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 solo exhibition of this illustrious modern master in his hometown. A first.
In the exhibition, visitors will discover a fascinating interplay of light and dark, of form and colour. Thanks to pioneering research by the M HKA, Verheyen's experimental quest for the void is taking shape. Accordingly, Verheyen's works are not only placed in dialogue or confrontation with his predecessors and contemporaries, but also with contemporary artists. Prestigious loans from the Yves Klein Foundation, the Ueker Archiv and the Fondazione Lucio Fontana, among others, will enhance the exhibition and place Verheyen in an international context.

Artists: Jef Verheyen, Günther Uecker, Lucio Fontana, Gianni Dova, Jozef Peeters, Guy Vandenbranden, Yves Klein, Otto Piene, Francesco Lo Savio, Constant Permeke, Kimsooja, Pieter Vermeersch, Paul De Vree, Guy Mees, Hermann Goepfert, Christian Megert, Ann Veronica Janssens, Walter Leblanc, James Ensor