All programme items

Vera Lutter

Inside In

Vera Lutter: Inside In is the first museum exhibition of the artist’s photographic work to take place on such a large scale in Europe. It presents a vast overview: from the very early 1994 work depicting New York urban environments, to the unique explorations of industrial areas in the “Friedrichshafen” and “Frankfurt Airport” series of 1999 and 2001, through to the photographic studies of interior architecture in “Studios” and “Pepsi Cola” of 2000-2003.

Günter Brus

Work Orbit

This exhibition - held on the occasion of Günter Brus' 65th birthday - was organised by and shown first in the Albertina, Vienna. After its presentation in Graz it will be shown in Kunsthaus Zug and Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Bologna.

Einbildung

The Perception in Art

The subject of the opening exhibition is the phenomenon of perception, our knowledge about it and the conditions it is subject to. Everything begins with perception. Recent research suggests that cognitive processes and neural networks specifically determine and control our visual perceptions.

Phantom of Desire

Visions of Masochism in Art

In co-operation with Graz 2003 – Cultural Capital of Europe

M_ARS

ART AND WAR

Within the scope of Graz 2003 - Cultur Capital of Europe

Cosima von Bonin's

Fund-Oriented Equipment

Her work is characterised by spontaneity accompanied at the same time by the highest level of concentration and precision.

Vuk Cosic

History of Art for the Intelligence Community

"History of Art for the Intelligence Community" is technically described as a front end for Carnivore, the project that mimics FBI's net surveillance software.

In search of Balkania

In Search of Balkania lifts a long overdue ban on the Balkans as a site of intellectual endeavor and cultural desire. Conceived from the outset as a curatorial operation and artistic experience against expectations, this exhibition confronts a subject full of contradictions, to which everyone brings baggage they can't easily drop.

HERBERT BRANDL

A Survey (Part 2)

Part 2

Rudi Molacek

Giverny Graz

The latest works developed for his large personal exhibition at the Neue Galerie offer a thrilling insight into his astounding ability to experiment with various materials as technical carrier media.

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE

International Art since 1950 - Collection Ploil, a selection

Ever since Jonathan Richardson's praise for the science of the connoisseur in his 1719 paper, “An Essay on the Whole Art of Criticism as it Relates to Painting and an Argument in Behalf of the Science of the Connoisseur”, the genuine collector has been identified with the title of connoisseur. As such the private collector is of central importance in the development of art.

HERBERT BRANDL

Chromophobia - A general survey (part 1)

part 1

Erwin Wurm

Fat Survival

In its first phase, the development of sculpture in the 20 century was characterised by detachment from the human body. In Brancusi's work, the human head becomes increasingly geometric and ultimately egg-shaped. This process was called abstraction, meaning abstraction from human dimensions.

Isaac Julien

Filmretrospektive

Neue Galerie Graz at Filmzentrum im Rechbauerkino

Martin Gostner

ALL I SEE I COVER

'dicke Aura Heimat' (Thick Aura Home) and 'Niederschlag von Volksreden' (Fallout of Speechifications) are the works on show in the studio and stairwell of the Neue Galerie.

Im Buchstabenfeld

Up until now, our image of literature has been closely tied up with the book, the page, as the medium itself. In the electronic age literature gives us the option of presenting numeric-alphabetic character stings in other media, such as the computer screen, without paper or any link with the book.

The Magic Hour

The Convergence of Art and Las Vegas

Curator: Alex Farquharson, London Opening: Sat, September 22nd 2001, 7pm Opening Performance: Sermon of Rev. Ethan Acres, Las Vegas Is Las Vegas, capital of the western entertainment industry, also set to become the capital of art? At this historic moment, art is losing the visionary power to...

From Waldmüller to Schiele

Masterpieces of the Neue Galerie in Schloss Eggenberg

The 19th and early 20th century collection at the Neue Galerie in Graz is one of the most important of its kind in Austria both in terms of quality and quantity. From May 2001 onwards we have the great opportunity to exhibit this special collection in the palace of Schloss Eggenberg.

Moderne in dunkler Zeit

Rudi Gernreich

"Fashion will go out of fashion"

The exhibition, the first comprehensive retrospective of the life and work of Rudi Gernreich, portraying the fascinating career of this revolutionary designer, shows how fashion both reflects and anticipates social trends and developments.