Collectors Agenda

In the Studio Lena Göbel, Vienna

Lena Göbel lets her rural roots pervade her art. Her motives are nature, the environment and the people close to her; formally too, she translates country life into her work. For her woodcuts she uses printing posts from pearwood or spruce, and the print itself seems almost archaic in its simplicity.

In the Studio Max Freund, Vienna

In his work, figurative painting meets abstract shapes, and both are equally important to him. His inspirations come from music and literature, as he translates their rhythms into art.

In the Studio Nikita Kadan, Kyiv

The past and the present collide in the works of Nikita Kadan. His works reflect the historical paradoxes and conflicts of collective memory and trauma in Ukraine, responding to the ongoing war with Russia.

Collector Stories Otto and Saskia Wiesenthal, Vienna

It has been twenty-five years since Otto Wiesenthal resigned from a managerial position to devote his time to the transformation of a house in Vienna’s seventh district built during the period of intensive industrial expansion at the end of the nineteenth century into the Hotel Altstadt Vienna, a key role in this decision, was the intention of installing his personal art collection. We met with Wiesenthal and his daughter Saskia, the hotel’s marketing and art manager and an art collector in her own right, in one of the suites of the “Altstadt” filled with design and art for a conversation about life with beautiful things and of that which is special about Vienna.

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Christa Hauer (1925–2013) was always in tune with the times. There was a special radiance to her dedication as a gallery owner and patron of the arts. In honor of her 100th birthday, the State Gallery of Lower Austria is dedicating an exhibition to her wide-ranging achievements.

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Art Basel’s highly anticipated 2025 edition will bring together 289 leading galleries from 42 countries and territories, presenting an extraordinary array of works across all media—from painting and sculpture to photography and digital art. The show will feature an unparalleled lineup of artists, spanning early-twentieth-century Modern pioneers to groundbreaking contemporary talent. As the leading premier event of the global art market, Art Basel in Basel remains the ultimate destination for discovery and connection.

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The international art fair returns from June 19th to 22nd to celebrate 20 years of powering artistic discovery and being a trusted force in the emerging contemporary market. The fair moves to a new, central Messeplatz location to present over 70 galleries from 29 countries from across the globe.

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There is a lot to see at the Angewandte from June 25 to 28, 2025! During these four days, the University of Applied Arts Vienna will present a wide range of artistic and scientific projects as well as final theses, framed by a multidisciplinary program. Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz will be closed to traffic and will become a meeting point, a stage and a place for “Monuments of the Future” for these days.

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From 16–22 June 2025, Liste Art Fair Basel will celebrate its 30th edition. What began in 1996 as a bold initiative by young gallerists has evolved into the leading international fair for contemporary art of a new generation. As in previous years, Liste 2025 will become a central meeting point for the international art world.

Nordic Notes

Kim Simonsson, Fiskars
With references to fairytale characters, manga films and computer games, Kim Simonsson’ sculptures are very distinctive. His dreamy figures are a touch menacing, yet simultaneously fragile and frail. They all share an appearance that is solitary and a little sad, tinged with a sense of uncertainty or uneasiness that is stirred among the viewer. Who are they, and where are they going?
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Editions

Werner Feiersinger
»Untitled (Chandigarh)«

Esther Stocker
»Knitterskulpturen«

Tobias Zielony
»Fire Boy«

Exhibitions

Esther Stocker I Clemens Wolf
22 January – 15 March 2025

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