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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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Guy Woueté
Guy Woueté: freedom installations Guy Woueté grew up in Doubla, Cameroon's largest city, where he studied sculpture and painting. He late
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Yayoi Kusama
Well known for her use of dense patterns of polka dots and nets, as well as her intense, large-scale environments, Yayoi Kusama works in a va
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Fia Cielen
Fia Cielen: magic and wildness Fia Cielen earned her MFA from the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 2008. She currently lives and
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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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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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2024
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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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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