Ravi de te connaître

Since its foundation, MACS has benefited from the generosity of artists, collectors and galleries, who have donated works to its acquisitions committee. To date, the collection comprises around one hundred works acquired in this way. While some donations have made it possible to complete groups of works otherwise purchased by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, others have enabled the museum to incorporate works it had previously exhibited and, in some cases, produced. Reflecting the diversity of the collection across disciplines, this ensemble speaks above all to themes and dialectics that are especially present in contemporary art: collective and individual memory, the social and private body, and the natural and mental landscape. Under the sign of the encounter that generates affect (in Spinoza’s sense), the exhibition Ravi de te connaître offers an invitation to discover part of this collection through a selection of works brought together by affinity. It also provides an opportunity to thank all those who, through their donations, have contributed to enriching the Museum’s collection.   

With works from : Marianne Berenhaut, Maurice Blaussyld, Dirk Braeckman, Raoul De Keyser, Ronny Delrue, Marlene Dumas, Lionel Estève, Bernard Gaube, Paul den Hollander, Kim Jones, Steve Kaspar, Barbara et Michael Leisgen, Mark Manders, Fausto Melotti, Éric Poitevin, José María Sicilia, Luc Tuymans, James Welling.

 © Steve Kaspar