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.

Ensemble: NOTIE VAN SCHOONHEID [THE NOTION OF BEAUTY]

For Marshall, the notion of beauty is closely connected with our experience of images in the world, which is dominated by idealised, unattainable representations of the body, particularly of Caucasian women. He has made numerous works that explore this theme from alternative perspectives.

"What's excellent is always beautiful: A perfection of form - not necessarily symmetry, but when the relationships among parts seem essential. That doesn't always mean grace; it can also be coarse. There's a beautiful horror. John Graham says, in 'System and Dialectics of Art', that beauty is the beautiful taken to the verge of ugliness. Beauty isn't prettiness, but an understanding of the relationship of the parts. You can calculate how a thing has been pushed as far as it can be pushed, but with control. It's not random" (Kerry James Marshall in conversation with Arthur Jafa, 2000)

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Works

>Kerry James Marshall, La Venus Negra, 1992.Painting, oil, paper, canvas, panel, 95.5 x 93 cm.

>Kerry James Marshall, Dark and Handsome, 1994.Painting, oil, paper, canvas, 55.9 x 53.3 cm.

>Kerry James Marshall, Super Model (Female), 1994.Painting, acrylic, pastel, lacquer, paper collage, canvas board , 83 x 76.9 cm.

>Kerry James Marshall, Theoretical Video, 1998-1999.Installation, 102 c-prints, 86 x (10.1 x 15.2 cm), 18 x (50.8 x 60.9 cm).

>Kerry James Marshall, Small Pin-up (Finger Wag) , 2013.Painting, acrylic, pvc, 76.2 X 60.96 cm.