M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

>Jeff Koons

Red Balloon Dog, 1995

Object, 26.67 x 26.67 cm.

©image: M HKA, Privécollectie, Antwerpen

Collection: Private Collection.

From the unique mix of Pop, Conceptual and appropriation art Jeff Koons has created his own engaging and often controversial style.

One of his most famous sculptures is a 3,6 metres stainless steel balloon animal. Balloon Dog is part of Koons’ “Celebration” series. The series from 1994 features five coloured sculptures in red, magenta, blue, orange and yellow.

Speaking about the artwork, Koons told Christie’s: “When I made ‘Balloon Dog’, I wanted to make a piece that reflected the joy of celebrating a birthday or a party. The balloon dog is materialism and monumentality. In many ways, it is like the Trojan horse.”

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> Jeff Koons.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: The Eightees – A Decade of Extremes. M HKA, Antwerpen, 17 June 2016 - 18 September 2016.

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