• Source: Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

      • The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp (Dutch: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, commonly abbreviated as M HKA, previously MuHKA) is the contemporary art museum of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Its current director is Bart de Baere.


      Overview


      The museum holds a permanent collection of contemporary art from Belgian and international artists, an arthouse cinema and an extensive library of books on contemporary art.


      History


      The Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1982 by the Flemish Community. M HKA's first director was Flor Bex until 1992. In 2002, Bart de Baere took position. The architect responsible for the creation of the museum from an old grain storage space (1987) was Michel Grandsard who also designed the extension of the museum (1997). Current exhibition curators are Nav Haq, Liliane Dewachter, Anne-Claire Schmitz and Joanna Zielińska. From 2003 until 2011 Dieter Roelstraete was a curator at the Antwerp Museum of Contemporary Art (MuHKA).


      Solo exhibitions (selection)


      2019: Soleil Politique Marcel Broodthaers
      2019: The Perfect Kiss James Lee Byars
      2019: AM-BIG-YOU-US LEGSICON Laure Prouvost
      2018: Names Jef Geys
      2017: Greetings from the Eurasian Joseph Beuys
      2017: Romulus Peter Wächtler
      2016: The Secret of Permanent Creation Robert Filliou
      2015: Bruises and Lustre Otobong Nkanga
      2015: The Shape of the words Fabrice Hyber
      2013: Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys Optimundus
      2012: A Matter of Life and Death and Singing Jimmie Durham


      References




      External links


      Media related to Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen at Wikimedia Commons

      Official website

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