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    Performance and Contemporary Art History: Mapping a Critical Subject, Medium, and Method in a Transdisciplinary Field

    A conference organised by Prof. Dr. Lisa Beißwanger (University of Koblenz) and Dr. Lisa Moravec (IKW, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna).

    Conference

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

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    Research Day 2026 of the Academy

    The Research Day 2026 of the Academy presents the range of current research activities at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, gives insights into specific projects and their results, and encourages collegial discussions. The Research Day focuses on presentations of research projects in advanced stages.

    Conference

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    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Academy

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    honoris causa 2026

    Since 2023, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna has been dealing with its past in Austrofascism and National Socialism with the conference series honoris causa. This year's conference will open with Jan Machacek's performance Axelmann's Case in the auditorium. The following day, the conference will take place, topics include fascist art and literary history, graduates of the Master School of Architecture (1930–1950) and the Tiergarten in the Prater, on the grounds of which the Academy's sculpture building stands today.

    Conference

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Academy

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    Bourdieu Lectures: From the Left to the Right Hand of the State: Polarizations and Authoritarian Transformations

    The Bourdieu Lectures 2026 are an interdisciplinary conference, created as a joint initiative of Bielefeld University, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen), Freiburg University of Education and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in close cooperation with the Fondation Bourdieu.

    Conference

    Kunsthalle Bielefeld
    Artur-Ladebeck-Straße 5
    33602 Bielefeld
    Deutschland

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

  • Graduate Conference 2027

    At the Graduate Conference 2027 doctoral and PhD candidates in their final phase will present results of their dissertation projects.

    Conference

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Academy