This publication
reveals for the first time in depth the multifaceted artistic practice of Oswald Oberhuber (1931–2020), who shaped the University
of Applied Arts Vienna from the 1970s to the 1990s and initiated a discourse on the politics of art that is still relevant
today. Based on the Schule Oberhuber [Oberhuber School] exhibition (University Gallery Heiligenkreuzerhof, 2022), the book
addresses Oberhuber’s critique of Austria’s conservative postwar canon and the institutional framework for the production
of art.
The book situates Oberhuber’s artistic position in an international context and clarifies his cultural-political,
reform-oriented understanding of art education. Works by contemporary artists and students show that it is still worthwhile
engaging with the collection initiated by Oberhuber and the university archive.
- Situates Oberhuber’s work
in an international context; on the history of the university’s collection
- Documentation of the exhibition Schule
Oberhuber (2022)
- With contributions by Bazon Brock, Julienne Lorz, Oswald Oberhuber, Thomas Trummer, et al.
Author / Editor informationCosima Rainer, Collection and Archive, Univ. of
Appl. Arts Vienna
Eva Maria Stadler, prof., deputy director, Univ. of Appl. Arts Vienna
