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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The Greatest Happiness Pr...
Alice Creischer, The Greatest Happiness Principle Party, 2001. Installation, 7 life-sized wooden silhouettes, 1 textile banner, 9 drawings, some textile - clothed in various costumes , 50 x 900 cm, 300 x 80 cm.
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Sacrifice
Marlene Dumas, Sacrifice, 1993. Painting, oil, canvas, 70 x 90 cm.
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Eurotel / Євроготель
Sergey Bratkov / Сергій Братков, Eurotel / Євроготель, 2009. Installation.
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Lichtmahl [Light Meal]
Róza El-Hassan, Lichtmahl [Light Meal], 1996. Installation, lamps, fruit, Variable.
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Jacques Lizène
Jacques Lizène (°1946, Ougrée, België) is one of the most productive members of the Liège artists’ collective CAP (Cercle d’Art Prospectif,
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Sam Druant
Sam Druant: Nothing is original Belgian artist Sam Druant earned her BFA in textile at the LUCA School of Arts in Ghent. She currently live
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Sheela Gowda
Sheela Gowda (°1957, Bhadravati, India) lives and works in Bangalore, India. Gowda is a trained painter, but has taken a sculptural path and
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Lawrence Weiner
Lawrence Weiner is a very Transatlantic artist, who lives in Amsterdam and worked all over Europe. He exhibited at M HKA with Liam Gillick in
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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
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The City Collection / De ...
The city of Antwerp started in 2021 with the development of a city collection of contemporary art. The artworks will be given on long-term lo
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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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USEFUL LIFE
M HKA has acquired the complete *USEFUL LIFE* for its collection in 2009, a key exhibition in the development of contemporary art in Shanghai