S.M.A.K. Highlights for a Future
The Collection = De Collectie
ed. by Philippe Van Cauteren; with contr. by Iris Paschalidis, Philippe Van Cauteren, Thibaut Verhoeven, Richard Armstrong

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Author(s)

Iris Paschalidis, Philippe Van Cauteren, Thibaut Verhoeven, Richard Armstrong

Editor(s)

Philippe Van Cauteren

Publication

Brussels : Mercatorfonds, 2019

Scope

[303] Pages, illustrated, 27 cm.

ISBN

9789462301238

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A stunning tour through the renowned, wide-ranging collection of contemporary art at S.M.A.K, Ghent, showcasing the full range and exceptional quality of the museum's holdings focusing on international developments in art after 1945. The catalogue accompanied the exhibition ‘The Collection (1) Higlights for a Future’ organized on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the museum in 2019. It is illustrated with some 200 artworks, ranging from well-known masterpieces to less-familiar, recent acquisitions.

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Person as subject

Francis Alÿs, Kader Attia, Francis Bacon, Dara Birnbaum, Joseph Beuys Michaël Borremans, Marcel Broodthaers, N. Dash, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Marlene Dumas, Mekhitar Garabedian, Zvi Goldstein, David Hammons, Georg Herold, Ann Veronica Janssens, Jac Leirner, Mark Manders, Bruce Nauman, Panamarenko, Zhang Peili, Wilhelm Sasnal, Nedko Solakov, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Luc Tuymans, Lois Weinberger, James Welling.

Keywords

art history , various disciplines , museums

Geographical location

Ghent

Location

Cabinet 12 - 3: Kunstcentra diverse locaties

Remarks

Incl. notes, Index