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.

>Félix Vallotton

La vie meurtrière, 2009

Artist Novel, 18.2 x 11.9 cm, 205 p., language : French, series : Libretto, n°282, publisher : Éditions Phébus, Paris, ISBN : 978-2-7529-0382-2.

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2027/723).

Literary synopsis

Jacques Verdier, a 28 years-old artist, committs suicide at his home. He leaves a letter to the attention of the Commissioner, which tells the story of his disastrous life. Well in spite of himself, the deceased suffered since his childhood an appalling series of fatal accidents: heart attacks, falls, poisonings and burns proliferated around him until the nagging question of his own liability drives him to consider a radical solution. Jacques had in him, he believed, a 'fatal power', a 'principle of death'.

Relation of the novel to the artist’s practice

The present edition includes seven drawings by Félix Vallotton.

Authorship: Artist Author.

Creative Strategy: No Link to Artworks.

Genre: Drama.

Publishing: Publishing House.

Theme: Accidents, Art, Death, Humor.

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> Ensemble: The Artist's Novel.

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