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Brigitte Kowanz

The photo shows the light installation by Brigitte Kowanz Email 02.08.1984 03.08.1984, a neon light carving in front of a mirror at the bottom of a wall
Brigitte Kowanz: Email 02.08.1984 03.08.1984, 2021 / ESTATE BRIGITTE KOWANZ © Estate Brigitte Kowanz / Bildrecht, Wien 2025 Foto: Peter Hoiss
The photo shows the light installation by Brigitte Kowanz Email 02.08.1984 03.08.1984, a neon light carving in front of a mirror at the bottom of a wall

Light Is What We See

18 July - 9 November 2025

The question, "What is light?" stands at the center of Brigitte Kowanz’ oeuvre. Her answer is: "Light is what we see" - an allusion to the paradoxical fact that light makes everything visible but itself normally remains invisible. The eponymous retrospective at the Albertina guides viewers through works created by this important artist since the 1980s.

Light, characterized by ephemerality, boundlessness, and immateriality, plays a leading role in this exhibition. Her light-based artworks, shown in custom-created mirrored spaces, are reflected an infinite number of times or made visible to begin with through the employment of black lights.

Also on exhibit will be the iconic works Morsealphabet and Email 02.08.1984 03.08.1984, which anticipate the present-day themes of digitization, virtualization, and the information society.

Venue

Albertina

Albertinaplatz 1
1010 Wien

Tickets & Info

Current Dates

  • Fri. 18 Jul 2025, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Sat. 19 Jul 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Sun. 20 Jul 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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All dates

All Dates

July

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August

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November

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