Institution
2023 Program
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HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark
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Stano Filko, 12 Colors of Reality (Balloons), 1978 – 2011
Installation view, HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark, 2022
Courtesy The Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

Tempel der Europa, Graz 2021
Installation view HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark in the frame of the exhibition _Europe: Ancient Future
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Noah Barker,_SFS_GA22, 2023
5 chanel video
0:23 min.
Installation view, HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark, Graz
Courtesy der Künstler; Fanta-MLN, Milan
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History and Mission
In conjunction with the Neue Galerie at the Landesmuseum Joanneum, the house was for decades the site of the legendary Three-Country Biennial Trigon, which was an essential platform for cultural exchange during the Cold War and thus established early links with numerous artists from the South-East European region, such as Marina Abramović/Ulaj, Sanja Ivecović, Mangelos, Gianni Colombo, Luciano Fabro, Luigi Ontani.
In the 1980s, when there was a direct connection between the Graz and Cologne art scenes through Martin Kippenberger and Jörg Schlick, among others, the Pavillion also hosted, for example, a groundbreaking solo exhibition by Albert Oehlen and then later, in the early 2000s, the first Austrian institutional solo exhibition by Cosima von Bonin.
In 2013, the Kunstverein Medienturm, under the artistic direction of Sandro Droschl, finally took over the building, which had previously undergone a general renovation, in order to establish it as an independent institution under the name Künstlerhaus, Halle für Kunst & Medien. The sophisticated and comprehensive program realized in this period can be viewed here: www.km‑k.at.
Under the same leadership but an institutional transformation and reorganization, in 2021 the team was pleased to present the HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark.
Today the exhibition house is dedicated to the presentation of contemporary, socially relevant art production in an international context, whereby the carefully presented art here should also consciously stand and speak for itself. At the same time, attention to local art production has a significant influence on the artistic program. Through these different perspectives, the Kunsthalle (hall of arts) positions itself as a progressive house that cannot think the international outside of the local context and vice versa. Through various formats such as solo and thematic group exhibitions, performances, and residencies, the curatorial team aims to respond directly to the diverse means of expression of today’s artistic production and to be an open place for the resonance of currently relevant discussions.
In doing so, the wonderful architecture and surrounding parkland provide a unique setting for such a program. Facing this physical space, the new website of the HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark is set up as a diversely playable platform that reflects the different focal points and artistic productions and carries them to the outside. Following this step of opening up, it is a great concern of the institution to make contemporary art accessible to all members of society, so that admission to the exhibitions is free and a versatile mediation offer is available.
Come! into the open, friend!
–Friedrich Hölderlin, Der Gang aufs Land. An Landauer, 1800/01.
Sandro Droschl
Director, Curator
Helga Droschl
Managing Director, Press
hd@halle-fuer-kunst.at
Cathrin Mayer
Curator (associated)
cm@halle-fuer-kunst.at
Jan Tappe
Assistant Curator
jt@halle-fuer-kunst.at
Alexia Meninkou
International Press (associated)
am@alexiamenikou.com
Andreas Schögler
Technical Management
as@halle-fuer-kunst.at
Jessica Birke
Curatorial Assistence / Art Education
jb@halle-fuer-kunst.at
Lucia Wagner
Assistance, Office
lw@halle-fuer-kunst.at
Victoria Pollauf
Visitor Information, Assistance
vp@halle-fuer-kunst.at
General Information, Desk
info@halle-fuer-kunst.at
Darek Murawka
Building Services, Setup
Mykhailo Skreklia
Setup
Ignaz Pickl
Promotion Poster
Amela Gavrić
Building Cleaning