Exhibition highlights in November

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Painting by Amoako Boafo: Sunflower Field, 2022 — New in the Lower Belvedere (and a small part of the Upper Belvedere): “Amoako Boafo. Proper Love” – the first retrospective exhibition in Europe by the star Ghanaian photographer. Amoako Boafo, Sunflower Field, 2022 – © Collection Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman NY, Courtesy the FLAG Art Foundation. © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

Painting by Marc Chagall, Fiancés ou Mariés sur Coq, 1939/47 — The major fall exhibition entitled “Chagall” showcases around 100 works from every creative phase of the master of the Russian avant-garde. (Marc Chagall, Fiancés ou Mariés sur Coq, 1939/47) – © Burda GmbH, Offenburg © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606 – 1669): Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641 — At the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: “Rembrandt – Hoogstraten. Color and Illusion”, the first ever Rembrandt exhibition in the 133-year history of the KHM. (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641) – © The Royal Castle in Warsaw – Museum, Foto: Andrzej Ring, Lech Sandzewicz

ALPIN, Gmundner Ceramics, Bong, 2023 — At the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts, the exhibition “AUT NOW” is set to present 100 exceptional Austrian product designs ranging from the year 2000 to the present day. (ALPIN, Gmundner Keramik, Bong, 2023) – © Gmundner Keramik

Painted by Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Flowers and Idol, around 1892 — The exhibition “Gauguin. Unexpected”, the first Gauguin exhibition in Austria since 1960, can be visited at the Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien. (Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Flowers and Idol, around 1892) – © Kunsthaus Zürich, Geschenk Walter Haefner, 1995

Painting by Rudolf Wacker, Selbstbildnis mit Rasierschaum, 1924 — The Leopold Museum is dedicating an exhibition to Rudolf Wacker, one of the most important representatives of New Objectivity in Austria, for the first time in Vienna since 1958 with “Magic and Abysses of Reality”. (Rudolf Wacker, Self-Portrait with Shaving Foam, 1924) – © Museum Ortner, Wien (Courtesy Kunsthandel Giese & Schweiger, Wien). Foto: Alexander Mitterer/Print Alliance

Room at the Johann Strauss Musuem - New Dimensions with installations of light and music. — From November 7: the brand new immersive permanent exhibition “Johann Strauss. New Dimensions” at the Johann Strauss Museum (opposite the Vienna Secession). – © Philipp Lipiarski

Kunstwerk von Erwin Wurm, Fat Convertible, 2005 — “Erwin Wurm. The 70th birthday retrospective” at the Albertina modern pays tribute to the impressive oeuvre of the Austrian contemporary artist. (Erwin Wurm, Fat Convertible, 2005) – © Erwin Wurm / Bildrecht, Wien 2024 Foto: Vincent Everarts

Kunst Haus Wien, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, The end is where we start from (Ausstellungsansicht) — For “The end is where we start from”, the Korean-German artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan has transformed the Kunst Haus Wien into a walk-in fluorescent underwater world. (Exhibition view) – © KunstHausWien / Foto: Michael Strasser

Painting by Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974 — The first permanent exhibition in the Heidi Horten Collection: “Klimt ⮂ Warhol” with masterpieces selected by the public. (Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974) – © Anders Sune Berg

Picture postcard: Danube - Reichsbrücke, Winter 1929 — “Winter in Vienna. The Vanishing of a Season” explores how wintry Vienna has changed over the centuries. From November 14 in the Wien Museum. (Picture postcard: Danube – Reichsbrücke, winter 1929) – © Foto: Wien Museum

Sonderausstellung Hedy Lamarr, Möbelmuseum Wien, Ausstellungsansicht — “Housewife. Artist. Tomboy. Hedy Lamarr 110.": The Vienna Furniture Museum pays tribute to Viennese Hollywood icon and inventor Hedy Lamarr on the occasion of her 110th birthday. (Exhibition view) – © SKB

Exhibition view, Medardo Rosso, mumok — The mumok is dedicating a retrospective to the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso called “Inventing Modern Sculpture” and is presenting his work alongside 50 other artists such as Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois. (Medardo Rosso, mumok, exhibition view) – © Foto: Markus Wörgötter

Exhibition 007 ACTION VIENNA — Get to see over 100 original objects from six decades of James Bond movies: the “007 Action Vienna” exhibition is on at the Metastadt. (Exhibition view) – © 007 ACTION VIENNA © Stefan Moertl

Kunstwerk von Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) — Currently at the Jewish Museum Vienna: “The Third Generation. The Holocaust in Family Memory” focuses on the generation of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. (Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) – © Bracha L. Ettinger

Europas beste Bauten, Az W, Studierendenhaus TU Braunschweig, Deutschland, 2023 — Every two years, the Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W) shines a spotlight on outstanding European architectural projects with its “Europe’s Best Buildings” exhibition. (Student residence at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, 2023; Architects: Gustav Düsing, Max Hacke) – © Foto: Iwan Baan

Holidays in Austria, Haus der Geschichte Österreich, Exhibition View — "Holidays in Austria. Reinventing a Tourist Destination": The House of Austrian History uses the photo albums of a British couple to tell the story of the development of a tourist nation. (Exhibition view) – © Lorenz Paulus/hdgö

Artwork by Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911 — “Listening to love with Schönberg”: to mark the 150th birthday of the Viennese composer, the Arnold Schönberg Center is exploring the emotional content of his music. (Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911) – © Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA

The Weltmuseum Wien is hosting the special exhibition entitled “On the Backs of Camels” to mark the UN Year of Camelids. (Super Taus and a Camel Yasha) – © Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine

New in the Lower Belvedere (and a small part of the Upper Belvedere): “Amoako Boafo. Proper Love” – the first retrospective exhibition in Europe by the star Ghanaian photographer. Amoako Boafo, Sunflower Field, 2022 – © Collection Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman NY, Courtesy the FLAG Art Foundation. © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

The major fall exhibition entitled “Chagall” showcases around 100 works from every creative phase of the master of the Russian avant-garde. (Marc Chagall, Fiancés ou Mariés sur Coq, 1939/47) – © Burda GmbH, Offenburg © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

At the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: “Rembrandt – Hoogstraten. Color and Illusion”, the first ever Rembrandt exhibition in the 133-year history of the KHM. (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641) – © The Royal Castle in Warsaw – Museum, Foto: Andrzej Ring, Lech Sandzewicz

At the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts, the exhibition “AUT NOW” is set to present 100 exceptional Austrian product designs ranging from the year 2000 to the present day. (ALPIN, Gmundner Keramik, Bong, 2023) – © Gmundner Keramik

The exhibition “Gauguin. Unexpected”, the first Gauguin exhibition in Austria since 1960, can be visited at the Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien. (Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Flowers and Idol, around 1892) – © Kunsthaus Zürich, Geschenk Walter Haefner, 1995

The Leopold Museum is dedicating an exhibition to Rudolf Wacker, one of the most important representatives of New Objectivity in Austria, for the first time in Vienna since 1958 with “Magic and Abysses of Reality”. (Rudolf Wacker, Self-Portrait with Shaving Foam, 1924) – © Museum Ortner, Wien (Courtesy Kunsthandel Giese & Schweiger, Wien). Foto: Alexander Mitterer/Print Alliance

From November 7: the brand new immersive permanent exhibition “Johann Strauss. New Dimensions” at the Johann Strauss Museum (opposite the Vienna Secession). – © Philipp Lipiarski

“Erwin Wurm. The 70th birthday retrospective” at the Albertina modern pays tribute to the impressive oeuvre of the Austrian contemporary artist. (Erwin Wurm, Fat Convertible, 2005) – © Erwin Wurm / Bildrecht, Wien 2024 Foto: Vincent Everarts

For “The end is where we start from”, the Korean-German artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan has transformed the Kunst Haus Wien into a walk-in fluorescent underwater world. (Exhibition view) – © KunstHausWien / Foto: Michael Strasser

The first permanent exhibition in the Heidi Horten Collection: “Klimt ⮂ Warhol” with masterpieces selected by the public. (Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974) – © Anders Sune Berg

“Winter in Vienna. The Vanishing of a Season” explores how wintry Vienna has changed over the centuries. From November 14 in the Wien Museum. (Picture postcard: Danube – Reichsbrücke, winter 1929) – © Foto: Wien Museum

“Housewife. Artist. Tomboy. Hedy Lamarr 110.": The Vienna Furniture Museum pays tribute to Viennese Hollywood icon and inventor Hedy Lamarr on the occasion of her 110th birthday. (Exhibition view) – © SKB

The mumok is dedicating a retrospective to the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso called “Inventing Modern Sculpture” and is presenting his work alongside 50 other artists such as Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois. (Medardo Rosso, mumok, exhibition view) – © Foto: Markus Wörgötter

Get to see over 100 original objects from six decades of James Bond movies: the “007 Action Vienna” exhibition is on at the Metastadt. (Exhibition view) – © 007 ACTION VIENNA © Stefan Moertl

Currently at the Jewish Museum Vienna: “The Third Generation. The Holocaust in Family Memory” focuses on the generation of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. (Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) – © Bracha L. Ettinger

Every two years, the Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W) shines a spotlight on outstanding European architectural projects with its “Europe’s Best Buildings” exhibition. (Student residence at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, 2023; Architects: Gustav Düsing, Max Hacke) – © Foto: Iwan Baan

"Holidays in Austria. Reinventing a Tourist Destination": The House of Austrian History uses the photo albums of a British couple to tell the story of the development of a tourist nation. (Exhibition view) – © Lorenz Paulus/hdgö

“Listening to love with Schönberg”: to mark the 150th birthday of the Viennese composer, the Arnold Schönberg Center is exploring the emotional content of his music. (Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911) – © Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA

The Weltmuseum Wien is hosting the special exhibition entitled “On the Backs of Camels” to mark the UN Year of Camelids. (Super Taus and a Camel Yasha) – © Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine

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