We are very happy to announce that curator and artist Walter Seidl will be contributing to the #viennacontemporaryMag in the upcoming months. In the first post he writes about the presence of Eastern European artists at the Venice Biennale. Continue reading
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
The eleventh edition of Manifesta opened in Zurich last weekend with 250 art works, 130 artists and the title: ‘What People Do for Money: Some Joint Ventures’ curated by German artist Christian Jankowski. Continue reading
I met the curator of the 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art Juan A. Gaitán after his talk at the Kunsthalle Wien to find out more about the upcoming 8th Berlin Biennale and his opinion on the contemporary art scene in Berlin. Continue reading
We asked British art historian Ruth Addison and Zane Onckule, the program director at kim? Contemporary Art Centre, to give us a look behind the scenes at The Fifth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Continue reading
The Fifth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art will be held from 19 September – 20 October 2013 at Manege in Moscow. The Curator is Catherine de Zegher. The Commissioner and Artistic Director of the Biennale is Joseph Backstein. Continue reading
For many years Samara has been a closed city as Soviet and Russian space rockets have been – and still are – produced there. In the meanwhile, this magnificent old city on the Volga river has opened up for its citizens, international business, tourists, and most important: the arts. Continue reading
Given the ongoing protests in Turkey, the theme “Resistance” seems to be appropriately chosen. Especially as Ali Kazma, who is representing Turkey at this year’s biennale, recently joined the solidarity protests on the opening day in Venice. Curated by Emre Baykal, the video series in the Turkish pavilion is an exploration of the body… Continue reading
One more blogger from Turkey! Born in 1975 in Istanbul, Aysegul Sonmez studied literature and arts. She wrote her master thesis on Turkish modernism at MUGSF (Marmara University Visual Arts Academy) and works as lecturer at Okan University. She is a columnist for Milliyet newspaper and founded Sanatatak, the first online arts and culture newspaper in Turkey. We … Continue reading
Every two years we gather in Venice to be charmed and fooled by contemporary art once again. Vita Zaman and Antje Mayer found themselves among intimate strangers: art crowd insiders, curators, gallerists, politicians, oligarchs, hang alongs, gigolos… Continue reading
Why Mathias Poledna? “Because his work is boiling!” maintains this year’s commissioner of the Austrian pavilion Jasper Sharp. Shortly before the 55th Art Biennale opens its doors, Mathias Poledna’s work “A Village By The Sea” was shown in the Secession in Vienna… Watch the video to get in the right mood for Venice! Continue reading
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein is without question a big player in the Austrian art scene. From 1999 to 2007 he was well known as director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York. Later he came back to Austria to push the local creative industry as director of departure – the creative agency of Vienna. Since 2011 … Continue reading
“It took me about four years to bring these two works of art together. Therefore – as you can imagine – I am very proud to present them on The New Contemporary.” One of the main reasons why I appreciate the visual arts so much is the fact that one mustn’t read boring explanations and texts. As I … Continue reading
Hey there, it’s Friday! To get you in the right mood for the upcoming weekend – wherever you are – I’ll tell you about last weekend in Moscow, which was really special… Continue reading
Hi there! The New Contemporary Blog of VIENNAFAIR has invited me to inform you about Moscow’s contemporary art life on a weekly basis. So I am really happy to have the opportunity to tell you about the most exciting and promising art place out there: Russia. It’s due time that more art lovers and collectors … Continue reading
