A curated view of Vienna’s contemporary art scene. This selection brings together exhibitions, artist profiles, galleries, independent off-spaces, and art fairs across the city.
Seven Artists Take the Pew, the Horseshoe and the Car Rim Apart
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Seven artists explore ritual, memory and material transformation in AUSGEWEIDET / GUTTED at WAF Galerie, Vienna, curated by Leonie Holtkamp.
Material & Sculpture
A Shelter That Hardens Under Sustained Stress
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Artist in Focus feature on Sophie-Luise Passow: large pastel and pigment works on linen, made on the floor, from Aarhus to Parallel Vienna 2026.
Artist in Focus
Xenia Lesniewski Hides a Leg Inside a Torn-Open Gift Box
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Xenia Lesniewski and Galerie Zeller van Almsick won the Bildrecht ASTORIA Art Award 2026 at Astoria Artshow in Vienna, on view through September 13.
Art Fairs
Astoria Artshow, Vienna's Galleries Build Their Own Art Fair - First Review
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An editorial review of Astoria Artshow, the gallery-led fair running from September 10 to 13, 2026, inside Vienna's historic Astoria Garage.
Art Fairs
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Parallel Vienna 2026: Vienna's Alternative Art Fair Returns to the Otto Wagner Areal .
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Parallel Vienna returns to the Otto Wagner Areal, September 9–13, 2026. Catapult Contemporary on 10 Artist Statements this year to discover.
Art Fairs
Sebastian Scholz Keeps Building the Room He Never Left
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An independent review of Sebastian Scholz's ludo at Global International, Vienna, where objects, drawings and materials return to the logic of childhood play.
Memory & Identity
A Form Doesn't Die. It Comes Back Different.
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Ernst Koslitsch at Bildraum 07 Vienna. Formwork timber in altered constellations, curated by Katharina Hoffmann. 17 April – 27 May 2026.
Myth & Folklore
Return Is Not the Same as Repetition - Kaja Clara Joo / 다시 : DASI / Korean Culture Center Vienna
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Kaja Clara Joo at Korean Culture Center Vienna presents 다시 DASI, an installation tracing material return across residencies, industrial histories, and systems of extraction. On view through 5 June 2026.
Exhibition
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A Parliament Where Nothing Stands on a Pedestal
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JesuitenFoyer Vienna presents PARLAMENT by Jörg Reissner. Installation from scrap MDF, plywood, and canvas, arranged at eye level.
Exhibition
A Body Held in Suspension Has Not Stopped Living
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PART (International Art Residency Austria) presents still (a little life) at The Hall Vienna. Neven Allgeier, Judith Eisler, and Pakui Hardware on suspension, perception, and the body. Curated by Barbara Horvath.
Exhibition
Kristof Santy and the Quiet Power of Everyday Painting
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Kristof Santy’s paintings turn folklore, color, and daily life into a restrained visual language. On view at Christine König Gallery, Vienna.
Artist in Focus
Olga Shcheblykina: A promising artist transforms Contemporary Art with Bold Abstraction
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Emerging artist Olga Shcheblykina blends painting and sculpture, transforming human emotions into vibrant, tactile forms that challenge traditional art boundaries
Artist in Focus
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Rica Fuentes Martinez: Drawing the Invisible Lifeforms That Shape Our World
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Rica Fuentes Martinez turns fungi, microbes, and cellular forms into precise ink drawings, poetic systems where invisible ecologies become visible.
Artist in Focus
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Vienna Contemporary 2025: Buzz, discovery, and a closer look at art in Vienna
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Vienna Contemporary 2025 at Messe Wien: vivid encounters, sharp installs, and discoveries Munchies Art Club carries forward.
Art Fairs
Parallel Vienna 2025: A Walkthrough with Munchies Art Club
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Parallel Vienna 2025 press day at the Otto Wagner Areal, through Catapult Contemporary lens: rehearsal and revelation, mixing fresh discoveries with artists already on our radar
Art Fairs
Artist Christian Rothwangl With Gallery Krinzinger At Parallel Vienna With A Solo Presentation
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Christian Rothwangl promising emerging Artist from Vienna on view with his Gallery Krinzinger at Parallel Vienna Art Fair 2023
Exhibition
Parallel Vienna 2024: 25 Artists to Discover at This Year’s Alternative Art Fair
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Parallel Vienna 2024 from 21.09 -22.09 2024 : A review and exploration of this year's art fair at Otto Wagner Areal, Vienna,