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VIENNA
ART WEEK
2022

CHALLENGING ORDERS
18-25 NOV 2022

 

Every year, the festival has a theme, which serves as an inspiration for the program partners and also as a guideline for the content of VIENNA ART WEEK’s own program.

In the current global situation, orders and systems that were taken for granted are increasingly beginning to falter. In view of current developments, we are confronted with ever greater challenges.

The innovative potential of art in questioning prevailing structures and thought patterns by using creative strategies is particularly valuable in these times.

With the theme CHALLENGING ORDERS, VIENNA ART WEEK 2022 wanted to look at the political, social and cultural status quo from different artistic perspectives.

More than 100 events with free admission in institutions, independent spaces, exhibition spaces and galleries ensured a varied and exciting program throughout the week.

Take a look at the exhibition catalog of the HOUSE OF CHALLENGING ORDERS, the plentiful media coverage in international and German-speaking publications, browse through the program of VIENNA ART WEEK 2022 and get inspired for next year!

Exhibition catalog HOUSE OF CHALLENGING ORDERS 2023

Clippings VIENNA ART WEEK 2022 – International media

Clippings VIENNA ART WEEK 2022 – German-speaking media

More about the theme

16/12/2024
EXHIBITIONS
Inspired by St. Catherine – Anna Heindl’s jewelry objects at the KHM
The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is presenting a new series of works by the renowned Austrian jewelry artist in the Kunstkammer. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
05/12/2024
VAW Community
“Focus Festivals” – competition organized by the Vienna Business Agency promotes technology-oriented creative concepts for art and cultural festivals
The VIENNA ART WEEK is pleased to present a great initiative of the Vienna Business Agency: the “Culture & Technology: Focus Festivals” competition.
05/12/2024
EXHIBITIONS
Colorful worlds of wonder – Anne Duk Hee Jordan at Kunst Haus Wien
Sabine B. Vogel visited the exhibition “The End Is Where We Start From” by the Korean-born, Berlin-based artist.
14/10/2024
VAW Community
“WALKING BACKWARDS THROUGH EARTH’S LAYERS” – at the Natural History Museum Vienna
As part of the VIENNA ART WEEK, a site-specific performance at the Natural History Museum Vienna explores the connection between art and science in an interplay of dance and digital art.
08/10/2024
EXHIBITIONS
Sisterhood – Ines Doujak at GALERIE3, Vienna
In fantasy worlds, photographs and assemblages, Ines Doujak sheds light on female solidarity, classism and queerness, among other things. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
Educational programme at the foundation: As part of VIENNA ART WEEK 2023, the Nitsch Foundation hosted an artist talk with the artists Ekrem Yalcindag and Peter Kogler.
19/09/2024
VAW Community
Five paintings and yet much more – The Nitsch Foundation in Vienna
From Hermann Nitsch's dramaturgical abreaction model to vivid oil paintings - Sabine B. Vogel visits the Nitsch Foundation in Vienna
22/08/2024
VAW Community
Access to art and culture for children and young people: an investment in the future
Wiener Städtische has supported VIENNA ART WEEK for many years. Here, the company explains why.
30/07/2024
VIENNA ART WEEK 2024
How are Vienna‘s museum directors “FACING TIME”? Part 3
Time is at the center of this year's VIENNA ART WEEK. How our directors are facing it, they have revealed to us here.
23/07/2024
MEET THE ARTIST
STRABAG Artaward winner Nana Mandl: I don’t throw anything away
Sabine B. Vogel visited the winner of this year's STRABAG Artwards in her studio in Vienna's 15th district.
15/07/2024
VIENNA ART WEEK 2024
How are Vienna‘s museum directors “FACING TIME”? Part 2
Time is at the center of this year's VIENNA ART WEEK. How our directors are facing it, they have revealed to us here.
08/07/2024
EXHIBITIONS
So much death – Dom Museum Wien
Grim reapers, skulls, skeletons, even the Christian descent from the cross - the motifs surrounding death are manifold. Clearly, death inspires the imagination of artists. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
02/07/2024
VIENNA ART WEEK 2024
How are Vienna‘s museum directors “FACING TIME”? Part 1
Time is at the center of this year's VIENNA ART WEEK. How our directors are facing it, they have revealed to us here.
28/06/2024
EXHIBITIONS
Forms that inhabit me – Simone Fattal at the Vienna Secession
The versatile work of this impressive artist is shown in a wonderfully timeless presentation. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
28/06/2024
BEYOND VIENNA
A new network unites important European art festivals
VIENNA ART WEEK is a founding member of THE SPIDER, a platform that brings together numerous art weeks.
29/05/2024
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
HOUSE OF INCITING PASSION 2023 – the catalog is out!
Artists and performers from 18 countries explored passion as part of the VIENNA ART WEEK 2023 exhibition. Now the catalog is available.
10/05/2024
EXHIBITIONS
A feast for Freudians – THE UNCANNY at the Sigmund Freud Museum
A special exhibition in Freud's former apartment establishes a link between Freud's central theses and the works of 13 contemporary artists. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
11/04/2024
BEYOND VIENNA
“Essl Museum” becomes “Albertina Klosterneuburg”
Essl Museum was yesterday. Today, the former private museum in Lower Austria is called "Albertina Klosterneuburg" - and has finally reopened. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
28/03/2024
VIENNA ART WEEK 2024
OPEN CALL: INDEPENDENT SPACES & SPECIAL PROJECTS 2024
For the 20th anniversary, we are inviting "Independent Spaces & Special Projects" in Vienna to submit their program proposals for participation in VIENNA ART WEEK 2024 until April 30, 2024.
28/03/2024
VIENNA ART WEEK 2024
OPEN CALL: OPEN STUDIO DAYS 2024
We invite artists working in Vienna to upload their submissions for the participation in the Open Studio Days on November 9 and 10, 2024 as part of VIENNA ART WEEK by April 30, 2024.
18/03/2024
VIENNA ART WEEK 2024
FACING TIME
For its 20th edition, VIENNA ART WEEK 2024 is approaching the phenomenon of time from different angles with its motto. By Robert Punkenhofer & Julia Hartmann.
14/03/2024
EXHIBITIONS
Subtle visualizations – Angelika Loderer at the Belvedere 21
The sculptor Angelika Loderer has already been shown twice in group exhibitions at the Belvedere. Now her work is being shown in a solo exhibition. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
07/03/2024
EXHIBITIONS
War glasses and bead bags – the designer Felice Rix-Ueno at the MAK
Felice Rix-Ueno already designed her delicate "war glasses" for the Wiener Werkstätten at the age of 21. The MAK is now dedicating her a small, wonderful solo exhibition. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
12/02/2024
EXHIBITIONS
The answer: Art! – Gilbert Bretterbauer at Smolka Contemporary
Textile artist Bretterbauer uses fabrics and embroidery to create spatial installations, carpets, tapestries and interior elements such as the "Love Chair". A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
21/12/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
This was VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
Looking back on a week full of passion. By Theresia Nickl.
21/12/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
House of INCITING PASSION – a review of the VIENNA ART WEEK 2023 exhibition
By Julia Hartmann and Robert Punkenhofer.
16/12/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
Nocturnal (Com)Passion – A night of “Passion” in the Jesuit Church
A review of a night of "Passion" in the Jesuit Church as part of the VIENNA ART WEEK 2023. By Juliana Furthner.
15/12/2023
BEYOND VIENNA
From Vienna to Venice via Gwangju and Bregenz – that will be 2024
Sabine B. Vogel takes a look at the New Year for us - these are some of the highlights of the art year that you shouldn't miss.
13/12/2023
VAW Community
Artificial intelligence and art. Creative digital design in Vienna.
VIENNA ART WEEK talks to Elisabeth Noever-Ginthör and Jutta Scheibelberger about funding programs, free services for creative companies and the regular competitions of the Vienna Business Agency.
30/11/2023
EXHIBITIONS
Long unrecognized, now appreciated – Gabriele Münter at the Leopold Museum
"In many people's eyes, I was an unnecessary addition to Kandinsky". This statement opens the major retrospective of this long misunderstood artist at the Leopold Museum. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
28/11/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
Curate passionately, collect artfully: The Inciting Passion Line-up of VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
On a multifaceted afternoon, protagonists from the international art world gave insights into their working methods for the VIENNA ART WEEK and shared their knowledge and passion.
24/10/2023
EXHIBITIONS
Linoleum printing and psychogenic creation – Lill Tschudi & Franz Čižek
One of the most important representatives of the Modernist British Printmaking movement will finally have a show dedicated to her at the University Gallery of Applied Arts. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
29/09/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
VIENNA ART WEEK for all – Inclusive program 2023
For the first time, the VIENNA ART WEEK can offer an extensive program for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Learn more!
04/09/2023
EXHIBITIONS
Conceptual Puzzle – Agnes Fuchs at mumok
What do circuits and painting have in common? Sabine B. Vogel was at the current exhibition at mumok and gets to the bottom of the question.
31/08/2023
EXPLORE VIENNA
Creatively shaping the city.
VIENNA ART WEEK talks to Elisabeth Noever-Ginthör, Director of Creativity & Business at the Vienna Business Agency, about spaces of creative use & why the topic has long engaged & accompanied her.
24/07/2023
EXHIBITIONS
Lavalamp Fever at the Secession – Lazar Lyutakov “1 Million Random Numbers”
Two worlds collide in the current exhibition by Lazar Lyutakov at the Secession - Sabine B. Vogel was there and was fascinated.
28/06/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
INCITING PASSION: What are our directors burning for? Part 2
Passion is at the center of this year's VIENNA ART WEEK. What our directors are burning for, they have revealed to us here.
07/06/2023
EXPLORE VIENNA
Lueger in a tilted position – Klemens Wihlidal’s winning design for the Lueger Monument
Monuments are a natural part of the urban landscape in Europe. But not at all times do people want to remember the same people in an identical way. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
06/06/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
INCITING PASSION: What are our directors burning for? Part 1
Passion is at the center of this year's VIENNA ART WEEK. What our directors are burning for, they have revealed to us here.
19/04/2023
EXHIBITIONS
At the end of a long journey – On The Road Again at the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung
In its current exhibition, the Künstlerhaus takes us once almost around the world. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
23/03/2023
EXHIBITIONS
And the women? Picasso at the Albertina
Pablo Picasso is considered the genius of a century. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death the Albertina is now dedicating a personal exhibition of 70 works to the artist.
23/03/2023
VIENNA ART WEEK 2023
INCITING PASSION
The theme of VIENNA ART WEEK 2023 is dedicated to passion in all its facets. By Robert Punkenhofer, Julia Hartmann & Theresia Nickl.
14/02/2023
EXHIBITIONS
Inspired, but not copied: The Influence of Van Gogh to Matisse on Gustav Klimt
After years of "treasure hunting," the Lower Belvedere is hosting an impressive show that explores the influence of contemporary artists on Gustav Klimt. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
Anna Jermaloewa © Michael Maritsch
26/01/2023
EXHIBITIONS
From the train station bench to Venice – Anna Jermolaeva
Anna Jermolaewa will represent Austria at the Venice Biennale in 2024, and she has also participated in the VIENNA ART WEEK several times. Sabine B. Vogel visited the current exhibition in Linz.
18/01/2023
EXHIBITIONS
Applied Correlation Laboratory
An exciting exhibition shows the results of an artistic research project by students of the University of Applied Arts Vienna in cooperation with the Frederick Kiesler Foundation.
21/12/2022
EXHIBITIONS
A parcours of celebration at the MAK
From aristocratic banquets to raves to political (protest) festival culture - the new thematic exhibition at the MAK approaches the FEST from a wide variety of perspectives. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
13/12/2022
VAW Community
Images on the internet – fair pay for artists
Günter Schönberger, managing director of the collecting society Bildrecht, in an interview with VIENNA ART WEEK
09/12/2022
VIENNA ART WEEK 2022
This was VIENNA ART WEEK 2022
A review of a week of Challenging Orders
07/12/2022
VAW Community
Access to art and culture for children and young people: an investment in the future
Wiener Städtische has supported VIENNA ART WEEK for many years. Here, the company explains why.
01/12/2022
VAW Community
Digital platform creates new space for art
Enjoying art and culture at home in front of the screen. What seemed impossible until recently has become a reality thanks to Discover-Culture. A look at the steadily growing platform.
01/12/2022
EXHIBITIONS
Emília Rigová’s islands of well-being at MUMOK
In her solo show "Nane Oda Lavutaris/Who Will Play for Me?" at MUMOK, the Slovak artist Emília Rigová takes up the theme of Roma and music. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
09/11/2022
VAW Community
Promoting creativity, technology and spaces for creative use
Elisabeth Noever-Ginthör, Head of Creativity & Business at the Vienna Business Agency, in an interview with VIENNA ART WEEK
20/10/2022
VAW Community
ZUMTOBEL GROUP: BEN VAN BERKEL/UNSTUDIO AT THE DORNBIRN LIGHT FORUM
The Zumtobel Group invited to an exhibition opening and talk at the Dornbirn Lichtforum.
ANONYMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER,Tilla Durieux as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, 1937 © Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Tilla-Durieux-Archiv, Nr. 193_3, Photo: Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Tilla-Durieux-Archiv, Nr. 193_3
18/10/2022
EXHIBITIONS
A Life in Pictures – Tilla Durieux at the Leopold Museum
The actress is one of the most dazzling stars of the early 20th century and was long considered the role model of the modern woman. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
10/10/2022
VIENNA ART WEEK 2022
What do our directors think about “Challenging Orders”? Part 2
We asked the directors of our Viennese museums where they see the role of their institutions in relation to "Challenging Orders". Here are their answers...
10/10/2022
VAW Community
Calculated overload
Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler at Kunstraum Niederoesterreich. A text by Max Steinborn.
28/09/2022
EXHIBITIONS
The museum as a shackle and a trap
The new exhibition at mumok invites us to think about the animal in us. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
28/09/2022
EXPLORE VIENNA
Arts & Politics in Vienna
Things are going well, but they could be even better. An analysis by Angelika Seebacher.
06/09/2022
VIENNA ART WEEK 2022
What do our directors think about “Challenging Orders”? Part 1
We asked the directors of our Viennese museums where they see the role of their institutions in relation to "Challenging Orders". Here are their answers...
27/07/2022
BEYOND VIENNA
Everything is so alive – documenta fifteen 2022
A visit to the global art exhibition in Kassel. By Sabine B. Vogel.
19/07/2022
EXHIBITIONS
Enigmatic Journeys
Francesco Clemente at the Albertina. A visually stunning journey into hidden ideas of the ego. By Sabine B. Vogel.
11/07/2022
VAW Community
VIENNA GALLERIES CHECK-IN #3
Conversations about trial and error, the fight against prevailing structures, improvable communication and the needle in the haystack - a check-in with some of Vienna's most established galleries. By
30/06/2022
EXPLORE VIENNA
Not too big, yet a metropolis
Galleries in Vienna - There is great potential
29/06/2022
EXHIBITIONS
Lieselott Beschorner: Im Atem der Zeit
Until now, Beschorner's work has hardly been seen, which is finally changing. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
07/06/2022
VAWcommunity
VIENNA GALLERIES CHECK-IN #2
Vienna has developed into an exciting and dynamic contemporary art landscape in recent years - not least because of its galleries. Today we visit another three of them
27/05/2022
BEYOND VIENNA
Anselm Kiefer’s Inferno in Venice
Anselm Kiefer has staged a world theater in the famous Sala dello Scrutinio, where the Doge was once elected. A text by Sabine B. Vogel.
12/05/2022
VAW Community
VIENNA GALLERIES CHECK-IN #1
What role do art, artists and their institutions play in questioning existing norms and orders? We have asked three art galleries
21/03/2022
VIENNA ART WEEK 2022
Challenging orders
The theme of VIENNA ART WEEK 2022 invites to question existing norms and orders.
09/03/2022
EXHIBITIONS
ARTISTS SUPPORT UKRAINE
On February 24, 2022, a decades-long post-war order came to an end in an unfathomable way for the 21st century and of course, the
20/02/2022
VIENNA ART WEEK 2022
OPEN CALL – Open Studio Days 2022
We invite artists working in Vienna to upload their submission to participate in the Open Studio Days 2022. Submission deadline: May 5, 2022
20/12/2021
VIENNA ART WEEK 2021
House of Losing Control. A review.
Nomen est Omen: The House of Losing Control only barely escaped the lockdown. Now it has been history for more than two weeks. Time for a short recap.
10/12/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Not just a piece of the coat
Redistribution now? In its current annual show "Poor & Rich", the Dom Museum Wien presents a cross-section of the history and iconography of social inequality.
16/11/2021
ONLINE TALKS
Videointerview with Oliver Ressler
The exhibition „Overground Resistance“ brings together artists who produce their works in dialogue with the climate justice movements in which they consider themselves participants. 
10/11/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Painting as a threat
At Galerie Sophie Tappeiner, Berlin-based artist Sophie Reinhold explores the threat potential of painting and comes up with exciting results.
15/10/2021
ONLINE TALKS
The Culture & Technology Podcast
The Culture & Technology Podcast is a virtual salon — hosted by the Vienna Business Agency together with Severin Matusek.
28/09/2021
EXHIBITIONS
After the intoxication
Christine König Gallery presents a satyr play of a special kind as part of curated by: thoughtful, sober, sympathetically 'unbaroque'.
05/08/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Conversation between the shores
With Birgit Jürgenssen and Cinzia Ruggeri, Galerie Hubert Winter juxtaposes two radical individualists who never met during their lifetimes.
19/07/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Drifting
The second edition of the Propeller Biennale at Fotogalerie Wien in WUK once again shows a selection of works by students at Austrian art colleges.
07/07/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Healing Confusion. A visit with Marc Dion
At Galerie Kargl, Mark Dion explores the question of the principles by which we order things.
21/06/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Between the dots of light
With "Pattern As A Teacher" at Felix Gaudlitz Valentina Triet generates an invisible body inhabiting the voids.
17/06/2021
EXHIBITIONS
I sing against Monsanto
The exhibition, curated by Miguel A. López, shows works by artists from all over the world who critically deal with exploitation and environmental destruction.
15/06/2021
EXPLORE VIENNA
A Gallery Tour through Schleifmühlgasse
Our third gallery stroll takes us through Schleifmühlgasse in Vienna's 4th district.
27/05/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Fashion and dystopia
In her exhibition "Autumn Cloth" at Sophie Tappeiner gallery, Dutch artist Tenant of Culture traces the consequences of economics in the fashion world.
20/05/2021
Uncategorized
Practice seeing with relish
Under the title "Posture and Pose", Kunst Haus Wien is dedicating an extensive retrospective to Elfie Semotan on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
12/05/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Eating your cake and baking it anew
Kunstverein Kevin Space presents the new project of Vienna-based writer Miriam Stoney, whose work is mostly collaborative and text-based.
03/05/2021
EXPLORE VIENNA
A gallery tour across the city
The second gallery tour to follow leads on a route across Vienna's city center to another five top galleries for contemporary art.
26/04/2021
EXHIBITIONS
Yuji Agematsu
Yuji Agematsu makes miniature sculptures from waste he finds on his daily strolls through New York's streets. The objects cast in resin can currently be seen at the Secession.
12/04/2021
VIENNA ART WEEK 2021
Losing Control
Beset by crises. Out of control. Out of action. Awareness of humankind’s limited ability to intervene in the way of the world is increasing.
12/03/2021
EXHIBITIONS
A Path from Thought to Action
This year Joseph Beuys would have turned 100 years old. Belvedere 21 is taking this opportunity to present an extensive exhibition of his work.
06/03/2021
EXPLORE VIENNA
A gallery tour through downtown Vienna
The starting point of our tour to five top galleries for contemporary art in the heart of Vienna's city center - situated between Stadtpark and the old town quarter southeast of Kärntner Straße - is
15/02/2021
MEET THE ARTIST
Katharina Aigner
Julianne Cordray in Conversation with Katharina Aigner As part of the Critic in Residence Program by studio das weisse haus in cooperation with VIENNA ART WEEK 2020 I had the chan
03/02/2021
EXHIBITIONS
On the extremes of good and evil
The exhibition by Kapsch prize winner Hugo Canoilas takes us into a sea world populated by unknown creatures and questions the anthropocentric view of the world.
25/01/2021
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
Notgalerie
The archway of the Notgalerie was positioned in front of the House of Rituals. After three years at its location in the Seestadt, it was completely dismantled and its individual parts scattered.
07/01/2021
MEET THE ARTIST
Nicoleta Auersperg
The artist tells how bread baking inspired her artistic work and the importance of materials and shape transfer.
22/12/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Ezgi Erol
The transdisciplinary artist Ezgi Erol tells us what role vacuum cleaners and sociology play in her artistic work.
09/12/2020
EXPLORE VIENNA
Working under one roof
An autumnal garden, three children play catch, a tiny dog named Mimi yaps. Schloss25, a former nursing school in the middle of Hietzing, originally a psychiatric institution, is home to 15 female arti
01/12/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
LIVING RITUALS – EXHIBITION PARCOURS
From the 100 artists of the Open Studio Days, seven studios were selected by the jury, in which artists dealt with the theme "Living Rituals".
30/11/2020
ONLINE TALKS
Artist-Talk with Katharina Höglinger
VIDEO-TALK: Francesca Gavin, curator, in conversation with the artist Katharina Höglinger
25/11/2020
ONLINE TALKS
Artist Talk with Christian Eisenberger
VIDEO-TALK: Ursula Maria Probst, curator, in conversation with the artist Christian Eisenberger
25/11/2020
ONLINE TALKS
Stefanie Gutheil and Bianca Kennedy in conversation
VIDEO-TALK: Curator Philipp Bollmann in conversation with Stefanie Gutheil and Bianca Kennedy about their exhibition at Krinzinger Projekte.
25/11/2020
ONLINE TALKS
Ann Cotten in conversation with the artist Kanako Tada
VIDEO-TALK: Ann Cotten (writer, Junior Fellow at IFK, Vienna) and Kanako TADA (artist, currently in Vienna thanks to Pola Art Foundation) in conversation.
24/11/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
GALLERY TOUR
VIDEO TOUR: Robert Punkenhofer, artistic director of VIENNA ART WEEK, leads through some of the most exciting galleries in Vienna.
16/11/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
VIDEO VIEWS in the studios of artists of the Open Studio Days
13/11/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
Vienna galleries are open for visits
13/11/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
ONLINE-PROGRAM OF THE DAY Wednesday
Here you will find a list of links to the daily online program. If you cannot visit VIENNA ART WEEK, we will visit you.
08/11/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
VIENNA ART WEEK goes online. Open Studio Days digital
The VIENNA ART WEEK takes place online. The art week offers - as a response to current measures - new, digital formats.
08/11/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
Das Ritual in der Performance zwischen Spiel und Seinsgewissheit. Bertlmann, Samsonow und der Morgenkaffee 2
Der Philosoph, Kunstkritiker und Kurator Klaus Speidel beleuchtet das Ritual vor dem Hintergrund der Performancekunst. Er sprach mit den Künstlerinnen Elisabeth von Samsonow und Renate Bertlmann.
12/10/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
LIVING RITUALS
Rituals might seem anachronistic nowadays – like messengers from other times – in fact they are also deeply rooted in secularized societies, and a conducive factor for social cohesion.
22/09/2020
EXHIBITIONS
Hidden thoughts of a visual nature
Monika Pessler, director of the Sigmund Freud Museum, talks about the exhibition of conceptual art in the former offices of Sigmund Freud.
18/09/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
What, How & for Whom/WHW: A kiss can change the law …
What happens when fluids, bugs and viruses mix in an act of love?
18/09/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
Gerhard Hirczi: Upgrade your routines. Take advantage of digital opportunities
Our daily working life is shaped by routines. Routines create a framework for our actions and provide security at every level.
18/09/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
Rituals in the Viennese Actionism
Hubert Klocker, director of the Stadtraum Sammlung Friedrichshof, talks about the importance of rituals in the work of Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch and Viennese Actionism in general.
06/08/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Alexandra Baumgartner
In conversation with Alexandra Baumgartner, whose studio we were allowed to discover during the Open Studio Days 2019. It was not lacking inspiration.
14/07/2020
EXHIBITIONS
Contemporary Week at Dorotheum
Zeitgenössische Kunst ist neben Werken der Moderne in der Auktionswoche von 23.-26. Juni 2020 im Dorotheum zu sehen.
30/06/2020
EXPLORE VIENNA
SEE NOW: VIDEO – VIENNA ART TALK #2
In the Online-Talk „Art World in Times of Crisis – Roles and Responsibilities“ Sabine Haag, Gail Lord, Norbert Kettner and Robert Punkenhofer discuss challenges and opportunities post corona-crisis.
19/06/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Thomas Gänszler
We visit Thomas Gänszler, who studied with Erwin Wurm, in his Viennese studio in a back building. He often works with semi-finished products, which he reworks, fragments or re-composes.
29/05/2020
Uncategorized
VIENNA ART TALK “Art World in Times of Crisis”
Joshua Decter (author and curator, New York), Lucy Orta (artist, professor London College of Fashion, Paris) and Robert Punkenhofer (artistic director VIENNA ART WEEK analyze the consequences, risks a
12/05/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Stefan Draschan
VIENNA ART WEEK in conversation with Stefan Draschan, whose photographs are a big hit on social media for a reason.
27/04/2020
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020
LIVING RITUALS
VIENNA ART WEEK 2020, which will take place from November 13 to 20, is themed "Living Rituals". Learn more about this year's motto here!
20/04/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Nives Widauer
The artist has created her own cosmos over the years, following different techniques and combining analog and digital in her works.
08/04/2020
EXPLORE VIENNA
Growing up with Art
Wiener Städtische will continue to support the diverse activities of the VIENNA ART WEEK in 2021 under the slogan "Making art and culture tangible - we support this".
06/04/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Timotheus Tomicek
The artist, filmmaker and photographer Timotheus Tomicek gives us insights into his studio and his world of thought.
30/03/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Soli Kiani
She calls the "non-existing human rights" the root of her art. - Talking with the Iranian-born artist Soli Kiani in her beautiful studio in Vienna.
19/03/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
Béatrice Dreux
She tells us about her daily creative ritual and her dream to work on an island by the sea.
04/03/2020
EXHIBITIONS
Somewhere between Genius and Lunacy
In this exhibition series, contemporary artists are invited to examine the portrayal of the Last Judgement by Hieronymus Bosch.
Max Freund Künstler Wien
18/02/2020
MEET THE ARTIST
MAX FREUND
The artist finds his inspiration: "In books, discussions, the Internet, Vienna's houses, 1 € shops, dumpsters and abandoned places."
11/02/2020
EXHIBITIONS
FABRIC FOR FASHION
In a big "SHOW OFF", the Viennese MAK transforms itself into a catwalk for revolutionary fashion designers linked to Austria. The works of 60 designers and 30 photographers offer an impressive ove
18/12/2019
EXPLORE VIENNA
The Best Moments of Vienna Art Week 2019
Pulsating, inspiring, creative like the city: that was the Vienna Art Week 2019 - our highlights summarized in a video for you.
18/12/2019
MEET THE ARTIST
Studio Visit at Lukas Pusch
Norbert Kettner, Managing Director Vienna Tourist Board, visited Lukas Pusch in his studio and we joined them with our camera.
04/12/2019
EXPLORE VIENNA
Vienna Art Week 2019 in Pictures
The 15th Vienna Art Week is history again - but what a history! Once again, the City of Vienna was able to show what it has to offer!
21/11/2019
MEET THE ARTIST
Studio Visit at Claudia Märzendorfer
VIDEO: Studio Visit at Claudia Märzendorfer (Open Studio Day Exhibition Parcours)   https://youtu.be/cMv-i8jkE6g
16/11/2019
MEET THE ARTIST
Studio Visit at Lois Renner
VIDEO: Studio Visit at Lois Renner (Open Studio Day Exhibition Parcours)   https://youtu.be/rB_bffnCsnQ
15/11/2019
EXPLORE VIENNA
Too Good to be True
The criterion of authenticity is central to the appreciation of art - but what happens when an imitation is too good to be true? - Forgery in the world of art.    
14/11/2019
Uncategorized
MAKING TRUTH Line-up
The MAKING TRUTH Line-up concludes the festival week in terms of content. The focus is on socio-politically active artists and the work of activist groups.
13/11/2019
EXPLORE VIENNA
Silent helpers
VIENNA ART WEEK spoke with two long-time contributors to Hermann Nitsch's actions about the lust for blood and the transformative power of excess.
12/11/2019
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District Tours
The Open Studio Days on Saturday, NOV 16 and Sunday, NOV 17 offer art lovers the unique opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of artistic creation and to have informal conversations with artist
11/11/2019
EXHIBITIONS
Ron Nagle
He lives and works in San Francisco. Ron Nagle is known for his intimately scaled sculptures. Now the Secession is going to show a selection of his recent works.      
11/11/2019
EXHIBITIONS
A search for self-conception
Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W) has devoted its major fall exhibition to Austria’s role in the Cold War. In an interview, curator Monika Platzer explains what architecture has to do with it.
10/11/2019
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Exhibition Parcour Talks
Highlight of the Vienna Art Week is the MAKING TRUTH Exhibition Parcours: 14 selected studios spread across the city will be connected to the rooms of an exhibition. The Exhibition Parcours Talks will
08/11/2019
EXHIBITIONS
MAKING TRUTH. ONE-SHOT WORKs between production and presentation, analog and digital reception
MAKING TRUTH is an exhibition designed as a circuit running through the Vienna studios of 16 selected artists. Here you can find out what it is all about.    
05/11/2019
EXHIBITIONS
Forms Larger and Bolder: EVA HESSE DRAWINGS
The artist, Eva Hesse, was known for sculpture, but she accompanied drawing throughout her life. In conversation with curator Manuela Ammer about her graphic work.      
27/10/2019
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„Truth is made when existing historical and institutional conditions inscribe themselves …”
Truth is made when existing historical and institutional conditions inscribe themselves in the order of bodies. The same can be said of that which is considered “true art” and is placed in public
11/10/2019
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MAKING TRUTH
“What [...] is truth? Worn-out metaphors which have become powerless to affect the senses; coins which have their obverse effaced and now are no longer of account as coins but merely as metal.”
20/09/2019
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„IM LEBEN GIBT ES WIE IN DER KUNST VIELE WAHRHEITEN.“
Großartig an bildender Kunst ist, dass nichts eindeutig ist. Ein hochkarätiges Kunstwerk wie das Porträt von Rudolf dem Stifter (1360–1365) oder die „Vierge Ouvrante“ (1420–1430) aus dem Do
02/09/2019
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„ART IS MAGIC, TO BE FREED FROM TRUTH AND LIES.”
Besonders in Zeiten der schnellen Verbreitung und schweren Einordenbarkeit von Nachrichten, ist die Suche nach der Wahrheit für viele Menschen allgegenwärtig. Dass Wahrheit und Lüge oft näher b

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Open Studio Days 2022
House of Challenging orders
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