Exhibition: Museum in Motion
M HKA, Antwerp
16 September 2022 - 08 January 2023
M HKA
As the Flemish fine arts collection finally regains its place in the extensively renovated KMSKA (Royal Museum of Fine Arts), the Flemish Community is also getting ready for the next infrastructural leap further raising the Flemish museum landscape to an international level. The coalition agreement of the government provides a new building for M HKA, that will enhance the visibility of the international collection of contemporary art and its location within a consistent narrative.
An infrastructure trajectory of this nature has to be accompanied by the preparation of the leap in terms of content. With this in mind, M HKA is complementing the grand reopening of its sister institution with a preview of what is to come, thus symbolically starting up this trajectory. The opening of this conversation consists of M HKA’s artistic and collection teams collectively making a concise selection of two dozen artists, which they believe should become part of our frame of reference. Some of them are already strongholds within the collection, others are artists the museum is seeking to include in the years to come. Most of the usual suspects are absent precisely because they are already an acknowledged part of the reference frame. This major presentation thus offers 24 pieces of a future puzzle — 24 key international artistic figures — that may be presented later in the new Flemish contemporary art museum. Focusing on an expanded image of the museum’s collection, the exhibition seeks to reflect its longer-term aspirations.
In this way, the presentation, titled Museum in Motion, signals the beginning of a new trajectory. It is named Museum in Motion after a key book on the particular praxis of contemporary art museums, as this is the specific reflection that will have to be undertaken. The museum will develop its historiography alongside this building process. Presented across both main floors of the museum, this first indicative prefiguration opens up a reflection that will continue as the new building takes shape.
With: Etel Adnan, Marcel Broodthaers, Lili Dujourie, Marlene Dumas, Jimmie Durham, Andrea Fraser, Yang Fudong, Shilpa Gupta, Dorothy Iannone, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Nikita Kadan, Yayoi Kusama, Taus Makhacheva, Gordon Matta-Clark, Hana Miletić, Laure Prouvost, Walter Swennen, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Otobong Nkanga, Nicola L, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Allan Sekula, Nicolás Uriburu, Haegue Yang.
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WorksShow artists
> Marcel Broodthaers, Pot Moule Coeur, 1966. Sculpture, glass, printed label, mussels, formol, 30 x Ø 18 cm.
> Yayoi Kusama, Polka dots all over (The Hague), 1967. Photography, colour photo on paper, 6 x (40 x 60 cm), 2 x (20 x 30 cm).
> Yayoi Kusama, Kusama’s Self-Obliteration, 1967. Video, colour, sound, 24 min .
> Nicola L., The Giant Foot, 1967. Sculpture, pur foam covered with a white vinyl cover, 58 x 183 x 71 cm.
> Bernd Lohaus, Dr. Hugo Heyrman, Jeroen Henneman, Panamarenko, Marcel Broodthaers, Zonder titel, 1967. Multiple.
> Marcel Broodthaers, Le Corbeau et le Renard, 1967-1972. Installation, projectieschermen; fotografisch doek; typografie op karton; 16 mm film , variable dimensions.
> Nicola L., Femme, 1968. Sculpture, 31 x 208 x 85 cm.
> Marcel Broodthaers, Museum voor Moderne Kunst - Afdeling: De Arenden, 1969. Miscellaneum, 1 p.
> Nicola L., Plastic plaques pour La Chambre en Fourrure (plastiek plaat voor bonte kamer), 1970. Object, vinyl, acrylic fur, 48.3 x 67.3 cm.
> Marcel Broodthaers, Le Fusil Brisé, 1970. Sculpture, ongebakken klei, 15.5 (deksel in plexi inbegrepen) x 77 x 32 cm.
> Lili Dujourie, Hommage à ... V, 1972. Video.
> Lili Dujourie, Hommage à ... IV, 1972. Video.
> Lili Dujourie, Hommage à ... II, 1972. Video.
> Nicola L., Silence, 1972. Textile, inkt op textiel, 90 x 260 cm.
> Nicolás Uriburu, The Rebelión, Antagonism between Nature and Civilization (Green series), Paris, 1973, 1973. Painting, reproductie (origineel: olieverf op doek), 190 x 180 cm.
> Nicolás Uriburu, Portfolio (Manifesto), 1973. Print, zeefdruk op papier , 6 x (76.2 x 56.5 cm).
> Marcel Broodthaers, Série de neuf peintures en langue allemande: Die Welt, 1973. Painting, acryl, cloth, plexi, 9 x (79.8 x 100 cm).
> Nicolás Uriburu, Dolphin-triptic of freedom-Paris, 1974. Painting, olieverf op hout , 80 x 130 cm.
> Nicolás Uriburu, Coloration du port d’Anvers, dock Napoleon, 25 november 1974 , 1974. Intervention, kleurenfoto (ingelijst), 101 x 75 cm.
> Nicola L., Pénétrable (Terre), 1974-1978. Sculpture, ink on cotton, wood, 177.8 x 94 cm.
> Marcel Broodthaers, Soleil, 1974. Painting, impression typographique sur toile de peintre, 104 x 84 cm .
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Te veel van het goede, 1974. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, Tekening: 17 x 10.2 cm.
> Nicolás Uriburu, Project coloration Trafalgar Square Fountains, 1974. Collage, b/w photograph, pencil, felt-tip pen, ink, plexi, frame, 83 x 107 cm.
> Nicola L., Tapis gris pour cinq personnes (The Rug For Five People), 1975. Sculpture, acrylic fur, 400 x 400 cm.
> Lili Dujourie, Stilleven, 1976. Collage, collage on paper, 30 x 18.5 cm.
> Lili Dujourie, Stilleven, 1976. Collage, collage on paper, 30.3 x 24 cm.
> Nicola L., Nicola, 1976. Book, ink, paper, 296 x 21.1 cm, 39 p., language : Dutch, French, English, publisher : ICC/Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, Antwerpen.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Metamorfose van haar fatum, 1976. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, framed: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, drawing: 27 x 36 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Destruktief Intellekt met te Flauw Verleden, 1976. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, framed: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, drawing: 27 x 36 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, FFFF, 1976. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, Tekening: 27 x 36 cm.
> Martin Visser, Panamarenko, Jan van Toorn, Frank van der Schoor, Frans Haks, Marjon van Caspel, Carel Blotkamp, Museum in motion? - Museum in beweging?, 1979. Book, ink, paper, 25.9 x 21.2 cm, 377 p, language : English, Dutch, publisher : Staatsuitgeverij, Amsterdam.
> Nicola L., Bad Brains at CBGB: My Picture in your Movie Baby, 1980. Film, super-8 film, 24:45.
> Nicolás Uriburu, Joseph Beuys, Rhein Water Poluted (sic), 1981. Object, fles met gekleurd rijnwater , 28 x ⌀ 7.5 cm.
> Nicolás Uriburu, Joseph Beuys, 7000 eiken (Beuys & Uriburu), 1982. Miscellaneum, papier, 10,5 x 14,9 cm.
> Walter Swennen, Zonder titel, 1986. Painting, verf op doek, 180 x 210 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Nergens, 1989. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, Tekening: 27 x 36 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Landmeermin, 1989. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38,5 x 47,5 cm, Tekening: 27 x 36 cm.
> Andrea Fraser, Museum Highlights: a gallery talk, 1989-2003. Video, colour, sound.
> Etel Adnan, Untitled (Album à dessin), 1990. Drawing, crayon, pencil, watercolour on paper, 24 x 31.2 x 3 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, 1 - 10 , 1990. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, Tekening: 27 x 36 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Aangenomen dat de waarheid een vrouw is - (Nietzsche), 1991. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, Tekening: 27 x 36 cm.
> Andrea Fraser, May I Help You?, 1991. Video, dvd, 00:20:00.
> Dorothy Iannone, Dorothy Iannone And Her Friends Play the Ouija Board, 1992. Mixed Media, gouache op karton en plastic planchette, negen kleurenkopieën op karton, vier zwart-wit kopieën, 31.4 x 41.5 x 3 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Printing + publishing - Personal contact (1-5), 1992. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, Tekening: 27 x 36 cm.
> Jimmie Durham, Treff [Encounter], 1992. Sculpture, wood, iron, acrylic paint, 215 x 205 x 107 cm.
> Jimmie Durham, Jesus. Es geht um die Wurst [Jesus. It's about the Sausage], 1992. Sculpture, wood, iron, steel, ink, paper, acrylic, mud, glue, 152 x 40 x 113 cm.
> Andrea Fraser, Posters for Antwerpen '93 (from the series ‘On taking on a normal situation’), 1993. Poster, ink, paper.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Principieel afscheid, 1993. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, Tekening: 27 x 36 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Wonderlinge liefde, 1994. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, framed: 38,5 x 47,5 cm, drawing: 27 x 36 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Wie niet gelooft heeft natuurlijk ook eeuwig leven, 1994. Drawing, east-indian ink, pencil, paper, framed: 38.5 x 47.5 cm, drawing: 27 x 36 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Nursing Activities, Direct (Verpulveren) [Nursing Activities, Direct (Pulverizing)], 1995-1998. Installation, videoband vhs, hout, metaal, 190,5 x 529 x 75 cm (geheel), 2 x 1 m (platen).
> Marlene Dumas, Purple Pose, Pin-Up Series, 1996. Drawing, watercolour on paper, 125 x 70 cm.
> Dorothy Iannone, 75 Apologies - 75 Complementary Cards - 75 Uncomplimentary Cards, 1996. Mixed Media, wood, gouache on cardboard, inkjet print on cardboard, 4 parts: 1 part 14.5 x 64.5 x 2 cm, 3 parts, each 8.5 x 12 x 3.5 cm.
> SHILPA GUPTA, Untitled (Eating a part of yourself), 1996. Video.
> Ilya & Emilia Kabakov , Charles Rosenthal, Im Park 1930, 1998. Installation, oil on canvas, wooden box, lamp, 77 x 132.2 x 16.4 cm.
> Andrea Fraser, Reporting from Sao Paulo, I'm from the United States, 1998. Video, dvd, 00:23:40.
> Ilya & Emilia Kabakov , My Grandfather's Shed, 1998. Installation, wood, 210 x 240 x 325 cm.
> Nicolás Uriburu, Basta de contaminar (Stop Polluting), 1999. Painting, synthetisch email op doek , 500 x 1500 cm.
> Etel Adnan, Forêts, 2000-2005. Other, watercolor and china ink on paper (leporello), (32 x 32 cm) x 26 pages.
> Yang Fudong, Tonight Moon, 2000. Installation, projector, monitors, 00:10:00.
> Yang Fudong, Forest Diary, 2000. Photography, 180 x 230 cm.
> Yang Fudong, Shenjia Alley. Fairy, 2000. Photography, photo, aluminium, 3 x ( 50 x 150 cm), 1 x ( 96 x 150 cm).
> HAEGUE YANG , Vip's Union, 2001-2021. Installation, borrowed chairs and tables, variable dimensions.
> Andrea Fraser, Official Welcome, 2001-2003. Video, dvd, 00:30:00.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Astronaut, 2002. Drawing, east-indian ink, paper, pencil, Geheel: 51,8 x 45,1 cm, Tekening: 25,2 x 20,1 cm.
> Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK, Dramazone, 2002. Drawing, east indian ink, pencil, paper, Geheel: 51,8 x 45,1 cm, Tekening: 25,2 x 20,1 cm.
> Dorothy Iannone, Play it Again, 2007. Print, coloured screen print on paper, 55 x 65 cm.
> Dorothy Iannone, Dieter and Dorothy, 2007. Print, silkscreen; ink on paper, 65 x 55 cm.
> SHILPA GUPTA, Threat, 2008-2009. Installation, 4500 soaps, 72 x 229 x 107 cm (15 x 6.2 x 4 cm each).
> Allan Sekula, Dockers' Museum, 2010. Installation, mixed media, variable dimensions.
> Allan Sekula, The Forgotten Space, 2010. Film, dcp, digibeta, dv cam, colour / black & white, 113 min.
> Laure Prouvost, Before Before, 2011. Installation, mixed medium installation and video (01:18:55), Variable dimensions.
> Nikita Kadan / Нікіта Кадан, Small House of Giants / Будиночок велетнів, 2012. Installation, found object, wood, metal, gypsum, paint, 250 x 250 x 435 cm.
> Taus Makhacheva, Types du Caucase, 2013-2015. Installation, paper, 91 x (ca. 14 x 9 cm).
> Taus Makhacheva, Way of an Object, 2013. Sculpture, theatre with three objects-turned-puppets, a kubachi marriage bracelet, a carved wooden saltbox and a painting by russia’s viktor vasnetsov of a prophet bird.
> Dorothy Iannone, My Liberties (Blue), 2015-2019. Painting, acrylic on wall, 350 × 175 cm.
> Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, Animals on a small farm [from the series 'Fine Arts'], 2015. Drawing, aquarel, pencil on paper, 31 x 41.5 cm.
> Taus Makhacheva, Tightrope, 2015. Video, 4k video, colour, sound, 73 min.
> Otobong Nkanga, From Where I Stand, 2015. Installation, textile, 11.18 x 6.23 m.
> Dorothy Iannone, Put your mouth right here (please), 2016. Print, aquatint; ink on paper, 53.3 x 38 cm.
> Dorothy Iannone, Dear give me everything, 2016. Print, aquatint; ink on paper, 53,3 x 38 cm.
> Nikita Kadan / Нікіта Кадан, The Spectators / Глядачі, 2016. Drawing, charcoal on paper, 5 x (75 x 55 cm).
> Nikita Kadan / Нікіта Кадан, The Chronicle / Хроніка, 2016. Drawing, ink on paper, 18 x (15 x 20 cm)/(20 x 15 cm) .
> Etel Adnan, Phoenician Alphabet II, 2017. Drawing, china ink on paper, 37 x 60 cm.
> Marlene Dumas, Sacrifice (2), 2017. Painting, acrylic paint on canvas, Acrylic paint on canvas.
> Laure Prouvost, Preparatory Drawing for M HKA, 2018. Drawing, watercolour on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
> Hana Miletić, Materials - Konzum Supermarket, Zagreb, 2018-2021. Installation, 420 x 1050 cm.
> Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, The Fool, 2019. Installation, 3d-printed head coated in plaster, gypsum, aluminium, clothes, umbrella, varnish, acrylic paint with sound, 120 x 80 x 200 cm .
> Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, Flap & Flop, 2019. Installation, 3d-printed head coated in plaster, gypsum, aluminium, textile, clothes, wooden cart, varnish, acrylic paint, 120 x 80 x 180 cm .
> Marlene Dumas, The Performer (Portrait of Romana Vrede), 2019. Painting, oil on canvas, 200 x 100 cm.
> Nikita Kadan / Нікіта Кадан, The Beautiful Coloniser / Прекрасний колонізатор, 2020. Painting, oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm.
> Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, Improvised Explosive Device, 2021. Multiple, cardboard, tape, keyboard, led light, toggle switch, batteries, 20 x 30 x 11 cm.
> Laure Prouvost, Ideally here this wall would surround you gently, 2021. Painting, oil, collage and varnish on board, 30 x 40 x 2 cm.
> Nikita Kadan / Нікіта Кадан, The bust of a child, 2021. Painting, oil on canvas, 140 x 95 cm.
> Hana Miletić, Materials, 2021. Assemblage, textielkunst, handgeweven textiel (gebleekt rood organisch cottoline, rode organische ruwe wol, rode organische cottoline, raffia van rode zijde en witte organische cottoline), 54 x 37 x 1,5 cm.
> Hana Miletić, Materials, 2021. Assemblage, textielkunst, handgebreid en handgeweven textiel (zwarte melkwol, zwart gerecycleerd nylon, beige melkvezel, bruin-grijze organische ruwe wol, diervriendelijke zijde en blauw-zilver metaalgaren), 30 x 6 x 3 cm.
> Nikita Kadan / Нікіта Кадан, Palace of Pioneers / Палац Піонерів , 2021. Painting, oil on canvas, 190 x 150 cm.
> Otobong Nkanga, The Accumulator, 2021. Painting, acryl on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm.
> Hana Miletić, Materials, 2022. Assemblage, textielkunst, handgeweven en gevilt textiel (lichtgrijs eucalyptus garen, bleke gele ruwe wol, zilvergrijs gemerceriseerd katoen, zilver metaalgaren, zilver diervriendelijk zijde en veelkleurige ruwe wol), 78 × 58 × 2 cm.
> Otobong Nkanga, The Connector, 2022. Painting, acrylverf, stickers en potlood op papier, 42 x 29.7 cm.
> Nicolás Uriburu, Untitled (Apple and hand). Film, zeefdruk op doek, 73 x 60 cm .
> Marcel Broodthaers, Lettre ouverte. Collage, ink, paper, 51.5 x 38 cm.