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In Situ

Tenant of Culture

21 Jan - 30 Apr 2023

Tenant of Culture created a monumental installation for Muhka using discarded clothing and construction materials. The exhibition explored how fashion, waste, and value are interconnected.

Collection

Denmark — Sie sollten in Ruhe weiterarbeiten - 50 years of Dead Letters

28 Jan - 30 Apr 2023

On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his artistic career, Muhka organised a collection presentation featuring four installations by Antwerp-based artist Denmark.

Archive

MULTI / ART / PAPER / PRESS / GALLERY: Homage to Paul Ibou & Liliane-Emma Staal

21 Jan - 30 Apr 2023

This retrospective exhibition focused on the publishing house Multi-Art, founded by artist Paul Ibou (1939–2023) and his wife Liliane-Emma Staal.

Inbox

The Hospital School — Showing Off 8

31 Mar - 23 Apr 2023

An exhibition about wonder and creativity. Pupils from De Leerexpert Ziekenhuisschool worked with artists in workshops and presented the results in their own exhibition.

Inbox

The Five Seasons. Galerie Ronny Van de Velde. Fragments from life and works, part 5

10 Feb - 26 Mar 2023

In five small-scale presentations, Muhka brought the history of Antwerp’s galleries to life. Galerie Ronny Van de Velde closed the series.

Inbox

Jan Carlier — Ocean Highway

11 Jan - 5 Feb 2023

This exhibition was organized on the occasion of the donation to Muhka by Bob & Hélène Coppens de Zàgon of the works Ocean Highway, a transatlantic journey of a ghost driver, and De Keuze, a simulacrum.

Superhost

Falke Pisano — Where should we begin?

13 Jan 2022 - 15 Jan 2023

With 'Where Should We Begin?', Falke Pisano explored the visible and invisible labour behind public art programmes. Pisano was offered the museum as a workspace and meeting point.

Inbox

Vivi Touloumidi — Pharmakos. Adornment as a social tool

9 Dec 2022 - 8 Jan 2023

‘Pharmakos’ explored the phenomenon of the scapegoat and social exclusion through adornment as a means of empowerment and resistance. Through archival research and wearable jewelry, Vivi Touloumidi revealed how stigmatizing symbols from WWII continue to resonate in contemporary social conflicts.

Exhibition

Museum in Motion

16 Sep 2022 - 8 Jan 2023

The exhibition 'Museum in Motion' offered a glimpse into Muhka’s future. As the museum prepares for a new building, this presentation explored how the collection can evolve alongside its growing ambitions — through 24 key artists who may shape its future framework.

In Situ

Tarik Kiswanson — Anamnesis

14 May - 21 Aug 2022

In 'Anamnesis', Tarik Kiswanson brought together poetry, performance, sculpture and video in a sensory exploration of memory, identity and time. With levitating forms and layered texts, the artist invited us to reflect on who we are, what we remember — and what we forget.

Exhibition

Anthea Hamilton — Mash Up

18 Feb - 15 May 2022

Mash Up was the first major retrospective featuring the work of Anthea Hamilton. The exhibition provided a unique opportunity to share an in-depth reading and articulation of Hamilton’s practice. At the same time, it opened up unprecedented perspectives and offered new interpretations.

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