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Genossin Sonne

The photo shows a total solar eclipse
Totale Sonnenfinsternis am 21. August 2017, Aufnahme: NASA/GSFC/SDO
The photo shows a total solar eclipse

in cooperation with the Klima Biennale Wien

16 May - 1 September 2024

A joint exhibition of Kunsthalle Wien and Wiener Festwochen

This essayistic group exhibition is dedicated to works of art and artistic theories that connect the cosmos, and especially the sun – the most important provider of energy for life on earth – to social and political movements. In light of the decentering of the human being as the subject of history, we inquire into the extent to which not just the natural environment on our earth but, on a grander scale, even the universe contributes to historical processes. For instance, is there a linkage, as the Soviet cosmists asserted, between increased solar activity (more sunspots and solar winds) and revolutions on earth? And which speculative and eminently enjoyable reflections on such questions can be found in contemporary visual art and poetry?

In the selection of works by international artists, one focus is on the moving image – on cinema, film, and video as media of light. Yet works in other media likewise radiate hypnotic, feverish, glowing, menacing affects. The sun, broadly speaking, figures both as an abundant source of life and energy for political struggles and as a symbol of warning, its vast mass and lifespan contrasting with the brevity of human life on planet earth. Plus: what if it never sets or rises again and time is thrown out of joint even more than it already has been?

Venue

Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier

Museumsplatz 1
1070 Wien

Tickets & Info

Current Dates

  • Thu. 16 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 17 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 18 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 19 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 21 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 22 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 23 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 24 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 25 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 26 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
All dates

All Dates

May

  • Thu. 16 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 17 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 18 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 19 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 21 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 22 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 23 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 24 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 25 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 26 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 28 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 29 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 30 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 31 May 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

June

  • Sat. 01 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 02 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 04 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 05 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 06 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 07 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 08 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 09 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 11 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 12 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 13 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 14 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 15 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 16 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 18 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 19 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 20 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 21 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 22 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 23 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 25 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 26 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 27 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 28 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 29 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 30 Jun 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

July

  • Tue. 02 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 03 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 04 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 05 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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  • Tue. 16 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 17 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 18 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 19 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 20 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 21 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 23 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 24 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 25 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 26 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 27 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 28 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 30 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 31 Jul 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

August

  • Thu. 01 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 02 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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  • Sun. 04 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 06 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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  • Thu. 08 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 09 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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  • Sun. 11 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 13 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 14 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 15 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 16 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 17 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 18 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 20 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 21 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 22 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 23 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 24 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sun. 25 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Tue. 27 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Wed. 28 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Thu. 29 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Fri. 30 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Sat. 31 Aug 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

September

  • Sun. 01 Sep 2024, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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