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INBOX: George Smits, Toet – M.A.F.print – Zbolk. Episode 1: ISMOPOLIS klanksculpturen – documenten Zbolk radio pictures
30 October 2015 - 22 November 2015

M HKA, Antwerpen

The M HKA reserves its fifth floor for surprise events and intimate pop-up presentations. INBOX is a place that both inspires and surprises, and grants us a glimpse into the universe of passionate thinkers and doers. With INBOX, M HKA creates a physical space in which the museum addresses often-reccuring questions. In between the various events, we show a selection of our collection work, paying particular attention to video art.

George Smits (born in 1944 - died in 1977) – also known as Toet – saw the creation of cheap forms of art for a wider audience as a higher goal. The extreme integrity with which he pursued this goal is the common thread of Toet’s extremely diverse œuvre – MAFprint – Zbolk-Smits.

29.10 – 22.11.2015
Episode 1: ISMOPOLIS klanksculpturen – documenten Zbolk radio pictures

" How far can one go in building acoustic instruments with debris, playing them and recording the result, composing songs with samples of that music on cheap digital material, mixing those songs live during a weekly radio broadcast with the original sounds, without someone saying: you're out of tune, your time is up, you're a freak, you can go." – George Smits 

26.11.2015 – 03.01.2016
Episode 2: MAFprint experimentele zeefdrukken & affiches / Underground comics 'De verhalen van Jan' / Super 8 films 'The Colour Company Presents' / Schilderijen

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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.