Versatzstücke

Versatzstücke is the title of the upcoming exhibition at EXILE Vienna to which you are cordially invited. Marking the end of the 1st quarter of the 21st century, Versatzstücke features works by Kathe Burkhart, Elke Denda, Sigmund Jaray, Tess Jaray, Jobst Meyer, Kazuko Miyamoto, Astrid Proll, W.G. Sebald, and Jiří Valoch.

Versatzstücke are parts of stage decorations that can be moved around as desired. In a figurative sense, they refer to reused or rearranged components of a work – be it a thought, a quotation, or an element of a theory – that are used in a new context. In Austrian German, the term is used also for physical objects that function as a pledge, or a security deposit.