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Discover the 'Come as You Are. Kunsthalle Wien Prize 2023' Exhibition in Vienna, Featuring Emerging Artists

This exhibition in Vienna showcases diverse creative perspectives from ten recent art school graduates.

The 'Come as You Are. Kunsthalle Wien Prize 2023' provides an institutional platform for emerging talents from Vienna's leading art academies. Visitors can explore a rich array of artistic forms and viewpoints, reflecting on the dualities of modern life. This unique presentation features works by prize winners and other accomplished graduates, offering a fresh engagement with contemporary artistic discourse.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition showcases the winners of the Kunsthalle Wien Prize 2023, featuring ten artists who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna or the University of Applied Arts Vienna. It highlights the diversity of their creative perspectives and forms, reflecting on the ambivalence of the contemporary world.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Come as You Are. Kunsthalle Wien Prize 2023' serves as an institutional platform for ten talented artists who recently graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Among them are first prize winners Jusun Lee and Marielena Stark, alongside Željka Aleksić, Mila Balzhieva, Luisa Berghammer, Daniel Fonatti, Valentin Hämmerle, Michael Reindel, Anne Schmidt, and Marc Truckenbrodt. For the first time, graduates from departments including Graphic Art and Printmaking, Stage Design, and the interdisciplinary Art & Science program are represented, underscoring the exhibition's commitment to diverse creative outputs. The title, 'Come as You Are,' encapsulates the artists' varied perspectives and the forms they employ, inviting a collective reflection on the dualities of our time – the tension between perpetual urgency and the desire for a slower pace of life. This exhibition amplifies the artists' voices and the concerns they articulate through their works, fostering engagement with contemporary artistic discourse.

Admission and ticket notes

Information regarding tickets or admission is not detailed on this page. Visitors are directed to the general museum location at Karlsplatz for further details, likely included with general admission or venue access.

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Featuring ten artists who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna or the University of Applied Arts Vienna: Jusun Lee, Marielena Stark, Željka Aleksić, Mila Balzhieva, Luisa Berghammer, Daniel Fonatti, Valentin Hämmerle, Michael Reindel, Anne Schmidt, and Marc Truckenbrodt.
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