NUCLEUS
Ensemble
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 Observer
Almagul Menlibayeva, The Observer, 2010. Photography, cibachrome, 96.5 x 127 x 5.5 cm.
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Fault Fold (Seoul)
Aglaia Konrad, Fault Fold (Seoul), 2002. Installation, paper, 9 x 6 m.
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Nadezhda
Konstantin Zvezdochotov, Nadezhda, 2003. Installation, oil, panel, silk, 160 x 500 cm.
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Moon
Paul De Vree, Moon, 1970. Photography, photo emulsion, canvas, 70 x 60 cm.
 
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Vladislav (Vlad) Mamyshev...
The performative work of Vlad Monroe touches upon the blurred boundaries between reenactment, portraiture and celebrity culture: in his photo
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Francis Alÿs
Francis Alÿs is a native of Antwerp, but since the end of the 1980s Mexico City has been his home. The artist offers his vision on the world
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Hermann Pitz
The work of Hermann Pitz has been a defining point of reference in the German art scene since its appearance in the early eighties; it encomp
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Sergey Maslov
Sergey Maslov is known as “the mythmaker” of contemporary art in Kazakhstan. Maslov was born into the nomenklatura, the privileged and politi
 
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SANTHAL FAMILY
M HKA acquired the SANTHAL FAMILY ensemble on the occasion of the exhibition Santhal Family: Positions Around an Indian Sculpture in 2008. W
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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
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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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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