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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Off-street, B KL 2273
Charif Benhelima, Off-street, B KL 2273, 2005. Photography, cibachroom, aluminium, plexiglas, 40 x 42 cm.
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Portrait of myself
Elly Strik, Portrait of myself, 1998. Painting, paper, oil, lacquer, 300 x 205 cm.
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Qu'est-ce l'art?
Carlos Ginzburg, Qu'est-ce l'art?, 1974-2017. Photography.
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The Pink Spy 2
Narcisse Tordoir, The Pink Spy 2, 2013. Drawing, pastel on paper, mounted on dibond, 340 x 450 cm.
Actors
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Adrien Tirtiaux
Adrien Tirtiaux graduated from the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve as an architect-civil engineer in 2003. That same year, he enrolle
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Boran Hansda
Boran Hansda (Handsa) belongs to the Santhal community and lives in a village near Santiniketan where he received his artistic training. He m
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Maria Thereza Alves
Maria Thereza Alves was born in Brazil and moved to New York at a young age. She has worked for the International Indian Treaty Council in Ne
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Luciano Ori
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Ensembles
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JAMES LEE BYARS ENSEMBLE
The international renowned American artist James Lee Byars has a remarkable relationship with the M HKA. From the seventies onward he worked
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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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JIMMIE DURHAM ENSEMBLE
This ensemble and digital application is an outcome of M HKA’s extensive long-term research in the oeuvre of Jimmie Durham and starts with an
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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