Richard Prince's Appropriation Art Takes Over Albertina Museum

The Albertina Museum in Vienna has opened a major exhibition of American conceptual artist Richard Prince, featuring some 150 works spanning from the 1970s to the present. Many works are shown for the first time. The exhibition focuses on Prince's photographic oeuvre, including seminal series such as Fashion, Gangs, and Cowboys, alongside sculpture, painting, collage, and autobiographical imagery. It opens with a Cowboy photograph from 1999. Curated by Dr. Walter Moser, the show highlights Prince's role as a master of appropriation art, dissecting American consumer culture. Key works include Untitled (Three Women Looking in the Same Direction) (1980), Untitled (The Same Man Looking in Different Directions) (1978), and Spiritual America IV (2005). The exhibition runs until 16 August 2026.