Over 500 artists will be participating in this year’s fair. See if your favourites are on the list, and catch them all between 22 and 25 September at Marx Halle Vienna! Continue reading
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viennacontemporary 2016 | Family
Dragging your kids along to the museum can be boring for them in a best-case-scenario and cause thousands of Euros worth of damage at worst. Luckily, there are better ways for the young ones to get involved with classic and contemporary art. To show off what Viennese institutions have to offer, they will be hosting fun … Continue reading
#viennalove| Artist Rudi Stanzel
Learn what artist Rudi Stanzel snuck into Belvedere, why you should always look up in Vienna and why Mozartkugeln are still a good souvenir. Continue reading
Contemporary Vienna | Curator Lilli Hollein
Vienna Design Week founder Lilli Hollein talks about her Christmas rituals and shows where one can find a well designed object. Best ideas for last minute present shopping! Continue reading
#viennalove | Michael Todt
For the tenth year VIENNAFAIR The New Contemporary (organized by VF Betriebsgesellschaft mbH) will take place at Messe Wien, located next to the Prater – one of the biggest parks in Vienna. I met Michael Todt, the director of a Motel One, which recently opened in the area, to find out about the best spots around. Continue reading
“What if museums and galleries wouldn’t exist anymore? How many artists and curators will continue to work with art?” – Luca Lo Pinto
Italian curator and founder of “NERO” Luca Lo Pinto recently joined the curatorial team of Kunsthalle Wien. Find out more about him from an interview in which Luca talks about his projects and shares his interests. Continue reading
“What if museums and galleries wouldn’t exist anymore? How many artists and curators will continue to work with art?” – Luca Lo Pinto
Italian curator and founder of “NERO” Luca Lo Pinto recently joined the curatorial team of Kunsthalle Wien. Find out more about him from an interview in which Luca talks about his projects and shares his interests. Continue reading
School Of Happiness Lesson 3: Good Art Makes Viennese Happy
A few years ago scientists discovered that looking at art induces the same feelings of pleasure as being in love. In search for this feeling, I visited openings at the Secession and TBA21–Augarten. And I found it, as the exhibitions of Robert Irwin and Thomas Locher at the Secession and Cerith Wyn Evans at TBA21 were great. The guests … Continue reading
“I Never Regret Buying An Art Piece” – An Interview With Polish Art Collector Piotr Bazylko
Collecting art has become a luxurious hobby for many wealthy Poles. Piotr Bazylko, journalist turned public relations specialist, is one of them. He has been collecting new and contemporary Polish art for the last 15 years. Recently I had the chance to meet him in his office for a very insightful interview. Continue reading
How We Found Vienna & Happiness In New York’s Spring – Part I
Sigmund Freud, Winona Ryder, Erwin Wurm, Renée Price, Adrian Ghenie and Stefan Sagmeister in the Big Apple … A Sigmund Freud’s Fruit & Nut Bar – no, a Professor (!) Sigmund Freud’s Fruit & Nut Bar (see photos down under) – on a bench in blossoming Central Park loosens up my subconscious in the search … Continue reading
An Interview With Theremin Queen Dorit Chrysler In New York
“Imagine if Marianne Faithful and Nikola Tesla had a love child with Jane Birkin as the nanny and Bjork as the wayward Girl Scout leader!” (Ann Magnuson of Paper Magazine about Dorit Chrysler). Dubbed the “Theremin Queen” by Village Voice, Austrian-born Dorit Chrysler is hailed as one of the world’s most accomplished theremin players. I … Continue reading
Interview With Hanna Wróblewska – Director Of Zachęta National Gallery
“Poles Don’t Invest In Things, Rather They Invest In Ideas.” Poland’s war-torn history has shaped the way in which Poles deal with art. “You have to remember that this is the Poland where people lost everything every 20 years and therefore they have learned to only buy things for the next years, maybe five…,” says … Continue reading
Phenomenal Institution! Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
Our film series with outstanding and charismatic women in art proceeds. Watch our video interview with the Grande Dame of the international gallery scene: Rosemarie Schwarzwälder. Continue reading
“Try… Cats” – Another Homestory…
March in Moscow does not feel like springtime. Most of the time it is cold and snowy, and there is hardly a motivation to leave one’s home… and one’s cat… Especially in Russia, these little friends are very popular… 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
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