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Leopold Museum
MORIZ NÄHR Photography and Viennese Modernism
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MORIZ NÄHR Photography and Viennese Modernism / Moriz Nähr (1859–1945) is one of the most important innovators of photography in “Vienna around 1900”. His photographic oeuvre is mentioned today in the same breath as that of the famous Parisian photographer Eugène Atget. Nähr enjoyed a life-long artist’s friendship with Gustav Klimt and was connected with the artist through a special network of eminent personalities from the arts, culture and philosophy.
MAKE ME LOOK BEAUTIFUL, MADAME D'ORA!
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MAKE ME LOOK BEAUTIFUL, MADAME D'ORA! / In her studio, d’Ora captured the great names of the 20th century’s world of art and fashion, aristocracy and politics. The first artist photographed by her was Gustav Klimt in 1908, the last Pablo Picasso in 1956. She further immortalized Emperor Charles I of Austria and members of the Rothschild family, Coco Chanel and Josephine Baker as well as Marc Chagall and Maurice Chevalier.
GUSTAV KLIMT Artist of the Century
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GUSTAV KLIMT Artist of the Century
WOW! The Heidi Horten Collection
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WOW! The Heidi Horten Collection / The exhibition “WOW! The Heidi Horten Collection” is the first public presentation of one of the most impressive European private collections. The presentation at the Leopold Museum fulfils the collector’s long-cherished wish to make the masterpieces meticulously collected by her since the 1990s by artists from Gustav Klimt to Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst accessible to a wide audience.
EGON SCHIELE | THE JUBILEESHOW
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EGON SCHIELE | THE JUBILEESHOW / In 2018, 100 years after his death, a special exhibition is dedicated to the central artist of the Leopold Museum’s collection, Egon Schiele (1890–1918): unique in its combination of paintings, works on paper and archival material, the exhibition touches upon the most important themes in the artist’s oeuvre.
Leopold Museum - Our House
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Leopold Museum - Our House / Our house at Museumsquarter Vienna http://www.leopoldmuseum.org
Masterpieces of the Leopold Collection
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Masterpieces of the Leopold Collection / The Leopold Collection is one of the most important collections of modern Austrian art in the world. The more than 5,000 exhibits were collected by Rudolf and his wife Elisabeth Leopold over a period of five decades. In 1994, the Collection was consolidated by Rudolf Leopold with the assistance of the Republic of Austria and the Austrian National Bank into the Leopold Museum Private Foundation - a non-profit private foundation.
FERDINAND HODLER Elective Affinities from Klimt to Schiele
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FERDINAND HODLER Elective Affinities from Klimt to Schiele / This presentation at the Leopold Museum will be the most comprehensive retrospective exhibition of works by Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918) in Austria since the artist’s resounding success at the 1904 Secession exhibition.
ANTON KOLIG
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ANTON KOLIG / 22nd September 2017 to 8th January 2018 Anton Kolig (1886–1950) is among the most eminent Austrian painters from the first half of the 20th century. The Leopold Museum is especially well placed to host such an exhibition, as it houses the most comprehensive collection of works by the artist in a museum with more than 20 paintings. The presentation features some 60 paintings and 50 works on paper by Kolig.
Traces of Time
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Traces of Time / Mladen Bizumic, Cäcilia Brown, Andreas Fogarasi, Sofie Thorsen, Kay Walkowiak, Anita Witek 20th October 2017 to 26th February 2018 The exhibition Traces of Time focuses on contemporary artistic strategies dedicated to exploring and questioning visual culture.
VICTOR HUGO The Dark Romanticist
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VICTOR HUGO The Dark Romanticist
THE MAGIC OF LANDSCAPES
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THE MAGIC OF LANDSCAPES / From Waldmüller to Boeckl. Rudolf Leopold, the legendary art collector and founder of the Leopold Museum, esteemed landscape art above all else. His collection features numerous examples from the early 20th century.
CARL SPITZWEG – ERWIN WURM
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CARL SPITZWEG – ERWIN WURM / Hilarious! Hilarious? 25th March to 19th June 2017 The exploration of Carl Spitzweg’s work also highlights the topicality of his themes, which is reflected in the 21st century’s “Biedermeier generation” and is illustrated through trenchant interventions by Erwin Wurm.
RADEK KNAPP TRIFFT ALFRED KUBIN
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RADEK KNAPP TRIFFT ALFRED KUBIN / Die Stunde der Geburt 07.07.2017–04.09.2017 41 Hauptwerke Alfred Kubins treten im neu geschaffenen Grafischen Kabinett in ein bezauberndes Zwiegespräch mit dem Autor Radek Knapp.
WILHELM LEHMBRUCK
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WILHELM LEHMBRUCK / Retrospective 08.04. – 04.07.2016 Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881–1919) is among the most important artists of the first half of the 20th century. The Leopold Museum is devoting a first comprehensive retrospective in Austria to this influential innovator and pioneer of modern European sculpture, which will feature 50 sculptures as well as around 90 paintings, drawings and etchings.
BERLINDE DE BRUYCKERE
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BERLINDE DE BRUYCKERE / 08.04. – 04.07.2016 The Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere’s (born 1964) impressive sculptures, which present the human body in its raw beauty and vulnerability, make her one of the most internationally famous sculptors today. With her seemingly timeless figures De Bruyckere addresses existential questions of life and death as well as pain and suffering and emphasizes how human existence is anchored in the flesh.
THEODOR VON HÖRMANN
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THEODOR VON HÖRMANN / Von Paris zur Secession 29.04. – 29.08.2016 Theodor von Hörmann (1840–1895) war einer der ungewöhnlichsten und eigenständigsten Künstlerpersönlichkeiten des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. Das Leopold Museum präsentiert erstmals eine umfassende Ausstellung des österreichischen Künstlers, die anhand ausgewählter Werke seinen Weg vom Realisten zum Impressionisten nachvollziehbar macht.
FRAUENBILDER Vom Biedermeier bis zur frühen Moderne
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FRAUENBILDER Vom Biedermeier bis zur frühen Moderne / 07.07.2017–18.09.2017 In der Reihe von thematischen Sammlungspräsentationen wird diesmal die Sammlung Leopold zum Thema Frauenbilder befragt. Die Auswahl der Werke konzentriert sich dabei auf die Zeit von 1830 bis 1930. Im ersten Teil der Schau stehen spezielle Themen im Blickpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit, nämlich das weibliche Porträt, Mutter-Kind-Darstellungen, die Lebenswelt der Frau, Darstellungen zu Jugend und Alter sowie die Frau als Aktmodell.
SENGL PAINTS
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SENGL PAINTS / A retrospective 30th October 2015 to 8th February 2016 This comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the painterly and graphic oeuvre of the Austrian artist Peter Sengl (born in 1945), who lives and works in Vienna, affords not only retrospective insights but also surprises with new works.
A RUSH OF COLOR
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A RUSH OF COLOR / Masterpieces of German Expressionism 9th October 2015 to 11th January 2016 For its large-scale exhibition in the autumn of 2015, the Leopold Museum will present outstanding masterpieces of German Expressionism from the collection of the Osthaus Museum in Hagen.
Foreign Gods. Fascination Africa and Oceania.
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Foreign Gods. Fascination Africa and Oceania. / In the Leopold Museum’s large-scale autumn exhibition the museum’s comprehensive collection of African and Oceanic art is presented for the first time.
Fleeting Beauty
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Fleeting Beauty / 19.11.2015 – 29.02.2016 The JTI Collection Vienna of the company JTI Austria Ltd. (formerly Austria Tabak) dates back all the way to the Vienna World Fair of 1873 and comprises around 10,000 tobacco-­historical objects and images, making it one of the most comprehensive of its kind in Europe.
TRACEY EMIN | EGON SCHIELE
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TRACEY EMIN | EGON SCHIELE / The Leopold Museum will present the first comprehensive exhibition in Vienna featuring more than 80 works by the British artist Tracey Emin (born in 1963), a leading figure of the “Young British Artists”.
Leopold meets Sydney / Schiele meets Opera
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Leopold meets Sydney / Schiele meets Opera / Here are some pictures - from our collection - of the amazing "Vienna meets Sydney" Action today!
POETIKEN DES MATERIALS
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POETIKEN DES MATERIALS / Benjamin Hirte, Sonia Leimer, Christian Kosmas Mayer, Mathias Pöschl, Anne Schneider, Misha Stroj und Michael Hammerschmid 21.10.2016 – 30.01.2017
Arik Brauer LIVE
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Arik Brauer LIVE / Arik Brauer live painting session at Leopold Museum Vienna
Wolken Welt des Flüchtigen
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Wolken Welt des Flüchtigen / 22.März 2013 - 01.Juli 2013 Das Leopold Museum zeigt in der Ausstellung »Wolken. Welt des Flüchtigen« ausgewählte Meisterwerke von unterschiedlichen Künstlern wie William Turner, Claude Monet, Ferdinand Hodler, Max Beckmann und Gerhard Richter, die, vom frühen 19. Jahrhundert bis heute, Wolkenbilder in den Mittelpunkt Ihres Interesses rückten.
TROTZDEM KUNST! Österreich 1914–1918
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TROTZDEM KUNST! Österreich 1914–1918 / Das Attentat auf den österreichischen Thronfolger Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand am 28. Juni 1914 in Sarajevo war fataler Auslöser des Ersten Weltkrieges. Hundert Jahre danach widmet das Leopold Museum den Schicksalen österreichischer Künstler, die in den Jahren 1914 bis 1918 tätig waren eine umfassende Ausstellung.
JOANNIS AVRAMIDIS
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JOANNIS AVRAMIDIS / 19.05.2017–04.09.2017 Joannis Avramidis (1922–2016) zählt zu den wichtigsten Protagonisten der österreichischen Bildhauerei. Ein Jahr nach dem Tod des Künstlers präsentiert das Leopold Museum seine bisher größte Retrospektive in Österreich.
What we like
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What we like / This is a board about things the team of the Leopold Museum likes!
Kokoschka - Das Ich im Brennpunkt
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Kokoschka - Das Ich im Brennpunkt / Eine Ausstellung in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Oskar Kokoschka-Zentrum der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien. Mit »Kokoschka - Das Ich im Brennpunkt« widmet das Leopold Museum einem der bedeutendsten österreichischen Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts eine Ausstellung die erstmals Fotografien aus Kokoschkas Leben prominent in den Mittelpunkt rückt.
Vienna 1900
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Vienna 1900 / Art from the Leopold Collection
Tex Rubinowitz The Nul-Pointers
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Tex Rubinowitz The Nul-Pointers / 8th May to 8th June 2015 The LEOPOLD MUSEUM presents an undisputed art highlight in the run-up to the 60th Eurovision Song Contest. The presentation »THE NUL-POINTERS« is an unconventional artistic contribution to the musical event of the year by the brilliant cartoonist, writer and recipient of the prestigious “Ingeborg Bachmann Prize” Tex Rubinowitz.
WALLY NEUZIL Her Life with Egon Schiele
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WALLY NEUZIL Her Life with Egon Schiele / The painting “Wally”, housed by the Vienna Leopold Museum, is among the most well-known works by Egon Schiele. The upcoming exhibition at the Leopold Museum seeks to uncover the person behind the portrait, Walburga “Wally” Neuzil (1894-1917), approaching her through artworks, autographs, photographs and documents.
Arik Brauer Exhibition
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Arik Brauer Exhibition / Arik Brauer exhibition at Leopold Museum VIenna http://www.leopoldmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/59/arik-brauer
A visual memory of “Viennese society” Franz Xaver Setzer’s portrait photographs
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A visual memory of “Viennese society” Franz Xaver Setzer’s portrait photographs / From Stefan Zweig to Arnold Schönberg, from Grete Wiesenthal to Maria Jeritza 18 December 2013 – 12 January 2015 Extended until 02 February 2015 Within the framework of the new permanent presentation “Between the Wars. Art from 1918 to 1938”, the Leopold Museum now affords interesting insights into the sophisticated world of Viennese society of the 1920s and 30s with a selection of unique photographs from the studio of the Viennese photographer Franz Xaver Setzer.
Egon Schiele Exhibition
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Egon Schiele Exhibition / Featuring 41 paintings and 188 works on paper, the Leopold Museum houses the largest and most eminent collection of works by Egon Schiele worldwide. http://www.leopoldmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/48/egon-schiele
LINE AND SHAPE
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LINE AND SHAPE / 100 Master Drawings from the Leopold Collection 23rd of May to 20th of October 2014
Alberto Giacometti Exhibition
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Alberto Giacometti Exhibition / Alberto Giacometti exhibition at Leopold Museum Vienna in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Zürich http://www.leopoldmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/57/alberto-giacometti