Lviv on 24 June 1937: City, Architecture, Modernism

24 June 1937 was just a regular day; there was nothing exceptional that day in the city’s history. However, this Lviv of everyday life best demonstrates the uniqueness of the city and its place on the map of 20th century modernity. The exhibition is a comprehensive presentation of the achievements of Lviv architects, shown against the backdrop of other areas of the city’s cultural life. Based on public and private collections from Poland and Ukraine, the exhibition is a diverse portrait of a Modernist city and highlights the role of Lviv as a centre of modernity during the times of the Second  Polish Republic.  »

Ziemowit Szczerek, Intermarium: Travelling through the Real and Imagined Central Europe

Ziemowit Szczerek’s Intermarium is both a symptom and a diagnosis of the exhaustion of nationalistic language. While describing the political situation and public sentiments in Central Europe, the author actually uses the exact same categories he identifies as the source of problems, while wanting to distance himself from it. Watching the failure of the undertaking resembling Baron Munchausen’s idea of dragging himself out of the swamp by his hair paradoxically becomes the greatest benefit from reading this book.  »

Jeanne Mammen: The Observer Retrospective (1910–1975)

Jeanne Mammen (1890–1976) gained a reputation beyond Berlin as a chronicler of life in the city during the 1920s. Her watercolours and drawings made a distinctive contribution to urban art in that glittering decade with its forceful social contrasts. But Jeanne Mammen left far more to posterity than this, namely her œuvre of seventy years, including paintings and drawings with discontinuities that graphically express the political and artistic upheavals of the 20th century. »

What does data say about culture?

How to effectively promote events in the information overload culture? Unlike their counterparts in the business world, cultural institutions and event organisers rarely use data to underpin their operations and decision making. What could we learn from them about the event goers? »

Anton Kolig

Anton Kolig (1886–1950) is among the most eminent Austrian painters from the first half of the 20th century. He was a prominent representative of the dynamic figural painting that was typical of his time. His works are characterised by a masterly energetic hand and vibrantly luminous colours. The main themes of Kolig’s paintings were portraits and figural allegories. The presentation at the Leopold Museum is the first comprehensive solo exhibition of works by Anton Kolig to be held in Vienna in over 50 years. The Leopold Museum is especially well placed to host such an exhibition, as it houses the most comprehensive collection of works by the artist in a museum with more than 20 paintings. The presentation will feature approximately 100 works by Kolig, including 70 paintings and 30 works on paper. »

The Challenge of Modernity: Vienna and Zagreb around 1900

At the turn of the 20th century, the multi-ethnic realm of the Habsburg Monarchy experienced a lively exchange of art and culture between Vienna, its centre, and the main cities of the empire such as Zagreb. This exchange was very significant for the development of Croatian art during this time. In the exhibition, the connections and points of reference are presented through key works of Austrian and Croatian artists.

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The Mythological Misalliances of Max Pirner

The Graphic Cabinet will present a cycle of pastels by one of the most original artists active in the Czech region during the last third of the 19th century. Pirner in his Mythological Misalliances fuses various influences – the sen‑ suality and eroticism of Mánes, the fairy‑tale romanticism of Moritz von Schwind and the decorativism of Hans Makart. The individual paintings of the cycle illustrate the emotional intersections between various fantastic and mythological creatures, and their expression oscillates between naturalism and decadence.  »

Bird’s‑Eye Vienna: The City at a Glance

Attempts to grasp the ever‑growing city of Vienna have been made for centuries – whether in the form of classic panoramas, bird’s‑eye views, postcards, or city maps. Yet maps and panoramas exist in a productive field of tension between the demands of completeness and fragmentation, making visible and concealing, and giving orientation and control.  »

Anna Weaves Reformation: A Tapestry and Its Histories

The Museum of European Cultures, Berlin

From 14 July 2017 to 28 January 2018 »

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National Museum, Krakow
Until 7 January 2018 »