So important to the European art world and yet relatively unknown in Belgium: Flemish artist Jef Verheyen (1932-1984) returns to Antwerp. Forty years after his death, the KMSKA presents the first museum solo exhibition of this illustrious modern master in his hometown. A first.
Jef Verheyen. Window on Infinity closely follows the evolution of this modern master. We see how he moves from ceramic experiments to painting, constantly refining the medium. In light and dark, in form and color. New archive research reveals how Verheyen bridges the gap between tradition and innovation, between present and future. In search of the essence, in the infinite. Everything to make us look differently and see more. Let that be the exact motto of the KMSKA.
The exhibition invites dialogue and confrontation with Verheyen's predecessors, contemporaries, and contemporary artists, and offers a deeper look at his uninterrupted quest for the infinite. Rediscover the world of Jef Verheyen and experience how his legacy lives on.
EXPO
JEF VERHEYEN. WINDOW ON INFINITY
23.03.2024 - 18.08.2024
Discover Jef Verheyen's masterpieces, prestigious loans and installations by contemporary masters with an KMKSA guide.
Language: Dutch
Want to think more, feel more, do more during the expo Jef Verheyen. Window on Infinity? With this think-feel-do booklet you can dive deeper into the artworks and into the artist's mind.
Freely available in the museum, for all ages.
Available in Dutch only.
The KMKSA is launching a pilot project to allow visitors who are colour blind to recognise more colours and thus experience this expo more intensely.
Many thanks to Optiek Casteur for the EnChroma overlay glasses. These glasses are suitable for red-green colour blindness. Depending on the type and gradation, you experience more or less effect. You need a few minutes to process the impressions. More info at our info desk.
Inspired by Jef Verheyen's modernist work in the exhibition? Together with an artist-guide, you get to work during one of our workshops.
KMSKA LATE starts the weekend with Jef Verheyen on Thursday night. Take a dive into the Thursday night programme.
Jef Verheyen. Window on Infinity is a collaboration of two Antwerp partner museums, KMSKA and M HKA (Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen). This exhibition is the result of extensive research by M HKA in collaboration with the Jef Verheyen Archive.
Curators: Adriaan Gonnissen (KMSKA) & Annelien De Troij (M HKA)