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Painted with colour and light

Francisco Claure Ibarra hanging up some of his artworks in the private gallery at Weinhauerhaus Gumpoldskirchen

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 andContinue reading “Painted with colour and light”

Now is the time

The Bank Austria Kunstforum in Vienna is currently hosting a major retrospective of the work of Austrian artist Kiki Kogelnik (1935-1997). The exhibition, titled “Kiki Kogelnik: Now Is the Time” is the largest exhibition of works from Kogelnik’s entire career so far, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and films. I went on a guided tour withContinue reading “Now is the time”

Rediscovering photo history through analogue lenses: Seventeen Sisters

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 to different photographers to create thisContinue reading “Rediscovering photo history through analogue lenses: Seventeen Sisters”

The courage to be wild at heart

The theatre at WERK X-Petersplatz just premiered “Im Herzen der Krähen” (In the hearts of crows) by Kaśka Bryla. I was again invited to photograph the general rehearsal, always a special treat for me to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of a play or performance, allowing me to capture a bit of theContinue reading “The courage to be wild at heart”

Making Trans Joy Visible

a lit up stage in the Villa Vida Café with paintings on the wall

TIN* Artists (trans, inter, nonbinary) currently take centre stage at Villa Vida Café in Vienna´s 5th district. Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the opening of the exhibition entitled “Visible!”, which was organised on the occasion of the Trans Day of Visibility to offer trans, inter*, and non-binary artists an opportunity to presentContinue reading “Making Trans Joy Visible”

Spring REawakens on stage

I´ve been a busy bee this week – must be that spring fever. At what has become an often-visited place for me, the theatre space at WERK X-Petersplatz, the latest play to premiere is “FrühlingsNEUerwachen” (Spring REawakening). It is a modified version of the famous original “Frühlingserwachen” (“Spring Awakening”) by the German playwright Frank Wedekind,Continue reading “Spring REawakens on stage”

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 InstagramersContinue reading “The eternal art of bronzes”

If HERSTORY makes you cringe…

… It should make you cringe, it should make you think. It did, for me. I guess I have been lucky, I thought when I saw the new play HERSTORY. NO MORE EXCUSES. NO MORE ABUSES at WERK X-Petersplatz, because I am not one of the many women who experience abuse from men on aContinue reading “If HERSTORY makes you cringe…”

Print this! A revolution in (art) print making

At the Albertina Modern, a new exhibition highlights the evolution of print techniques, and how artists experimented with this after 1945. In “ANDY WARHOL TO DAMIEN HIRST – THE REVOLUTION IN PRINTMAKING”, visitors can admire a diverse selection of large scale works from the museum´s collection of printed graphics after 1945. Among them are artworksContinue reading “Print this! A revolution in (art) print making”

Multiple Dianas at WERK X-Petersplatz

My latest visit to WERK X-Petersplatz took me to the final rehearsal of the whirlwind contemporary play “What did you do when Lady Di died” by Katharina Kummer – a “chorus of princesses”, as one tagline refers to it. The play engages with a range of different themes and ideas, including the life and legacyContinue reading “Multiple Dianas at WERK X-Petersplatz”