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
Q21 Backstage: Say Say Say, Inc. – Studio for Imagination
fields of art and design, we work as art directors and designers, on the side we are publishers of Periodikum magazine, and we create installations for our exhibition space Antichambre here in the MQ. How long [...] Verlag für Moderne Kunst, Wien D.A.P. / Artbook, New York Read more Feature Antichambre Interview with MQ Artist-in-Residence Ursula Neugebauer Interview with Artist-in-Residence Corrie Francis Parks Interview
“We must not separate ethics and aesthetics.“
“extractivist art”. Is an activist art already extractivist, if it is placed in an art institutional context? Jay Jordan: It depends. I think you can have non-extractivist activist art in an art institution [...] an artist in theatre and fine art. And then I had this kind of moment of realization, that I no longer wanted to make art that showed the world to people, but I wanted an art form that transformed our worlds [...] the way we all make art… And I think that includes changing and especially expanding the definition of art. It means healing it again and no longer having this separation between art and craft, between
Q21 Artist-in-Residence Martin Toldy in conversation with Mária Janušová
spaces. It is interesting that you studied archival science before visual art. What made you choose this field and what led you to art? Do you think that the knowledge of archiving has influenced you in your [...] group Marína Abramovič Po Sebe Neupratuje. Mária Janušová is a curator, art historian and PhD student at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. Currently, she works as a curator for the Jozef [...] s of individual types of visual, acting-performing, conceptual, literary, musical, and multimedia art, and from their mutual anchoring in the theatrical apparatus. I understand theatre as a certain metasystem
Interview mit MQ Artist-in-Residence Sama Kashef
and director of paraflows - Festival for Digital Art and Culture in Vienna. He is also a member of the art and theory group monochrom , also based in the MQ showrooms. Photos: © Sama Kashef @sama__kashef [...] Interview with MQ Artist-in-Residence Sama Kashef 28.09.2023 Share Share - Facebook Share - Twitter The artist Sama Kashef is MQ Artist-in-Residence in August and September in cooperation with paraflows [...] but on different mission for their day (their own scenarios). You also created an ArtVideoLoop called Replay for the MQ showrooms. What story does this short film tell? Replay is a silent movie highlighting