This is an interactive social happening. 10,828* photos are stacked into a tower. At first, the expected exhibition of photographs is withheld from the viewer. During the opening evening, the artist lets the tower fall so that the images flood the gallery room with thousands of impressions. The flood of images represents the 2019 lifestyle, an overload of visuals from daily life, which is seen everyday on social media.

𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐄 & 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑, a project by Flüchtlinge Willkommen Österreich x Improper Walls.
| ᴠɪꜱᴜᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ | ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ | ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ | ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ | ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱʜᴏᴘ

"Established in 2019, the Improper Fine Art Print Fair is the largest and most celebrated art fair dedicated to the artistic medium of printmaking. Each year’s Fair presents an unrivaled opportunity to view and acquire outstanding works! "
-our mom, bragging about our greatness-

The artworks of the exhibition TIME FORMS are created in a certain space and time. Just like the surrounding environment moves forward and changes, so do they. They stay in correlation with time and space and reveal to the spectator of today meanings that were and will be hidden to the spectator of yesterday and tomorrow. In this way, artworks take on different time forms and lead us into a world of imagination of which nobody can tell how it will play out.

In this exhibition, Rosabel Rosalind Kurth-Sofer reworks specific historical instances of Jewish persecution into portraits that reclaim and celebrate the collective Jewish body. Therefore, Rosabel combines the biblical with the historical, in an attempt to express how history is so easily mythologized by conspiracy and lies, fueled by racism and discrimination.

The events are designed to show, how communicating with other cultures helps us understand the diversity of the world around us, change our knowledge and improve the techniques – adapt to the surroundings.

𝕎𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕖 𝕋𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕖 – a program of panel discussion, reading, performance, art exhibitions, artist talk and music act investigating the connection between communication and art in and around Reindorfgasse – in the up-and-coming 15. district of Vienna.

𝐍𝐎 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐓 ... - a group show
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Politically correct behaviour is one of the most important norms in many European societies. To label certain behaviour and actions as correct facilitates the perception and recognition of wrong behaviour, which can often result in offending other social groups. At the same time, guidelines for correct behaviour reveal the variants and dangers of incorrect behaviour and action.

What to do when you, by accident, discover that you have royal ancestry? How do you react to famous emperors demanding to be recognized in your own personal history? Dutzi Ijsenhower, to whom it happened, channeled his feelings of royal grandeur, surprising entitlement and pure bafflement into the portrait series the Faux Kings – by becoming versions of his forbearers he created the ancestral portrait gallery of a Drag Queen.

The artist creates flags which reflect the very special and precious world that we live in, not representing any country in particular. It doesn’t matter if we are on a beach in San Francisco or in a small shed in the middle of the Lithuanian forest, all of our concerns and joys are similar; the daily taste of coffee is similar, and everything is interconnected into a single internet node.

"This is a story about two people photographing the same city.
Behind their pictures, an essence of singularity and singularity, that belies their apparent simplicity."

"You can cut all the flowers but can’t keep spring from coming." Pablo Neruda
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Fascinated by the irrational emotions nature evokes, Christa Gaigg and Evalie Wagner create projects that crosscut event, art and design.

In „Warum denkst du an meinen Penis?“ Riedler builds a place to discuss the private and the public using topics like living, work, entertainment, routines, sexuality, regression, self reflection and communication.

LlE TO ME BABY showcases 17 artworks by international artists. It differs in medium and approach to the exhibition’s main topic, which is an invitation to explore and question terms such as truth and reality, production of information, bias, trust, social media, utopias, faith (etc.). This can be through a social, personal, religious, cultural, political or physical approach.

It is where completely strangers can meet to escape from everyday life together. A space full of possibilities and atmosphere where unexpected and commonplace meet and mix.

Under Construction showcases an attempt to appropriate the centuries-old technique of etching and use it to create unique sculptures rather than just reproductions of an already existing image. The focus lies on the process itself: works change shape multiple times, involving unusual materials like concrete or the irretrievable editing of printing plates, so that no exact reproduction is possible.

To kick off a new year of audio visual art, sound:frame visits the Reindorfgasse with a collaborative exhibition from January 10 to 12. With „Translation of Complexity“ the exhibition addresses intertwined topics and disentangles complex narratives through art.

An illustrative study and window into the wonderful world of ‘Shibari’, Tied up with Sophia, is a body-positive, personal and thought-provoking collection of sensually soaked work. 

In these series of works, Iranian artist Pourea Alimirzaee is focusing on the meaning of a self-portrait and how surroundings, experiences, and even objects impact individuals. The artist prefers to pursue the lighter sides of being, rather than the darker aspects o

The focus of the performative installation • adventure time no. 2 • lies on the relationship between the sweet and unpalatable and the question is asked if such an intimate space can operate within a gallery context.

The exhibition Poetic Imageries explores artist Hye Lee’s poetic visual language, presented in the forms of watercolours, written works, and ceramic sculptures. 

Juan Manuel Blanes and Gustav Klimt marked a shift in art in their respective nations, having in common that through their art, both of them sought to portray the identity of their own country.

Contemporary Uruguayan visual artist Theic proposes an exchange between two cultures, connecting two cities through the stories, portraits, and philosophies. 

"I wanted to show how sometimes one is lost
in the most interesting places because we built
up a shield which prevents us from taking it
all in.
Complexity and diversity are everywhere in nature
yet most of the time we don't see it anymore."

WTF by Improper Walls* presents a solo show by
Linda Steiner: A U F A U G E N H Ö H E

"The concept is really simple actually.
I want to paint people who are living on the street.
The societal gap between people is getting bigger and bigger, especially between income levels. The conversation between the rich and poor is almost nonexistent. (…)”

Spot the Dot & Ash Santos present the second Vienna edition of Rebel Against Skincancer. A group exhibition & party to raise awareness of skin cancer.

Alarm goes off at 8 am, a splash of cold water in the face to wake up. 
Breakfast, subway, work. Colleagues, wife, kids, home. Need to sleep.
Loan, mortgage, debt delinquency, new smartphone. It was wise that I didn’t let them get a dog. 

Eva Zar’s upcoming solo exhibition is dedicated to all the F E M M E S out there. Beauty and gender is beginning to be understood as amorphous and shifting. It’s important for us to recognize and celebrate beauty in all its variations.

By photographing people who are not considered a traditional beauty standard, Eva Zar is redefining beauty standards one photo at a time. Through photographing fabulous freaks, she creates her own strategy of survival — for herself, the subjects and the viewers.

Austrian artist David Leitner presents his solo show “thanks for following”. 

“thanks for following” is inspired by the history of the self-portrait and the absurdity of today’s “selfie” culture.

Submission Deadline: January 30th, 2018
Selected artists will be informed by: February 2nd, 2018
Exhibition Opening: February 14th, 2018
Exhibition Duration: February 14th - March 2nd, 2018

CLITICAL TALK is meant to portray works of admiration. By women*, for women*.