Category: artmuseum
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Gauguin: Still Unexpected After All These Years
The Kunstforum Wien is currently hosting an exciting exhibition: “Gauguin – Unexpected.” I just got to see it a couple of days ago, and I was quite surprised to discover the breadth of Paul Gauguin´s work. This major retrospective is set to shake up your thoughts on the pivotal figure Gauguin, who is so well…
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Capturing a labour of love
On Sunday evening, the exhibition “Ehrensache – A Matter of Honour” by photographer Jutta Fischel opened at the Fine Art Galerie in Traismauer. This fine exhibition pays tribute to 42 female volunteers in photographs. Fischel´s pictures are a touching portrait of these women and their diverse activities. They show the pride and commitment with which…
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Gregory Crewdson’s Haunting Images of American Life at the Albertina
A recent visit to the Albertina Museum’s Gregory Crewdson retrospective with fellow photographers, organised by the Prager Fotoschule felt like stepping into a world I already knew. As a big fan of Edward Hopper’s paintings and moving pictures like David Lynch´s iconic “Twin Peaks” series, I was instantly drawn to Crewdson’s staged photographs. Their meticulous…
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Sternfeld’s America: A Palette of Colour and Narrative
I had the privilege of attending an artist talk with Joel Sternfeld at the Albertina Museum, which is currently showing a major exhibition of his series “American Prospects”. Listening to Sternfeld was an enlightening opportunity to gain insights into his creative process and the inspirations behind his captivating large format work. It was a remarkable…
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The Eternal Question: Art’s Take on Mortality
The Dom Museum Wien’s latest exhibition “Sterblich sein” (being mortal) is a poignant exploration of mortality, art, and the human condition. This thought-provoking showcase delves into the intricate interplay between life and death, offering a visual narrative that transcends time and cultural boundaries. From contemporary responses to the pandemic, such as Günter Brus’ “Young Death,”…
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Iconic photography at the Semper Depot
Today I went to see the special exhibition of one hundred of Steve McCurry´s photographs from around the world at Vienna´s Semper Depot. This exhibition had previously hung in Graz, Styria, and I had missed it there, so was really pleased that they decided to show it in Vienna as well. Steve McCurry is one…
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Bridging art and nature
Vienna, Austria – A new performance event, Ganymed Bridge, takes place in Vienna from May to October 2023. The event is a collaboration between the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Naturhistorisches Museum. The event features a whole 15 different performances, including music, theater, dance, and spoken word. The performers are drawn from around the world, and…
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Painted with colour and light
Next Friday is THE day to visit Gumpoldskirchen, which is not only a charming small vineyard town with delightful wineries and a beautiful landscape, reachable from Vienna by Schnellbahn, but also becomes a venue for beautiful art at the gallery [Weinhauerhaus]KUNST on 12 May from 7 p.m.: the joint exhibition of Francisco Claure Ibarra and…
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Seventeen Sisters
Rediscovering photo history through analogue lenses: The Fine Art Gallery and Music space in Traismauer just opened a new exhibition, curated by Reinhard Prenn: “Seventeen Sisters“, featuring 17 analogue cameras from different historical periods. These cameras offer unique ways of seeing and photographing, and Reinhard Prenn had the fabulous idea of lending out his cameras…
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The eternal art of bronzes
Bronzes have a very long history. The classic and classy Liechtenstein Garden Palace in Vienna´s 9th district has a huge collection of sculptures and bronze reliefs belonging to the Princes of Liechtenstein. During March 2023, they opened an impressive exhibition to the public: “Cast for Eternity“. I visited the exhibition with Instagramers Austria and Instagramers…
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