Exhibition: The collection XXX – The Museum of Forgotten History, with intervention by Maarten Vanden Eynde
M HKA, Antwerpen
29 June 2012 - 16 September 2012
Maarten Vanden Eynde’s project Museum of Forgotten History housed the remains of a possible future past. The exhibition took the form of fiction, a kind of science fiction, where a selection of works by Vanden Eynde and numerous works from the M HKA collection acted as props.
The exhibits touched numerous socially and politically relevant issues, such as post-industrialization, capitalism and ecology, and thus offered a perspective on the state of our society at the start of the 21st century. Through the presentation of these unusual items, all made with a variety of natural and artificial materials, Vanden Eynde continued his materials study, exploring the modern roots of ‘progress’.
The exhibition at the M HKA reflected the conventional order of the 'modern' museum. The Museum of Forgotten History, however, left room for the use of fiction as a means of interpretation, through the very playful logic of watching these unusual objects as if they were the 'discoveries' of the future. Beyond the physical objects of the exhibited artefacts, the role of the narrative took centre stage. Besides ‘the normal course of events’ and its layers of meaning, memory and projection, new facts were formed.
WorksShow artists
> Panamarenko, Prova Car, 1967. Object, tin, cellophane, 95 x 200 x 290 cm.
> Paul Van Hoeydonck, Fallen Astronaut, 1971. Sculpture, aluminium, 8.5 x 3 x 1 cm.
> James Lee Byars, The Perfect Philosophy, 1975. Object, gold.
> James Lee Byars, TH FI TO IN PH, 1975. Object, wooden toothpick, 5.6 x 0.2 cm.
> James Lee Byars, The Intellectual Murderer Shoes, 1975. Installation, fabric, shoes, 23 x 33 x 13 cm.
> Luis F. Benedit, Furnarius rufus, 1976. Sculpture, wooden hinged kit with nest and stuffed birds in perspex, black painted metal stand, 34 x 129 x 97 cm (open), 43.5 x 33.5 x 33.5 cm (gesloten).
> Panamarenko, 100.000 Revoluties/Minute Jet Turbine [100,000 Revolutions/Minute Jet Turbine], 1976-1993. Object, mixed media, 60 x 40 cm, 42 x 18 x 5.5cm.
> Jan Fabre, 9 Insectenobjecten, 1977-1979. Installation, 90 x 130 x 65 cm.
> Leo Copers, Onzichtbare kogel. Kogel in kristal. Kogel in bergkristal [Invisible Bullet. Bullet in Crystal. Bullet in Mountain Crystal], 1980. Sculpture.
> Allan McCollum, 100 Plaster Surrogates, 1982. Installation, oil, plaster, 218 x 950 x 5 cm.
> Tony Cragg, Spiral, 1983. Sculpture, mixed media, 270 x 107 cm.
> Guy Rombouts, X of Y [X or Y], 1985. Installation, mixed media, (l) 1700 cm.
> Joachim Bandau, Zonder titel [Untitled], 1986. Installation, steel.
> Bernd Lohaus, Ohne Titel, 1986. Sculpture, wood, 45 x 140 x 115 cm.
> Sjoerd Buisman, Zonder titel [Untitled], 1987. Sculpture, paper mache, cellulose, 92 x 80 x 90 cm.
> Ludwig Vandevelde, Image du Monde ou le Problème XXX, 1988. Sculpture, wood, oil, canvas, 400 x 11 cm.
> Thierry De Cordier, Hoofdbreker [Head-Breaker], 1988. Sculpture, wood, paint, 42 x 33 x 73 cm.
> Guillaume Bijl, Composition Trouvée (Rommelmarkt), 1988. Installation, mixed media, 75 x 220 x 230 cm.
> Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Luipaard [Leopard], 1991. Installation, cardboard, showcase, leopard skin, wood, 150 x 146 x 186 cm.
> Anish Kapoor, Untitled, 1991. Sculpture, pigment, stone, 122 x 77 x 101 cm.
> Hermann Pitz, Fridericianum erstes Obergeschoss [Fredericianum, First Floor], 1992-1994. Sculpture, wood, resin, linoleum, 150 x 80 x 400 cm.
> Fortuyn/O'Brien, Reserve, 1993. Installation, plexiglas, marble, gypsum.
> Luc Deleu, In 80 dagen rond de wereld - around the world in 80 days Weber - Madrid - Weber, 1993. Installation, mixed media, 193 x 102 cm.
> John Körmeling, Verboden te roken [No Smoking], 1995. Mixed Media, cardboard, cigarettes, aluminum foil, plastic, 16 x 9.5 x 4 cm.
> David Nash, Crack and Warp Column, 1996. Sculpture, wood, 220 x 58 x 59 cm.
> Hermann Pitz, Camera, 1997. Sculpture, wood, concrete, 19 x 22 x 8 cm.
> Edward Lipski, Rats, 1997. Sculpture, fiber, skin, waxing, make-up, 34 x 138 x 30 cm.
> Ann Veronica Janssens, La pluie météorique, 1997. Installation, gravel, variable dimensions.
> John Körmeling, Memorial Cola, 2001. Mixed Media.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, The Moon seen from the Earth, 2005. Sculpture, un helmet, telescope.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Genetologic Research Nr. 6; Scheeps Recht, 2005. Sculpture, oakwood.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Genetologic Research #23, 2005. Sculpture, wood, wood adhesive.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Taxonomic Trophies, 2005-2012. Installation, wood, brass.
> Franz West, Uncle-Chair, 2005. Installation, metal, plexi, 87 x 51 x 45 cm.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Industrial Evolution, 2007-2009. Sculpture, lambda print on forex.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Homo Stupidus Stupidus, 2008-2010. Object, synthetic resin, metal, wood.
> Erbossyn Meldibekov, Peak Communism, 2009. Installation, wood, iron, 5 x (50 x 115 x 40 cm), 5 x (35 cm).
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Modern Menhir, 2010. Sculpture, bricks, cement.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Mamamundi, 2010. Object, wood, metal, plastic.
> Andrea Lissoni, Jimmie Durham, Andrea Amichetti, CUJO - Jimmie Durham, 2011. Book, paper, plastic.
> Maarten Vanden Eynde, Ikea Vase, 2012. Object, ceramics, restoration pasta.
> Objecten uit de Vrielynck Collectie [Objects from the Vrielynck Collection]. Audio and visual equipment.
> George Lilanga di Nyama, Untitled. Sculpture, wood, 61 x 30 x 20 cm.
> Jouke Kleerebezem, Paul Perry, Moveable Observation Post/ High view point. Installation.