viennacontemporary brings together an unparalleled selection of galleries – a third of them from Austria. From September 22-25 at Marx Halle, exhibitors from Vienna and beyond will represent the Austrian art scene. Continue reading
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Moscow International Biennale for Young Art | Highlights
The fifth Moscow International Biennale for Young Art curated by Nadim Samman is definitely among the must see exhibitions this summer. The main Biennale project ‘Deep Inside’ situated at Trekhgornaya Manufacture — one of Moscow’s oldest textile mills features 87 works by 93 artists, selected from over 2000 applications. Continue reading
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«If earlier you could say that every third guy is playing guitar, now every third guy is painting or making art» – Alexander Felch
Read an interview about the emerging art scene in Vienna with artists Christian Bazant-Hegemark and Alexander Felch, two of the team behind mo.ë, an artist-run space with a very extensive program of contemporary art exhibitions, concerts, and more. Continue reading
Interview with the mumok Director Karola Kraus
Karola Kraus about collecting tradition in her family, her goals and mumok (Vienna’s Museum of Modern Art). Continue reading
In Love With Vienna: Alexander Ehrmann
I met a true Viennese Alexander Ehrmann at the St. Charles pharmacy, which he opened in 2006 – a beautiful place with a very special atmosphere. Continue reading
VIENNAFAIR Institutions
Check out the institutions that participated in VIENNAFAIR 2013. Continue reading
VIENNAFAIR: ZONE1. Part II
VIENNAFAIR The New Contemporary is very grateful for the support for young Austrian artists from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Art and Culture (BM:UKK) (www.bmukk.gv.at) in facilitating ZONE1, a special project at the fair where Austrian galleries present solo exhibitions. This is the second part of the introduction to the artists and a peek at the works from the upcoming … Continue reading
VIENNAFAIR: ZONE 1
VIENNAFAIR The New Contemporary is very grateful for the support for the young Austrian artists from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Art and Culture (BM:UKK) (www.bmukk.gv.at) in facilitating ZONE1, a special project at the fair where Austrian galleries present solo exhibitions. This is the first introduction to the artists and a peek at the works from the upcoming … Continue reading
School Of Happiness Lesson 16: Enjoy The Symptom – Part II
Watch the second part of the interview with Vita Zaman, the artistic director of VIENNAFAIR, and Bettina Reiter, a specialist in psychiatry, psychoanalyst, board member of the Sigmund Freud Society, and editor of the Zeitschrift für psychoanalytische Theorie und Praxis (Journal of Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice). For more questions and answers, problems and unlikely solutions join us at VIENNAFAIR … Continue reading
School of Happiness Lesson 15: You Are Just One Click Away From Becoming Happy Again
Magda Tothova will take part in VIENNA Live at VIENNAFAIR from October 10 to 13. For The New Contemporary Blog she prepared a special interview about happiness: Back in 2009 Ad Astra United started as a small company. Their business idea to offer people a means of getting rid of their negative energy became a huge success, … Continue reading
School Of Happiness Lesson 9: Neutralize Negative Feelings
Ana Prvacki will take part in VIENNA Live at VIENNAFAIR in October 2013. Her work deals with re-imagining and re-staging social situations. Continue reading
School Of Happiness Award
International video art competition Theme: Happiness Deadline: September 15, 2013 To participate Send applications to: competition@viennafair.at Continue reading
The Eagle Has Landed!? – Schafhausen’s First Act At Kunsthalle Vienna
“Incomprehensible!”, “Fantastic!”, “Boring!” Some were a bit confused, some amused, most people were curious about how the Kunsthalle’s director Schafhausen would start the new era of this institution with the festival What Would Thomas Bernhard Do (WWTBD) in Vienna’s Museumsquartier. See who was there and what happened at the opening… Continue reading
“Vienna Looks A Bit Like A Sugar Cake” – Roberto Lhotka
Dentist, art lover, and a great host – Roberto Lhotka is an extraordinary Austro-Italian, who lives and works in Vienna. I met him at his gorgeous apartment to talk about Vienna, art and one of the biggest AIDS charity events in the world, the Life Ball which he is co-organizing (on 25th of May, save the date!). Continue reading
