Lebt und arbeitet in Wien Talks: The Artist as Teacher in Vienna
Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz
Treitlstraße 2, 1040 Vienna
18 June 2026, 6.30pm – 8pm
With Judith Eisler, Philipp Fleischmann, Iman Issa moderated by Carina Bukuts.
A collaboration between Kunsthalle Wien and Phileas – The Austrian Office for Contemporary Art in connection with the exhibition Lebt und arbeitet in Wien: Contemporary Art from Vienna at Kunsthalle Wien.
To teach art also means to navigate the unstable space between intuition, experience and knowledge. In Vienna, this unfolds within a multifaceted landscape of artistic education shaped by different institutions, pedagogical traditions and forms of knowledge production. Bringing together Judith Eisler, Philipp Fleischmann and Iman Issa, this conversation considers what it means to simultaneously inhabit the roles of artist and teacher – shaping others while also being shaped through the act of teaching itself. The discussion reflects on the reciprocal relationship between artistic practice and pedagogy, asking how teaching informs the speakers’ own work and ways of thinking. In conversation with Carina Bukuts (Chief Curator, Kunsthalle Wien), the artists will further consider what kinds of pedagogies they practice or advocate for and how these are conditioned by institutional frameworks as well as the broader realities under which artistic education takes place today.
The event will be in English.
The talk is free with a valid exhibition ticket.
Every Thursday 17:00–20:00 Pay what you can!
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Judith Eisler (b. 1962, Newark, United States) has held solo exhibitions at Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2015) and Hayward Gallery, London (2007). She received a Guggenheim Fellowship, New York (2002). Eisler is Professor of Painting and Animation Film at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
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Philipp Fleischmann (b. 1985, Hollabrunn, Austria) has held solo exhibitions at fjk3 Contemporary Art Space, Vienna (2025) and Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (2024). His work has also been included in the 16th Biennale de Lyon (2022) and the 34th Bienal de São Paulo (2021). Fleischmann is Artistic Director of the School Friedl Kubelka for Independent Film.
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Iman Issa (b. 1979, Cairo, Egypt) has held solo exhibitions at Lenbachhaus, Munich; Art Institute of Chicago (both 2025); Albertinum, Dresden (2024); Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol, Innsbruck (2020); Kunstmuseum St. Gallen and daadgalerie, Berlin (both 2019). Issa is Professor for Art and Space | Spatial Strategies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
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