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Ilya & Emilia Kabakov
In the Closet
1998
Installation, 190 x 60 x 60 cm.
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. BK7024_M186).
The small room between two walls that makes up In the Closet is decorated as a kind of improvised bedroom, with a bed, cabinets, and a number of personal objects. The small wooden door is left ajar, as to arouse the visitor's curiosity; inviting him to peek inside, the work takes on a slightly voyeuristic undertone. Attached to the wall inside is a text, in which Kabakov reminisces about the place where he used to go as a child to read and to dream. With In the Closet, Kabakov seems to attempt to recreate such a place for himself. The work exudes comfort and warmth, but at the same time, it's a refuge, a place to hide. The title, too, suggests that something is hidden: perhaps Kabakov alludes to his previous double life as a Soviet illustrator and subversive artist?
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Exhibitions & Ensembles
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The Collection XVIII — Encounter
Exhibition , MuHKA, Antwerpen , 15 March 2007 - 13 June 2007
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The Collection XXXIII – The Collection as a Character
Exhibition , M HKA, Antwerpen , 07 June 2013 - 22 September 2013
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The Collection
Exhibition , M HKA, Antwerpen , 28 April 2017 - 31 December 2021
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EXTRA MUROS: The Melancholy of Resistance — Works from the M HKA Collection
Exhibition , Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu, Torun , 06 November 2010 - 03 January 2011
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The Collection XIV — Spring 2006
Exhibition , MuHKA, Antwerpen , 25 February 2006 - 23 April 2006
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Ilya Kabakov — 16 Installations
Exhibition , MUHKA, Anwerpen , 17 April 1998 - 20 September 1998
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The Situation is Fluid
Exhibition , M HKA, Antwerp , 25 January 2025 - 03 January 2027
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M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS
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Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap
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NUCLEUS
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Audiodescriptie - De Collectie
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Total Installation
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EUROPE AT LARGE
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An Architecture for Art - Ilya & Emilia Kabakov
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