Fast Forward. A glimpse into the archive of the Kunsthaus

An anniversary is not least a good opportunity to take a "look back to the future".

For Re-Imagine the Future, we dived into the depths of our digital and physical archives, sifted through catalogues, reactivated CD drives, combed through old lists and website entries. What can we take away from 20 years of exhibition programmes, cooperations, projects of all kinds? What has gone well and what has gone less well? What mistakes have we made, and what should we repeat or revisit?

A few results of this research trip in figures: 1,227 artists, 207 exhibitions, 333 newly produced works, 122 BIX projects, around 700 (internal) events, 98 catalogues, 61 accompanying booklets and approx. 1,500,000 visitors (as of August 2023).

In the stairwell of the Kunsthaus and in Space04, where catalogues, exhibition photos and editions invite you to remember, you have the opportunity to look back on 20 years of programming at the Kunsthaus Graz.

A screening of the film trailers from the long-standing cooperation with the festival of Austrian film Diagonale can be seen, as well as the series of works Kunsthaus Graz. Portraits by Stefan Emsenhuber. The photographer has accompanied the Kunsthaus from the beginning and over the years has photographed numerous artists exhibiting here with his Hasselblad camera (mostly) in front of the cool concrete wall in the stairwell. The pictures, taken with a restrained gesture, draw a subjective history of the exhibitions and yet convey an impressive atmospheric picture that gives a face to the sometimes great names who have made history in this house.

Keyvan Paydar's project does not look back, but dares to make prophetic predictions: his Das Projekt von Keyvan Paydar blickt nicht zurück, sondern wagt prophetische Vorhersagen: Sein orakelhafter Automat Quotenscheich X.0 lässt die Zukunft in Form eines Kunstwerks zum Mitnehmen in Erscheinung treten. Mit einem Euro und ein wenig Geschick ist man dabei und kann an der Kommerzialisierung des Unbekannten teilhaben.oracular machine Quotenscheich X.0 makes the future appear in the form of a piece of art to take home. With one euro and a little skill, you are in and can participate in the commercialisation of the unknown.