Giant hat pins and other fantasy objects: Gironcoli

The other day I was finally able to visit the exhibition Shy at Work, an extensive selection of works by Bruno Gironcoli at the MUMOK.   A couple of these objects are on display in the public space in front of the MUMOK – you can´t have missed them if you have passed through the MuseumsquartierContinue reading “Giant hat pins and other fantasy objects: Gironcoli”

Vienna in gold – A Jane´s walk

Who´s Jane? I´ve been asked this.  So here is a bit of background on the Jane´s Walk Vienna 2018 festival.  These walks are named for Jane Jacobs, who was an American-Canadian journalist, writer, and activist who had great influence on American urban studies, sociology, and how people thought about urban development in the 1950s andContinue reading “Vienna in gold – A Jane´s walk”

Art in the aftermath of war – a special angle on two current exhibitions at the Belvedere

Last Friday I finally had the chance to attend an expert tour at the Belvedere again.  The Belvedere has an outstanding programme of guided tours by curators and historians, and I try to go as often as I can (which, given my schedule lately, is less often than I would like). The excellent art historyContinue reading “Art in the aftermath of war – a special angle on two current exhibitions at the Belvedere”

A preview of Vienna´s long night of research – Part 1: the MAK

On 13 April 2018 you have an opportunity to visit many of Vienna´s cultural and research institutions for free.  It´s Lange Nacht der Forschung (Long Night of Research) again!  LNF18 is the only nationwide science communication event that makes the services of domestic institutions accessible to the general public – from school projects to cutting-edgeContinue reading “A preview of Vienna´s long night of research – Part 1: the MAK”

Ganymed Nature – intense performances at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Wow!  Just wow!  If you have not been to any of the productions by wenn es so weit ist, and even if you have, you really should go see Ganymed Nature at Vienna´s largest art museum, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. After Ganymed Boarding (2011), Ganymed Goes Europe (2014), Ganymed Dreaming (2015), and Ganymed fe maleContinue reading “Ganymed Nature – intense performances at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien”