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Erwin Wurm: interview on art
With his One Minute Sculptures, which he calls the decisive moment of his career, Erwin…
Brigitte Kowanz: light as a metaphor for life
Brigitte Kowanz takes a distinctive position regarding her international ranking in the most recent history…
ZERO: white is a colour
Besides gold and silver, white was the ZERO artists‘ most favoured colour. White, above all else, epitomised the group‘s guiding ambition: The societal utopia of a new dawn. BY PETRA SCHÄPERS White is…
Tano Festa – Michelangelo as a pop star
Mona Lisa on chocolate: Alongside Mario Schifano, Tano Festa was one of the most eminent protagonists of the Roman scene in the 1960s and 1970s, the “Scuola di Piazza del Popolo”. Among…
Turi Simeti: in praise of the ellipse
Turi Simeti in conversation with Federico Sardella, co-editor with Antonio Addamiano and the Turi Simeti Archive of the Catalogue raisonné, soon to be published by Skira, discusses his art, its form, colour…
Contemporary Week 2017: highlights and sneak peek
Take me to the preview Contemporary Week 2017: modern art, contemporary art, jewellery, and watches Modern and contemporary works of art take centre stage at Dorotheum Contemporary Week 2017 from 30 May-2 June.…
Dagobert Peche: setting the scene
Dagobert Peche, Three-part seating set, 1917 design for the WW Zurich branch, estimate € 40,000 – 60,000 Wiener Werkstätte artist Dagobert Peche was more than just a “genius of ornamentation”. His furnishings, which also graced…
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20 years of VIENNA ART WEEK
Is there anything in Vienna apart from Mozart, Sissi and Schönbrunn? Of course there is! When it comes to art, VIENNA ART WEEK and its Artistic Director, Robert Punkenhofer, have been trying…
