Tag: art
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A Camel’s Journey Through Time
Did you know that lamas and alpacas are members of the camel family? I don´t think that is on everyone´s mind when they think of these wooly Andean animals. This week, I ventured into the captivating world of camels (and their close relatives) at the Weltmuseum Wien’s exhibition, “On the Backs of Camels.” The exhibition,…
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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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Floral visions
“The Secret Service of Flowers” – a nice pun, is the title of the new photography exhibition at Galerie Anzenberger in Vienna´s former Anker bread factory. It opened last week, and I went to the opening night. The Gallery currently offers a sort of refuge from the urban every day, a place to figuratively breathe…
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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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Back to analogue – Part 1: Venice, lomified
I grew up with analogue photography, but after I started using a digital camera some 20 years ago I never looked back. Until now, that is. There has of course been a trend, especially among young people but also among seasoned photographers, to go back to analog. It seems to have acquired a certain coolness…
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I see you in black and white
One brand-new exhibition at the Albertina Museum is a must-see for photography lovers. (Actually there is another one that I also recommend at the Albertina Modern, part of the Essl Collection, but more on that another time.) The new photography exhibition Faces. The Power of the Human Visage showcases works by photographers from the 1920s…
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Big on drawing
One brand-new, one that I almost missed, but thankfully did not: two exhibitions in black and white (and grey) are currently on view at the Albertina Museum. And wow, are they worth seeing! Shortly after Vienna´s museums re-opened after lockdown, I took the opportunity to visit Black White & Grey, an exhibition of contemporary large-scale…
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Abstractions
I spent the entire last week at a “Fine Art Creative” photography workshop at Stift Goettweig. One of my aims for this workshop, apart from good company among like-minded people, was to expand my photographic horizons towards experimental and abstract photography. Here I show you some of the results, something rather different from my usual…
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