Sammy Baloji

Born in 1978 in Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of Congo), lives and works alternately in Brussels (Belgium) and Lubumbashi.

Elisabetta Benassi

Born in 1966 in Rome (Italy), lives and works in Rome.

Kapwani Kiwanga

Born in 1978 in Ontario (Canada) and lives and works in Paris (France).

Zahia Rahmani

Born in 1962 (Algeria), lives and works in Paris and the Oise region (France).

Exhibition catalogue Congoville

In the first place, this publication provides more information about the exhibition concept that curator Sandrine Colard developed at the request of the Middelheim Museum. On the other hand, the book functions as an archive of the exhibition and provides a broader framework for this project.

Open air storage of the Antwerp public art collection

The open air storage is where sculptures are kept, permanently or temporarily, when they can no longer be shown in public space proper.

Middelheim Museum initiates a major expansion of its collection

Thanks to collaborative ventures and the implementation of measures in support of the sector, the Middelheim Museum was able to diversify and give a significant boost to its collection in 2021. No fewer than 43 new works of art by 35 different artists were collected in 2021 together with the Flemish Community, the city of Antwerp and the Middelheim Promotors. The museum thus strengthens its unique position as a collecting institution for contemporary outdoor sculpture.

Lili Dujourie

Mimesis

Mimesis is a new monumental sculpture by artist Lili Dujourie (°1941, Roeselare, Belgium), commissioned by the city of Antwerp on the occasion of the reopening of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) in the autumn of 2022.

A KIND OF A 'HUH?'*

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.

Audio walk

#congoville

Listen to Bitshilualua Kabeya’s interview with Sandrine Colard, the curator of Congoville, while you walk through the exhibition. Kabeya, a student at an Antwerp university college, starts from her own perspective to discuss the exhibition’s concept, the invited artists and the relevance of ‘Congoville’ during this interview.