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TRENDLETTER 1-May-2022
Labour Day, Science & Arts Café Exchange,...
Not only on Labour Day: Weisser Ring raises with the ongoing campaign 'Violence must not become fashion' together with supporters like the trade union awareness for the legal rights of workers Violence at work is an issue in Austria. For raising the awareness for the legal rights of workers, the victim support, prevention and research association 'Weisser Ring' has started recently the campaign 'Gewalt darf nicht in Mode kommen' (Violence must not become fashion) together with professionals and organizations like photographer Oliver Gast, the fashion retail chain C&A, or the Vida trade union (employees in the fields transport and service such as employees from railway companies, pilots and flight attendants, hairdressers and beauticians, or paramedics and hospital staff,...). One of the mentioned scenarios of violence is where direct contacts with customers happen such as in stores or in hospitals. The attacks range from simple to sexist or racist insults and to physical violence, is reported by the Weisser Ring. It's announced that the campaign will be continued in the next weeks...
Café Exchange at Jugendstil building of Postal Savings Bank presented science & arts programme powered by the Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab, an initiative of the University of Applied Arts Vienna In May in the light flooded hall of the former Kassenhalle of the Postsparkasse (Postal Savings Bank) once built by Jugendstil architect and forward thinker Otto Wagner, the new meeting place 'Café Exchange' for science & arts symposiums, talks, workshops and performances will open as classical Viennese Café where coffee and small dishes are served while guests are discussing topics concerning the future. The building is turning successively into a science and arts hub in Vienna. The programme is curated by the Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab, an initiative of the University of Applied Arts Vienna...
Culinary in Vienna: 'Sparkling Spring Picknick' at the Heldenplatz in front of the Weltmuseum serves baskets filled with Mediterranean cuisine inspired dishes and sparkling drinks (from May) The location of the 'Sparkling Spring Picknick' at the Heldenplatz in front of the Weltmuseum and Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library) is one of the largest grass areas in the Inner City of Vienna. Decades ago, the mainly for the public non-accessible green spaces around the Hofburg were opened for the population. Since then they have been used as recreation areas for time-outs with holiday-flair in the metropolis...
Photo competition on occasion of the exhibition 'INSTANTLY!' about Vienna street photography from the 1860s to nowadays at MUSA Wien (19 May - 23 October 2022) When exploring Instagram with the hashtag #Augenblick2022, the first entries to the latest Wien Museum photo competition can already be found. The call to participate in the photo challenge started this week on occasion of the upcoming exhibition 'Instantly! Vienna Street Photography' at the Wien Museum branch MUSA. Historical photographs from the mid-19th century up to pictures from nowadays will show how street photography, the city and the inhabitants have changed. Photographers, their techniques and approaches to observe situations, the interaction between people, the traffic in the city of Vienna, or times of relaxation are the stars of the show and the red thread through chapters like 'Out and About in the City' which shows images of people moving through the city...
MK&G Hamburg exhibition 'Mining Photography' explores with works by artists and statements by nature scientists the impact of photography on the environment of the last 200 years The multidisciplinary approach includes statements of restorers, nature scientists like geologists or climate researchers as well as works by artists concerning the history of photography in relation to the environment. The narrative also includes historical economic circumstances such as international trade of ores, colonial structures or the mining industry and workers behind the scenes of new industries like the 'Pit Brow Women' as well as outlooks into strategies in the future such as digital technologies allowing consumers to calculate the impact of their own behavior. It's announced that an app...
Fashion goes timeless and sustainable. Adidas presents special icon collection of timeless sneaker designs from the late 1960s up to nowadays in partnership with Parley for the Oceans Adidas announced the launch of iconic models like the Stan Smith (designed in the early 1970ies), Superstar (design developed in the late 1960s), Nizza or Forum made with a yarn consisting of 50% recycled material from plastic waste which was collected at beaches and shorelines by the brand's long-term partner Parley for the Oceans...
Wiener Festwochen 2022 production 'Astronaut Wittgenstein' by Nataša Rajković explores times of transition with site-specific theater event in Vienna Recently, Wiener Festwochen announced that around 40 productions will happen from 13 May to 18 June at more than 20 locations in Vienna. Among the productions are more than 10 world premieres such as 'Astronaut Wittgenstein' by Croatian playwright and director Nataša Rajković who developed for the Kaisermühlenbucht a site-specific theater event where people around like cyclists, roller skaters, swimmers, sunbathers will be involved into the story of Astronaut Wittgenstein. The artist explores topics like the definition of the natural or the artificial, questions how change is working, the impact of time, or how strangers can communicate with one another and hits this way quasi the nerve of the Wiener Festwochen 2022 motto...
Playlist by fashion.at/music 2022 curated by Karin Sawetz
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1 May 2022 - Ask Ai Weiwei! Albertina Modern Vienna collects questions for the next talk with the artist on 4 May
30 Apr 2022 - Raf Camora won in the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards categories 'Album of the Year' (album 'Zukunft') and 'HipHop/Urban'
29 Apr 2022 - Music 'Postman' from the 13-track album 'MAHAL' by Toro y Moi (released today) The album is inspired by 1960s, 70s psychedelic rock to 1990s post-rock; tour starts on the day of the album release on 29 April in US, Cincinnati (followed by cities Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Denver,...), in Europe from October (Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Warsaw, London, Dublin,...)
29 Apr 2022 - Music 'Nobody But Me' feat. Cold War Kids by The Knocks, album 'History' (released today)
28 Apr 2022 - On view until 3rd May at Weltmuseum in Vienna: Cultures of the Silk Road on show at the exhibition 'Dust & Silk. Steppe and Silk Roads' The exhibition is structured in themes such as 'Objects of Encounters' where artifacts like a chasuble (liturgical garment) made of Mongolian Tartar fabrics, Chinese porcelain, or wild apples are displayed. Fabrics, clothing is also a topic at 'Objects of Desire' where woven ikat fabrics show literally the 'interweaving' of the colorful Silk Road cultures from India and South China to Central Asia.
27 Apr 2022 - The International Woolmark Prize presents new design talents with focus on material developments, the reduction of the environmental impact including waste, local collaborations and traditional craftsmanship The winner of the International Woolmark Prize 2022 is London-based Saul Nash who convinced the jury with the developed Merino wool fabric quality for performance activewear with focus on minimizing waste. The Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation 2022 was handed out to MMUSOMAXWELL from South Africa. The label, which focuses on the reduction of its environmental impact and traditional craftsmanship, produces small ranges in collaboration with local artisans "...to counteract the over-consumption pandemic."
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