Stop 1: Old Vienna
Graham Abbott begins by exploring an incredibly dynamic moment in history: Vienna, at the start of the twentieth-century. The revolutionary spirit of ...
Vienna: Art and Design
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A little over 100 years ago in Vienna, Austria, a group of radical young creators and thinkers overturned all the rules and created a brave new world. This exhibition explores this extraordinary period, bringing together some 300 works by the greatest Viennese artists of the early twentieth century. Vienna: Art and Design, 18 Jun 2011 - 09 Oct 2011 NGV International 180 St Kilda Road
Stop 2: In the Beginning
Here we are introduced to Karl Lueger, Vienna’s Mayor from 1893 to 1910. Lueger’s tenure as Mayor incorporated many successes including the appointmen...
Stop 3: Postal Savings Bank
The Postal Savings Bank of 1903 was the ultimate manifestation of Otto Wagner’s functional and aesthetic principles and one of Vienna’s most significa...
Stop 4: Otto Wagner
In the late 1890’s Otto Wagner announced a new way forward for modern architecture and design. Here we take a look at a reconstruction of Wagner’s ext...
Stop 5: International Influences
The Vienna Secession was established in 1897 by a group of discontented young artists, designers and architects who set out to explore art unencumbere...
Stop 6: Beethoven Frieze
To honour the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Beethoven’s death, in 1902 the Vienna Seccession held a great exhibition. This memorable event exemp...
Stop 7: The Modern Interior
Here we discover the influence that many young avant-garde designers of the Secession had on Vienna’s wealthy bourgeoisie and the means by which indiv...
Stop 8: Emily Flöge
Graham Abbott finally introduces us to Gustav Klimt’s glorious portrait of the confident and radiant Emilie. Emilie Flöge was a highly successful clot...
Stop 9: Freud and Sexuality
Here we explore the significance of human sexuality through the art of Gustav Klimt and one of Vienna’s most formidable thinkers of the time, the scie...
Stop 10: Viennese Composers
Here we meet the gifted Arnold Schoenberg whose talents encompassed music, painting, teaching and writing. Schoenberg’s revolutionary contribution to ...