Kunsthalle_Wien

Kunsthalle Wien

Kunsthalle Wien

Exhibition hall in Vienna

Kunsthalle Wien is the city of Vienna's institution for international contemporary art and discourse with two locations, in the Museumsquartier and at Karlsplatz. Kunsthalle Wien does not have a collection of its own, but instead dedicates its changing solo and thematic exhibitions to art and its relations to social change. It produces exhibitions, researches art practices, and supports local and international artists. It seeks to ground its knowledge of international contemporary art in and for Vienna, and advocates for the usefulness of artistic thinking in the wider public sphere.[1]

Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier

History and architecture

Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz

Since it opened in 1992 – originally shaped like a container – Kunsthalle Wien, as an urban institution, presents national and international contemporary art. In this respect, it is both a location for established art and negotiation site for current societal issues as well as future developments.

In the beginning, Kunsthalle Wien was a makeshift structure situated at Karlsplatz. Conceptualized as a temporary edifice in the shape of a container by Adolf Krischanitz. The initially rather controversial yellow container structure eventually changed the local art and exhibition scene.

In May 2001, Kunsthalle Wien moved into its new headquarters, designed by the architect duo Ortner & Ortner, at the Museumsquartier. For this headquarters the Winterreithalle (winter riding arena) of the Hofstallungen (imperial mews) was extended by a functional annex which combines the historic building with contemporary architecture. Two halls with different interior profiles provide space for exhibitions of contemporary art. The entrance area was remodelled and the building extensively renovated in 2013, rendering the original spatial concept visible again. In 2001, the yellow container at Karlsplatz was replaced by a glass pavilion.

Directors

  • since 2019: WHW (What, How and for Whom): Ivet Ćurlin, Nataša Ilić and Sabina Sabolović[2]
  • 2012–2019: Nicolaus Schafhausen
  • 1996–2012: Gerald Matt
  • 1992–1995: Toni Stoos

Exhibitions

Kunsthalle Wien organizes several thematic group exhibitions, solo shows, festivals, conferences, and displays art in the public space each year at both venues. Among them:

References

  1. [1]
    "About". Kunsthalle Wien. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  2. [2]
    Baciak, Mirela (13 March 2020). "What, How & for Whom: Kunsthalle Wien's Collective of Artistic Directors". Ocula.
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