. The collecti
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GUILLAUME BIJL ENSEMBLE
"Society is not as idealistic as one imagines. That's also why I seriously question society, the civilisation in which we live. In the face
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SANTHAL FAMILY
M HKA acquired the SANTHAL FAMILY ensemble on the occasion of the exhibition Santhal Family: Positions Around an Indian Sculpture in 2008. W
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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