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Internal Newsletter May 2025

Dear colleagues, dear students,

please enjoy some news around the Academy from last month! As always, you can find more reports on our website in the "News" section!

We would also like to point out:

  • Students of the Academy of Fine Arts can obtain a membership card from the Society of Friends of Fine Arts, which grants free admission to numerous museums in Vienna. This project is supported by Wiener Städtische.
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News


Conservation – Restoration

Conservation-Restoration: Peeling the layers of the Hermesvilla

Students of the Academy conduct research on the interior of the Hermesvilla. The Kurier has published an article on this on May 18, 2025.

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Hermesvilla, Foto: C.Stadler/Bwag

Education in the Arts

Global Classroom: New Podcast with Fashions und Styles (IKL)

The Department for  Fashions and Styles of the Institute for Education in the Arts is working on Global Classroom, a podcast format, together with two other international universities. The third episode was recently released!

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Global Classroom Podcast Logo, IKL

Art and Architecture

Golden Lion of the Venice Architecture Biennale for Andrea Faraguna

The pavillion 'Heatwave' of the Kingdom of Bahrain, curated by Faraguna, wins the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale. Andrea Faraguna held a teaching position as Professor in the platform ADP/CMT at IKA during the study year 2024/25

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Pavillion of the Kingdom of Bahrain curated by Andrea Faraguna. Photo: Andrea Avezzu.

Epidermitecture featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

Outcomes of the research project Epidermitecture are presented within the main curatorial exhibition at the Arsenale as part of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025. This research is a collaboration of the Institute for Art and Architecture, the Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts and the Dust Institute. The project team consists of Michelle Howard, Adam Hudec, Laura Rabbachin, and Katja Sterflinger.

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Biopatina kit for engagement practice ©Joanna Pianka

Academy

OUT NOW! A…Series Vol.27Gender and Postsecularity in Knowledge Production and Visual Culture

Vol.27 of the Publication Series of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Sabine Grenz, Doris Guth, Boka En, and Fatma Uysal, Berlin, Sternberg Press, 2024

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Publikationsreihe der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien Vol.27, [em]Gender and Postsecularity in Knowledge Production and Visual Culture[/em], Sabine Grenz, Doris Guth, Boka En, Fatma Uysal (Hg.), Berlin, Sternberg Press, 2024
 

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