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Must-See Art Guide: Vienna
This week's guide includes Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and more.
Audrey Fair
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City of dreams, city of music, Vienna has hosted famous musicians, such as Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, and Strauss, among others, and is the birthplace of the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. Capital of Austria, Vienna is home, not only to some of the most beautiful palaces in the world, but also to many avant-garde architectural styles, from Art Nouveau to the Wiener Moderne, and this artistic diversity is matched in every the gallery and museum in the city.
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of his birth, French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is featured at the the Kunstforum Wien, which is showing the first comprehensive retrospective of his work ever held in Austria. European masters are also highlighted at the Albertina, which is presenting drawings by Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, and Georges Seurat, among others, loaned by the Musée d’Orsay. For contemporary art lovers, don’t miss installations by Verena Dengler at the Galerie Meyer Kainer, and the colorful paintings by Johanna Freise at Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman. You have until the end of January to view photographs by Spanish artist Chema Madoz, whose Surrealist black-and-white works are displayed at Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art. If you’re more interested in abstract paintings, be sure to check out the Galerie Ernst Hilger, with artworks by Friedrich Plahl.
As the Austrian writer Karl Kraus once said “The streets of Vienna are paved with culture,” and the city will, without a doubt, satisfy all art aficionados.
Exhibition: “Verena Dengler Dengled Up in Blue”
When: November 19, 2014–January 16, 2015
Where: Galerie Meyer Kainer, Eschenbachgasse 9, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Cosima von Bonin: Hippies use side door. The year 2014 has lost the plot”
When: October 4, 2014–January 18, 2015
Where: mumok, Museumplatz 1, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec”
When: October 16, 2014–January 25, 2015
Where: Kunstforum Wien, Freyung 8, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Chto Delat: Time Capsule. Artistic Report on Catastrophes and Utopia”
When: November 21, 2014–January 25, 2015
Where: Secession, Friedrichstraße 12, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Joanna Freise Proberaum”
When: November 15, 2014–January 31, 2015
Where: Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Seilerstätte 7, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Chema Madoz: Das Versteckte Antlitz der Dinge”
When: December 13, 2014–January 31, 2015
Where: MAM Mario Contemporary Art, Weihburggasse 26, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Friedrich Plahl Gesehene Wirklichkeiten”
When: December 16, 2014–January 31, 2015
Where: Galerie Ernst Hilger, Dorotheergasse 5, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Ivan Bazak”
When: January 21–February 14, 2015
Where: Charim Galerie, Dorotheergasse 12/1, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Claudia Larcher & Hubert Lobnig”
When: January 15–February 28, 2015
Where: Galerie Rautm Mit Licht, Kaiserstraße 32, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Alyce Aycock | Peter Hopkins | Tania Kitchell | Ken Lum | Paul Morrison | Georges Rousse | Michaela Spiegel | Clemens Wolf”
When: January 23–March 4, 2015
Where: Galerie Steinek, Eschenbachgasse 4, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Cäcilia Brown, Kerstin von Gabain, Kathi Hofer, Marko Lulic, Barbara Mungenast, Elfie Semotan, Hans Weigand”
When: January 16–March 7, 2015
Where: Gabriele Senn Galerie, Schleifmühlgasse 1A, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Adel Abdessemed | Soldaten”
When: January 16–March 14, 2015
Where: Christine König Galerie, Schleifmuehlgasse 1A, Vienna, Austria
Exhibition: “Degas, Cézanne, Seurat”
When: January 30–May 3, 2015
Where: Albertina Museum, Albertina Platz 1, Vienna, Austria
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