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Item: Hosselen

2009

Artist Novel, 22 x 14.5 cm, 550 p., language : Dutch, publisher : Stichting Lm Publishers , ISBN : 9789068327915.
Materials: ink, paper

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2029/818).

Literary synopsis

The main character in this book, the 'Hosselar' (the 'Hustler') is a painter, writer, poet, and curator of an international exhibition in the Netherlands. Together with some kindred souls from the art world his girlfriend Floor, he unfolds a finely-meshed web of stories. In 58 facets he builds with military-like precision and in a lively way a house for his artworks.

Authorship: Artist Author .

Creative Strategy: No Link to Artworks.

Genre: Plain Fiction.

Publishing: Publishing House.

Theme: Art world.

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The M HKA is a museum for contemporary art, film and visual culture in its widest sense. It is an open place of encounter for art, artists and the public. The M HKA aspires to play a leading role in Flanders and to extend its international profile by building upon Antwerp's avant-garde tradition. The M HKA bridges the relationship between artistic questions and wider societal issues, between the international and the regional, artists and public, tradition and innovation, reflection and presentation. Central here is the museum's collection with its ongoing acquisitions, as well as related areas of management and research.

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