S.M.A.K. Highlights for a Future

A stunning tour through the renowned, wide-ranging collection of contemporary art at Ghents Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art (S.M.A.K.) The Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (translated as the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art and commonly abbreviated as S.M.A.K.), located in Ghent, Belgium, has quickly established a reputation for both a superlative permanent collection and provocative exhibitions since it opened to the public in 1999. The museums collection focuses on international developments in art after 1945, including works by artists such as Francis Als, Francis Bacon, Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers, Luc Tuymans, and Bruce Nauman. S.M.A.K. Highlights for a Future showcases the full range and exceptional quality of the museums holdings, illustrating some 200 artworks, from well-known masterpieces to less-familiar, recent acquisitions. Distributed for Mercatorfonds