and disarmingly naïve—invites an experience that is as intimate as it is unsettling Exhibition view second floor Kunsthaus Bregenz 2025 | photo: Markus Tretter © Precious Okoyomon Kunsthaus Bregenz courtesy of the artist and Kunsthaus Bregenz two offices evoke the consulting rooms of psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung their early 20th-century furnishings creating a space that feels both familiar and strangely impersonal ‘existential detectives’ in elaborately adorned lab coats engage visitors in conversations about dreams Visitors are invited to contribute their silent confessions through questionnaires and watercolor responses weaving their experiences into the fabric of the artwork A nearby bookshelf holds an eclectic selection of texts—philosophy and the writings of Édouard Glissant whose work explores the creative entanglement of cultures Okoyomon’s own drawings form the exhibition’s wallpaper and burning eyes hover between innocence and the uncanny luring viewers into the depths of their own subconscious exhibition view ground floor Kunsthaus Bregenz the stairwells of Kunsthaus Bregenz have been darkened with a lowered ceiling constricting the ascent and creating an unsettling sense of suffocation Handcrafted from discarded toys and adorned with real feathers they appear as both angelic and tragic—playful childlike beings caught in a cycle of tenderness and destruction and care intertwine with undertones of loss and harm often symbols of comfort and companionship become vessels for both affection and unsettling projections of childhood innocence a giant teddy bear lies abandoned at the edge of a plush pink carpet its teardrop-shaped eyes and heart-marked paws exuding quiet melancholy Its anxious gaze invites viewers into a space of daydream and self-forgetfulness The installation is underscored by the ethereal sounds of Takiaya Reed guiding visitors through the blurred boundaries of waking and dreaming exhibition view first floor Kunsthaus Bregenz a living ecosystem where pupated caterpillars undergo metamorphosis and newly hatched butterflies flutter through the air a film flickers—a flight over the suburbs of Okoyomon’s home state the film captures Okoyomon piloting the plane reading their poetry aloud to the open sky The imagery evokes a sense of boundlessness and transcendence where the material world becomes a wellspring of spiritual reflection Okoyomon has gained recognition for poetry often woven into their performances confronts the forces of structural violence with a blend of vitality and mischief and disarmingly naïve—is both intimate and unsettling oscillating between raw vulnerability and quiet defiance exhibition view third floor Kunsthaus Bregenz the world requires something of me and I’m looking for a place to lie down 2025 | photo: Miro Kuzmanovic © Kunsthaus Bregenz name: ONE EITHER LOVES ONESELF OR KNOWS ONESELF artist: Precious Okoyomon | @devilintraining_ location: Kunsthaus Bregenz | @kunsthausbregenz dates: January 31 – May 25, 2025 happening now! partnering with antonio citterio, AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function, but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style, context, and personal expression. The requested URL was not found on this server. Plans are in place to replace the billboards as soon as possible Wish You Were Gay. Installation view KUB Billboards, 2024. Photo: Markus TretterCourtesy of the artist© Anne Imhof, Kunsthaus Bregenz Six billboards by the German artist Anne Imhof have been vandalised “in an act of violent aggression”, the artist said in an online statement (23 July). The billboards, emblazoned by Imhof with the words “Wish You Were Gay”, were damaged in the Austrian city of Bregenz, where they are currently on show. Imhof, who represented Germany at the 2017 Venice Biennale, further described the defacement as a “hate crime”. The works were recently installed in one of Bregenz's main thoroughfares, Bregenzer Seestrasse, as part of the artist's exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bregenz (Wish You Were Gay, until 22 September). In a statement posted on Instagram, Imhof said that “the billboards serve as a space for public art and are a tradition of the museum since 1997. Destroying them is not only an assault on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two spirit and questioning people but an assault on the community of Bregenz”. The billboards, designed in collaboration with the Zak Group, a London-based art and design firm, will be replaced as soon as possible, she added. Thomas Trummer, director of the Kunsthaus Bregenz, added in a statement: “This is a cowardly attack on art and our human rights. Homophobia has no place in our society.” In a email to The Art Newspaper, the museum confirmed that police have since opened an investigation into the incident. Imhof describes the “Wish You Were Gay” project—which includes bas-reliefs, large-scale oil paintings, sculptures and stage elements—as a love song to queer coming-of-age and a “testament to the beauty and strength” of the LGBTQ+ community. However, she says it also bears witness to the “deep struggle and hostility LGBTQ+ people face everyday, everywhere”. The Wish You Were Gay exhibition explores “absence and presence set against a backdrop of post-apocalyptic isolation”, a museum statement said. preview5 March 2025Anne Imhof’s largest US project to date is a Shakespearean ode of doom and optimismThe German artist’s new project at the Park Avenue Armory is a collaboration with the curator Klaus Biesenbach news22 March 2019After making waves in Venice, Anne Imhof unleashes her Sex piece at Tate ModernPerformers will reflect the "fluidity between binaries" across full suite of spaces in the Tanks archive30 September 2013'Sexuality, Politics and Protest': The Frieze talk on activism after AIDSConsidering why artistic responses to the AIDS crisis are relevant today Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Through a series of expansive installations the show transforms the museum into a dreamscape From psychoanalytic consulting rooms reimagined with cute and mischievous devils the artist confronts intimate desires and fears with an unflinching sincerity inviting viewers to explore strength in softness and people’s relationship to things and the living environment Intimate personal questions are linked with political and social issues Okoyomon was invited to exhibit at Kunsthaus Bregenz – the youngest artist in the institution’s history Okoyomon gained the attention of a broad public with installations that incorporate materials such as soil the artist transformed the hall of the Arsenale into a lush and small watercourses set in a tropical atmosphere created an experiential space that linked the processes of nature with afro-futuristic visions – and at the same time addressed the migration history of plants as well as their displacement several new works have been developed that investigate diverse themes Located on the ground floor are two offices that recall the consulting rooms of the psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung Furniture from around 1900 creates an atmosphere that is at once familiar as well as impersonal Existential detectives in adorned lab coats engage visitors in dialogue and pose questions about dreams Questionnaires and watercolors invite visitors to silently contribute their confessions to the artwork A bookshelf holds books on subjects such as love and Arabic poetry but also volumes by Édouard Glissant whose work points to creative interactions between cultures The pattern on the wallpaper is composed of drawings by Okoyomon and fiery eyes appear to be both lost in dream and demonic inviting us to delve into the depths of our own psyche The Kunsthaus Bregenz stairwells have been darkened for Okoyomon’s exhibition lowered ceiling constricts the stairway upward creating a new spatial feeling of suffocation stuffed animals hang on nooses from the ceiling Handcrafted from used toys and outfitted with real feathers playful beings subjected to a destructive fate that presented here deals with dreams and hybridity Cuddly stuffed animals protect children; they are companions and friends and serve as a projection surface for children’s fantasies and its anxious gaze prompt us to experience moments of self-forgetfulness and daydream The installation is supplemented by music by the sound artist Takiaya Reed whose ethereal pieces evoke trance-like states and accompany the transition into the world of waking dreams On the third floor of Kunsthaus Bregenz visitors find themselves in an enclosed garden Along with pupated caterpillars in the process of metamorphosis butterflies that have already hatched flutter through the air Flickering outside of the warm humid habitat is a movie showing a flight over the suburbs of Okoyomon’s home state The film was produced for the exhibition at Kunsthaus Bregenz The images convey a feeling of boundlessness and freedom characterized by a sense of an ego that views both things and life in the material world as a source of spiritual inspiration But the viewer is forced to remain behind the mesh Okoyomon has earned a reputation with their poems which are often integrated into performances Okoyomon attempts to resist the forces of structural violence that surround us London) is a Nigerian- American poet and artist living and working in Brooklyn They have had solo exhibitions at the Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Madrid in 2024 at the Aspen Art Museum and at Performance Space New York in 2021 at the Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt am Main in 2020 In 2024 Okoyomon participated in the Nigerian Pavilion at the 60 th Venice Biennale; in 2023 at the 11th Sequences Biennial Chiang Rai; in 2022 at the 59th Venice Biennale and the Okayama Art Summit; in 2021 at the 58th October Salon Belgrade Biennale; and in 2018 at the Baltic Triennial 13 They took part in group exhibitions at the Fondation Beyeler Basel in 2024; Luma Arles in 2022; and the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2021 In 2019 they realized performances at the Serpentine Galleries and the Institute of Contemporary Arts Okoyomon was the 2021 recipient of the Frieze Art Fair Artist Award as well as the Chanel Next Prize This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may 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SW Bregenz on Fri The current head to head record for the teams are Admira Wacker 1 win(s) Have scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches 07 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT?Admira Wacker won 3–2 over SW Bregenz on Fri 07 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Admira Wacker is playing home against SW Bregenz at Datenpol Arena on Fri Music and sound are an integral part of the artistic program of Kunsthaus Bregenz Susan Philipsz played her arrangements of Hanns Eisler’s score for the film Night and fog and in 2021 KUB proved to be the perfect venue for the art of Anri Sala music is a major inspiration for his architectural ideas a winner of the Pritzker award who had originally wanted to be a double bass player designed the Swiss Pavilion as a walkable and tangible sound box and musical performance play a central role in Tarek Atoui’s work as well Atoui is an artist and composer who works with a large number of musical devices He experiments with electroacoustic sources and synthesizers and builds precisely developed musical instruments Atoui’s inspiration is also drawn from other cultures His art reads like a new manifestation of the Arts and Crafts movement shifted to the realm of music and of acoustic perception the instruments that are to be used in various compositions are spread out in the room and visitors stroll through a landscape of sound sources laid out on the floor They are urged to sensitize not only their sense of hearing but also their sense of space with its spaciousness and acoustic echo effects who emphasises mutuality and common understanding in art rejects the traditional conventions of musical performance he believes in the inspirational and sensitizing quality of audio experiences He is concerned not only with triggering aesthetic perception For the specially designed accompanying educational program with workshops and creative projects Atoui works closely together with the mediation team of the Kunsthaus Bregenz From 24 to 26 October a series of performances featuring Tarek Atoui and international musicians will take place in the exhibition On the first floor the focus is on the tactile quality of the sound These are listening and performance spaces which are at the same time huge musical instruments a new version of his “wind gathering device” which is activated by a powerful air current thus producing low sounds that resonate throughout the body and in the surrounding space Organ Within is a hybrid sculptural installation that combines research into church pipe organs with the sonic experiences of deaf people It consists of a network of tubes which connect a computer with an air blower and various organ modules which interact with each other in such a way that their sounds constantly adapt to each other The work on the second floor is entitled Waters’ Witness For this ongoing work Tarek Atoui collected the sounds of various port cities such as Athens With Waters’ Witness Tarek Atoui composes a soundscape that connects distinct realities geographically and symbolically is located at the interface of several spheres of influence and is a measure of a city’s growth and change Atoui began his project The rain during a research trip to South Korea He studied traditional Korean musical instruments working together closely with local artisans and scholars of traditional culture He expanded his set of instruments by adding ceramic resonating bodies The work was first presented at the 2023 Gwangju Biennale Tarek Atoui's work will be presented in Austria for the first time at Kunsthaus Bregenz Beirut) lives and works in Paris as a musician and sound artist He studied contemporary and electronic music at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Reims and was an artist-in-residence at the New Museum in New York The musician participated in documenta 13 with a work inspired by Erkki Kurenniemi’s Dimi synthesizers Atoui has exhibited at institutions such as the Art Sonje Center in Seoul the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney in 2023 as well as at the Fridericianum in Kassel and the Sharjah Art Foundation in 2020 and at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore in 2018 notably the Tate Modern Collection in London and the collection of the Sharjah Art Foundation The requested URL was not found on this server Six billboards from the series ‘Wish You Were Gay’ by Anne Imhof were partially torn by vandals in Austria The billboards were displayed in the city of Bregenz and served as companion pieces to an ongoing museum at the Kunsthaus Bregenz unknown miscreants vandalized six of those billboards Anne Imhof took to Instagram to react to the incident she called them “a testament to the beauty and strength that the chosen family provides to those of LGBTQIA2S+ experience Wish You Were Gay also bears witness to the deep struggle and hostility facing LGBTQIA2S+ people everyday everywhere.” She further wrote about the act itself: “Destroying them is not only an assault on lesbian but is an assault on the community of Bregenz.” Calling it a hate crime she assured that the billboards would be soon replaced (though she did not give a timeline on the same) Also Read: Photofairs Launches Hong Kong Edition For 2025 Anne Imhof is best known for winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of 2017 for her work in the German pavilion Imhof strayed from her usual performance art pieces and instead included a lot of paintings with titles similar to “wish you were gay” also denounced the vandalism: “This is a cowardly attack on art and on human rights has made significant contributions to the art and culture sectors with his innovative approach and visionary projects He is celebrated for producing the groundbreaking "Rigoletto Story" in 2002 which transformed opera into a global spectacle thanks to collaborations with fashion icon Vivienne Westwood marking a pivotal moment in artistic production His work extends beyond opera; Pietroni played a key role in the Westwood retrospectives and the innovative #missionemonnalisa campaign demonstrating his skill in fusing art with modern communication channels Pietroni co-founded Music for Change with Grammy Award-winning artist Ruben Dario Salas This initiative aims to harness the power of music and the arts to drive innovation within the film industry illustrating Pietroni's dedication to cultural advancement As the visionary behind "The Art Insider," Pietroni continues to influence the cultural dialogue earning international recognition for his creative and pioneering efforts across various artistic mediums Artlyst Anne Imhof: Homophobic Vandalism Destroys Six Austrian Billboards Austria – Six billboards by renowned German artist Anne Imhof were vandalised in what she described as an “act of violent aggression” on July 23 The billboards prominently display the phrase “Wish You Were Gay,” which was part of Imhof’s current exhibition in Bregenz and was installed on Bregenzer Seestrasse one of the city’s main thoroughfares who gained international acclaim representing Germany at the 2017 Venice Biennale condemned the act as a “hate crime” in a statement posted on Instagram The billboards were designed in collaboration with the London-based Zak Group for her exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bregenz titled “Wish You Were Gay,” which runs until September 22 “The billboards serve as a space for public art and have been a museum tradition since 1997,” Imhof wrote “Destroying them is not only an assault on lesbian and questioning people but also an assault on the community of Bregenz.” She confirmed that the damaged billboards would be replaced promptly Anne Imhof: Homophobic Vandalism Photo via X also issued a statement condemning the vandalism “This is a cowardly attack on art and our human rights Homophobia has no place in our society,” he stated The “Wish You Were Gay” project by Imhof includes a range of artistic expressions such as bas-reliefs Imhof describes it as a love song to queer coming-of-age and a testament to the strength and beauty of the LGBTQ+ community The project also highlights the ongoing struggles and hostilities faced by LGBTQ+ individuals globally the exhibition delves into themes of “absence and presence set against a backdrop of post-apocalyptic isolation.” Imhof’s work characterized by its robust social commentary and emotional depth aims to challenge and provoke thought about contemporary societal issues Imhof expressed her deep pain and hurt over the vandalism She emphasized that the “Wish You Were Gay” billboards were intended to celebrate the queer community and address the struggles faced by LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and freedom only serves as proof of this struggle,” she wrote “but this hate crime cannot take away our hope for a world free from homophobia and discrimination.” which have been part of Kunsthaus Bregenz’s public art tradition since 1997 symbolize artistic expression and community solidarity The artist and the museum remain resolute in their commitment to replacing the vandalized billboards and continuing to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights The incident has sparked a broader conversation about homophobia and the role of public art in confronting social prejudices Supporters of Imhof’s work have rallied behind her emphasizing the importance of standing against hate and supporting artistic freedom As the community of Bregenz and the broader art world respond to this act of vandalism the incident underscores the ongoing challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community and the critical role of art in fostering dialogue and understanding Read More Visit Homophobic vandalism in Austria against the posters of the exhibition of Anne Imhof one of Germany’s leading contemporary artists posters in the city advertising the exhibition entitled Wish you were gay (“I wish you were gay”) The dastardly act targeted six posters from the exhibition by the artist who represented Germany at the 2017 Venice Biennale was Imhof herself via her Instagram account.The exhibition displays a core group of Imhof’s works which is also meant to testify to the hostility that members of the LGBT community face every day And the act of vandalism suffered by the exhibition posters is further proof: “This attack on love creativity and freedom only serves as evidence of this struggle but this hate crime cannot take away our hope for a world free of homophobia and free of discrimination for each of us.” destroying the billboards at the Kunsthaus Bregenz “is not only an attack on lesbian but it is an attack on the Bregenz community.” The billboards will be replaced as soon as possible Condemnation also comes from the director of the Kunsthaus Bregenz Thomas Trummer: “This is a cowardly attack on art and human rights Homophobia must have no place in our society.” FAD Magazine FAD Magazine covers contemporary art – News Exhibitions and Interviews reported on from London Last night July 23rd six billboards by the German artist Anne Imhof were vandalised along one of Bregenz’s busiest streets each of the six Wish You Were Gay billboards along Bregenz’s busiest street were destroyed in an act of violent aggression It is deeply painful to look at the images and I am truly hurt Wish You Were Gay is a love song to queer coming of age It is a testament to the beauty and strength that the chosen family provides to those of LGBTQIA2S+ experience creativity and freedom only serves as proof of this struggle but this hate crime cannot take away our hope for a world free from homophobia and free from discrimination for each and every one of us The @kunsthausbregenz billboards serve as a space for public art and are a tradition of the museum since 1997 Destroying them is not only an assault on lesbian but is an assault on the community of Bregenz The billboards, designed in collaboration with @zakgroupoffice The works were recently installed in one of Bregenz’s main thoroughfares, Bregenzer Seestrasse, as part of the artist’s exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bregenz, Wish You Were Gay, until 22nd September This is a cowardly attack on art and our human rights The Wish You Were Gay exhibition explores “absence and presence set against a backdrop of post-apocalyptic isolation” Anne Imhof, Wish You Were Gay – 22nd September 2024, Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) Mark Westall is the Founder and Editor of FAD magazine - I Sought My Soul explores the phenomenon of new autonomy within a utopian vision of unity the works on view highlight a new medium for the artist: bronze Join the FAD newsletter and get the latest news and articles straight to your inbox Update your browser to view this website correctly. Update my browser now The Bregenz Festival’s remarkable 300-ton floating stage for Madame Butterfly includes KV2 Adamson and JBL loudspeakers hidden in the set Austria’s annual Bregenz Festival has presented opera and music on the Seebühne This year’s production—Puccini’s Madame Butterfly 300-ton set—played to sold-out crowds within the surrounding 6,658-seat open-air amphitheater on the Lake Constance shoreline Covering that audience in audio were KV2 systems made up the core of the complex main system serving the Seebühne and its auditorium “We have been using a point-source-based system for many years now as we found it was the most efficient way to handle the various constraints of working on an outdoor production with a live orchestra and a complex set,” said Clemens Wannemacher spec’d a system based around KV2 ESR212s for a facility audio upgrade The venue’s loudspeaker setup sports more than 40 loudspeakers hidden in the stage alone from Kling & Freitag Adamson and JBL—and now KV2’s VHD1.21 and VHD2.16subs as well as three horizontal ESR212s “The stage has ‘holes’ with small platforms behind them that house the loudspeakers,” said Wannemacher “The holes are covered with a metal grid that is partially covered with plaster and then painted There are no dedicated monitor-loudspeakers for the singers They are effectively standing in front of the PA so they pretty much hear what the audience hears.” More PA boxes are mounted on poles surrounding the venue; on either side of the set are two poles with four levels of loudspeakers each featuring two KV2 ESR212s in the middle sandwiched between Kling & Freitag Spectra 212s top and bottom Smaller poles surround the rest of the listening area equipped with three levels of K&F Spectra 212 and CA1001CX (along each side) and two levels of Adamson P12 (across the rear) There are also several K&F LINUS loudspeakers placed beneath the seats in the middle of the audience zone as well as some JBL subs Mix Staff an international media group and leading digital publisher Our return to the world of theatre can’t come soon enough but there is one stage in particular that should be right up there on your bucket list The Bregenz Festival is home to the world’s largest floating stage built in epic proportions since 1946 on Lake Constance in Austria this show might just change your tune… before you build that stage over the water we’re going to need you to fill out some health and safety forms.” Producer: “This year it’s going to be a giant book that’s being opened up by a skeleton.” And that’s pretty much how we imagine how things go down at Bregenz The imagination of the festival’s set designers has no limits They’re arguably the secret stars in this annual operatic performance They seem to outdo themselves with every new set taking on average 215 days to construct every two years on wooden stakes positioned around a concrete core The concrete core anchored to the lakeshore houses the necessary infrastructure for the festival; dressing rooms the orchestra pit and the machine rooms where the technical wizardry is conducted much like the orchestra itself Brégence’s sets require cutting-edge technology. The basic structure is supported by immense pillars anchored in the bottom of the lake and the decorations built upon the stage can reach up to thirty meters in height Getting cast in a performance comes with a few prerequisites: you must be able to swim and you mustn’t be afraid of heights It’s not impossible for actors to end up in the water three singers and an extra accidentally fell in the lake including Kathryn Lewek (The Queen of the Night) Performers must sing in the open air despite the frequent meteorological hazards of the region prancing about on sets that are not only toweing above the water but are also moving beneath their feet and constantly evolving between scenes The stage is two thirds larger than normal theatre sets in order to make sure that the open-air construction isn’t dwarfed by the natural backdrop of Constance Lake (which often seems to compete for the audience’s attention with its incredible sunsets) only one year after the end of World War II the first Bregenz Festival took place with an evening of Mozart on a lavishly decorated barge – a comparatively modest stage by today’s standards The town of Bregenz was lacking a theatre at that time so its greatest asset (Lake Constance) was chosen as a stage the choice of venue turned out to be decisive for its success The Bregenz Festival Community was founded in 1950 becoming a permanent body of organisers who continue to develop the festival today Everything from West Side Story to Tosca has been staged at the floating festival and it even featured in the 2008 James Bond film For the first time in its 74 year run, the show was called off during the Covid-19 outbreak, but they left the stage up – a giant clown for Verdi’s Rigoletto – and moved all the show dates to 2021 (July 21- August 22) here’s to one of them being yours in the not too distant future take a backstage tour for the upcoming show… Last Updated on April 23, 2021 by MessyNessy Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Das Programm sehenWeitere OptionenAnne Imhof: "Wish you were gay"3 Min Weitere OptionenWeitere Optionen Anne Imhof über Picasso Deutsche Künstlerin Das Programm sehenWeitere OptionenAbspielen Klash Das Programm sehenWeitere OptionenAbspielen NFT: What the Punk Das Programm sehen27 Min.NFT: What the Punk!Pioniere der Kryptokunst Text description provided by the architects. A year after the completion of Therme Vals , renowned minimalist architect, Peter Zumthor completed the design of Kunsthaus Bregenz Austria is always in a constant state of flux always changing its exhibition spaces to accommodate international contemporary art Zumthor’s minimalist design adapts its spaces to the art that is showcased in its exhibits creating a coexisting and redefining relationship between art and architecture The Kunsthaus Bregenz has two main principles to their permanent collection: archives of art architecture and a collection of Contemporary art, which complements the changing exhibition spaces. The museum strives to be the intersection of art and architecture that opens itself to culture and international influence. "The art museum stands in the light of Lake Constance. It is made of glass and steel and a cast concrete stone mass which endows the interior of the building with texture and spatial composition. From the outside, the building looks like a lamp. It absorbs the changing light of the sky, the haze of the lake, it reflects light and colour and gives an intimation of its inner life according to the angle of vision, the daylight and the weather."  - Peter Zumthor © Flickr User: mightymightymatzeThe minimalist structure stands as a light box that absorbs, reflects, and filters light across the façade and throughout the building.  The facades etched, translucent glass glows as it is illuminated by the sunlight, or the interior lighting, becoming a dynamic part of the building as it reacts differently according to the light, time of day, weather, and the surrounding context.  © Flickr User: mightymightymatzeThe light that is captured by the glass façade gets filtered through a light plenum that catches and distributes the light through the gallery spaces.  The plenum creates atmospheric conditions within the gallery spaces that have a conditional relationship with the exterior, and vice versa. © Flickr User: mightymightymatzeThe interior works as a fusion between art and architecture that although extremely different in materiality and composition, the mixture of combination of diffused natural light and the neutral material palette come together cohesively as a contemporary art museum where art nor architecture overshadow the other. © Courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsThe buildings structure is minimalist and reductive in the sense that only three walls support the museum and all of its floor plates.  The three concrete walls enclose the gallery spaces and section off the circulation spaces to the perimeter of the building creating a building of seclusion and openness all in one. © Flickr User: mightymightymatzeAlong with Therme Vals, the Kunsthaus Bregenz put Peter Zumthor at the forefront of architectural minimalism as well as a dominant creative force in the discipline of architecture You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden The Austrian capital will resonate with soulful melodies during the Vienna Blues Spring Festival This annual event brings together renowned blues artists from around the globe offering performances that capture the genre's depth and diversity Concerts are scheduled across various venues including the iconic Reigen Live Music Club.​ Krems an der Donau will host the avant-garde Donaufestival the festival features artists pushing the boundaries of traditional art forms.​ Upper Austria: Linz Spring Fair (Urfahranermarkt) Linz will come alive with the Urfahranermarkt a traditional spring fair featuring amusement rides This biannual event attracts visitors of all ages offering a blend of modern attractions and traditional Austrian fairground charm.​ Graz will host the Styrian Spring Festival celebrating the region's rich cultural heritage and culinary delights highlighting Styrian traditions.​ Anton am Arlberg will swing to the sounds of the Tanzcafé Arlberg Music Festival the festival features performances ranging from jazz and swing to big band tunes set against the backdrop of the stunning Alps.​ The Salzburg Easter Festival will present Modest Mussorgsky's "Khovanshchina" under the direction of Simon McBurney This prestigious festival is renowned for its high-calibre opera productions and orchestral concerts attracting classical music enthusiasts worldwide.​ Bregenz will host its annual Spring Festival a series of classical music concerts held at the famed Bregenz Festival House The event showcases international and local artists and offers performances ranging from orchestral works to chamber music.​ Klagenfurt will host the annual Wörthersee Half Marathon The scenic route along Lake Wörthersee offers participants breathtaking views making it a favourite among both amateur and professional runners.​ Podersdorf am See is set to inaugurate its lake season with the PODOBEACH Family Festival a vibrant event tailored for families and children Attendees can anticipate a variety of musical performances and young visitors can engage in creative workshops Please log in here to leave a comment Wagner College opened its campus in Bregenz the experiences of both students and the College have greatly broadened was an English major headed for a career in the Lutheran ministry Barbara Hittl '69 had just discovered her love of the German language and declared it as her major George Laszlo '72 was a biology major who intended to follow his father's footsteps into medicine came from a blue-collar Philadelphia family who never traveled farther than a summer vacation at the shore Wade Appelman '86 was a business major looking for adventure It may not seem like an obvious choice for people with these majors, backgrounds, and ambitions, but all of them spent a semester or a year in an obscure Austrian town The program opened its doors 50 years ago this fall All of them returned with new experiences and perspectives that permanently influenced — and in some cases we're living in a world that has shrunk drastically as transportation advances and communication technologies have drawn all parts of the globe into an ever-closer web On the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Bregenz Program once a crown jewel of the College curriculum And where have Wagner's study abroad programs gone in the years since Bregenz is pronounced something like 'BRAY-genns.') According to a 1972 report by Gaspard Pinette the Wagner modern languages professor who founded the program and served for many years as its director student demand for study abroad was growing in the late 1950s Grappling with the difficulties of assigning credit for courses that Wagner students took through other colleges' overseas programs Dean Adolph Stern proposed that Pinette look into establishing a Wagner campus abroad It so happened that “a young Fulbright assistant” was working at Wagner at the time The mayor offered the use of local facilities at a reasonable rate; by the program's ninth year it occupied two buildings owned by the local government: A former palace held the classrooms and the so-called College House provided space for a library Pinette and local professors provided instruction in English (except for the required German coursework) in history Students from all majors and many different colleges and universities flocked to the Bregenz Program: By 1980 it had enrolled more than 1,000 students from more than 200 American institutions THE ABOVE-MENTIONED JACK DENYS of Brooklyn was there in the program's first year “We were the pioneers,” he says with a laugh That group's experience set the tone that would define the program's success: The emphasis on great European cultural achievements and sights; the friendliness and slow pace of life in Bregenz; the majesty of the surrounding Alpine terrain; the adventures of independent travel to many different countries made accessible through Bregenz's central European location; and group bonding that has made the “Bregenzers” a distinct fraternity of Wagner graduates the most important part was meeting people — people whose background and religion may have been quite different from his he found Austrian guys his age to drink beer with and discuss anything from everyday life to world politics He remembers that one of their families couldn't afford a phone yet he noticed expensive art books in their home “So you knew what the priorities were,” he recalls He still gets goose bumps telling about a trip “behind the Iron Curtain,” to Hungary in the depths of the Cold War — the Cuban Missile Crisis happened during his year abroad Denys and his travel buddy met a young man about their age The man's father had disappeared after being involved in the 1956 uprising and his girlfriend had escaped to Switzerland Denys remembers discussing with his friend that “we knew we could become free again the year away from home solidified his life goals Of the original 55 participants (eight of whom have since passed away) about 30 members are still in touch and contribute to an annual newsletter published by Carole Hrubec Chapman '64 THE BREGENZ GROUP OF 1969–70 has also stayed remarkably close Celebrating their 40th anniversary a few years ago at George Laszlo's home in the Poconos 35 of the original 52 participants showed up the year in Bregenz set them on a new course in life Laszlo started at Wagner with the class of '71 majoring in biology and intending to become a doctor where he took courses in religion and philosophy and art history he switched his major to philosophy and took an extra year to graduate “I had the time to think about what I was doing Laszlo focused his career on software systems for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries and he worked with clients around the world studying philosophy was the most important thing I have ever done for my career,” he says For your personal life as well as business Laszlo went to Bregenz with the full support of his parents; as Hungarian immigrants to the U.S. traveling to Europe was like going to the moon 'Why should you go when I've never gone?'” It was a “pipe dream,” he says because the Bregenz tuition was slightly less than regular Wagner tuition they have stayed in touch and exchanged many visits and Tottser has traveled all around the world “I never would have done these things if it weren't for Bregenz,” he says Pinette's 1972 report included the factoid that by 1972 eight Wagner students in the Bregenz Program had married Austrians Garzon had transferred to Wagner College for her junior year as a German major; she went to Bregenz as a senior having finished her degree through her Bregenz coursework She began teaching English and math in a nearby school Garzon has spent more than half of her life in Austria “I love Austria and wouldn't want to move back to the U.S.,” she says she stays in touch with her Bregenz classmates and was succeeded by a few different directors and coordinators — most notably it started recruiting and enrolling non-U.S Some of those enrolled at Wagner in Staten Island as well students like Wade Appelman were still greatly enjoying and profiting from the Bregenz Program He fondly recalls spending at least half of every week traveling all around Europe on cheap train tickets as classes were held only Tuesday through Thursday it became the perfect preparation for his future career in international marketing the experiences I got through that semester — especially the travel — being street-smart and city-smart were the most valuable part,” he says he acquired a breadth of experience and an ability to empathize and listen to others that are essential in sales and marketing the Bregenz Program was becoming untenable for the College to maintain and Wagner itself was in a financial crisis that brought it to the verge of closing its doors and the city was selling the buildings Wagner used for the program President Norman Smith made the decision to close the campus But that was far from the end of study abroad at Wagner dynamic faculty member had come to Wagner in 1989 to teach Spanish who had been inspired by studying in Spain as a college student added study abroad advisor to her professorial duties in 1991 she influenced and helped hundreds of students to study around the world primarily through Wagner College's affiliation with an organization called IES (originally later changed to Institute for the International Education of Students) language majors who wanted to be immersed in the language and culture they were learning took advantage of study abroad But there were also students like Jessica Friswell '06 an English major with minors in Spanish and sociology/anthropology She struck out on a program called the Semester at Sea — literally which took her to 10 ports on three continents for study and community service work She followed that up with a summer in Peru devoted to learning Spanish and volunteering for a nonprofit development organization and development at University College London — and even during that time completing her fieldwork in Cameroon with traditional hunter-gatherer people (as seen in the photo at the top of this page) I could say that I had been to every continent apart from Antarctica,” she adds Now an AmeriCorps/VISTA volunteer in Boston “I encourage every young person I know to study abroad as a way to expand their horizons and have an opportunity to examine the world from a non-American perspective.” study abroad at Wagner has been going through a growth spurt and niches for students with different interests about 30 percent of Wagner students have a study-abroad experience by the time they graduate The first new program grew out of Professor Mohammad Alauddin's work with the water contamination crisis in Bangladesh. Wanting Wagner students to see and understand this issue, he created a course, Environmental Pollution and Health, that included a short trip to Bangladesh. Based on this model the College launched Expanding Your Horizons which offers spring semester courses with short-term travel to points around the world giving students first-hand experience of the course topic and transformative study abroad is,” says Marilyn Kiss and then they want to bite off summers or a semester.” the College has increased options for affordable longer-term study abroad programs The College has signed agreements with four foreign universities Wagner students continue paying Wagner tuition and keep their financial aid to go to these campuses More agreements are in the works with universities in South Korea and Slovakia — the last being very close to Wagner students' old stomping grounds in Bregenz signed this fall with the Kibbutzim College of Education in Tel Aviv showcases the College's goal to create study abroad possibilities for students in various majors Physician assistant students also may complete one of their required rotations abroad at a psychiatric treatment facility in England The director of Wagner's Center for Intercultural Advancement, Ellen Navarro, is expanding the array of possibilities even further by increasing the number of Wagner-approved study-abroad consortia whose programs students can use, while continuing to pay Wagner tuition and keeping their financial aid packages. “I tell them go shop to see what you want to buy,” Navarro says. “Because there's something for everyone.” READ MORE: Wagner alumni on the art of living abroad ... The Horrmann Library is the home of a unique collection of over 2,000 titles on … City & State N.Y., a magazine dedicated to New York’s local and state politics and … At the Bregenz Festival, the stage floats and the backdrop is the heavens. A new production of Bizet's Carmen has just premiered there. Text description provided by the architects The new Vorarlberg museum completes the row of several culture buildings at the waterside of Lake Constance The extraordinary concept is based on the principle of architectural continuity and it expands a listed building vertically and horizontally generating a new building form not by contrast but by contact of all parts differentiating them only by their surface structure First Floor PlanThe area in front of the panoramic window on the fourth floor can serve as a contemplative or relaxing space. The atrium provides generosity of space and a means of orientation within the building, and is furthermore a versatile space well suited to hosting installations and events.                                                                                             © Hanspeter SchiessThe re-use of an historic building and giving it a second life is a very important aspect of sustainability. All materials and themes are derived from the historic substance and were transferred into a new language. Every exterior building part is made in passive house quality. Elevation 4The use of all materials is sustainably untreated and chosen after ecologic criteria By using clay as an material for walls and ceilings in the entire building the installations for ventilation could be reduced to a third LED-technology is used for the whole lighting system one of the most popular German-language operas can be experienced for the first time on the Bregenz Festival's lake stage from July 17 Director Philipp Stölzl wants to captivate the audience with a romantic tale of horror Italian opera faced serious competition: Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischütz" was premiered people not only sang in a Singspiel in German but also in an opera with typical romantic elements: Forest "I wanted to perform this opera here when I first came to Bregenz," says Philipp Stölzl who returned to Lake Constance after his acclaimed "Rigoletto" (2019/2021) is not only directing "Der Freischütz" he is also responsible for the lighting design and stage Stölzl has increasingly transformed the Bregenz lake stage into the eerie village at the end of the Thirty Years' War in which Carl Maria von Weber's opera is set an old mill and a half-sunken church stand in the winter landscape the play is not only performed and sung above Only a swamp separates the stage and the audience A wide pool of water has been created between the village and the auditorium The lagoon is flooded with half a million liters of Lake Constance water for the performances is a poetic and magical world," says Stölzl "Der Freischütz" is essentially a dark Faust story The young clerk Max sells his soul for earthly happiness and pays bitterly for it "Essential conflicts are fought out in the draughty huts there are tough battles," explains the film fan rewritten and dusted off a lot of the old-fashioned opera The director wants the audience to shiver - despite the summer heat The modern sound effects should also contribute to this: wolves howl the ice cracks and there is thunder and gunfire A horror story à la "Sleepy Hollow" by Tim Burton with a plot that is designed to hook the audience emotionally the daughter of the hereditary forester Kuno the inexperienced marksman has to submit to a custom and take a test shot The play takes us from the Biedermeier forester's idyll of an impending wedding deep into the legendary Wolf Gorge Following the success of Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto" Philipp Stölzl is once again working with Enrique Mazzola The Italian conductor has been "Conductor in Residence" at the Bregenz Festival since 2022 Some hotels demand your attention more than the beautiful landscape that surrounds them. Fuchsegg Eco Lodge is one of them is a worthy hotel for design enthusiasts who want to be inspired by not only Mother Nature but also local craftsmen in Bregenzerwald an area known for contemporary alpine design owner Carmen Can opened the doors and greeted guests to the alpine hideaway an organization representing the area’s craftsmen With the hotel meant for multigenerational vacationers parents can enjoy the wellness centre in the middle of the property which has a steam bath on a traditional porch in front of the alpine sauna house offers spectacular views of the Winterstaude mountain in the distance Kids have their own play area overlooking the other side of the mountains with a foosball table and a choice of handcrafted bikes for exploring on their own guests enjoy regional cuisine with ingredients sourced from local producers Traditional dishes such as käsespätzle are presented in a contemporary way Local food also influenced Fuchsegg in more material ways The restaurant’s raku tile fireplace and the rich blue accents punctuating the lodge’s interiors were inspired by the blueberries Can picked in the area as as a child Bregenz lies at one end of Lake Konstanz in Austria There every summer they present one opera on the huge Lake Stage to an Amphitheatre that seats 6,800 and another (usually lesser performed one) inside in the auditorium This year it was Puccini’s Madame Butterfly out in the open until superseded by Il Trovatore in his middle period some nine years later One is the bandit Ernani (who turns out to be the dispossessed Don Juan of Aragon) after whom the opera was originally named) and finally King Carlo (later to become the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) In the end the king blesses the marriage of Elvira with Ernani but Silva recalls a vow Ernani once made and silently hands him a dagger particularly in Spain where this one takes place Lotte de Beer’s production brought out the visceral reality of a society dominated by warfare blood spattered warriors were aided by lively choreography from a group of similarly clad dancers and wonderful musicality from the Prague Philharmonic Choir and the Prague Symphony Orchestra Terrific singing too from Saimir Pirgu as a passionate Ernani bass Goran Jurić as an elderly but determined Silva Franco Vassallo as the king singing well (but looking rather too pleased with himself) Verdi was a master of dealing with dramatic personal relationships but for operatic spectacle such as Puccini’s Madame Butterfly it is hard to beat the Lake Stage where even the water itself can play a role contrasting strongly with the brash novelty of American power personified by the tiny figures of Naval Lieutenant Pinkerton and US Consul Sharpless The Consul fears that Japanese traditions are being trifled with by the idiotic Pinkerton who marries 15-year old Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly) for a few weeks of fun Setting the scene are 36 elegant Japanese ladies making their way slowly down from the highest point of the vast stage She is now pregnant and left alone to bring up her baby The marriage broker soon sees an opportunity to make more money carried on a raft by six sturdy fellows wading waist deep through the water — an impressive sight he sails a paper boat off from the edge of the stage Yet Cio-Cio-San defies everyone with her belief that Pinkerton will return and we see a distant steamer projected onto the stage As warmer colours appear the little boy’s boat reappears in enlarged form — can the boy recover his lost father White-clad figures crowd together on stage and move apart revealing Pinkerton himself he warmly picks up the boy and the family are reunited The white-clad figures crowd together again and as they separate we see Cio-Cio-San lying asleep This dream sequence is an unusual innovation This terrific production ends with huge flames spewing forth from behind the top of the stage and projections of flames engulfing the entire stage as Cio-Cio-San commits her final act of seppuku (ritual suicide) hidden in the main auditorium behind the audience played their hearts out under the baton of Enrique Mazzola one can scarcely tell it from performance in an opera house allowing risky technicalities to be smoothed out means that the most famous opera singers will give this a miss Otar Jorjikia as Pinkerton and Brett Polegato as Sharpless on the opening night performed superbly together The saccharine sentimentality of some productions was entirely absent This was opera spectacle of the finest order What's this for? 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