M-IDZOMER

Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa

Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa creates dreamlike works of art taking elements from literature, folklore, magic and childhood memories. His performances, sculptures and installations are rooted in experimental theatre and have a political-activist side. The tragic civil war in Guatemala (1960-1996) is one of the recurring subjects.

The approach of Ramírez-Figueroa is strongly visual. He creates symbolic scenes with a humorous, playful or absurd side. His work explores cultural identity and history, trauma, colonisation and the connection between humans and nature.

Wael Shawky

During M-IDZOMER you can discover the colourful installations, mysterious puppets and magical films by Wael Shawky (1971), one of the best-known contemporary artists from the Middle East. His work can be found in the MoMa in New York and in the Tate Gallery in London, among others. Now at M too.

Open M

Every two years M gives artists with a Flemish Brabant connection the opportunity to show their work in our museum via Open M. Thirteen out of no less than 370 entries made it to the selection. With this edition, we sound off on the resilience of the arts and on the creativity of artists, which is unstoppable even in difficult times.

The Ten

M worked with ten participants, M’s guinea pigs, on a new collection presentation with artworks carefully selected from the M and Cera collection. The entire process was built up as a digital experiment, in the form of a game with multiple episodes. For each episode, points were earned which the guinea pigs had to use to get their favourite works of art into the collection presentation.

The final selection of the participants can be seen in the exhibition.