We are very excited, after a long summer of construction,
to finally open our new space in Vienna.
If Walls Are Trembling
Opening: 8.30 pm !
Concert ’ die Hartjungs’ (Berlin): 9.30 pm
Followed by: DJ-Line
The musical kick-off will be made by the Berlin band ?Die Hartjungs? who were gentled by Vivienne Westwood as ?Screamp- PsyWave-Disco-Trash-Haircut-Impro-Noise-Kraut?-punk.
Artists:
Athanasios Argianas / Alex Hoda / Alina Kunitsyna/ James English Leary / Lindsay Lawson / Grear Patterson / Hannah Perry / Andres Ramirez Gaviria /Patric Sandri / Marco Stanke / Pier Stockholm / Martin Vitaliti
Painting has been declared dead many times before. This may be due to the traditional definition and the aesthetic conditions that have determined its main characteristics for centuries. Nonetheless each attempted lethal blow at painting seems to have only increased its popularity. The apparent limitations make painting susceptible for attack, the static shapes and flat stretcher frames are emblematic of boundaries and stagnation. And although this particular guideline has been continuously undermined or rendered obsolete, the fixed position on the wall is still of great significance to date, as it categorically distinguishes painting from object or installation. Sculpture, on the other hand is traditionally presented on a pedestal. So what role do the base, the walls, the stretcher frames and the pedestal play? The group exhibition “If Walls Are Trembling” at Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer shows twelve artistic positions, manipulating the traditional relationship of art and its display in various media.