ART GALLERY

 

Improper Walls is a multidisciplinary, intercultural art platform founded in 2014 as an art association that aims to redefine art and cultural curating by recognising the social and cultural dimensions of both artworks and curatorial work.

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CURRENT & UPCOMING

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Neurotopias
May 20
Neurotopias

Neurotopias are the seventh edition of Improper Walls’ initiative to participate in the Mental Health Awareness Month with an annual exhibition and accompanying public program that uses artistic means to encourage open discussion about often stigmatized topics, their deeper context and socio-political repercussions. After discussing treatment gap, stigma, sexuality, education and neurodiversity, community care, and housing instability, this year we invited artists via an open call to reflect on what a truly accessible society would look like, materially, socially, infrastructurally, asking: What kind of economic system could accommodate people with different abilities and take into account more-than-human needs? How can we offer each other care without pathologizing the issues or denying their existence? What would our surroundings—our homes and cities—look like if we create them from feminist, disabled, and neurodiverse perspectives?

Curatorial Laboratory OPEN CALL
May 22
Curatorial Laboratory OPEN CALL

We are creating a focused mentorship for emerging curators based in Vienna who have curiosity and some practical experience (from little to medium), but who seek a supportive, non-gatekept environment to grow. Two selected curators will take part in a four-month program consisting of workshops with four mentors, exchanges with other curators, visits to off-spaces, galleries, and artists’ studios, as well as a detailed, hands-on collaboration with the Improper Walls team to develop, plan, and realise a final exhibition, bringing the program to a full cycle of curatorial practice. 

Digital Inclusion in Immersive Technologies
Jun 27
Digital Inclusion in Immersive Technologies

The workshop explores digital inclusion, technological accessibility, and the social impact of emerging technologies such as AI and next-generation spatial computing technologies. It addresses questions of equality and discrimination, examining how social and gender-based inequalities are reflected in devices, platforms, and digital content, and how these dynamics shape experiences of participation, accessibility, and care.

Rethinking Consent through Embodied AI Prototyping with Patrícia J. Reis
Jul 11
Rethinking Consent through Embodied AI Prototyping with Patrícia J. Reis

This hands-on workshop explores the ethical, emotional, and sensory dimensions of AI-driven human-machine interaction by approaching the body as a “black box” both as an artistic strategy and as a critical lens through which to examine how interactive technologies—and AI in particular—engage with bodies.