Fred Luks
Book presentation "Irgendwas ist immer"
Reading and panel discussion in the course of the exhibition "Werkstoff. Inspiration. Botschaft." with objects by Robert Mittringer 16.2.2012
Concepts like life, justice and sustainability can not be held but rather have to steadily achieved new nowadays. As opposed to this predominates the policy of procrastination. Fred Luks analyses and interpretes this situation, culture and politics or emphasised compared with economy and technology. He writes about concepts like authenticity, concernment, corporate social responsibility, art, story telling, indignation, courage, revolution, collapse and last but not least indecision.
Giorgia Cavini
reads "The Wonderful Visit" by H. G. Wells
Reading on the occassion of the finissage of “BildGeschichten“ to the artworks by Gunda Timmel-Reitter 26.5.2011
Demonstration of the „invisible dimension“ and the critique of the human dogmatics. Giorgia Cavini opens concrete, real points of reference to the science fiction texts written by H. G. Wells.
Giorgia Cavini, born in Meran/Italy in 1962, studied history of art and theatre studies at the University of Vienna, and drama at the Schubertkonservatorium in Vienna/Austria. Engagement at the Burgtheater in Vienna where she had worked with Peter Zadek, George Tabori, Hans Hollmann amongst others. Guest roles at the Landestheater in Linz/Austria, the Stadttheater Villach/Austria, in the Theater der Altstadt Meran/Italy, in the Stadttheater Konstanz/Germany, amongst others.
Edition Victoria
Book presentation "Der philosophische Prinz" (Le Prince Philosophe) by Olympe de Gouges
in course of the exhibition “OrtsZeit“ by Maria Maier 15.10.2010
Reading: Katrin Resetarits?Commentary: Viktoria Frysak, Corinne Walter?Olympe de Gouges (1748 - 1793), a French playwright and political activist, whose feminist and abolitionist writings are not entirely comprehended and rarely translated to this day. She was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror of Robespierre. “Le Prince Philosophe“ is her most extensive novel, a passionate love affair with a wealth of amusing scenes which are background for the politcal and humanistical plot.