This year the Generali Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary! Congratulations from The New Contemporary Blog Team. What makes contemporary art so popular? Primarily its visual power. Hence, it is not so common that a corporate foundation focuses on a niche, as it can be seen as an intentional counterpart to the mainstream. Conceptual art and … Continue reading
“Vienna has definitely more to offer than Jugendstil and Wiener Werkstätte,” knows Tulga Beyerle. She is one of THE design experts in Vienna and published a lot of specialist literature on this topic. As the director of the Vienna Design Week she provides a platform for design at different places all over the city – … Continue reading
Last Friday the MUMOK (Museum Of Modern Art) in Vienna opened its doors to the big Franz West retrospective “Where Is My Eight?” – a tribute to one of the most important Austrian contemporary artists, who unfortunately passed away last summer. Friends, colleagues, fans, and a lot of VIPs came to the event. Continue reading
IT’S DONE. THE FIRST VIDEO IN OUR NEW SERIES “THE NEW CONTEMPORARY MEETS … ” IS OUT! IN THE NEXT WEEKS AND MONTHS WE WILL MEET OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES FROM THE VIENNESE ART SCENE (AND IT’S EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD) FOR YOU. Continue reading
Irena Karpa performed at the VIENNAFAIR party with her band QARPA and held a lecture for students at the fair. I talked with her about a new revolution in the Ukraine, her political performances, her MTV career, and her Playboy cover… Continue reading
Christian Meyer runs his gallery together with Renate Kainer since 1998. The gallery showcases Austrian “stars” like Gelitin, Heimo Zobernig, Franz West, and international artists like Liam Gillick, Yoshitomo Nara, Raymond Pettibon, and many more. http://meyerkainer.com Continue reading
Georg Kargl is one of the most prominent gallerists in Vienna, the top dog on the famous gallery street Schleifmühlgasse in Vienna. His gallery shows are legendary, almost excessive, and set trends. Buzz: It is said that many museum directors get their ideas from Kargl. Continue reading
