The Han Nefkens Foundation has announced a new USD 120,000 initiative, titled the Eurasia Moving Image Commission, its most significant commission to date. 

Launched in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA), the commission uniquely bridges Europe and Asia under the concept of Eurasia, with four institutions based across the two continents collaborating to bring it to life: the aforementioned M HKA (Belgium), the New Taipei City Art Museum (Taiwan), the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Finland), and Art Sonje Center (Korea).

In announcing the commission, Han Nefkens, founder of the Han Nefkens Foundation, noted that this marks their third collaboration with M HKA. He also expressed anticipation in working with the other three institutions, stating: “The Han Nefkens Foundation has grown and expanded its network considerably since 2009. . . . I am truly delighted to be working for the first time with Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, the New Taipei City Art Museum, and Art Sonje Center on this new project, and excited to see where it will take us.”

Nav Haq, associate director of M HKA, described Eurasia as a historical zone of cultural interaction and exchange. He stated: “With the growing multipolarity of the Eurasian supercontinent that we are witnessing in the 21st century, Eurasia once again becomes a new horizon. We seek to look across the contemporary Eurasian landscape in support of these valuable transcultural reflections offered by artists.”

Nefkens, a Dutch writer and patron, established his eponymous nonprofit foundation in 2009. It has since become a global hub for video art, working with a network of over 40 museums and institutions worldwide.

The Eurasia Moving Image Commission supports artists in producing new video artworks with substantial financial and production backing. Selection is made by a jury from the participating institutions, with the foundation having no voting rights or ownership of the commissioned works, focusing instead on facilitating high-level artistic creation and institutional collaboration. The inaugural recipient is expected to be announced by the end of 2026.

Iain Cocks is an editorial intern at ArtAsiaPacific.