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.
Items
View all-

DRAGONBABY "Johnny" Series
Jonathan Meese, DRAGONBABY "Johnny" Series, 2012. Photography, acrylic on unique photograph, artist frame, 108 x 148 cm.
-

Jockel - Bibliografie
Danny Devos, Jockel - Bibliografie, 1993. Installation, 400 ingelijste (zwart hout) krantenartikels gekleefd op karton, 31.8 x 23 cm per lijst.
-

Reordering of communicati...
Michael Druks, Reordering of communication forgery nº 1 making him peep, 1973. Photography, adhesive letters, photographs, bristolpaper, 79.5 x 54.5 cm.
-

Mur de la montée des anges
Jan Fabre, Mur de la montée des anges, 1993. Installation, chicken wire, jewel beetles, 142 x 53 cm.
Actors
View all-

Christophe Terlinden
Christophe Terlinden (°1969, Etterbeek, Belgium) has a quite varied oeuvre. He creates photos, videos, cartoons, sound systems, graphics, and
-
Winnie Claessens
The work of Winnie Claessens (b. 1989, Antwerp) is situated at the intersection between the possible and the impossible, between technology a
-

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
-

Cameron Jamie
"All of my projects, whether documentary, fiction, or whatever, are all somehow linked and connected like little planets to one another. Some
Ensembles
View all-

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
-

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
-

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
-
EUROPE AT LARGE
During the past decades M HKA has paid enduring attention to that part of Europe that was excluded from the reconstruction of Europe after 19