Inbox
Fia Cielen – Carnival of Souls
31 Oct 2024 - 12 Jan 2025
As the preview of this INBOX presentation coincides with Halloween, and Fia Cielen’s work has a magical touch, the artist is organising a costume competition for visitors. Join in and stand a chance to win one of three exclusive prints by the artist, specially created for the opening of the exhibition.
In Situ
Agnieszka Polska - Flowers on the Sun
21 Sep 2024 - 12 Jan 2025
The first solo exhibition of Berlin-based Polish artist Agnieszka Polska in Belgium, 'Flowers on the Sun', features a selection of recent works, including her latest film, 'The Book of Flowers' (2023), created with the assistance of AI-powered tools. The artist initially used stop-motion animation footage of flowers from the 1950s, which was then transformed into AI-generated imagery.
Manon De Bruyn - Het hek is van den dam (the floodgates are open)
27 Sep - 27 Oct 2024
In the solo exhibition het hek is van den dam (the floodgates are open), Manon De Bruyn showcases her oeuvre, which includes etchings, drawings, and tattoos. Her style incorporates elements of fun, playfulness, boredom, and happiness.
Exhibition
Nástio Mosquito — King of Klowns
11 Oct 2024 - 26 Jan 2025
King of Klowns, Nástio Mosquito’s first major solo exhibition at M HKA takes us on a journey of invention, in which we are confronted by personalities demanding that we learn to navigate a complex world.
Hantrax Dolls - A doll made by talking
9 Aug - 22 Sep 2024
'Hantrax Dolls' is an ongoing project by Hantrax that invites artists and the public to harness their creative spirit to make unique dolls, made from any choice of materials no matter how impermanent.
INBOX: Bie Jambé - Repeat ON Reverse ON Repeat OFF Reverse OFF (Hugo Roelandtprijs 2023)
28 Jun - 4 Aug 2024
Bie Jambé developed this video installation for her Master of Fine Arts/Costume Design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. In *Repeat ON Reverse ON Repeat OFF Reverse OFF*, Bie Jambé explores her memories of the compulsive acts she performed as a child.
The Lives of Animals
8 Jun - 22 Sep 2024
What is an animal? And can we humans make friends with animals? These questions are the focus of the group exhibition The Lives of Animals.
Archive
Art Systems in Latin America. A traveling exhibition from Buenos Aires (1974-75)
16 May 2024 - 12 Jan 2025
Fifty years after Art Systems in Latin America first set foot in Antwerp, M HKA is dedicating an archival presentation to the exhibition.
Vedran Kopljar (& parents) – MEAN
17 May - 8 Sep 2024
Creating and cultivating meaning stand at the heart of Vedran Kopljar’s art. In his practice—which includes painting, video, performance and words—Vedran Kopljar continuously searches for and experiments with different systems used to create meaning.
Showing Off 9
29 Mar - 5 May 2024
Schools regularly organise cultural activities such as theatre and film performances, workshops and museum visits. Children and youngsters who attend classes at hospital school De Leerexpert often lack these opportunities. Reason enough for De Leerexpert Ziekenhuisschool and M HKA to join forces, for the ninth year in a row.
Koen van den Broek – Out of Place
1-24 Mar 2024
Between last summer and the publication of the monograph 'Out of Place' in November 2023, there was a landslide in Koen van den Broek's artistic evolution. No longer confined to translating the artist's framed reality onto canvas, he now directly engages with the raw canvas, using materials reminiscent of street workers—tar, asphalt, and traffic paint.
Extra Muros
Jef Verheyen — Window on Infinity
23 Mar - 18 Aug 2024
So important to the European art world and yet relatively unknown in Belgium: Flemish artist Jef Verheyen (1932-1984) returns to Antwerp. Forty years after his death, the KMSKA presents the first museum solo exhibition of this illustrious modern master in his hometown. A first.
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