02/05/2026
Upcoming exhibition: RELATIONAL FIELDS
Opening: Monday, 4 May 2026, 7 p.m.
Opening speech: Johan Nane Simonsen
Exhibiting artists: Nikolaus Gansterer (AT), Apollon Glykas (GR), Ilias Sipsas (GR), Simona Obholzer (AT), Julian Rosefeldt (DE), Ksenia Yurkova (AT)
With this exhibition FOTOGALERIE WIEN is participating in the Independent Space Index Festival: From 29 to 31 May 2026, with the opening day on 28 May 2026, the Independent Space Index once again invites visitors to discover Vienna’s diverse and vibrant independent art scene.
Exhibition on view between: 5. May 2026 – 13. June 2026
Julian Rosefeldt’s thirteen-channel film installation Manifesto (2015) pays homage to the vibrant tradition and literary beauty of artists’ manifestos, while ultimately questioning the role of artists in contemporary society. Manifesto draws on the writings from Futurists, Dadaists, Fluxus artists, Suprematists, Situationists, Dogme 95, and other artistic movements, as well as reflections from individual artists, architects, dancers, and filmmakers. By truncating, condensing, and combining original texts from these manifestos into thirteen spoken text collages, Rosefeldt gives voice to people working and living in diverse contemporary contexts. Cate Blanchett, with remarkably versatility, embodies thirteen distinct personas—including a teacher, a puppeteer, a news anchor, a factory worker, and a homeless person. Manifesto examines whether the statements and sentiments of these manifestos, written with passion and conviction, have endured over time, and whether the dynamics between politics, art, and life have shifted. Manifesto establishes connections between people, between past and present, and between art and life.
Excerpt from the exhibition text written by Petra Noll-Hammerstiel