The exhibitions Urgent Conversations: Athens–Antwerp and Urgent Conversations: Antwerp – Athens are a collaboration between EMST and M HKA, a theoretical and visual dialogue, based on works from the collections of both museums, which includes more than 70 works structured in 22 topics.   

28.04.2017 - 07.01.2018        

M HKA, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen - Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerpen

EMST, National Museum of Contemporary Art - Kallirrois Avenue & Amvr. Frantzi Str., Athens 11743

Jan Fabre

(c)image: M HKA
Fantasie-insecten-sculpturen [Imaginary-insect-sculptures], 1979
Installation , 130 x 65 x 90 cm
spiders, abacus, shell-cocoon

Already at the age of twenty, Jan Fabre makes insect drawings and transforms insects (e.g. beetles) into surreal objects. Fabre wants to show the world of insects, which we usually connect with fear and ugliness, from its most brilliant and interesting side.