Category: art
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Japanesery
Before 1854 trade with Japan was confined to a Dutch monopoly and Japanese goods imported into Europe were for the most part confined to porcelain and lacquer ware. But when the 200-year-old Japanese foreign policy of Seclusion ended and trade between Japan and the West opened up, a sort of collection craze of Japanese art…
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Enjoying a treasure trove of art on Christmas Day
I don´t know why I thought I could finally go see the Monet exhibition at the Albertina or the Spitzmaus Mummy in a Coffin at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien on Christmas Day. Vienna is completely over-crowded with tourists over the Christmas and New Year´s holidays. I had purchased an Albertina gift membership for hubby and…
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A masterful hand – Bruegel at the KHM Vienna
The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien is showing the largest ever comprehensive exhibition of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (sometimes spelled ’Brueghel’, and sometimes even ’Breugel’ and ’Breughel’). On display are a whopping three quarters of all of his conserved paintings, plus almost half of his drawings and prints. Last week I was so lucky…
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Bodies at the Belvedere Museum
Have you ever seen walking works of art? Or looked underneath the layers of a famous painting? Now you can, at the Lower Belvedere. Instagramers Austria was invited to see and photograph two fascinating exhibitions currently on in the halls of the Belvedere Museum: Donna Huanca – Piedra Quemada, a multi-media installation involving all your…
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In focus: old photographic views on Venice by Carlo Naya
Point and shoot, and you´ve got your beautiful view of Venice captured. It was not always so simple. A special goodie for Venice and photography lovers is currently on display at the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna: This first cabinet exhibition dedicated exclusively to photography, with a small selection of…
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Bloody murder at Musiktheater Linz
The other day I got to see a contemporary staging of Macbeth at the gorgeous Musiktheater Linz, thanks to an instawalk with Igersaustria. We got a behind-the-scenes tour of this impressive modern theatre building and then saw a stunning dance and music interpretation of Shakespeare´s timeless classic about the deadly thirst for power at any…
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Back to Krems for more
The city of Krems near Vienna is a veritable hotspot for art these days, pretty impressive for a town of this size. (Krems has just under 25000 inhabitants.) Last Sunday Instagramers Austria organized another fantastic instatrip (I would call it “Krems reloaded”, since in early September we also visited some art exhibitions that are part…
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Instawalking through a Mile of Art in Krems
Last Sunday I made a special day trip to Krems, less than an hour from Vienna, thanks to an Instawalk opportunity with Instagramers Austria. We spent a great day exploring the various exhibition spaces of the Kunsthalle Krems and the Forum Frohner. Kunsthalle Krems The Kunsthalle Krems-Stein in Stein an der Donau (municipality of Krems)…
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Movers and shakers – ImpulsTanz
A friend invited me to join her for an introductory Bollywood Dance workshop last week – I did not need much persuading. Bollywood dancing is something I had been wanting to explore for a while, and the ImPulsTanz Workshops provided a great opportunity. And almost as a “bonus” after 5 days of sweating it out…
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A Viennese Paradise at the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts
Anton Hartinger was a Viennese flower painter of the 19th century. Until 26 August 2018 you can see a (small) selection of his many flower and plant illustrations at the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts. Hartinger was a prolific painter, he produced almost 900 botanical illustrations. On view here are some watercolor paintings…
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