Close-up – GUSTAV KLIMT ~ GERWALD ROCKENSCHAUB – Plattform
A project by the Secession, the Federal Office for the Protection of Monuments, and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

March 23 – November 4, 2012



Gerwald Rockenschaub, Plattform, Photo: MargheritaSpiluttini


From March 23 through November 4, 2012, Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze is on show as part of the exhibition “Close-up – GUSTAV KLIMT ~ GERWALD ROCKENSCHAUB – Plattform”. As only a limited number of visitors may view the frieze at once, long waiting times are possible, for which we apologize. GROUPS OF VISITORS MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE. To register, please contact us by email on office@secession.at. Appointments can be made during our opening hours every hour on the hour. The maximum group size is 25 people.

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SUSAN PHILIPSZ
November 22, 2012 – January 2013
Friesraum

Since the late 1990s, Susan Philipsz has been making sound installations – recordings of her a capella versions of old folk ballads, workers’, pop and film songs. Her performative sound works are always site-specific; they echo the histories as well as acoustic and musical aspects of a location or exhibition space. Philipsz is particularly interested in music’s emotional impact, how songs can associate with and evoke memories and emotions and how music can influence the perception of a space.

Susan Philipsz’ sound works are conceived for public spaces. “Lowlands” (2010), for instance, three chanted versions of an old Scottish folk song, was played under three bridges in her hometown Glasgow. Philipsz was awarded the Turner Prize in 2010 for this piece. With “Surround Me” (2011) she conceived a song cycle for the City of London especially for the weekends when it is empty and silent. Her interest for the spatial aspects of sound is expressed in multi-channel audio installations with which the artist concisely manipulates sound’s perception in space.

Susan Philipsz was born in Glasgow in 1965. She lives and works in Berlin.




SPECIAL OFFER / ART EDUCATION KLIMT 2012 ANNIVERSARY YEAR
(Gustav Klimt: July 14, 1862 - February 6, 1918)


Guided Tour: Gustav Klimt and the Beethoven Frieze
Date: January 3, February 7, March 6, April 3, May 8, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, December 4
Time: 5 p.m.
Suitable for all age groups.
Attendance on appointment: E kunstvermittlung@secession.at or T 0043 (0)1 5875307-11
Price: Admission plus € 1,50,-- extra charge / person
Max. 25 persons
Languages: german
Duration: ca. 1 hour


Special Tour: Gustav Klimt and the Beethoven Frieze – Including treasures usually hidden in the extensive archives of the Vienna Secession
Date only on appointment: E kunstvermittlung@secession.at or T 0043 (0)1 5875307-11
Suitable for all age groups.
Price: Admission plus € 50,-- extra charge / group
Max. 25 persons
Languages: german, english, french, italian
Duration: ca. 1 hour


Art Education including a practical part (drawings, drafts): suitable for school groups and young person aged 6-16 years.
Date only on appointment: E kunstvermittlung@secession.at or T 0043 (0)1 5875307-11
Price: Admission plus € 40,-- extra charge / group
Max. 20 persons
languages: german (on appointment also in other languages)
Duration: ca. 1,5 hours


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For further information and photographic material please contact:
 
Tamara Schwarzmayr
Secession, Association of Visual Artists Vienna Secession
Friedrichstraße 12, 1010 Vienna
Tel: +43-1-5875307-10, Fax: +43-1-5875307-34
presse@secession.at