Allan Sekula

Jointly developed by M HKA and the KU Leuven, this long-term, interdisciplinary research project focuses on a specific, yet complex body of work; multifaceted and variably installable, unfinished and open-ended: Ship of Fools / The Dockers' Museum (2010-2013) by artist and theorist Allan Sekula (1951-2013). Informed by the research of the team members, the project continues to evolve in a succession of research outputs, such as this digital platform.

Allan Sekula. Collective Sisyphus

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(c)image: M HKA

Untitled (Strikes & Demonstrations, nr. 1), 1949

Photography , 15.5 x 22.9 cm

ink, paper

1949 Italy Genoa Harbor Seamen's Strike Press Photo [as indicated on PayPal document], black-and-white photograph, 9 July 1949, 15.5 x 22.9 cm. “Now in its Second Week, the Strike has Delayed Sailing of Passenger Liners and Stalemated Thousands of tons of Merchandise. Seamen are Seeking Unemployment Benefits and Increased Pensions” [as indicated on backside of photograph]. Purchased by Allan Sekula through eBay on October 9, 2011. [NY-1-2 MGS CREDIT (ACME) 6-30-49 (LG)].

On the backside of the photograph:

Jul 9 1949 ROM 908308 NEW YORK BUREAU Strikes ties up Italian Port GENOA: Tugs Lie Idly in Genoa Harbor during the Seamen's Strike that has tied up the Port, Italy's Largest. Now in its Second Week, the Strike has Delayed Sailing of Passenger Liners and Stalemated Thousands of tons of Merchandise. Seamen are Seeking Unemployment Benefits and Increased Pensions. NY-1-2 MGS CREDIT (ACME) 6-30-49 (LG)

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