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Tiffany Sia: Overt Listening - A Film Exhibition Exploring Geopolitical Legacies at Kunsthalle Wien

This unique spatial installation explores Cold War legacies and ongoing geopolitical tensions across Taiwan's Kinmen Islands.

Explore 'Tiffany Sia: Overt Listening,' her debut institutional solo exhibition in Austria at Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier. The centerpiece is Sia's new film, a profound critique of Cold War legacies and persistent geopolitical tensions in the Pacific Theater, specifically on Taiwan's Kinmen Islands. This filmic essay weaves together historical accounts, oral narratives, and popular culture within a compelling spatial installation for visitors to experience.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition focuses on Tiffany Sia's new film, 'Overt Listening,' which critically examines the geopolitical tensions and Cold War aftermath in the Pacific Theater, specifically on Taiwan's Kinmen Islands. The work combines historical sites, landscape scenes, and soundscapes within a spatial installation.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Tiffany Sia: Overt Listening' centers on a new film by the Hong Kong-born artist, marking her first institutional solo exhibition in Austria. The film is set on the Kinmen Islands in Taiwan, situated a few kilometers off the Chinese coast, and critically engages with the legacies of the Cold War and the subtle yet persistent geopolitical tensions within the Pacific Theater. Sia's work juxtaposes footage of historical military sites, such as bunkers, with imagery of deserted beaches, accompanied by the evocative sounds of radio broadcasts and military exercises. Presented as a spatially installed, filmic essay across the ground floor of Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier, 'Overt Listening' weaves together collected oral narratives, official historical accounts, and elements of popular culture to create a layered and expansive exploration of the region's complex past and present. The exhibition is co-produced with KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin.

Admission and ticket notes

The exhibition is located at Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier. Visitors can plan their visit using the provided directions link. Information about 'Free Sunday' events on November 29th and December 27th, 2026, is also provided, suggesting potential free admission days.

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Venue
Kunsthalle Wien
Current status
Upcoming
Exhibition schedule
Nov 29, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026
Artist line / attribution
Tiffany Sia (b. 1988, Hong Kong) is the featured artist for this exhibition, which includes her new film 'Overt Listening'. The work is presented in collaboration with KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin.
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