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From the Collection | 'Panamarenko (works on paper)' closed until April 20 at the S.M.A.K. Museum

S.M.A.K. closes its doors until and including 20 April 2020. All activities are being postponed or cancelled until further notice about the state of affairs.

What does the coronavirus Covid-19 mean for our museum?
 
The museum and its personnel care about you and your health and increase the measures in the fight against the spreading of the coronavirus.
 
The exhibitions and all events within the walls of S.M.A.K. are cancelled until and including 20 April 2020.
 
It is our task to protect especially #people with a weaker health. By limiting physical contact we can slow down the spread of the virus and protect the weakest.
Do not be anxious, but let’s act all together – from a certain distance - out of care for and for the protection of each other.
 
Certainly do watch out for the newsletter and social media of S.M.A.K. for information about the programme and the opening hours for the coming weeks and for new dates for the activities which are cancelled for the moment.

 

From the Collection | #Panamarenko (works on paper)

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Since the founding of the Museum of #contemporaryart in 1975, #Panamarenko has been a key artist for the museum. It is no coincidence that the first acquisition for the collection was the work ‘Deltavliegtuig P-1 Piewan’ (1975). This was joined by the artist’s magnum opus in 1980, when the museum purchased ‘The Aeromodeller’ (1969-1971). Together with numerous other sculptures and drawings, these works form a coherent ensemble that can undoubtedly be seen as one of the cornerstones of the S.M.A.K. collection. We present a selection of works on paper that provide a deeper insight into the realisation process that preceded his artworks. 

Henri Van Herwegen first made himself heard in the mid 1960s. He came up with the pseudonym #Panamarenko – a reference to Pan American Airlines, with a Russian-like suffix – and in 1966 had his first solo exhibition in the Wide White Space Gallery in Antwerp, with actions, happenings and a number of poetic objects. Through the gallery he came into contact with foreign artists, such as Joseph Beuys, who convinced #Panamarenko that what he made was art. In the following decades, #Panamarenko became famous for his fantastical aeroplanes, cars, submarines and fragile mechanical creatures. He stopped his artistic activities in 2005 and retired. The artist died on December 14, 2019.


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