Summer 2022 Exhibitions in Vienna: From George Nuku to Ai Weiwei
Vienna's art scene for summer 2022 is bustling with a variety of exhibitions. At the Weltmuseum, George Nuku's 'Oceans. Collections. Reflections.' is on display until January 31, 2023, featuring Maori rituals and HAKA dance, with plastic utilized as 'pounamu.' His pieces interact with the museum's collection while critiquing the 1857 Novara expedition. The Kunsthistorisches Museum is showcasing 'Cranach the Untamed: The Early Years in Vienna' until October 16, 2022, which emphasizes Lucas Cranach the Elder's formative style. The Albertina is exhibiting Tony Cragg's 'Sculpture: Body and Soul' until November 6, 2022, alongside Francesco Clemente's work until October 30, 2022. Additionally, Albertina Modern presents 'Ai Weiwei: In Search of Humanity' until September 4, 2022, and 'The Face: Avedon to Newton' until November 6, 2022.
Key facts
- George Nuku's exhibition at Weltmuseum runs until January 31, 2023.
- Nuku uses plastic as a sacred material called 'pounamu'.
- The Novara expedition of 1857 brought two Maori to Vienna.
- Cranach the Elder's early works are shown at Kunsthistorisches Museum until October 16, 2022.
- The Cranach diptych of Dr. Johannes Cuspinian is on loan from Winterthur.
- Tony Cragg's exhibition at Albertina includes sculptures and drawings.
- Francesco Clemente's show features works from the Jablonka collection.
- Ai Weiwei's exhibition at Albertina Modern includes 140 works and runs until September 4, 2022.
Entities
Artists
- George Nuku
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
- Albrecht Dürer
- Tony Cragg
- Francesco Clemente
- Ai Weiwei
- Marcel Duchamp
- Andy Warhol
- Richard Avedon
- Helmut Newton
- Franz Hubmann
- Manfred Willmann
- Gottfried Helnwein
- Marc Chagall
- Alberto Giacometti
- Sophia Loren
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Marilyn Monroe
- Humphrey Bogart
- Rudolf Nureyev
- Michael Jackson
- Elton John
- Jasper Johns
- Philip Glass
- Alberto Savinio
- John Cage
- Merce Cunningham
- Wiremu Toetoe Tumohe
- Hemara Te Rerehau
- Carlo I d'Inghilterra
- Federico il Saggio
- Sabine Haag
- Rafael Jablonka
Institutions
- Weltmuseum
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Albertina
- Albertina Modern
- KHM Museumsverband
- Winterthur collection
- Jablonka collection
- Albertina Museum
- Artribune
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- New Zealand
- Kronach
- Weimar
- Norimberga
- Wittenberg
- Liverpool
- Naples
- New York
- Salvador de Bahia
- Brazil
- India
- Piazza Tienanmen
- Pechino
- China
- Heldenplatz
- Maria-Theresien-Platz
- Albertinaplatz
- Karlsplatz