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Experience Liesl Ujvary's 'Sicher & Gut' Reading within the Tolia Curriculum Project

Delve into witty satire of Austrian life and explore the broader 'Tolia Curriculum' of workshops and lectures.

This special event highlights Liesl Ujvary's reading from her first book, 'Sicher & Gut,' offering insightful satire and reflections on postwar Austrian existence. The reading forms a crucial part of the dynamic 'Tolia Curriculum,' an artistic project by Tolia Astakhishvili that features a daily schedule of engaging public formats.

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Exhibition summary

This event features Liesl Ujvary reading from her first book, 'Sicher & Gut,' a collection of witty and satirical texts. The reading is part of the 'Tolia Curriculum,' a project by Tolia Astakhishvili.

Curatorial context

The 'Tolia Curriculum' project presents a reading by Liesl Ujvary from her debut book, "Sicher & Gut" (1977). The book is described as a collection of witty, plain, and self-contained texts that balance serious and humorous readings, offering satire of Austrian life and descriptions of a postwar existence. Selected texts from the book are also featured in an upcoming publication by Syndicat, accompanying Tolia Astakhishvili’s exhibition. Liesl Ujvary, born in 1939, is a Vienna-based author known for poetry, prose, radio plays, essays, and experimental electronic music. She previously edited an anthology of unofficial Soviet poetry. The 'Tolia Curriculum' itself is conceived by artist Tolia Astakhishvili and unfolds as a daily schedule of workshops, lectures, screenings, readings, and participatory formats, opening her production and installation process to the public as she develops her work in situ for her exhibition 'Figure of the Child.'

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Admission for this event is listed at 0,00 € and seems to be included with general museum access, as no separate exhibition ticket is specified. Visitors can select various ticket types including 'mumok Ticket,' 'Reduced' options, 'mumok Annual Pass,' and 'Bundesmuseen Card'.

Tolia Curriculum | Liesl Ujvary, Good & Safe key exhibition facts

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Artist line / attribution
Liesl Ujvary (b. 1939, Bratislava, Slovakia) is the featured author for this reading. The 'Tolia Curriculum' project is conceived by artist Tolia Astakhishvili.
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