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13/4/2009

Open space uncurated 09

Austrian Cultural Forum, New York

This spring, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York is launching its new project, OPEN SPACE UNCURATED, as an annual event.

For one month, young Austrian artists living in the USA and working in a variety of genres will show works on the theme of CREATIVE MIGRATION at the Austrian Cultural Forum. The common thread is an exploration of the motivations and reasons that prompted these artists and creators to choose the USA as a creative environment.

Migration has always been an important social parameter in the USA, and in Austria as well. Cities like Vienna and New York both owe their unique charm and cultural attraction to their reputation as a melting pot.

As the title OPEN SPACE UNCURATED indicates, the exhibition part is conceived without any curatorial intervention. More than thirty artists from various disciplines responded to the Cultural Forum's call for contributions and submitted their projects. An expert jury including artists, art managers, musicians and academics, was assigned the task of selecting the most interesting works for potential interdisciplinary collaboration.

The objective of the OPEN SPACE UNCURATED project is to break away from museum-style exhibition patterns by giving the artists as much freedom as possible to present their work according to their own ideas.

PARTICIPANTS
A jury of artists, art critics, and art historians selected the most interesting projects from more than 30 submissions. The objective was to identify ideas most likely to provide fertile ground for creative cross-disciplinary collaboration. After many hours of discussion, the jury chose the following finalists (listed in alphabetical order):

Christoph Pepe AUER (Saxophonist & Composer)
Patrizia FERRARA (Singer)
Walter FISCHBACHER (Jazz Musician, Piano/Keyboard)
Zipora FRIED (Artist)
Johannes GIRARDONI (Sculptor & Installation Artist)
Anja HITZENBERGER (Photographer & Filmmaker)
Patrick KLAUSS (Immigration Attorney, Partner at Berd & Klauss, PLLC)
Melanie MAAR (Dance Artist)
Maria NECKAM (Singer)
Maria PETSCHNIG (Multidisciplinary Artist)
Annette SONNEWEND (Artist)
Astrid STEINER (Visual Artist)
Michael STRASSER (Photographer, Video & Installation Artist)
and Visiting Artist Michael HÖPFNER.

We owe special thanks to our jury committee:

Barbara BRYAN (Movement Research New York)
Chase GRANOFF (Choreographer)
Franz HACKL (Jazz Musician)
Christopher JUST (DJ, Producer)
Mel MERIO (Singer, Moderator)
Katharina POSCH (Design Historian)
Tina PRESCHITZ (Design/Architecture/Fashion Editor)
Serge SPITZER (Artist)
Elga WIMMER (Galerist)
Bettina ZERZA (Architect)
Joseph ZUTELGTE (Artist)

Project Coordinator Natascha Boojar

Image: Melanie Maar and Kenta Nagai, photograph by Ian Douglas

The Austrian Cultural Forum New York is generously supported by: Austrian Airlines, Botstiber Foundation, RZB Finance and Zumtobel Staff.

Media & Communication Coordinator
Maria Simma tel 212 3195300 email: msimma@acfny.org

Opening Tuesday, april 14, 6 pm

Austrian Cultural Forum
11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022, USA
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Admission to exhibitions, concerts, and other events is free

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