Every collection is as unique as its collector; from its thematic focus to how its contents are acquired, there is no “right” way to build – and no one pathway to entry. But across every collection, one thing remains true: each individual addition enhances the value of the whole. The barriers may seem high, but the most thoughtful collections aren’t often inherited: they are built, with passion and curiosity. In a candid, rare “fireside chat” style panel, contemporary collectors and advisors compare notes and share stories about how they got into acquiring art.

After the experiences of war and the pandemic, regions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) face new challenges in the future of energy supply and transformation towards sustainability. The recent events have underscored the fragility of independence and democracy, prompting a shift towards local and regional solutions within the CEE and DACH regions. The discussion aims to explore strategies to enhance energy resilience and sustainability in the face of these contemporary challenges.

We invite you to an overview tour through viennacontemporary and present an exciting mix of must-sees, established positions from the domestic and international art scene, and the emerging ZONE1 curated by Bruno Mokross.

Do collective, cross-generational art experiences exist that make global issues such as human-made environmental destruction, climate change, species extinction, and advancing technologization tangible? In collaboration with Klima Biennale Wien, viennacontemporary examines the influence of courageous and critical art that questions artistic, political, and social conventions and may offer new answers to the energy crisis, the future, and sustainability.

Curator Pernilla Holmes guides through the new section CONTEXT, which focuses on important artists from the late 20th century.

Sophie Jung's artistic practice moves in the spaces between the material and the immaterial, the explicit and the implicit. Her most recent performance The Beckoning... for The Color of Energy is a provocative reflection on solidarity and exclusion, a thoughtful commentary on how we gather energy - whether through communal support or isolation.

This tour sharpens your eye for international female artistic positions – their work, themes, and contexts.

Sophie Jung's artistic practice moves in the spaces between the material and the immaterial, the explicit and the implicit. Her most recent performance The Beckoning... for The Color of Energy is a provocative reflection on solidarity and exclusion, a thoughtful commentary on how we gather energy - whether through communal support or isolation.

Sophie Jung's artistic practice moves in the spaces between the material and the immaterial, the explicit and the implicit. Her most recent performance The Beckoning... for The Color of Energy is a provocative reflection on solidarity and exclusion, a thoughtful commentary on how we gather energy - whether through communal support or isolation.