Exhibitions

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.

Fifty years after Art Systems in Latin America first set foot in Antwerp, M HKA is dedicating an archival presentation to the exhibition.

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.

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.

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.

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.

De Stadscollectie Antwerpen / The City Collection Antwerp is a lively tribute to the artists who give colour to the city of Antwerp. From emerging talent to established names, this collection highlights local creativity but also the global influence of Antwerp’s art scene.

Conceptual artist Paweł Freisler and artist Antje Majewski explore the dual nature of apples as both an object of art and a reference point in discussions about the loss of biodiversity.

The M HKA presents a major solo exhibition featuring one of the most influential artists in the United States: Jim Shaw. His idiosyncratic imagery is infused with references from popular American culture.

Edith Dekyndt’s artworks consider the vitality of matter and the volatility of natural phenomena.

For more than 50 years now, Belgian artist Willy De Sauter (Dudzele, 1938) has been driven by a search for the foundations of the art experience. This results in an impressive oeuvre that excels in stylistic unity and formal simplicity.

Viktor Brim is an artist who portrays the relationship between power and the exploitation of the natural landscape.