In collaboration with Antwerp Pride, the M HKA is organizing the exhibition TOGETHER. from August 6 to September 6 2020, curated by artist Philip Huyghe.
We invite several artists, including Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen, Marijke De Roover, Philip Huyghe and Stef Van Looveren, to collaborate in their own bubble around themes that empower the LGBTQIA+ community, building an inclusive exhibition. The invited artists including Jack Davey, Kasper Bosmans, Jacolby Satterwhite, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin and Megan-Leigh Heilig aim to use their visual language to shape a world where diversity is a quality that brings exciting and challenging ideas to the world we all live in.
This year was to be a year of celebration in which the first Gay Pride Parade was celebrated. Fifty years ago, on June 28, 1970, exactly one year after the infamous Stonewall riots, the first Gay Pride Parade took place in New York. These two historic events mark the beginning of the LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights Movement, which succeeded in implementing their agenda around the world, forcing one of the most significant social shifts of our contemporary times.
Due to the Corona measures, this is the first time there will be no parade, events or parties. The organization of Antwerp Pride has therefore decided to program smaller events from August 5 to 9 under the heading Together we Pride, taking into account the applicable safety regulations. The M HKA is proud to organize with TOGETHER. the very first LGBTQIA+exhibition in our country, thus kicking off Antwerp Pride 2020.
We take you through this Pride.TV video and were at the construction of the event with some of the artists who give more information about their work.
Participating artists:
ARCA
CARLA AROCHA & STÉPHANE SCHRAENEN
KASPER BOSMANS
JACK DAVEY
MARIJKE DE ROOVER
NAN GOLDIN
FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES
MARTINE GUTIERREZ
MEGAN-LEIGH HEILIG
DONNA HUANCA
PHILIP HUYGHE
AAY LIPAROTO
JACK PIERSON
JACOLBY SATTERWHITE
CINDY SHERMAN
VICTORIA SIN
JACK SMITH
STEF VAN LOOVEREN