videorama: absurdity, subversion, and form in austrian video art
Videorama: Absurdity, Subversion, and Form in Austrian Video Art
December 1, 2009 - January 23, 2010
ACFNY
ARTISTS
Renate BERTLMANN, BitteBitteJaJa (Ulu BRAUN / Roland RAUSCHMEIER), Paul DIVJAK, Thomas DRASCHAN, Tomas ELLER, Anna JERMOLAEWA, Nicolas JASMIN, Leopold KESSLER, Stephan LUGBAUER, Rudolf POLANSZKY, Gerwald ROCKENSCHAUB, Hubert SIELECKI, Erwin WURM
Exhibition Design by Balam BARTOLOMÉ
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1 Renate Bertlmann
still from Shortcuts - D 29-X, 2002
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist, Music: Curd Duca

3 Paul Divjak
still from Sonnenland, 2000
Courtesy of the Artist, Distribution & Sales: sixpackfilm
© the artist

4 Thomas Draschan
still from Heroes, 2004
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist

5 Tomas Eller
still from Electricnight, 2002
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist

6 Nicolas Jasmin
still from Breaker, 2002
Courtesy of Sammlung Myung-il Song, Wien
© the artist

9 Stephan Lugbauer
production still from Evoluciones, 2007
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist

11 Gerwald Rockenschaub
still from Untitled, 2001
Courtesy of Gallery Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin
© the artist

12 Hubert Sielecki
still from Buchfabrik, 2008
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist / VBK, Vienna, 2009

12 Hubert Sielecki
stills from Buchfabrik, 2008
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist / VBK, Vienna, 2009

12 Hubert Sielecki
still from Buchfabrik, 2008
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist / VBK, Vienna, 2009

13 Erwin Wurm
still from Adelphi Sculptures, 1999
Courtesy of the Artist
© the artist / VBK, Vienna, 2009
credits
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York and Kunsthalle Wien in cooperation with the Ursula Blickle Foundation (Germany).
Curators: Gerald Matt, Andreas Stadler, and Angela Stief
Exhibition Coordination: Elisabeth Haider
Exhibition Assistance: Natascha Boojar, Anne Marie Butler, Fiona Eltz, Anna Gruessinger, Maria Simma
With generous support from Austrian Airlines and Botstiber Foundation.
Supporting institutions of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York: AKG Acoustics GmbH, Austrian Airlines, Botstiber Foundation, RZB Finance, The Austrian Wines, Zumtobel Staff.
Special thanks to International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP).