honoris causa 2025
With honoris causa, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna launched a series of events in 2023 to face up to historical responsibility as an educational institution.
Program:
Thu 4.12.2025, 19 h: Book presentation
Vorgestellt und diskutiert wird eine Neuerscheinung, die einige jener Forschungslücken adressiert, die im Laufe der honoris causa-Konferenzreihe identifiziert worden sind. Der Band versammelt kulturwissenschaftliche, literarische und künstlerische Auseinandersetzungen mit der Geschichte der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien von 1930 bis 1960. In ihrem Ensemble erzählen sie über Transformationen und das Fortdauern des Faschismus an einem zentralen Ort der österreichischen Kunstproduktion.
A new publication will be presented and discussed that addresses some of the gaps in research identified during the honoris causa conference series. The book brings together cultural studies, literary, and artistic examinations of the history of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1930 to 1960 and tells stories of transformations and the persistence of fascism at a central location of Austrian art production.
Eduard Freudmann, Jakob Krameritsch, Michael Lunardi, Ruth Sonderegger (Eds.): Ergänzungen und Eingriffe. Zur Geschichte der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, 1930–1960. Mandelbaum: Vienna, 2025.
For further information, please see: https://www.mandelbaum.at/buecher/eduard-freudmann-jakob-krameritsch-michael-lunardi-ruth-sonderegger/ergaenzungen-und-eingriffe/
Fri, 5.12.2025, 10–17 h: Conference
The coexistence and intertwining of Austrofascism and National Socialism can be studied in detail at the Academy; it will be a cross-cutting theme at the conference, where current research, for example on the influential Athenaia fraternity at the Academy, will be presented. The agenda also includes a application to revoke an honorary membership of the Academy.
Detailed program to follow!
Please find the program of the last conferences on our website: honoris causa 2023, honoris causa 2024
Fri, 5.12.2025, 18 h: Reading by Nina Schedlmayer
Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs, Maysedergasse 2/28, 1010 Vienna
We are delighted to invite you to an evening event at the VBKÖ. Georgia Holz (curator and member of the VBKÖ archive team) will be in conversation with Nina Schedlmayer, who will be reading from her new book: „Hitlers queere Künstlerin. Stephanie Hollenstein. Künstlerin und Soldat“ (“Hitler's queer artist. Stephanie Hollenstein. Artist and soldier”)
Organzier: Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna