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

Polentransport, 1981

Installation, 48.4 x 157.4 x 108.4 cm.

©SABAM België, 2017 - Courtesy Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, photo: M HKA, 2017

Collection: Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź.

In 1980–1981 there was a momentary release from the grip of the Communist party in Poland. During these days, Beuys undertook his Polentransport 1981 action, for which he donated approximately one thousand artworks to the permanent collection of the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź. Together with his wife and daughter, Beuys travelled to Poland in a van, with a wooden crate containing the works on its roof. Whilst unpacking, Beuys discussed his the works, signed them and even finished some of them. He also put his signature on the crate itself and suggested to use it as a plinth. With this action, Beuys wanted to support the Solidarność (Solidarity) movement that played an essential role in the resistance to the communist regime, wanting to link this organisation to his idea of ‘social sculpture’.

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> Joseph Beuys.

Joseph Beuys was one of the most significant and influential artist of the twentieth century, who expanded the scope of art into t

Exhibitions & Ensembles

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

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