Lebt und arbeitet in Wien Talks: Vienna as a Chosen Home
Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier,
Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna
8 October 2026, 6.30pm
Hans Schabus, Johanna Charlotte Trede and Emily Wardill in conversation with Margherita Belcredi
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.
The third talk in a series of four explores what it means to come to Vienna as an artist and to make the city a long-term home. Bringing together artists who have been based in Vienna for many years alongside those who have settled here more recently, the conversation opens up a dialogue across different trajectories, experiences, and perspectives.
At its core are questions about what makes Vienna an attractive and compelling place for internationally active artists today, as well as the structural, social, and economic conditions that shape the decision to stay. The discussion will also address the frictions, challenges, and limitations that emerge within this context, and consider how such conditions are not only navigated in everyday life but also critically reflected and negotiated through artistic practice itself.
The event will be in English.
