The exhibition project Middle Gate II – The Story of Dymphna is a collaboration between M HKA (Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp) and the cultural centre de Werft in Geel. Middle Gate II is the follow up to the exhibition Middle Gate, curated by Jan Hoet in Geel in 2013. The exhibition concept is closely tied to the legend of the holy Dymphna, saint of the possessed, the mentally ill and patroness against epilepsy and insanity. The legend of Dymphna shares a strong connection to the identity of Geel, "the charitable city".

Pablo Picasso

°1881 †1973
Died in Mougins, FR
Born in Málaga, ES

Born in Málaga (Spain) in 1881, Pablo Picasso is without a doubt one of the most well know and influential artists of the twentieth century. His oeuvre is classified into various periods, as his style changed radically throughout his career. Style classifications include the blue period, the rose period, the cubistic period, the surrealist period, the abstract period and the later period.