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What is Vienna Actionism?

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Published by

Wiener Aktionismus Museum, Eva Badura-Triska, Julia Moebus-Puck

Authors

Eva Badura-Triska, Julia Moebus-Puck, Lisa Moravec

Format

194 mm x 262 mm

Cover

Hardcover

Languages

Available in German and English

ISBN

German edition: 978-3-96912-156-6
English edition: 978-3-96912-157-3

Published

February 2025, 287 pages, 264 photos, printed in Austria

Publisher

DCV
Dr. Cantz’sche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

 

WHAT IS VIENNA ACTIONISM? is published on the occasion of the eponymous opening exhibition of the Wiener Aktionismus Museum (WAM, Vienna Actionism Museum) and is intended to serve as an easily
accessible introduction to one of the internationally most important artistic manifestations of the twentieth century. It focuses on the 1960s and early 1970s, the core period of this movement, with brief glimpses into
the period afterward, when Brus, Nitsch, and Muehl were no longer in such close contact and artistic exchange with each other and Schwarzkogler was already dead.

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Aktuelle Ausstellungen

Vier Aktionen

14.02. – 27.07.2025

 

Arbeit Am Fleisch.
Thomas Feuerstein

28.05. – 27.07.2025

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exhibitions

Four Actions
14.02.2025 – 27.07.2025

Arbeit Am Fleisch.
Thomas Feuerstein

28.05. – 27.07.2025

Dates & Events

Exhibition: 14.02.2025 – 27.07.2025

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.

Exhibition: 28.05. – 27.07.2025

Arbeit am Fleisch.

Thomas Feuerstein

Thomas Feuerstein is one of the most exciting and versatile artists of his generation. In his works, he combines art with science, literary history and philosophy – always with an eye on the boundaries of body, identity and life.

Following on from the tradition of Vienna Actionism, Feuerstein addresses central themes such as corporeality, transformation and the merging of art and life. The focus is particularly on the question: How is our relationship to the body changing in a world that is increasingly digital, technological and networked?

June 2025

June 12, Thursday,  6:00 pm

Bazon Brock Actionteaching
Metabolism: metabolic processes in the Feuerstein plant

The Vienna Actionism Museum (not just the Museum of Viennese Actionism) is currently presenting numerous results of the work of contemporary Thomas Feuerstein. The exhibits are not marvelled at and admired as works of art, but as the tools of the cognitive work to which Feuerstein,…

June 17, Tuesday,  6:00 pm

ARTIST TOUR

The Austrian artist Thomas Feuerstein leads through the exhibition ARBEIT AM FLEISCH.

June 19, Thursday,  5:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

July 2025

July 3, Thursday,  6:00 pm

ARTIST TOUR

The Austrian artist Thomas Feuerstein leads through the exhibition ARBEIT AM FLEISCH.

July 05, Saturday,  3:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

July 6, Sunday,  4:00 pm

Director’s tour (DE)

Our director Julia Moebus-Puck gives a personal insight into the development of Vienna Actionism.

July 17, Thursday,  5:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

July 26, Saturday,  6:00 pm

ARTIST TOUR

The Austrian artist Thomas Feuerstein leads through the exhibition ARBEIT AM FLEISCH.

Wednesday 30, July 2025, 7:00 pm

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