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TRENDLETTER 30-July-2022
Art against War, Jewelry-Art questioning Norms, Virtual Time Travel,...
Artist Vladimir Dodig Trokut's installation 'Imagine' placed as statement against war and gun violence on top of the Albertina wing in Vienna John Lennon's song from 1971 is the inspiring source of the art installation showing a caged revolver which was placed earlier this week as an anti-war symbol and statement against gun violence on the wing of the museum Albertina in Vienna. Albertina Director Klaus Albrecht Schröder sees parallels between the art object 'Imagine' by Croatian artist Vladimir Dodig Trokut and the mission of Albertina which he describes as a peace project in the sense of enlightenment...
Eligius Award winning art jewelry by Lilian Naomi Mattuschka exhibited at the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna The Eligius Award is named after the patron saint of goldsmiths Saint Eligius. The prize honors the manual skills as well as the artistic expression of artist who create jewelry-art objects such as in the case of this year's winner Lilian Naomi Mattuschka whose body jewelry from the series 'Volatili/Birds' might appear at the first sight like a wing clip to restrict freedom or an orthopedic device, a sort of orthosis to improve posture. The object is developed from research on norms and social interactions...
Historical travel via VR glasses to the living spaces of members of the reigning family of the monarchy in the 18th & 19th century in Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna The new digital culture programme 'Schloss Schönbrunn VR' provides the closest experience of the life of members of the reigning Habsburg family in the castle. The history journey via VR (virtual reality) glasses reaches over the period of the reign of Maria Theresia (lived from 1717 until 1780) to the period of Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth (lived from 1837 until 1898). The developers 'Filmfinity' of the virtual time travel collaborated under the creative direction of Lior Babadost & Ethan Babadost with the Science & Research Department of the Schönbrunn Group for the staging of the historical scenes...
Release of the first dates and names of designers of the MQ Vienna Fashion Week: Headicraft - THAIdentity Night on 15 September The presentation of fashion, accessories and textile design from Thailand is every year one of the highlights of the annual MQ Vienna Fashion Week. It's announced that this year's designers Marionsiam, Kram Phon, Paul Direk, Riva, and Sirintra will be present at the 13th edition of the annual show which happens in 2022 under the motto 'Headicraft – THAIdentity' referencing with the word creation from 'head' and 'handicraft' the way how the designers manifest Thailand's identity through fashion...
Sporty 'runway' for trachten wearers at the 'Trachtenlauf' at the 'Kaiser Wiesn' festival in Vienna 'I run with you - You run with me' (I renn mit Dir - Du rennst mit mir) is the motto of the pair run event 'Trachtenlauf' with dress code 'Trachten' (traditional Middle-European clothing) on 24 September on occasion of the 'Kaiser Wiesn' October festival which happens at the name-giving 'Kaiserwiese' from 22 September until 9 October 2022 near the Viennese Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater...
Fashion.at Style Tip for Harvest Festivals in Austria The upcoming harvest festival season starts in Austria depending on the region at the end of August and lasts until November. The popular 'Wiesn' folk festivals coincide with the harvest festival season. In Vienna for example, the 'Kaiser Wiesn' folk festival runs this year from 22 September until 9 October 2022. In Zell am See Kaprun (Salzburg), the harvest festival season starts with the Farmers' Autumn weekly markets in the last days of August and ends in late October. The (non-obligatory) dress code for both events is similar: Traditional rural clothing in classic style or new interpretations of trachten.
Fashion.at received some 'Wiesn'-trend tips by festival specialists from Salzburg...
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...
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...
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