Looking for the best art shows in town? We know where to find them. Don’t miss the top exhibition openings this week including the long-awaited Soft Machine by Ashley Hans Scheirl and Jakob Lena Knebl – a collaboration with the Austrian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia!
Vienna Weekly presents a selection of weekly exhibition openings, (online) talks, and art events taking place in Vienna. Discover the contemporary side of the city.

Spread from Softmachine Magazine. Editors-in-chief: Jakob Lena Knebl, Ashley Hans Scheirl and Karola Kraus.
Published as part of the Biennale Arte 2022
TUESDAY, May 3
- Exhibition Opening: Allen Jones: Boutique | Ernst Hilger Gallery | Dorotheergasse 5, 1010 | 7:00 pm.
- Exhibition Opening: Kenji Lim: Shivering Cloud | Reinthaler Gallery | Gumpendorfer Straße 53, 1060 | 7:00 pm.
- Exhibition Opening: Kaja Clara Joo: Gonzo | Bildraum 07 | Burggasse 7, 1070 | 7:00 pm.
- Exhibition Opening: Marta Beauchamp & Darja Shatalova: Return to Refresh | sehsaal | Zentagasse 38, 1050 | 7:00 pm.
WEDNESDAY, May 4
- Exhibition Opening: Schule Oberhuber | Angewandte Heiligenkreuzer Hof | Schönlaterngasse 5, 1010 | 6:00 pm.
- Exhibition Opening: Paul Horn: Erkenne ich dich felbft | Knoll Gallery | Gumpendorfer Straße 18, 1060 | 5:00.
- Online Discussion: Florian Malzacher: The Art of Assembly XVI | brut in cooperation with Kunsthalle Vienna | online | 7:00 pm.
- Film Screening: Freiraum Ukraine: Guide Map by Alina Maksimenko | MQ – MuseumsQuartier Vienna | Museumsplatz 1, 1070 | 6:30 pm.
- Opening & Sound Installation: TONSPUR for Ukraine: Robin Rimbaud | TONSPUR Kunstverein | TONSPUR_passage, Q21/MQ – Museumsplatz 1, 1070 | 7:00.
THURSDAY, May 5
- Exhibition Opening: Ashley Hans Scheirl, Jakob Lena Knebl: Soft Machine | collaboration with the Austrian Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia | Phileas Project Space | Opernring 17, 1010 | 5:00 pm.
SATURDAY, May 7
- Exhibition Opening: (Con)Temporary Fashion Showcase | MAK-Expositur Geymüllerschlössel | Pötzleinsdorferstraße 102, 1180 | 11:00 am.
- Workshop: Oh, make your fingernails into claves, Your spoons into drumsticks! | A lament workshop with Zoryana Pochynayko | Kunstraum NOE | Herrengasse 13, 1010 | 1:00 pm.
- Exhibition Closing: Kathi Hofer: Pictures | Gabriele Senn Gallery | Schleifmühlgasse 1A, 1040.
- Exhibition Closing: Kay Walkowiak: Be Here Now | Zeller Van Almsick | Franz-Josefs-Kai 3, 3rd Floor, Suite 16, 1010.
- Exhibition Closing: Franz West & Friends | Konzett Gallery | Spiegelgasse 21, 1010.
- Exhibition Closing: Albana Ejupi: Nude on sand | Lukas Feichtner Gallery | Seilerstaette 19, 1010.
Let’s enjoy art safely: Please respect the current Covid-Rules and in mind that some events may require registration.