Viennacontemporary

Program 2025

ZONE1

ZONE1 is viennacontemporary’s signature platform for emerging talent. Curator Aliaksei Barysionak brings together artistic practices that engage with themes of migration and displacement, affective experiences of artists, queerness, and critical feminist perspectives.

CONTEXT

CONTEXT, curated by Sam Ozer, focuses on artistic positions from the late 20th century, aiming to foster dialogue between artists rooted in the region and those working in broader international contexts and to highlight how today's contemporary art scene has emerged out of a fascinating recent past.

STATEMENT: Realities Building

For 2025, STATEMENT focuses on algorithmic control, digital disinformation, and technological manipulation. The exhibition, titled Realities Building, is curated by Marcella Beccaria, Chief Curator and Head of Collections at Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Turin.

Calendar

14. September2024

14. September2024
13:30 - 14:30
  • GUIDED TOURS

Curator’s Tour: ZONE1 with Bruno Mokross

Curator Bruno Mokross guides through the highlight section ZONE1, which presents 10 solo presentations by young emerging artists under 40 with a strong connection to Austria.

14. September2024
14:00 - 14:15
  • STATEMENT

The Color of Energy Performance by Sophie Jung

Sophie Jung's artistic practice moves in the spaces between the material and the immaterial, the explicit and the implicit. Her most recent performance The Beckoning... for The Color of Energy is a provocative reflection on solidarity and exclusion, a thoughtful commentary on how we gather energy - whether through communal support or isolation.

14. September2024
14:00 - 15:00
  • TALK

Art Fair City

Contemporary art fairs and the collateral programs that sprout up around them have had no small impact on the identities of the cities that house them. Basel springs to mind as one locality that has been irrevocably shaped as a destination and international brand by the global art fair named after it – despite being Switzerland’s third most populous city, and a centuries-old hub of culture and learning.

14. September2024
14:00 - 14:30
  • CONTEXT

CONTEXT: PERFORMANCE Vlasta Delimar: The Right to an Orgasm at Over 60

In her performance "The Right to an Orgasm at Over 60" Vlasta Delimar highlights the importance of sexuality in later life, challenges societal taboos surrounding older women, and asserts that sexuality is a fundamental human right.

14. September2024
14:30 - 15:30
  • KIDS

Kids Tour (recommended age: approx. 6-10 years)

What is an art fair and why is there so much art to see here? On this tour, we get to know different artistic positions and discover how artists transform their ideas into works of art using very different materials and techniques.

14. September2024
14:30 - 15:30
  • GUIDED TOURS

Collectors Tour

Start a collection now! viennacontemporary offers the ideal environment with over 100 exceptional artistic positions that are presented at this year’s fair. A unique opportunity to get to know galleries, artists, and their work during a tour!

14. September2024
14:30 - 15:30
  • KIDS
  • GUIDED TOURS

Kids Tour (recommended age: approx. 6-10 years)

What is an art fair and why is there so much art to see here? On this tour, we get to know different artistic positions and discover how artists transform their ideas into works of art using very different materials and techniques.

14. September2024
15:00 - 16:00
  • GUIDED TOURS

The Queer Gaze on viennacontemporary

Drag artist Lady Nutjob invites you to explore the exhibiting galleries on a guided tour.

14. September2024
16:00 - 16:15
  • STATEMENT

The Color of Energy Performance by Sophie Jung

Sophie Jung's artistic practice moves in the spaces between the material and the immaterial, the explicit and the implicit. Her most recent performance The Beckoning... for The Color of Energy is a provocative reflection on solidarity and exclusion, a thoughtful commentary on how we gather energy - whether through communal support or isolation.

14. September2024
16:00 - 17:00
  • TALK

New Models of Curating

How do curators and institutional directors from across Europe approach curation? The discussion with this year’s participants of Join the Conversation will explore some of the current concerns, new ways of production, and changing ideas around exhibition making. What is the role of the curator today and how can that be reimagined?

14. September2024
16:30 - 17:30
  • GUIDED TOURS

Untold Stories and Fresh Discoveries

Forgotten, overlooked, or newly discovered? This tour invites you to sharpen your view and get to know artists – their works, themes, and contexts – in a contemporary light.

14. September2024
18:00 - 18:15
  • STATEMENT

The Color of Energy Performance by Sophie Jung

Sophie Jung's artistic practice moves in the spaces between the material and the immaterial, the explicit and the implicit. Her most recent performance The Beckoning... for The Color of Energy is a provocative reflection on solidarity and exclusion, a thoughtful commentary on how we gather energy - whether through communal support or isolation.