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20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize

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  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024
  • Exhibition view, The Best of All Worlds!? 20 Years of the Cardinal König Prize, 2024

The internationally renowned Kardinal König Art Prize is awarded every two years and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It stands for a cosmopolitan outlook and the exploration of important issues of our time. The exhibition at Lentos includes spectacular new works by the ten previous prizewinners.


With works of her series Schüttlöcher [Pouring Holes], Angelika Loderer directs our focus of perception to the habitats of small animals. In a video piece by Nicole Six and Paul Petritsch, the possibilities afforded by the human pioneering spirit interfere at various time levels. Kathi Hofer recounts the personal story of a sustainable and alternative concept of living. Nika Kupyrova’s works focus on the questioning of stereotypical gender roles. Michèle Pagel poses questions which are critical of her milieu and self-reflective. Kerstin von Gabain and Julia Haller address aspects of perception in an art-specific context. An ensemble of historical wooden objects newly reworked by Christian Kosmas Mayer deals with the architectural redesign of the Berlin Palace. Marko Lulić’s video film The Building confronts a post-war modernist town hall building with the architectural theory of Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and Zaha Hadid, among others. Lastly, a large-sized object by Hans Schabus presents bizarre poster announcements dating back to the pandemic.


The anniversary exhibition of the Kardinal König Art Prize showcases artistic statements on current and relevant topics such as the anthropogenic reshaping of our planet.

Curator: Brigitte Reutner-Doneus

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In cooperation with the Kardinal König Kunstfonds and the Bildraum Bodensee

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