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Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art

The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) is a contemporary art museum in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is a privately owned non-profit museum that was founded in 2016. It is located at 41, quai du Hainaut/Henegouwenkaai, along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former building of the Belle-Vue brewery.

Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA)
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Established15 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-15)
LocationQuai du Hainaut / Henegouwenkaai 41,
1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′4″N 4°20′17″E / 50.85111°N 4.33806°E / 50.85111; 4.33806
TypeContemporary art
DirectorRaphael Cruyt
CuratorAlice Van Den Abeele
Nearest car parkParking Brunfaut, Rue Fernand Brunfaut / Fernand Brunfautstraat 18,
1080 Brussels
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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Opened on 15 April 2016, the museum is owned by the developer Jean-Paul Pütz. The four-story building was originally built in 1916 and it was once the Belle-Vue brewery. The MIMA was privately financed by Pütz at a cost of €18 million. Seven art collectors have contributed art to the museum. The museum has an operating budget of €600,000 per year.[1]

The two directors are Alice van den Abeele and Raphaël Cruyt. They started the business as a non-profit. They thought the museum was needed because there are no public contemporary art museums in Belgium. The museum has displayed works by Momo and the duo Faile, David Shrigley, and Barry McGee.[2]

The museum is located in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, at 41, quai du Hainaut/Henegouwenkaai. The area has been considered by some media outlets as a "dangerous place", a reputation the museum seeks to shed.[3] Since 2021, a pedestrian footbridge over the canal offers direct access between the museum and the City of Brussels' side.[4][5][6]

Exhibitions

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Exhibitions include:[7]

  • 15.04 – 24.12.2016: City Lights, artists: Maya Hayuk, Swoon, MOMO and FAILE
  • 03.02 – 28.05.2017: A FRIENDLY TAKEOVER,[8] artist: Boris Tellegen aka DELTA
  • 23.06 – 31.12.2017: Art Is Comic, artists: Brecht Vandenbroucke, Mon Colonel & Spit, Brecht Evens, HuskMitNavn,[9] Jean Jullien and Joan Cornellà
  • 26.01 – 22.04.2018: Wonderland,[10] artists: Akay and Olabo
  • 09.05.2018 – 06.01.2019: Get Up Stand Up, exhibition of protest posters, curator: Michaël Lellouche, installation by Julio Le Parc: Strike the officers created in 1971
  • 01.02 – 01.09.2019: Dream Box,[11] artists: Felipe Pantone, Hell'O,[12] Escif, Elzo Durt and Gogolplex
  • 27.09.2019 – 05.01.2020: Obsessions,[13] exhibitions of Art Brut in collaboration with La 'S' Grand Atelier
  • 31.01.2020 – 03.01.2021: Zoo,[14] artists: Parra, Pablo Dalas (FR), Egle Zvirblyte (LTU), Todd James (US), Russell Maurice (UK), MARTÍ SAWE (ES), Ryan Travis Christian (US), Rhys Lee (AUS), Finsta (SW), Laurent Impeduglia (BE), Jérémy Bobel (FR), Guillaume Fluzin (FR), Robin Divrande (FR), Paul Follezou (FR), Félix Reuter (FR) and Steven Harrington (US)
  • 31.01 – 30.05.2021: Verisimilitude,[15] artists: Félix Luque Sánchez in collaboration with Damien Gernay and Iñigo Bilbao Lopategui
  • 26.06.2021 – 09.01.2022: Double Bill,[16] exhibition of ABC porn cinema archives in collaboration with Cinéma Nova, Brussels, and exhibition of posters by the artist Laurent Durieux
  • 04.02 – 29.05.2022: MIMA reload, exhibition of the museum collection
  • 24.06.2022 – 08.01.2023: Invader Rubikcubist,[17] artist: Invader
  • 03.02 – 28.05.2023: Local Heroes, exhibition in the form of performance and introduction to boxing with fights organised in the museum. In partnership with the BBA and IBP clubs, artists: Rocio Alvarez, Dave Decat, Yannick Jacquet & Antoine Bertin, Edouard Valette, Christopher de Béthune and Kenza Vandeput-Taleb
  • 31.06 – 31.12.2023: Jean Jullien: Studiolo,[18] artist: Jean Jullien

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Carvajal, Doreen (31 May 2016). "In Brussels, Art Museum Brings Hope to Muslim Neighborhood of Molenbeek". New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ McGivern, Hannah (19 March 2016). "Private museum pops up to fill a gap in Brussels". The Art Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Alexander-Webber, Miranda (18 March 2016). "New art museum seeks to shed dangerous image of Brussels' Molenbeek". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "La passerelle "Porte de Ninove" posée au-dessus du canal de Bruxelles". Beliris (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Bruxelles: deux passerelles cyclo-piétonnes inaugurées au-dessus du canal". Le Soir (in French). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ Vanwelde, Aurélie (4 September 2021). "Deux nouvelles passerelles cyclo-piétonnes au-dessus du canal pour relier Molenbeek et Bruxelles-Ville". BX1 (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Exhibitions". Mima Museum. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ par, Dossier réalisé (10 November 2023). "Prophète du street art, Boris Tellegen investit le Mima". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ "HuskMitNavn". huskmitnavn. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ "MIMA Wonderland ou l'art de la rébellion". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Enter the Dream Box and have fun at MIMA in Brussels!". vrtnws.be. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Juxtapoz Magazine - Hell'O Collective: Exploring the Collaborative Process". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Obsessions". Focus (in French). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Et si on se faisait une expo ? - ZOO au MIMA à Bruxelles". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  15. ^ "L'exposition 'Verisimilitude' au Mima, notre réalité à travers le prisme des nouvelles technologies". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Expo: le Mima voit double". Le Soir (in French). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  17. ^ Verlinden, Michel (25 June 2022). "Interview avec Invader, l'artiste anonyme qui pixellise les rues". Focus (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Jean Jullien. Studiolo". Le Soir (in French). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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