MQ Artist-in-Residence Kamogelo Walaza
Assistant Curator for three exhibitions at Oliewenhuis Art Museum, where she also curated arts education workshops. She has contributed to projects with ArtBank SA and later joined a contemporary curation studio [...] Projects Manager. There, she assisted in curating for prominent events such as FNB Art Joburg, Turbine Art Fair, and Aspire Art. She won the prestigious Bag Factory residency award and curated a solo exhibition [...] ary artist, curator, arts education facilitator, writer, and ethnographer, with a diverse and robust academic and professional background. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Applied Drama and
MQ Artist-in-Residence Joe Lyimo
Joe Lyimo area: Music, Fine Arts Goethe Talents performance (Pop-Kultur Festivals), 2023, © FYJ Nitafanya, 2024, © FYJ The Upcoming Artists Show, 2024, © FYJ Echoes of Luxuria (Poem), 2023, © FYJ Uvumbuzi [...] Uvumbuzi Residency (Sanaa Za Usawa Project), 2023, © FYJ Key Facts nationality Tanzanian area Music, Fine Arts residence Dar es salaam recommending institution BMEIA time period May 2025 - June 2025 Joe Lyimo [...] in 2023. In 2024, he founded Black Harmony for Health , a company dedicated to the intersection of art and health. In recognition of his artistic achievements, Lyimo was awarded the Goethe Talent Scholarship
paraflows – Platform for Digital Art and Culture
especially in the fields of music, film, theatre, visual arts and media art. Many of my projects take place in the context of the internationally active art-technology-philosophy collective monochrome, for which [...] the local digital arts and culture scene more visible and to connect it to international positions. Since when has paraflows been part of Q21/MQ? paraflows has been a part of Q21/MQ since its foundation [...] Feature paraflows – Platform for Digital Art and Culture 01.07.2022 Share Share - Facebook Share - Twitter Q21 Backstage: paraflows is a platform for digital art and culture. Since 2006, it has been organising
Q21 Backstage: Hermes Baby
can we expect from Hermes Baby at Q21/MQ? Since our foundation, we had been looking for a place where we can gather, exchange and meet other creatives. At Q21/MQ, we have arrived. Together with our head [...] Zeitung etc. on a regular basis, but they also experiment with new narrative styles using literature, art, performance, music, film, photography and all other cultural and representative techniques. Together [...] bring them to theatre stages, exhibitions and concerts. Since when has Hermes Baby been a part of Q21/MQ? Since October 2021. What exactly does Hermes Baby do? We are convinced: Our research and texts are
Overground Resistance: Aka Niviâna in conversation with Oliver Ressler
Ressler: Jay Jordan brought up the notion of the “extractivist artist” or “art”. Is an activist art extractivist, if it takes place in an art institutional context? Aka Niviâna: I think if you as an artist with [...] Copenhagen in 2017 and I realized that I could communicate to people with words through poetry and art in a way that I couldn't through essays and articles – I did that before that and I did not really [...] theory it should be easier to communicate different ideas, establish movements and stuff like that. Art really has a central part when struggling for social change. Oliver Ressler: What are central aspects
springerin - MuseumsQuartier Wien
Share - Facebook Share - Twitter Q21 Backstage: The editorial office of springerin is located in the MQ main entrance in the mezzanine. The magazine for criticism and theory of contemporary culture is published [...] social and political phenomenon. The magazine provides information on current events and trends in the arts business and describes their conditions and meanings. Who are you? The editorial office at Q21 is [...] run by Christa Benzer, Christian Höller, Hedwig Saxenhuber and Georg Schöllhammer. We release the art magazine springerin-Hefte für Gegenwartskunst four times a year. Since when have you been at Q21? We
Q21 Backstage: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space
crisis, and its relation to art. It also initiated the joint realisation of the world’s first art exhibition which focuses on climate activism exclusively. Climate activism and art…? Oliver Ressler: The exhibition [...] frei_raum Q21 exhibition space special? Elisabeth Hajek: Enriching the artistic and cultural diversity of MQ Wien, frei_raum Q21 exhibition space introduces its visitors to a wide spectrum of socio-politically [...] discursive formats. What artistic goal does the exhibition series pursue? Elisabeth Hajek: The goal is for art to participate, actively and critically, in the great societal challenges and the development processes
Q21 Backstage: Lumine. Projection art in a new light.
part of Q21/MQ? Lumine has been based at Q21 since its foundation in 2020. Before that, we had already been at Q21 as a part of Lichtkunst Kollektiv Lichttapete . How does light become art? Through the [...] sphere amplifies visual signals and expands the media experience. What is a light art intervention? To us, a light art intervention is a comprehensive projection in public space, aiming to create a symbiosis [...] Feature Lumine Projection art in a new light. 01.10.2021 Share Share - Facebook Share - Twitter The Vienna-based creative company Lumine stages projections holistically, from the idea to the actual experience
frei_raum Q21 exhibition space: "No Dancing Allowed"
determines your selection of artistic stances? When I curate, I’m not obsessed with satisfying the art market or national requirements. I curate because something matters to people globally. I’m interested [...] @bogomirdoringer - facebook - twitter © Julius Pristauz © Anu Czerwiński Performances as part of Vienna Art Week 2022 Venue: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space, MuseumsQuartier Wien Admission free, the current access [...] Sam Beklik © Sam Beklik © Sam Beklik © Sam Beklik © Sam Beklik © Sam Beklik Read more Interview with MQ Artist-in-Residence Ursula Neugebauer Interview with Artist-in-Residence Mel Arranz Interview with
Interview with artist Veronika Schubert
in folders. After a while, I have two piles of boxes, each two meters tall. They contain all kinds of topics, for instance, ‘Identity’, ‘Community/Us’, ‘Arts and Culture’, ‘Questions’ or ‘Absurd Things’ [...] - Twitter For Veronika Schubert , language in spoken and written form represents the center of her art. Her works include animated films, videos, photographs, collages as well as text and textile works [...] is re-arranging the headlines and putting them into a new context. MW: You designed the cover of Q21/MQ’s December 2022/January 2023 programme, which is also on display at the Q21 showrooms. What was your