The Spirit of Ecstasy

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Sans titre (Alina Szapocznikow), David Evrard, 2011 It is a picture that the artist took at the Wiels exhibition on Alina Szapocznikow (2011). Detail from the piece Rolls Royce II , 1971. It is also included in the book. "The Spirit of Ecstasy" is the name that the sculptor gave to his sculpture that has been now for a hundred years on top of Roll Royce car radiators.

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The M HKA is a museum for contemporary art, film and visual culture in its widest sense. It is an open place of encounter for art, artists and the public. The M HKA aspires to play a leading role in Flanders and to extend its international profile by building upon Antwerp's avant-garde tradition. The M HKA bridges the relationship between artistic questions and wider societal issues, between the international and the regional, artists and public, tradition and innovation, reflection and presentation. Central here is the museum's collection with its ongoing acquisitions, as well as related areas of management and research.

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