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.

"Joseph Beuys - Honingpumpe am Arbeitsplatz, Documenta 6, 1977 Kassel", 1977

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©SABAM België, 2017 - scan: M HKA, 2017

Collection: Collectie M HKA, Antwerp.

For Beuys, bees were symbolic of societal processes and organisation, and their honey represented life-enhancing energy. Joseph Beuys made Honigpumpe am Arbeitsplatz in 1977 for the Documenta 6 exhibition in Kassel. It is one of his best-known installations and the most literal application of his concept of 'social sculpture'. Two ship engines pumped two tons of diluted honey through a system of pipes. The movement of the engines also warmed up 100kg of butter. The installation was the throbbing heart of the Free International University's auditorium, where for 100 days, Beuys organised lectures, talks and discussions around themes such as creativity, progress and economics in collaboration with citizen initiatives from different countries.

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Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: Joseph Beuys – Greetings from the Eurasian. M HKA, Antwerpen, 13 October 2017 - 21 January 2018.

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>Joseph Beuys, Honigpumpe am Arbeitsplatz, 1974-1977.Installation, electric motors, painted and unpainted metal, plastic tubes, glass, electronics and honey, variable dimensions .

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