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viennacontemporary Magazine reports on the activities of viennacontemporary and provides you with in-depth insights into what’s going on in the art world. We publish interviews with gallerists, collectors, artists, and art lovers. Our main focus is Austria, but we also explore the art scene in Southern and Eastern Europe and beyond. viennacontemporary is not only a reflection of the contemporary art landscape in the region. It’s about people, society, trends, and dialogue.

“We had to remove everything to make more space for art”

Collectors Interview | Marie Grabner and David Anton Wildberger

Marie Grabner (22) already wanted to invest her pocket money in art and soon inspired her partner David Anton Wildberger (24) for the hobby of collecting. Today, the young couple share a great passion for collecting with a focus on big Austrian names, which can only be contained by a lack of hanging space. A […]

Meet Vienna’s Gallerists

Sophie Tappeiner | Galerie Sophie Tappeiner

viennacontemporary presents Vienna’s vibrant gallery scene. Find out what drives them, why they see Vienna as a hotspot for contemporary art, and the secret places where the art scene can be found. Sophie Tappeiner founded her eponymous gallery Sophie Tappeiner in 2017. It is a critically engaged space that has developed a strong focus on […]

Collecting Couples

Nothing says love as much as sharing your life’s passion – in this case – for art. On the occasion of the nearing Valentine’s Day, we are revisiting some powerful couples whose love for each other grows analog with their art collections.

From Private Collectors to Founding Kunsthalle Praha

Collectors Interview | Pavlína and Petr Pudil

It all started, when Pavlína and Petr Pudil wanted to buy a decoration for their living room. 20 years later, the couple have not only built up a foundation collection of 3,000 works by the most important artists in the Czech Republic and the surrounding countries from modernism to the present day, but have also founded the Kunsthalle Praha, an exciting young institution that puts this very collection in dialog with international artists.

“Giving Women the Visibility They Deserve”

Collectors Interview: Katrin Bellinger

Katrin Bellinger describes herself as a born collector. The art professional has turned her passion into a profession and traded in old master drawings for 30 years. Today, Bellinger, who grew up in Cologne, Germany, and lives in London, UK, has many obligations, such as being on the board of the National Gallery and the […]

Martin Hatebur Art Collector

“If you are interested in culture, it is important to give something back.”

Collectors Interview | Martin Hatebur

Swiss lawyer and passionate art collector Martin Hatebur has been president of Kunsthalle Basel since 2008. He is also actively involved in contemporary art in various capacities, including president of the St. Moritz Art Film Festival, on the board of Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, the Swiss Association of Art Collectors, the Foundation for Art and […]

“The term ‘African art’ can be quite limiting.”

Collector Interview | Joseph Awuah-Darko

How to introduce a creative multi-talent in a single paragraph? Joseph Awuah-Darko, born in London, has lived in Ghana since the age of five. There, the artist, collector, and philanthropist has established a successful residency program and supports young African artists wherever he can. viennacontemporaryMag discussed the urgency to diversify the global art world and […]