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News
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Aug 10, 2026
Closing Time of the Paintings Gallery
Due to exhibition set-up, the Paintings Gallery will be closed from 1 to 30 September.
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Jul 27, 2026
INTK: Insights into an unopened, historical CARE package made possible
One of the last remaining original, sealed CARE Packages® from post-war Austria recently caught the attention of CARE Austria and the Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts (INTK). The package is a historical artifact, and opening it would destroy its authenticity and history. Experts from INTK were nevertheless able to take a look inside.
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Jul 23, 2026
Das Damische Aderl displays works by Gunter Damisch and former students of his class
With "Das Damische Aderl," Kunstbühel+ presents an exhibition project at the former squash hall in Kitzbühel in the summer of 2026, exploring the intersection of visual art, theater, and social space. The starting point is the 10th anniversary of Gunter Damisch's death, whose "both/and" approach is understood here not as a retrospective, but as an occasion for a contemporary examination of artistic practice. At the heart of the exhibition is a multifaceted network of works by Gunter Damisch and pieces by former students of his class at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
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Jul 23, 2026
Interview: Ana Torfs in the Art Collections of the Academy
In an interview with artmagazine.cc, artist Ana Torfs and gallery director Sabine Folie discuss the current exhibition and what sibyls, leaves, textiles, the plague, and the pandemic have to do with each other.
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Jul 21, 2026
Works by former students and teachers at Kunsthalle Wien
With the exhibition Lives and Works in Vienna, the Kunsthalle demonstrates the diversity and vitality of Vienna’s contemporary art scene. The exhibition also features numerous works by former students and faculty members of the Academy, including Brishty Alam, Philipp Fleischmann, Parastu Gharabaghi, Birke Gorm, Jojo Gronostay, Benjamin Hirte, Christine & Irene Hohenbüchler, Emma Hummerhielm Carlén, Iman Issa, Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, Jakob Lena Knebl, James Lewis, Irina Lotarevich, Lazar Lyutakov, Till Megerle, Rini Mitra, Hans Schabus, Anna Schachinger, Ashley Hans Scheirl, Toni Schmale, Nora Schultz, Sophie Thun, Johanna Charlotte Trede, Emily Wardill, and many others.
