DISPATCHES FROM A TROUBLED CITY. THE CITY AS A NOVEL

We are pleased to announce that our artist, Mario Kiesenhofer, is featured in the upcoming exhibition DISPATCHES FROM A TROUBLED CITY - THE CITY AS A NOVEL which will be on view at the Vienna Museum’s Musa Neu Startgalerie from 12 December 2022 through 26 March 2023.

Every city, whether real or fictional, is multilayered and contradictory, a constant struggle for validation and coexistence. The exhibition draws parallels between daily life in contemporary Vienna and British author China Miévelle’s novel Perdido Street Station set in the fictional city of New Crobuzon. Using an experimental curatorial approach, seven artistic positions are paired associatively with passages from the book. 

From the dangers of advancing technology and the conflicts between multifaceted populations, to subcultures and places of refuge for those on the margins of society, each of the artistic positions examines a particular aspect of life shared by the two cities. Through open air markets, industrial quarters, artistic hangouts, and red light districts, the exhibition takes the viewers on a sightseeing tour of urban wonders. 

This exhibition includes L’Impact, Paris, 2017, which was shown this past June in New York at Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art.

For information about acquiring Mario Kiesenhofer’s work, please contact the gallery – phh@phhfineart.com.