Care – between Tenderness and Resistance

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
   Working with Care 
   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