Poznań – a half-way point between two vivid cultural capitals, Warsaw and Berlin. What does the art scene in the fifth-largest city in Poland has to offer? Written by Marta Kabsch. Continue reading
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Who Is Who
People we met at the VIENNAFAIR 2013 Continue reading
Art Fair. The Opening
It is official! VIENNAFAIR The New Contemporary opened yesterday with the attendance of 5700 art lovers! Continue reading
VIENNA Duet: Georgia – “Our Caucasus”. Part II
VIENNAFAIR The New Contemporary is grateful to the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia and the Embassy of Georgia in Vienna for their generous support of the special project VIENNA Duet: Georgia “Our Caucasus i. e. Chveni Kavkasioni” curated by Irena Popiashvili and the artistic directors of VIENNAFAIR Christina Steinbrecher–Pfandt and Vita Zaman. Continue reading
“DIYALOG”: New Energies
OMV supports a special project at the VIENNAFAIR already for the third time. This year the focus is on non-profit spaces and new galleries in Romania and – as in the previous years – on Turkey. The project is complemented with perspectives from the up and coming contemporary art scene in the Caspian region. “DIYALOG”: … 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 5: Watch The Sky
The project Public Face I (Stimmungsgasometer) by Julius von Bismarck, Benjamin Maus & Richard Wilhelmer is about a smiley on a huge screen from which one can read the average mood of the Berlin citizens. Continue reading
VIENNAFAIR TV In Search Of Happiness
What makes people happy? Yesterday VIENNAFAIR TV tried to find out. I accompanied the film crew during the shooting of a new video series, which will be published soon on our blog. The weather was just as perfect as the locations. A swimming pool in Vienna’s city center, a museum in Sigmund Freud’s former flat, … Continue reading
Imitation Of Life – We Visite Venice
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
Vita Zaman Visits Prague
Under the kind invitation of Czech Centre Vienna and the director Martin Krafl, I travel to Prague, a fairytale setting par excellence, a sophisticated city where time does not seem to matter, but tourism does. I am trying to read The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (a native Czech writer) so I can be forgiven for confusing the memories of the trip … Continue reading
Vita Zaman Visits Iran
On the long flight to the presently lonely country, which venerates poetry as the supreme human faculty, I re-read my favorite childhood book “Laili and Majnun“ by Ganjavi Nizami: Love came and ransacked the house / And raised the sword of recklessness / It gave them sorrow and stole their hearts / Giving their hearts … Continue reading
“The Beauty Of Vienna Only Comes With The Sunshine.” – Rupert Huber From Tosca
Last week, I had the chance to meet Rupert Huber in Café Leopold in the Museumsquartier. We talked about music, his relationship with his hometown Vienna, and why the team of VIENNAFAIR deserved special thanks on the cover of their new album… Continue reading
3 Min with Vita Zaman Through Warsaw
Watch the short video to find out about contemporary art people in Warsaw and what makes them happy. Continue reading
Vita Zaman Visits Tirana
I landed in Tirana, the capital city of Albania with 433,000 inhabitants, and was spellbound by its hospitality, pride, and positive attitude. There was ample sunshine, and groups of men were in long conversations about serious issues while standing by their newly acquired luxury cars. Continue reading
Vita Zaman Visits Warsaw’s Art Scene
At the moment I am in Warsaw discovering the Polish contemporary art scene. I must say, it is very inspiring. I have met a lot of fascinating people and in this post I will introduce them to you. Continue reading
