JORG HARTIG. REALPOP. A RETROSPECTIVE   Throughout his life Jorg Hartig (*1932 Smržovka/Morchenstern, Czech Republic) has drawn his greatest artistic inspiration from his immediate surroundings: from everyday life and the phenomena of civilisation and culture. ‘Everything that exists in painting also exists in nature’ is a guiding principle of his. Indeed,…

Veronika Burger | even if the lights go out, there is still light   even if the lights go out, there is still light (2016–17) „[...] Sie fliegen fast immer. Und wenn sie nicht gleich umfallen, dann als letztes [...] und wenn in Kampfszenen die Lampen ausgehen, ist es im…

Since the establishment of the Artothek in 1979 by the then Executive City Councillor for Cultural Affairs, Dr. Helmut Zilk, this service has been offering all citizens of Vienna the possibility of borrowing artworks for their homes. The changing stock of artworks from the collection of the Department for Cultural…