WAM TALK - “Reality and Myth" - WAM-Wiener Aktionismus Museum

Reality and Myth:
How photography shapes the image of Vienna Actionism.

Only a few people experienced the actions of the Vienna Actionists live. Some of them took place without an audience and were staged exclusively for the camera. But in the end, the photos are what remains.  What role does photography play in our reception of Vienna Actionism and performance art in general? How does it shape our view of it? Is photography the work of art or just a part of it? How do photographers define their participation in the artwork? And how do artists decide how their performances are later passed on?

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Christiane Peschek
Artist

Fabian Knierim
Curator, Westlicht. Museum for Photography

Julia Moebus-Puck
Director, WAM

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Dr. in Nina Schedlmayer

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September 5, Thursday, 6:00 PM

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Sweat And Blood – Diana Burkot

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What is Vienna Actionism?

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Sweat And Blood – Diana Burkot

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Opening exhibition

What is Vienna Actionism?

Gunter Brus

Otto Muehl

Hermann Nitsch

Rudolf Schwarzkogler

15.03.2024 – 31.01.2025

Dates & Events

November 2024

November 30, Saturday, 3:00 PM

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

November 30, Saturday, 6:00 PM

Bazon Brock

Heroic actionism into the void or the unfolding of the poetry of the permanent
Vienna Actionism today

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary and reinstallation of the installation “Einen Augenblick Zeit” by Hofstetter Kurt in the Vienna subway station Schottentor/University.

Actionism as an art practice is not a name for the simple process of life in the dynamics of waking and sleeping, of building and tearing down, of hunger and satiety, of hiding and finding. Artistic actionism is oriented towards the question: Is it possible to specifically determine effect in interpersonal action? …

December 2024

December 01, Sunday, 4:00 PM

Director’s tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

Exhibition: 06.12.2024 – 31.01.2025

Pussy Riot – Diana Burkot

Sweat an Blood

December 6, Friday, 6:00 PM

Opening & Artist Talk

“Sweat and Blood” explores themes of inner emigration — personal alienation from oppressive systems — amid sensory overload and mental escapism, blending social critique and personal trauma, while confronting today’s normalization of war through subtle acts of withdrawal rather than confrontation.

December 7, Saturday, 7:00 PM

Music performance

“Sweat and Blood” is a new multidisciplinary art project by Diana Burkot (member of the Pussy Riot collective for over 10 years, member of the Riot Days Show by Pussy Riot for 5 years) presented in different forms, one of which is a music album and live show.

Blending atmospheric sound design with emotionally charged vocals, poetry, performance and personal narratives, this show delves into themes of inner exile / emigration, trauma, and resistance against social and political repression.

December 8, Sunday, 6:00 PM

Performance

The performance ‘Sweat and Blood’ is an act of protest from a feminist perspective, intended to express powerlessness in the face of various forms of violence, but above all political violence. The work plays with the intersections of power, war, vulnerability and collective guilt and can be read as a clear anti-war statement.  

December 14, Saturday, 3:00 PM

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Tour through the current exhibition.

December 15, Sunday, 4:00 PM

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February 2025

Exhibition: 13.02.2025 – 10.06.2025

Four Actions

With its second exhibition, the WAM is now going into greater depth. The opening exhibition WHAT IS VIENNA ACTIONISM? first offered an overview of the multi-layered developments of this movement in the 1960s, whereby the individual actions were only presented with exemplary photos. Now, under the title FOUR ACTIONS, an exhibition series is being launched that presents selected actions with all the available historical material. In this way, it will be possible for the first time to understand the actions in all their detail. The aim of the exhibition is to open up new perspectives on the reception of Vienna Actionism through the precise examination of individual actions.

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Reality and Myth: How photography shapes the image of Vienna Actionism.

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Wed. – Sun. and on public holidays 11:00 AM – 6:00 Pm

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Wed. – Sun. and on public holidays 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

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Jetzt Geschlossen

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Eröffnungsausstellung

Was ist Wiener Aktionismus?

Gunter Brus

Otto Muehl

Hermann Nitsch

Rudolf Schwarzkogler

Aktuelle Ausstellung:

Vorschau:

Publikationen

Now closed

Now closed

opening exhibition

What is Vienna Actionism?

Gunter Brus

Otto Muehl

Hermann Nitsch

Rudolf Schwarzkogler

Current Exhibition:

Preview:

Publikationen

Anmeldung SWEAT AND BLOOD – Diana Burkot

AnmeldungSWEAT AND BLOODDiana Burkot

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APPLICATIONIndividual (group) guided tour

Reality and Myth:
How photography shapes the image of Vienna Actionism.

Wed. – Sun. and on public holidays
11:00 AM – 6:00 Pm

OPENING
MARCH 15, 2024
5:00 PM

OPENING MARCH 15, 2024
5:00 PM

Anmeldung
SWEAT AND BLOOD – Diana Burkot

Anmeldung
SWEAT AND BLOOD
Diana Burkot

Wed. – Sun. and on public holidays
11:00 AM – 6:00 Pm

OPENING
MARCH 15, 2024
5:00 PM

OPENING MARCH 15, 2024
5:00 PM

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OPENING
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OPENING MARCH 15, 2024
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Bazon Brock – LECTURE

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BAZON BROCK – LECTURE

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