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.

>Dorothea Tanning

Chasm: A Weekend, 2004

Book, 176 p, language: English, publisher: New York: Overlook Press, ISBN: 1585675849, 9781585675845.

©image: M HKA

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2026/128).

Literary synopsis

"Meridian, a compulsive masturbator with a collection of women's hair and a laboratory full of fetish gear, has invited a number of guests to Windcote, among them the beautiful Nadine Coussay (…), a "Hollywood familiar". To Meridian's annoyance Nadine brings her fiancé, Albert Exodus. The sleeping arrangements - separate rooms - do not upset Nadine, who is unconvinced of the wisdom of this particular betrothal. The attraction Meridian feels for her is reciprocated, while Albert is drawn to Nelly, governess to Destina. As soon as Destina meets Albert, however, an unusual bond forms between them and she entrusts him with her greatest secret: that she makes trips to a nearby canyon to visit her special friend, a mountain lion. (…) Tanning has assembled all the ingredients necessary for an extraordinary drama of love and betrayal, jealousy and regret. She moves her characters like chess pieces. But who will be sacrificed? And who, if anyone, will win?"

- Nicholas Royle

Novel's website

Authorship: Artist Author.

Creative Strategy: No Link to Artworks.

Genre: Adventures, Drama.

Publishing: Publishing House.

Theme: Death, Love, Sex.

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Artist

> Dorothea Tanning.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: The Preparation of the Novel (Book Lovers 5.0). Fabra i Coats - Centre d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, 18 July 2014 - 05 September 2014.

> Ensemble: The Artist's Novel.

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