Photo-documentation of all things Berlin/Wien

As seen through the lens of a Nikon D50... while traversing through Europe...photo-documentation of the pursuits and endeavors of one...thoughtnotspoken.blogspot.com

Essl Museum and Gallery Crawl

The Best Opera Venue in the World...

...has 3 euro "stehplatz" or standing room, giving us access to cultural experiences of a lifetime.

Everything in Vienna seems to be exorbitantly overpriced except for the culture, which is everywhere, go figure. On Sunday evening, many of us chose to utilize the tips of Marcus, our guide to Vienna of sorts. We were told where and when to stand in line for standing room (2.5 hours before showtime) and how to mark said "room" (with a scarf.) Otherwise, we were total amateurs to Opera, specifically L'elisir d'amore, written in Italian by Gaetano Donizetti. No one knew the story or where we actually marked our spots (many of us had to find our scarves during the intermission) or how hard it is to stand for 2 hours, but everyone came away grateful for the experience. So grateful, in fact, that tonight a smaller contingency organized to attend the ballet form of Anna Karenina put to music by Tchaikovsky. More knowledgeable about the process of stehplatz tickets, we had an impressive view with less of the stress.

Faced with the fulfillment of my pilgrimage tomorrow to the Belvedere, which contains an impressive collection of works by Gustav Klimt, I would forsee a sleepless night were it not for the past 4 hours of standing exertion.

Leopoldmuseum and Kunsthalle Wien

 

 

and in case anyone was looking at Oskar Kokoschka's work in the Leopoldmuseum, learn the story of the furry life-sized doll he commissioned for himself. oh yes that is right, he was planning on dressing her up and taking her to the opera. and no, he didn't want her to be furry---he was, shall we say, distraught when the doll maker dropped her off:

the curators of Gender Check....

have made a TON of info available, check out the 3 page, single-space bibliography, not to mention all of the interviews with researchers.
gender check

since I was particularly interested by the artist Jezry Beres I found this info about his work: Jerzy Beres
I'll keep looking for more.

Mumok

Mapping Vienna

Our Beginning Days in Vienna

Hi, I'm Kelsey Adams. I'm an Art History and Art Conservation major. I've been given the privilege of contributing to our first post here in Vienna. We're a mottled group from BFA's, to Art minors, to Dietetics majors. After an epic 30 hours of traveling over January 2nd and 3rd, we finally arrived at our lovely hotel on Langegrasse near the center of the city. Yesterday, our first day of "class" introduced us to the Amerika-Institut where we have a classroom space. Shortly thereafter we were unleashed on the city, encouraged to get lost in finding our way around the city. We broke up into groups and recorded what we saw in both digital and analog formats. As I type, most of us are crowded around a huge table covered in butcher paper. Using our communal but separate experiences, we're creating a map of Vienna according to yesterday's explorations. Abby began with a crumpled wad of paper painted gold in place of the Vienna Secession. James just jumped up on the table and laid out some line drawings on tracing paper. After getting lost on the way to class with Keefer, he was lucky to finally arrive via Taxi. Green tape is being used to track various walking paths with places of interest labeled. The first few pieces of paper have given way to controlled chaotic collaborative communal contribution, and the "map" is growing.

The afternoon will bring us to the MOMUK museum where many of us are excited about the contemporary art exhibition "Gender Check" which is advertised throughout the city.

Erst später, Auf Wiedersehen!