Wien Museum Karlsplatz Open Air
1040 #vienna, Karlsplatz 8
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Karlsplatz Open Air, the exhibition project on the construction fence of #wienmuseum Neu, becomes a canvas for street art in the summers of 2021 and 2022. Today's Karlsplatz is the starting point for the often site-specific art: a place that is as contradictory as it is exciting, where the most diverse forms of use and abuse collide. One of the most famous squares in #vienna, yet not a classic tourist hotspot – a transit zone and green space, venue for events and discourse, location of educational and cultural institutions, problem zone and urban oasis.
Urban Natures
2021 is all about the interface between city and nature, development and the environment. The invited artists deal with different aspects of "Urban Natures". Which forms of nature can be found in the city? What versions of “tamed” nature are created by urban planners? What forms of nature are displaced by urban sprawl?
Few people associate cities with nature. And yet, the natural environment is of immense importance for the quality of life of city dwellers. The Corona pandemic, with its attendant restrictions on movement, has made this even more pertinent, especially in conjunction with the highly unequal distribution of green spaces. Rarely have city parks, gardens, and hiking trails been so heavily frequented; and those who can increasingly turn to private recreational spaces.
Urban nature will continue to gain relevance in the future, both because of the ever-increasing density of the built environment and global climate change which leads to elevated heat stress in metropolitan areas. Simply put, cities must become greener.
With works by:
El Jerrino, Friend, Linda Steiner, Sckre and Video Oner
Duration: June 10, 2021 to September 12, 2022
Curator: Karina Karadensky
Project Development Support: Christine Koblitz
Graphic design: solo ohne - Studio für Gestaltung
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