I.
Exhibition: Traces of Time
Artists: Mladen Bizumic, Cäcilia Brown, Andreas Fogarasi, Sofie Thorsen, Kay Walkowiak, Anita Witek
Venue: Leopold Museum
Date: October 20th, 2017 to February 20th, 2018
This exhibition focuses on contemporary artistic strategies dedicated to exploring and questioning visual culture. Their emphasis is on the construction of visual aspects in art, photography and architecture, as well as in everyday objects. The featured works show that rather than merely establishing facts, documentation is now characterized by an open-mindedness that focuses on the construction of perception and culture.
Image © Anita Witek with kind support of http://letrangere.net/artist/anita-witek
II.
Exhibition: BC21 Art Award 2017
Artists: Judith Fegerl, Anja Ronacher, Toni Schmale, Anne Speier
Venue: 21er Haus
Dates: September 20 to Novemer 19
For the sixth time, the Boston consulting Group (BCG) and the Belvedere are granting the BC21 Art Award. The works by the four artists nominated for the grant are on view at 21er Haus. There artists are Judith Fegerl (born 1977), Anja Ronacher (born 1979), Toni Schmale (born 1980), and Anne Speier (born 1977), who all live and work in Vienna. The laureate will be chosen at the beginning of October 2017. This exhibition is curated by Luisa Ziaja.
Image: Toni Schmale © Belvedere, Vienna
III.
Exhibition: The Power of Transformation
Artists: Peter Paul Rubens
Venue: Kunst Historisches Museum Wien
Dates: October 17 to January 21
This exhibition shows 70 loans from the world´s foremost collections such as the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Prado in Madrid and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a star during his lifetime, and he remains a star today. His name is synonymous with an entire period in art history – the Baroque. Masterpieces are shown here in the context of Rubens' preparatory drawings, oil sketches, panel paintings and canvases.
Image: Peter Paul Rubens