The Moderns. Choice art

The exhibition that rounds off The Moderns series is entitled Choice Art. Besides revealing the masterpieces they are fondest of, the guest curators also share their personal stories with us. They have a shrewd eye, their statements are passionate and a delight to read. Anecdotes, unexpected angles, sometimes pure poetry and occasionally a touch of humour. Their choice of artwork tells us what it is they find attractive, moving, inspirational or special.

Ghent photographer Jacques Sonck, well-known for his striking black and white portraits of slightly eccentric fellow human beings, took a photograph of each guest curator with the work he or she chose. Those pictures are presented as a coda to the exhibition.

Choice Art presents the works chosen by (among others) Johan Bonny, Marc Didden, Ruth Joos and Bent Van Looy, but also those picked out by museum guide Christien Deblaere, visitor Tonia In den Kleef and art handler Hans De Kezel. On show are 30 works from the KMSKA collection and ten from the Province of Antwerp collection.

Works of art by: Jan Van Beers, Camiel Van Breedam, George Hendrik Breitner, Jean Brusselmans, Pol Bury, Alexandre Cabanel, Robert Van Cauwenberghe, David Claerbout, Emile Claus, Jan Cockx, Edward Deckers, Denmark, Jan Dries, James Ensor, Dr. Hugo Heyrman, Raoul Hynckes, Paul Joostens, Jean Paul Laenen, René Magritte, Pol Mara, Guy Mees, George Minne, Amedeo Modigliani, Maryam Najd, Ria Pacquée, Otto Piene, Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Jules Schmalzigaug, Jacques Sonck, Léon Spilliaert, Camille Sturbelle, Guy Vandenbranden, Theodoor Verstraete, Emile Vloors, Gustave Van De Woestyne en Rik Wouters.

Chosen by: Johan Bonny, Vaast Colson, Christien Deblaere, Bernard Dewulf, Marc Didden, Adil El Arbi, Sihame El Kaouakibi, Ephameron, Rita Fonseca, Elise Gacoms, Kersten Geers + David Van Severen, Tom Hautekiet, Frank Heirman, Henri De Herdt, Herman Houbrechts, Tonia In den Kleef, Ruth Joos, Hans De Kezel, Thomas Leysen, Tom Liekens, Bent Van Looy, Ko Markovsky, Rosan Meijer, Nadia Naveau, Johan Pas, Adriaan Raemdonck, Sven De Ridder, Marie Thérèse Room, Paul De Roy, Lieve en Linde Ruwet, Walter Rycquart, Manfred Sellink, Jacques Sonck, Hilde Vanfleteren, Yoeri Vanlangendonck, Veerle Vercammen, Cil De Vylder, Sara Weyns en Jesse Willems.