Care – between Tenderness and Resistance
An exhibition by the Mentoring Program Art of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
In a time of multiple crises – ecological destruction, social fragmentation, and political polarization – care emerges as a central reference point for alternative forms of living together. Art has always practiced forms of care – through the careful processing of materials, the cultivation of cultural traditions, the empathetic engagement with human experiences. The exhibition, curated by Ingeborg Erhart and Sofie Mathoi, brings together positions that thematize and juxtapose the tensions and complexities of care.
The works on display illustrate how caring practice manifests in historical, ecological, and systemic contexts. In a society often characterized by competition and isolation, the artistic positions remind us that care is not weakness, but a radical form of strength – a strength that can be both tender and resistant, both healing and critical.
Artists:
Minda Andrén, Eva Balayan, Diana Barbosa Gil, Alma Bektas, Rosa De Coster, Ida Kammerloch, Rebecca Korb, Anna Krumpholz, Luise Müller, Simon Nagy with Lia Sudermann.
Program:
- 5.9.2025, 17 h
Lecture by Elke Krasny
- 9.10.2025, 18 h
Radical strength - resilience & care as an artistic attitude
Discussion with participants of the Mentoring Program Art
Presentation of the publication
- 11.10.2025, 14 h
Screening "Nördlich von Libyen" by Luise Müller, Stadtkino Wien, followed by director's talk
List of entries
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Opening Care – between Tenderness and Resistance
An exhibition in the course of Mentoring Program Art.
In a time of multiple crises – ecological destruction, social fragmentation, and political polarization – care emerges as a central reference point for alternative forms of living together.Exhibition opening
Schillerplatz
Exhibit Gallery
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Screening Nördlich von Libyen
Screening Nördlich von Libyen (Luise Müller, 2023) in cooperation with Stadtkino Wien, followed by a discussion with the director.Screening
Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus
Akademiestraße 13
1010 ViennaExhibit Gallery