Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset, 12 Hours of White Paint, Courtesy: Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense, DK


avco, John Bock, Monica Bonvicini, André Butzer, Case Study, Katrina Daschner, Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset, farmersmanual, Pia Greschner, Manfred Grübl, Thilo Heinzmann, Angela Kombotis, Mads Ranch Kornum, Tatiana Lecomte, Susanne Lenca, Maja Licul, Stephan Lugbauer, Michaela Math, Jonathan Meese, monochrom - Johannes Grenzfurthner, Sands Murray, Elena Näsänen, N.I.C.J.O.B, Katharina Oder, Mélik Ohanian, Jacco Olivier, Boris Ondreicka, Karl Emilio Pircher & Walter Thaler, rasmus knud, Michael Roy, Roland Rust & Johannes Schweiger, Wally Salner, Markus Schinwald, Tilo Schulz, David Shrigley, Sean Snyder, Axel Stockburger, Anita Witek, Jun Yang, Gregor Zivic, Janja Zvegelj


Since 1983, the Secession has been presenting the artistic positions and points of view of young artist who are as yet little known to the art public (or who have not yet been able to establish themselves) in its series of exhibition called "Young Scene". It is an unusual feature for series of this nature to dispense with the constraint of a predetermined timetable (such as Biennale, Triennial, etc.) - this, however, is an integral part of the programme of "Young Scene" and guarantees it as much flexibility as possible in the planning of exhibitions.

Every new instalment of "Young Scene" attempts to address generally accepted shifts and changes in the play of demands and constants in the contemporary art scene at a point in time when it seems opportune to do so because of the existing material conditions. The only programmatic requirements that have been maintained since the beginning of the series are that it focus on young artists who have not yet established themselves in the consciousness of the art public and that their work is presented within the framework of a group exhibition. Originally designed to attempt to position new trends within the domestic art scene, "Young Scene" has in recent years restricted itself exclusively to the presentation of Austrian artists.

The "Young Scene 1998" exhibition has deviated from this point of view by acquiescing to the increasing international networking of current artistic projects and developments and has thus relinquished its former insistence on inviting exclusively local artists to exhibit. However, this does not mean that the exhibition attempts to present a complete and representative survey of all current international artistic positions, but rather tries to concentrate on significant recent developments without restricting itself to any geographically based limitations. The conceptual openness of "Young Scene 1998" and the absence of any narrow thematic limits makes the inclusion of different artistic positions possible. Furthermore, an exhibition uniting such diverse positions will also encourage discussion of their common ground and differences.

The work of the about 40 participating artists will be shown in all of the Secession's exhibition spaces. Alongside this, projects in public spaces and in co-operation with the museum in progress in the Austrian daily newspaper "Der Standard" are planned.


PUBLICATION

JUNGE SZENE 1998 100 pages, 40 colored illustrations, 80 b/w illustrations author: Werner Würtinger Secession 1998, ISBN 3-901926-00-3 ___________________ available in the shop

EXHIBITION PROGRAM 1998

For further information and photographic material please contact:
 
Pia Leydolt
Secession, Association of Visual Artists Vienna Secession
Friedrichstraße 12, 1010 Vienna
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