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Die Tänzerin Elsa Krüger, 1922
Silbergelatine, 22,5 x 15,5 cm
OÖLKG, Land Oberösterreich, Fotosammlung | | | | | | | 5 December 2024 – 9 March 2025 | | | | Opening: Wednesday, 4 December, 7pm | | | Justin Aversano » INTRO-SPECTIVE - Trust the Process | | | | ... until 26 January 2025 | | | | | | | ... until 12 January 2025 | | | ART OF PUNK | | | | ... until 26 January 2025 | | |  | | | Francisco Carolinum Linz Museumstr. 14, A-4010 Linz
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Emilie Flöge in einem Kleid aus dem Salon „Schwestern Flöge“, 1908
Silbergelatine, 21 x 15,6 cm
OÖLKG, Land Oberösterreich, Fotosammlung | | | | | | | 5 December 2024 – 9 March 2025 | | | | Opening: Wednesday 4 December 19:00 | | | | Dora Kallmus (1881–1963), also known as Madame d'Ora, is one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. From 1907 onwards, she ran a studio in Vienna under the brand name d'Ora, which was frequented by illustrious personalities from the aristocracy, art and society, and quickly became the first address for artistic portrait photography. Inspired by art photography around 1900, she created images that radiate elegance and individuality and reflect the prevailing zeitgeist. | | | | | |  | | | d’Ora Paris
Ballett des Marquis de Cuevas, 1950–1957
Silbergelatine, 27,2 x 33,2 cm
OÖLKG, Land Oberösterreich, Fotosammlung | | | | | | | As one of the first fashion photographers, she documented the clothing creations of the Wiener Werkstätte and portrayed the fashion entrepreneur and style icon Emilie Flöge. The splendid portraits of the Hungarian high aristocracy that Dora Kallmus photographed in 1916/17 on the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Charles as King of Hungary show in a unique way the splendor of an era that is coming to an end. | | | | | |  | | | d’Ora Paris
Abendkleid von Alix, 1935
Silbergelatine, 20,9 x 16,9 cm
OÖLKG, Land Oberösterreich, Fotosammlung | | | | | | The exhibition, which exclusively includes the photographer's own collection, spans the period from her early days in Vienna to the later phases of her work, which she lived in Paris from 1925 onwards. In Paris, Dora Kallmus portrayed stars such as Josephine Baker and Ida Rubinstein, created glamorous fashion photographs and worked on the consistent further development of her photographic style. The experience of persecution and loss during the Second World War ultimately shaped the photographer's later work. The glamorous mixed with morbid aspects to create a new artistic visual language that found expression in photographs of animal carcasses in Parisian slaughterhouses.
Curated by Gabriele Hofer-Hagenauer | | |
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INTRO-SPECTIVE Trust the Process
© Justin Aversano | | | Justin Aversano » INTRO-SPECTIVE - Trust the Process | | | | ... until 26 January 2025 | | | Justin Aversano is a mixed media artist merging conventional art mediums like photography with cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain and AI. "INTRO-SPECTIVE" serves not only as an artist introduction in the art world but also as an invitation for visitors to join him on his personal journey. The exhibition strives to redefine the concept of retrospective, transforming how viewers engage with and perceive exhibitions, while providing a comprehensive insight into the evolution of the artist‘s work from its inception.
Justin Aversano draws inspiration from Andy Warhol‘s artistic style to create series that reflect the individuals he meets and narrate his personal story. In his first series, "Every Day is a Gift," he took Polaroid photos daily for a year, capturing people celebrating their birthdays. The series "Cognition" features surreal collages with symbolic objects, serving as a tribute to his late mother. Aversano‘s well-known "Twin Flames" series consists of portraits of 100 pairs of twins, honouring his fraternal twin sister. His latest project, "Smoke and Mirrors," includes 78 portraits within a tarot framework, celebrating healers, artists, and mystics of our world. The power of his portraits lies in their authenticity and ability to capture everyone’s essence. | | | | | |  | | | Justin Aversano
Smoke and Mirrors
INTRO-SPECTIVE Trust the Process
Copyright: Justin Aversano | | | | | | Although Aversano primarily employs photography, he skilfully integrates technology, particularly blockchain, to engage and cultivate his community. He has recently incorporated more technology in his practice, particularly through his project "Doppelganger" in collaboration with Kim Asendorf, where he transforms his Twin Flame series into glitch-inspired alter egos using code. Additionally, he has created new AI portraits rooted in his upcoming "Super 8" work, developed during a year-long global tour.
By thoughtfully staging his series with unique furniture elaborated in partnership with Trame and choosing a specific decor for each room, Justin Aversano invites viewers to immerse themselves in the exhibition in innovative ways, fostering a deeper exploration of the human experience.
As he further explores the realm of spirituality, Aversano assures us of a journey that leads not only toward healing but also through a rich landscape of discovery and connection.
Curator:Marlène Corbun | | | | | |  | | | Justin Aversano
AI International Portraits
INTRO-SPECTIVE Trust the Process
© Justin Aversano | | | | | | Justin Aversano sees himself a compassionate humanist and a fine art photographer whose work serves as a bridge between his creative vision and the world that envelops him. His journey exemplifies the power of innovation and adaptability in the ever-evolving art world. In 2021, Aversano unveiled his "Twin Flames" NFT collection, featuring 100 sets of twins inspired by his own fraternal twin. This collection quickly became the highest-selling photography NFT collection of all time. Notably, one piece from this collection, #49, sold for a staggering $3,781,159 USD in Ethereum, making him the fourth-highest-selling living photographer and the creator of one of the most expensive photographs ever sold in history, following in the footsteps of iconic figures like Man Ray, Cindy Sherman, and Edward Steichen. Furthermore, another piece, #83, made history by fetching $1.1 million USD at a Christie’s auction, the first NFT photography ever sold by the auction house, and surpassing sale prices of historical photographers like Ansel Adams.
Marlène Corbun is a curator and advisor who operates at the intersection of Contemporary Art and the Web3 space. Since 2021, as Head Curator of laCollection, she has extended her expertise to collaborating with museums on pioneering Web3 art exhibitions, featuring prominent contemporary artists. Marlène Corbun holds a Post Graduate Diploma in art history of the Courtauld Institute in London and also earned a Master's in management from EM Lyon Business School in France. | | |
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Perpetual Motion, 2022
Installationsansicht: Icelandic Pavilion,
59 International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2022
Foto: Ugo Carmeni
Courtesy of Sigurður Guðjónsson & BERG Contemporary
© Sigurður Guðjónsson 2024 | | | | | | | ... until 12 January 2025 | | | | Under the title Scopes of Inner Transit, the Francisco Carolinum is presenting the first solo exhibition in Austria devoted to the Icelandic artist Sigurður Guðjónsson. Guðjónsson achieved international recognition when he represented Iceland at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022 with his installation Perpetual Motion (curated by Mónica Bello, CERN Geneva). In Linz, Perpetual Motion will be shown together with three other recent works by Guðjónsson that likewise explore the fabric of space and time by evoking direct sensations. | | | | | |  | | | Sigurður Guðjónsson
Perpetual Motion (detail), 2022
© Sigurður Guðjónsson Courtesy of the artist and BERG Contemporary
© Sigurður Guðjónsson 2024 | | | | | | | Alternating between film and installation, Guðjónsson’s works assume hybrid forms that focus viewers’ attention in complex ways. A central role is played by correspondences that are generated between vision and acoustics. Acoustic phenomena in space evoke a direct sensory impression and thus have a high affective potential. In contrast, observing filmed images tends to create distance – in part due to the dominance of the sense of sight in contemporary popular culture. | | | | | |  | | | Sigurður Guðjónsson
Trajectories, 2014
Installationsansicht: Reykjavík Art Museum 2014
Foto: Petur Thomsen
Courtesy of Sigurður Guðjónsson & Anna Thorvaldsdottir | | | | | | | In Guðjónsson’s works, visual and auditory experiences are conjoined as one. The senses seem to communicate amongst one another, to translate stimuli for each other. Sculptural qualities become audible, sounds and rhythms visible. The fundamental principle of representation at work here is movement as a manifestation of life, of thought, of taking shape. Guðjónsson shows movement as the beginning of composition, with animation as its consequence. This animation manifests itself externally and finds its equivalent internally – in Scopes of Inner Transit. | | |
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Art of Punk, 2024, | | | ART OF PUNK | | | | ... until 26 January 2025 | | | | | |  | | | Installation View "Art of Punk", 2024
© Michael Maritsch | | | | | | CryptoPunks are a collection of 10,000 unique, 24 x 24 pixel punk heads from 2017, which are stored as non-fungible tokens (NFT) on the Ethereum blockchain. Originally available for free, the CryptoPunks have become coveted collector's items that are now traded for large sums. What began as an experiment has developed into a cultural phenomenon. CryptoPunks are not only works of art, but also status symbols that signalise identity and belonging in the digital world. They have become icons that embody authenticity and exclusivity and have made an important contribution to the popularisation of NFTs.
The community that has formed around these blockchain collectibles is as unique and remarkable as the CryptoPunks themselves: It includes blockchain technology pioneers, developers, art collectors as well as artists. ART OF PUNK is the first museum exhibition to exclusively show works by artists from the CryptoPunks community. A total of 89 positions are represented at the Francisco Carolinum Linz and in the digital branch in the Metaverse Voxels, including established artists such as Tom Sachs or Beeple, Claire Silver, Pindar van Arman, Gordon Berger or Ilan Derech as well as pioneers of on-chain art such as Natealex or 0xDEAFBEEF. | | | | | |  | | | Rare Pizza #1237, Snax Y-Not
Installation View "Art of Punk", 2024
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