Pop Art, a reaction to the post-World War II economic boom, reflected the commercialization of all areas of life, and the rise of consumer and leisure culture as well as the cult of celebrity. These themes were prevalent on both sides of the Atlantic, seen here through work by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Mel Ramos, and Alex Katz, among others.
Evil was the dominant theme of 20th-century graphic artist Alfred Kubin's life and work. The themes depicted in his eerie drawings, including war games, prisoners, refugees, persecuted figures, plagues, and pandemics, are still relevant today.
This is Europe’s first museum exhibition of Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo, who studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he developed his signature style—a sculptural effect that contrasts with the flatness of the rest of the painting. The people portrayed by Boafo embody the idea of Black identity that draws on its own culture, to be understood as an act of resistance against the racist labels of a predominantly white society.
Around 1900, Akseli Gallen-Kallela was Finland's best-known progressive artist. At the same time, Finland was striving for independence from Russia. Gallen-Kallela’s depictions of Finland’s people, myths, and nature played a key role in forming a national identity, and brought the artist international acclaim.
Comprising around 90 works from all of Chagall's creative periods, this show conveys the artist's whimsical and poetic pictorial worlds and the ways his oeuvre oscillated between the traditional and the avant-garde.
Building bridges between Western art practices and her Japanese heritage, Miyamoto pushes the boundaries of Minimal Art. Her string constructions and her later works made of twisted paper ropes and painted kimonos, convey a strong, corporeal presence despite their ephemeral character.
A collaboration with the National Gallery of Slovenia, this exhibit presents highlights of Slovenian painting from the era of national emancipation: the revolution year 1848 to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy's collapse in 1918.
Based on recent technical analysis, this show looks at the creative process behind Klimt paintings and examines how he made his famed gold works. The display includes the iconic painting "Judith" plus hypothetical reconstructions of his Faculty Paintings.
This ongoing exhibition starts off with Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists like Degas, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Gauguin. Further highlights include examples of German Expressionism, with work by artists from the Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter movements. An in-depth focus on Austrian art comprises works by Kokoschka and paintings by Egger-Lienz. The diversity of the Russian avant-garde is represented by paintings by Goncharova, Malevich, and Chagall.
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