M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

Exhibition: Sie sollten in Ruhe weiterarbeiten - 50 years of Dead Letters

M HKA, Antwerp

28 January 2023 - 30 April 2023

©Denmark, foto: M HKA

The oeuvre of Antwerp-based artist Denmark has for more than 50 years been a search for simplicity and essence. He recycles and transforms discarded information carriers such as books, magazines and newspapers into visual artworks. He wages a symbolic and existential battle against the incessant stream of opinions and news events in the mass media. The more (dis-)information, fake news or alternative facts, the greater the chance for misguidedness.

To mark the 50th anniversary of his artistic career, M HKA is organising a collection presentation featuring four of Denmark's installations. With his 'quiet' tablets and installations, the artist creates a gap between looking and understanding, between recognition and alienation. The installation Daily Dust contains dust of pulverised printed matter and is displayed in the museum's reading room.

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>Denmark, Six days a week, 1998.

> Earlier in 1995, M HKA devoted a major exhibition to Denmark's work. Click here to take a closer look at the set-up of the exhibition as well as some key works in the oeuvre of Denmark. (part I)

>Earlier in 1995, M HKA devoted a major exhibition to Denmark's work. Click here to take a closer look at the set-up of the exhibition as well as some key works in the oeuvre of Denmark. (part 2)

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> Denmark, Daily Dust, 1974-2023. Installation, 119 bokalen verpulverde kranten en magazines, variable dimensions.

> Denmark, Six days a week, 1998. Collage, newspaper, glue, wood, 6 x (45 x 32 x 1.6 cm).

> Denmark, Last Post, 2013-2016. Installation, kranten geperst tussen stalen platen op ijzeren stelling, 5 parts: 127.2 x 47.7 x 32.2 cm / 134 x 41.2 x 29.6 cm / 129 x 48.4 x 32 cm / 130 x 47.2 x 32 cm / 130 x 47.2 x 32 cm.

> Denmark, Dode Letters [Dead Letters], 2022. Collage, horizontaal versneden kranten, 52 x (57.5 x 40 x 2.5 cm).

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