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Welcome to the press page of the Neue Galerie Graz and the BRUSEUM!

Here you can find information and press photos of the current exhibitions

Art from the 19th century to the present and a museum dedicated to the multi-genre artist Günter Brus are what make the Neue Galerie Graz a special experience. The Neue Galerie Graz is among the most important Austrian museums for modern and contemporary art. Besides solo shows of prominent Austrian and international artists, art-historical themes are tackled in changing exhibitions based on the wide-ranging collection.

The BRUSEUM functions as an independent collecting, research and exhibition arm of the Neue Galerie Graz dedicated to the life and work of the world-famous Styrian multi-genre artist Günter Brus (born 1938).
In its exhibitions, the BRUSEUM shows not only works by Brus himself, but also those by artists who have influenced, accompanied and furthered his development.

 

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The exhibition "Ridiculously Yours! Art, Awkwardness and Enthusiasm" flirts with the humor of disaster, bad taste and – of course with passion – and enthusiasm about art

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Photo: UMJ/N. Lackner

Joanneum Quarter,

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Joanneum Quarter,

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Neutorgasse facade,

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Neutorgasse facade,

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Joanneum Quarter South Side View, View of Neue Galerie Graz,

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner

Visitorhub,

Photo: UMJ/N. Lackner

Visitorhub,

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Joanneum Quarter Northside View,

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About the Neue Galerie Graz

An overview of two centuries of fine art: the permanent exhibition of the Neue Galerie Graz shows selected works from the collection begins in 1800. Art from the Romantic Period and Early Modernism is on show on the ground floor, continuing on the upper floor with Austrian and international works from 1945 to the present day.

A rich range of works are on display, which recall the developments and trends in fine art from Biedermeier to the present. The arc stretches from the systematic capturing of reality in the 19th century, through engagement with artistic ways of approaching problems around the fin-desiècle and in the early 20th century, through to phenomena such as Op Art and Conceptual Art. Thus we clearly see how man’s involvement with his fellow beings and the world around him represents a continuous source of art.

International contemporary art

The first part of the permanent exhibition offers an overview of art in the 19th century up to the interwar period, with an emphasis on works by Austrian and in particular Styrian artists. In the process, lines of development are presented in loose chronology, as are trends and outstanding individual positions. The exhibition spans essential movements of Austrian art history such as Biedermeier, Historicism, Atmospheric Realism, regional forms of Jugendstil and positions of Classical Modernism such as Expressionism and New Objectivity [Neue Sachlichkeit]. The exhibition thus outlines on the one hand the contours of a home-grown art topography, the finest exponents of which were aligned with international art events of the period, while reflecting the many-faceted profile of the collection on the other.

The second part of the permanent exhibition on the upper floor begins with positions which, linking up to Classical Modernism and engaging with contemporary trends, set out to find a direction for art after 1945. With the trigon Biennales, which gathered the most advanced trends from Austria and its neighbouring countries, Graz developed into a centre of the avant-garde from the 1960s onwards. An essential part of the exhibition is taken up by painting, which was a key determining factor in Austrian art in the 1980s --- though also in early years, and up to the present day. In addition works of art of both local and international relevance from photography and sculpture complement this collection-specific survey of contemporary art.

About the BRUSEUM

Since its foundation, the Neue Galerie Graz was located in Palais Herberstein in Graz until 2009. With the reopening of the Neue Galerie in the Joanneum quarter in November 2011, a long-cherished wish has also come true: the realization of the BRUSEUM, a museum for the Styrian artist Günter Brus. A significant acquisition of a collection by the Styrian provincial government made it possible to extensively expand the focus on the work of this world-famous artist. The artistic oeuvre in the collection, the extensive material in the Neue Galerie archive and the large stock of Brus' literary works are to be brought together both locally and digitally using a database.

Günter Brus Archive

In addition to a permanent exhibition space, the BRUSEUM is being expanded into a scientific competence center dedicated to preserving central parts of Günter Brus' artistic oeuvre for the public as well as to scientific research into his works. The archive of the Neue Galerie Graz also has Austrian art and artist documentation dating back to the 19th century and comprising around 14,000 register folders with various types of prints, photographs, press articles, correspondence, autographs, artistic sketch material as well as films and videos.

In the Joanneum Quarter, the archive will be equipped with modern research stations. The Neue Galerie's specialist library, which contains more than 55,000 media units, also reflects the focus of the collection and offers all interested parties comprehensive opportunities for academic study.

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