Category: photography
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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 with…
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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 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 the…
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Making Trans Joy Visible
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 present…
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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,…
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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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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 a…
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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 artworks…
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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 legacy…
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The Fine Art of Magic and Illusions
This time I have something from outside Vienna, but not very far from my home base. The Fine Art Galerie in Traismauer, Lower Austria, just about an hour from the city, just opened a new art exhibition titled “Magic and Illusions“. I went to the opening night, expecting a regular photo exhibition, and found myself…
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