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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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Olga Chernysheva
The oeuvre of Olga Chernysheva is formally refined, combining social critique and subtle humor. In this respect she thus places herself withi
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Narcisse Tordoir
Narcisse Tordoir (°1954, Mechelen, Belgium) starts his career with experimental performances, alternative actions and spatial installations.
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Dennis Tyfus
The Antwerp artist Dennis Tyfus (b. 1979) produces a varied visual oeuvre that is not always exclusively intended for museums or to be collec
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Daniel Spoerri
The Swiss visual artist, writer and publisher Daniel Spoerri was born in Romania as Daniel Isaac Feinstein and had a remarkable family histor
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Vrielynck Collectie
The Robert Vrielynck Collection is one of the few large collections in Belgium that give a picture of the (pre-)history of film. The collecti
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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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The City Collection / De ...
The city of Antwerp started in 2021 with the development of a city collection of contemporary art. The artworks will be given on long-term lo
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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



