PREMIERE! The Oesterreichische Nationalbank Collection Exhibition: A Comprehensive Look at Austrian Art and Sculpture

This exhibition celebrates the significant ties between the Leopold Museum and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) by showcasing the OeNB's art collection for the first time in a comprehensive presentation. It features Austrian painting and sculpture from 1918 to the present, with a focus on the interwar period and post-1945 abstraction.

The exhibition "PREMIERE!" honors the long-standing relationship between the Leopold Museum and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), the Central Bank of the Republic of Austria, which provided foundational support for the museum. The presentation offers a comprehensive look at the OeNB's impressive art collection for the first time. Since the late 1980s, the OeNB has focused on collecting Austrian painting and sculpture from 1918 to the present. The collection emphasizes art from the interwar period, particularly New Objectivity and post-Expressionism, as well as works in geometrical and gestural abstraction after 1945. The exhibition provides a cross-section of key tendencies in Austrian art, including works by prominent New Objectivity artists like Rudolf Wacker and Franz Sedlacek, alongside independent positions from the interwar period by artists such as Greta Freist and Max Oppenheimer. For contemporary art after 1945, the exhibition reveals connections between generations, such as between Maria Lassnig and Tobias Pils, and Svenja Deininger and Ernst Caramelle. It also highlights diverse approaches to abstraction in painting by artists including Martha Jungwirth and Herbert Brandl, and includes significant sculptural works by Josef Pillhofer and Julia Haugeneder. The OeNB's support for Austrian art and culture extends to its collection of historical string instruments, its Money Museum, and banking history archives.

Visitors can find ticketing information via a link to the museum's ticket purchasing page. The exhibition entry is likely included with general museum admission, but specific details should be confirmed on the provided ticket link.