A cooperation
between the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien, and the Kunstfabrik Groß Siegharts in the framework of the
Vienna Biennale for Change 2019.
Guided tour of the exhibition “Hysterical Mining” at
Kunsthalle Wien MQ followed by an excursion to the opening of “Pattern Recognition” at the Kunstfabrik Groß Siegharts.
Guided tour “Hysterical Mining”: 2:30 pm
Bus departure from Museumsquartier, Vienna: 4:30 pm
Exhibition
opening “Pattern Recognition”: 7:00 pm, return: ca. 9:30 pm to Museumsquartier
Registration required (limited seats)
Contact:
rsvp@kunsthallewien.at How is the current debate
about gender equality reflected in the choice of artistic techniques, materials, and production methods? The exhibition takes
a closer look at patterns as a characteristic of textiles. Beyond their role in the design process, they are also analysed
and explored in their psychological aspects, as a behaviour pattern, and in their function as an information carrier.
The pattern itself becomes a material, a signifier that speaks of the situation of female and male artists today. In their
recent works exhibited at the Kunstfabrik gallery the artists address challenges related to gender equality, which they are
confronted with on both a social and personal level.
Over the course of a semester, students of the University
of Applied Arts Vienna (TransArts – Transdisciplinary Art Department) also explored historical and contemporary forms of textile
art production. Technology and industry, architecture and language clearly reveal their inherent references to textiles. The
exhibition will showcase the students’ new ideas and artistic approaches in this context.
The objective is
to generate a reflective impression that also points to future scenarios. With its ambivalent connections to industrial, technological,
intimate, traditional, and physical realms, textile craftsmanship offers an ideal context for such a discourse. This is also
conveyed through the site of the exhibition: the Kunstfabrik – a former ribbon weaving factory, which is now complemented
with a historical textile museum – is a fitting platform for investigations into artistic production processes in terms of
gender-specific affinities in the application of technologies.
Participating artists:
Elena Apollonio,
Oscar Cueto, Judith Fegerl, Lisa Großkopf, Kurt Hofstetter, Kaja Joo, Jakob Kirchweger, Luzie Kork, Marlene Lahmer, Christian
Kosmas Mayer, Julian Palacz, Laura Schlagintweit, Veronika Schubert, Kathrin Stumreich, Kai Trausenegger Concept:
Judith Fegerl
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