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Arbeit in Arbeit: Unveiling the Human Experience of Work at Dom Museum Wien

Explore the complex relationship between work, society, and artistic creation, spanning centuries at Dom Museum Wien.

The 'Arbeit in Arbeit' exhibition at Dom Museum Wien deeply explores the existential theme of work. It examines labor's necessity, meaning, and structure across various cultural and social systems, spanning from the Middle Ages to contemporary art. Visitors will encounter diverse forms of human labor, from paid employment to care work and artistic creation. This insightful presentation offers a comprehensive look at our evolving relationship with work.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition delves into the complex and existential theme of work, examining its necessity, meaning, burden, and structure across cultural, religious, and social systems. It highlights both visible and invisible forms of labor, from paid employment to care work, artistic creation, and even procrastination.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Arbeit in Arbeit' (Work in Progress) confronts the politically charged and existentially significant theme of work. It positions work as a fundamental aspect of human experience, permeating cultural, religious, and social interpretations as a norm, burden, hope, and structure. The exhibition centers on the human engagement with paid labor, questioning its necessity, meaning, demands, and potential for design. It importantly brings to the fore often overlooked or undervalued forms of labor, including care work, domestic chores, artistic creation, acts of protest, and even the act of procrastination. Spanning from the Middle Ages to contemporary times, the exhibition features works across a diverse range of media. It aims to illuminate both the personal and socio-political conditions of labor. Alongside pieces from the Dom Museum Wien's own collections, the exhibition incorporates national and international loans, as well as newly commissioned works created specifically for this presentation, offering a comprehensive look at the evolving landscape of work.

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Arbeit in Arbeit key exhibition facts

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Venue
Dom Museum Wien
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Oct 3, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026
Artist line / attribution
Featuring works by Robert Adrian X, Iris Andraschek, Tabitha Arnold, Gerd Arntz, Jacopo da Ponte gen. Bassano, Willi Baumeister, KP Brehmer, Renate Eisenegger, Georg Eisler, Harun Farocki, Tine Fetz, Greta Freist, Birke Gorm, Robert Hammerstiel, Johann Hamza, Hauenschild Ritter, John Heartfield, Sofia Hultén, Anna Jermolaewa, Johanna Kandl, Anastasia Khoroshilova, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Max Klinger, Silvia Koller, Käthe Kollwitz, Auguste Kronheim, Arthur Kurtz, Hubert Lobnig, Nana Mandl, Luise Marchand, Luiza Margan, Tiago Mena Abrantes, Josef Mikl, Joiri Minaya, Fabeha Monir, Michael Neder, Lowell Nesbitt, Otto Neurath, Aeri Park, Margot Pilz, Inge Platzer, Marie Reidemeister, Lili Réthi, Isa Rosenberger, August Sander, Anna Schachinger, Beate Schachinger, Johann Caspar Schenck, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, See Red Women's Workshop, Klaus Staeck, Mladen Stilinović, Norbert Wagenbrett, Oliver Walker, Olga Wisinger-Florian, and historical artists whose names are not recorded. Curated by Johanna Schwanberg, with Co-Curator Vanessa Joan Müller, and curatorial assistants Nina Schermann and Anke Wiedmann.
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