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Artist publications, a guide

After decades on the margins, the medium of artist publication is gaining popularity. Increasingly, artists are choosing this art form to express artistic ideas, and art collectors and museums are showing increasing interest in it. That is why the Middelheim Museum has initiated a subsidised, two-year project around the artists' publications in the museum library.

Reading the Landscape

Artistic Research Project

The Middelheim Museum launched its first Artistic Research Project in 2022. Two artists, each from their own art practice, explore a particular topic from the museum's perspective. For the first edition, Wendy Morris and Gosie Vervloessem are studying the art landscape and the relationship between art and nature at the Middelheim Museum. 

Baldvin Einarsson

Knot Alone

A new permanent public sculpture for the district of Merksem, about the importance of caregiving and not letting go.

Sergio De Beukelaer

- Release…

Commissioned by the district of Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo, artist Sergio De Beukelaer created a new permanent public sculpture that responds to typical elements of the polder district.

Sharon Van Overmeiren

De Gulle Waard/The Generous Gatekeeper

A contemporary interpretation of the Semini statue, fertility and hospitality.

An Onghena

A 2020 Olympic Poststamp

A new public sculpture commemorating the 1920 Olympic Games that took place in the Kiel neighborhood of Antwerp.

Nadia Naveau

Silver Screen

This remarkable relief sculpture by Antwerp-based artist Nadia Naveau was acquired for the Public Art Collection in 2020 and can be seen on the façade of the historic building at Hendrik Conscienceplein 16/18, 2000 Antwerp.

Tramaine de Senna

Figure of Color

A colorful bronze figure joins the Antwerp Public Art collection, questioning ideas and traditions about public representation, identity and outward display. Since August 2021, the statue has been on permanent display in the Munthof in Antwerp.

Wendy Morris

Middelheim herbarium for midwives

Visual artist Wendy Morris (b. 1960, Namibia) explores how knowledge about plant-based contraception was passed down through the ages. As part of her Artistic Research Project, she is developing a herbarium for midwives based on plants at the Middelheim Museum. She is holding a performance on 24 June.

Art on the Move

In 2023 and 2024, a total of 224 works of art will be given a new home in the art park and at the open-air depot. In the process, some parts of the park will be further upgraded in close partnership with the city of Antwerp's Department for green spaces. There are also new works, including a striking fountain sculpture by Camille Henrot. This new themed presentation brings art and nature even closer together.