Exhibition
CREATING COMMON GOOD
The group exhibition examines the means with which artists respond to current global events. Political art is no longer a mere reaction to existing conditions; instead, it has the ethical aspiration to shape society and counteract corrupt systems. Artists raise critical questions and propose new criteria to benefit the common good.

With works by: Akram Al Halabi, Bernhard Cella, Ramesch Daha, Ines Doujak, Teresa Estapé, Peter Friedl, Leon Golub, Tamara Grcic, gruppe uno wien, Markus Hiesleitner, Heidrun Holzfeind, Anna Jermolaewa, Folke Köbberling, Ernst Logar, Teresa Margolles, Adrian Melis, Lucy + Jorge Orta, Lisl Ponger, Isa Rosenberger, Martha Rosler, Tim Sharp, Nasan Tur, Wael Shawky, Santiago Sierra, Axel Stockburger, tat ort, Johanna Tinzl, transparadiso, Patricia Triki, Anna Witt, Ina Wudtke, Sislej Xhafa, and others
Curator: Robert Punkenhofer and Ursula Maria Probst
10:00 am–6:00 pm, daily @ KUNST HAUS WIEN

Talk
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY TALK
Roberta Smith (“The New York Times”) and Jerry Saltz (“New York magazine”), in conversation with curator Jasper Sharp, will discuss the historical origins of art criticism, access its current state of health, and make a prognosis for its future.
16.11.2015, 19.00 @ Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
In English

Event
OPEN STUDIO DAYS
A unique opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of art production around 80 artists selected by Manuela Ammer, curator at mumok, Günther Oberhollenzer, curator at the Essl Museum, and Luisa Ziaja, curator at 21er Haus – will keep their studios open for visitors.
21.11.15, 13.00-18.00 @ various venues

Talk
SASKIA SASSEN
“AT THE SYSTEMIC EDGE: WHERE EVEN THE MATERIAL BECOMES INVISIBLE”
Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, is the author of several books, including “The Global City”. Her new book is “Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy” (Harvard University Press 2014). She has received diverse awards, multiple doctor honoris causa titles, and been chosen as one of the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” in multiple lists.
20.11.2015, 18:00 @ KUNST HAUS WIEN

Film Screening
“CLEMENS VON WEDEMEYER: IN PERSON”
Von Wedemeyer, who in 2006 won the German competition at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, and who has also had work featured at Documenta and various Biennials, is primarily recognized in the field of visual art. With three programs, the Film Museum presents a cross-section of the artist’s work for the first time in Austria.

Program 1
19.11.15, 20:30 @ Österreichisches Filmmuseum
Program 2
20.11.15, 18.30 @ Österreichisches Filmmuseum
Program 3
20.11.15, 20.30 @ Österreichisches Filmmuseum
Discussion with the artist will take place in German

Event
PERFORMANCE BY STUDIO FOR PROPOSITIONAL CINEMA
Performance by Studio for Propositional Cinema; installation by Sarah Kürten; presentation by Keren Cytter.
19.11.2015, 10.00 @ mumok
In English

Exhibition
DROP CITY
Drop City is a gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, established in fall 2014. Through an inclusive collaborative structure, Drop City aims to build an exhibition context that is driven by our engagement and dialogue with other artists. Single works, solo and collaborative exhibitions and live activities all feature, as well as publications and international co-operations. Drop City is a guest of MAUVE
20.11.15, 19:00 @ MAUVE

Talk
MAK NITE SYMPOSIUM: CAN ART CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER?
From June till October the “Vienna Biennale 2015: Ideas for Change” took place as the first multi-genre biennale in the world, focusing on art, design and architecture. Representatives and future partners of the Vienna Biennale 2017 meet artists and members of the Vienna Biennale Circle to discuss possibilities for art to contribute to a positive social change in interaction with design and architecture. Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Director of the MAK and head of the Vienna Biennale, talks with Heinrich Dunst (artist), Bettina Goetz (architect), and Dorit Margreiter (artist).
17.11.2015, 19:15 – 20:15 @ MAK Columned Main Hall,
In German

More info here:
www.viennaartweek.at