MQ Schauräume & eSeL Rezeption

Wed 09.04., 18h

The MuseumsQuartier invites you to the opening of several presentations in the MQ Schauräume:

MQ-Artist-in-Residence Aleksey Dubinsky
ORPHEUS
MQ Pop-Up Schauraum
The exhibition thematises historical cyclicality from the perspective of the current geopolitical situation as well as the artist's childhood experiences during the Chechen war.
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MQ-Artist-in-Residence Ádám Ulbert
The Necessity of Translation May Be the Necessity of Reformulation
MQ Schauraum von Anita Fuchs
Inspired by Raoul Heinrich Francé's biocentrism, Ádám Ulbert thematises the connection between nature and technology. His scarecrow ‘Organic intelligence 1.’ represents a kind of shaman who stands between the material and the spiritual.
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Julian Palacz
Maneki-neko Stories
MQ Schauraum monochrom
The iconic lucky cat becomes a narrator: its waving paw is replaced by an LED ticker that tells its own legend. The installation shows the transformation of cultural symbols in the field of tension between tradition and technology.
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The Orangery 2099
eSeL Rezeption
The showroom installation, curated by Olga Shapovalova, (re)constructs the image of a greenhouse of the future - created in the aftermath of a nuclear winter. In the absence of sunlight and in a devastated atmosphere, this greenhouse poses questions about the basic features of life, its preservation and possible forms of existence in the aftermath of a global catastrophe.
artists: Red Huemer, Natalia Gurova, Taro Meissner, Laura Lintrup, Alevtina Lyapunova
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TIP:
Playthrough – Pop-Up Exhibition l ab 13h, MQ Raum D
In the one-day exhibition by students from the Experimental Game Cultures department at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, up-and-coming game designers and artists will present their research work, interactive artworks, performances and prototypes.
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Image © Aleksey Dubinsky