Acquisitions
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Antwerp is widely known for its contemporary art scene. With artists, galleries and artistic initiatives that have international resonance, the city has been a magnet for artists from all over the world for many years. In 2021, at the request of the city of Antwerp, M HKA started The Antwerp City Collection: a dynamic collection of contemporary visual art.
The M HKA advises the city of Antwerp to acquire works by local and international artists with a focus on targeted historical catch-up movements, young artists living and working in Antwerp, and key artists from the Antwerp galleries.
The collection is constantly growing through annual purchases that remain on long-term loan at M HKA. With The City Collection, Antwerp not only supports the galleries and the M HKA, but also the artists who want their work to be included in an international context.
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Leendert van Accoleyen
Leendert van Accoleyen: building for freedom Belgian visual artist Leendert van Accoleyen is an intriguing outsider on the contemporary art
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Winnie Claessens
The work of Winnie Claessens (b. 1989, Antwerp) is situated at the intersection between the possible and the impossible, between technology a
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Moataz Alqaissy
Moataz Alqaissy: contemporary faded glory The Iraqi visual artist Moataz Alqaissy (Baghdad, °1986) has lived in Antwerp since 2009, where he
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Maika Garnica
Maika Garnica (°1992, Dendermonde) lives and works in Antwerp, where in 2015 she also obtained her master's degree at the Royal Academy of Fi
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2020
During the 2020 purchasing round, the focus was on the purchase of works of art by young artists.
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2021
In 2021, substantial attention was paid to core artists of Antwerp galleries, more specifically artists who are a symbol for a gallery's prog
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2023
In 2023, work by nine artists was purchased. At the beginning of the year, work continued on a screening of the Antwerp galleries. More speci
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2022
During 2020, with the corona crisis in mind, the focus of these acquisitions was on young artists. In 2021, substantial attention was paid to