Press kit: Touch Nature
24.01.24 to 18.05.25

The multimedia exhibition Touch Nature showcases international artists and their takes on the devastating political, economic, ecological and humanitarian consequences of the Anthropocene. It becomes quite clear in the process that, in addition to documenting grievances and formulating strategies of resistance, these artists also provide blueprints for utopias.

The exhibition is based on a series of exhibitions of the same name that were shown in twelve of Austria’s Forums of Culture in Europe and the United States between 2021 and 2024. This allowed Austrian artists to enter into a creative dialogue with artists of the host countries. The show at the Lentos presents a summary of this series of exhibitions and supplements it with international works of art. Its roughly 120 artists present a multinational overview of the current engagement with the climate crisis and the destruction of our environment.

Artists:
Uli Aigner, Iris Andra­schek, Peter Bartoš, Matei Beje­na­ru, Juli­us von Bis­marck, Van­ja Bučan, Flor­iama Can­dea, Lau­ra Codruța Cer­nea, Adria­na Chiru­ta, Sev­da Chkou­to­va, Lari­sa Crun­țea­nu, Mark Dion, Vero­ni­ka Dirn­ho­fer, Ines Dou­jak, Anna Dumitriu/​Alex May, Lati­fah Ech­akhch, Chris­ti­an Eisen­ber­ger, Tita­nil­la Eisen­hart, Micha­el End­li­cher, İnci Evi­ner, Tho­mas Feu­er­stein, Andrea Fran­co­li­no, Doro­thee Frank/​Ben Fodor, Bir­git Gra­schopf, Nico­la Hackl-Has­lin­ger, Maxi­mi­li­an Hai­da­cher, Jit­ka Hanzlo­vá, Peter Hau­en­schild, Beá­ta Hech­tová, Edgar Honet­schlä­ger, Anaïs Horn, Alfred Hrusch­ka, Bar­ba­ra Anna Husar/​Elmar Bertsch, Göz­de İlk­in, Nona Ines­cu, Fatoş İrw­en, Tobi­as Izsó, Maren Jeleff/​Klaus Pich­ler, Sabi­ne Jeli­nek, Anna Jer­mo­lae­wa, Anne Duk Hee Jor­dan, Johan­na Kan­dl, Eginhartz Kan­ter, Anton Keh­rer, Kit­ty Kino, Auro­ra Kirá­ly, Alex­an­dra Kon­tri­ner, Nina Koželj, David Kran­zel­bin­der, Ele­na Kris­to­for, Hans Kupel­wie­ser, Anto­nio Kut­leša, Chris­tia­ne Löhr, Lin­da Luse, Haru­ko Mae­da, Péter Mátyá­si, Clau­dia März­en­dor­fer, Katha­ri­na Meis­ter, Fer­di­nand Melichar, Kari­na Mend­recz­ky, Syl­vie de Meur­vil­le, Ana Maria Micu, Clai­re Mor­gan, Alo­is Mos­ba­cher, Yvonne Oswald, Moni­ka Pich­ler, Mar­got Pilz, PRINZ­pod, Luisa Rabbia, Julia Reich­mayr, Oli­ver Ress­ler, Hubert Roi­th­ner, Gre­gor Sai­ler, Eli­sa­beth von Sam­sonow, Davor San­vin­cen­ti, Judith Saupper, Hans Scha­bus, Schei­be & Günt­zel, Ramo­na Schne­ken­bur­ger, Gabrie­le Schö­ne, Mar­tin Schrampf, Clau­dia Schu­mann, Marie­lis Sey­ler, Mili­ca Simo­no­vić, Rebec­ca Smith, Paul Spen­dier, Oana Stanciu, Tho­mas Stimm, Mir­cea Suciu, Maria Sza­kats, Adri­enn Újhá­zi, Hana Usui, Dan Vezen­tan, Judith Wag­ner, Man­fred Wakol­bin­ger, Vio­let­ta Wakol­bin­ger, Bet­sy Weis, Nives Widau­er, Eva Yur­ko­vá, Lau­rent Ziegler/​Georg Blaschke

Curator and exhibition concept: Sabine Fellner

Project assistence: Laurenz Fellner

Exhibition design: wienerhalle

An exhibition with the support of BMEIA (Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs). Exhibition Design supported by Heinzel Group.