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: The extra-terrestrial man ( The Black Giant of Antwerp)

I.C.C., Antwerp

14 May 1976

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>'The extra-terrestrial man' on display at the I.C.C. before it was "unfolded" on the Meir.

>The police keep an eye out while 'The extra-terrestrial man' is being unfolded.

>James Lee Byars orchestrating the unfolding of 'The extra-terrestrial man'.

>Visitors help unfold and carry 'The extra-terrestrial man' on the Meir.

>People carrying 'The extra-terrestrial man' back inside.

>'The extra terrestrial man' carried up the stairs of the I.C.C..

>'The extra-terrestrial man' was put back on display in the I.C.C. after the performance on the Meir.

>The "instruction letter" for 'The extra-terrestrial man', also known as 'The Giant'.

>'The extra-terrestrial man/black giant of Antwerp' in full display at the Essen University.

>Letter from I.C.C. director Flor Bex to mayor Craeybeckx and the Antwerp city council, requesting their approval for the 'extra-terrestrial' performance on the Meir.

>Letter from mayor Craeybeckx granting his permission for the 'extra terrestrial' performance. He does emphasize that the pedestrians can not be inconvenienced and that the I.C.C. will be held responsible for possible accidents.

>Copy of a handwritten invitation by James Lee Byars for the Extra-terrestrial performance. The note says: ' A special invitation to the James Lee Byars Extraterrestrial at 8 pm on may 14'

WorksShow artists

> James Lee Byars, Letter to Flor Bex (The Giant), 1976. Letter, inkt op gouden papier, 158 x 177 cm.

> James Lee Byars, The Shadow of an Extraterrestrial Man/The Antwerp Giant, 1976. Installation, black tulle, 17 x 245 m.

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