Aging Pride
Anti-aging is heard more often in our society than the wisdom of age, it would seem. Bowing to the cult of youth, images of age are often dictated by the cosmetics industry. Countering this are the many historical and contemporary works by artists pursuing a completely different idea of age. For the first time these are being showcased in a comprehensive exhibition at the Belvedere.
These days, the aging process is seen as a deficiency in the public eye. Terms such as 鈥榓nti-aging鈥� give the impression that aging is something pathological. The prevailing cult of youth endeavours to hide the traces of aging. Aside from negative stereotypes, however, age also indicates power, experience, wisdom, contemplation, lust for life, and triumph over societal conventions. Aging is not only a biological process but a cultural construction, which emerging sciences such as cultural gerontology have dedicated themselves to investigating.
In this show, curator Sabine Fellner demonstrates how artists have succeeded in differently perceiving the possibilities and limitations of age while transcending exaltation and pessimism. In the presented works, artists illustrate how age in all of its facets can be thoughtfully integrated into our lives. In addition to numerous works from the Belvedere collection, the exhibition presents high-profile loans from national and international museums.
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Anti-aging is heard more often in our society than the wisdom of age, it would seem. Bowing to the cult of youth, images of age are often dictated by the cosmetics industry. Countering this are the many historical and contemporary works by artists pursuing a completely different idea of age. For the first time these are being showcased in a comprehensive exhibition at the Belvedere.
These days, the aging process is seen as a deficiency in the public eye. Terms such as 鈥榓nti-aging鈥� give the impression that aging is something pathological. The prevailing cult of youth endeavours to hide the traces of aging. Aside from negative stereotypes, however, age also indicates power, experience, wisdom, contemplation, lust for life, and triumph over societal conventions. Aging is not only a biological process but a cultural construction, which emerging sciences such as cultural gerontology have dedicated themselves to investigating.
In this show, curator Sabine Fellner demonstrates how artists have succeeded in differently perceiving the possibilities and limitations of age while transcending exaltation and pessimism. In the presented works, artists illustrate how age in all of its facets can be thoughtfully integrated into our lives. In addition to numerous works from the Belvedere collection, the exhibition presents high-profile loans from national and international museums.
Artists on show
- Adolf Frohner
- Aleah Chapin
- Alex Katz
- Alfred Hrdlicka
- Anastasia Khoroshilova
- Annegret Soltau
- Annie Leibovitz
- Anton Kolig
- Arnulf Rainer
- Barbara Eichhorn
- Barbara Klemm
- Birgit Jurgenssen
- Brigitte Kowanz
- Broncia Koller-Pinell
- Carl Anton Reichel
- Carola Dertnig
- Christine Turnauer
- Daniel Spoerri
- Duane Michals
- Edgar Degas
- Edgar Honetschläger
- Egon Schiele
- Elfie Semotan
- Elfriede Mejchar
- Elisabeth von Samsonow
- Eric Fischl
- Erich Lessing
- Ernst Haas
- Ewa Partum
- Felix Albrecht Harta
- Fiona Tan
- Franz Hubmann
- Franz Hubmann
- Fritz Schwarz-Waldegg
- Fritz Simak
- George Grosz
- Greta Freist
- Gustav Klimt
- Gustinus Ambrosi
- Hans op de Beeck
- Heidi Harsieber
- Heinz Cibulka
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Herbert Boeckl
- Herlinde Koelbl
- Herwig Zens
- Ines Doujak
- Inge Morath
- James Ensor
- Jeff Wall
- Joan Semmel
- Johannes Grützke
- John Coplans
- Josef Kern
- Joyce Tenneson
- Juergen Teller
- Karin Mack
- Karl Hofer
- Karl Mediz
- Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
- Karl Sterrer
- Käthe Kollwitz
- Kiki Smith
- Lovis Corinth
- Lucian Freud
- Margherita Spiluttini
- Margot Pilz
- Maria Lassnig
- Martha Wilson
- Martin Parr
- Max Liebermann
- Max Oppenheimer
- Max Weiler
- Michael Endlicher
- Miyako Ishiuchi
- Nikolaus Korab
- Nives Widauer
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Pablo Picasso
- Paula Modersohn-Becker
- Paula Rego
- Renate Bertlmann
- Roman Opalka
- Ron Mueck
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Sepp Dreissinger
- Shirin Neshat
- Spencer Tunick
- SUPERFLEX
- Tina Barney
- Titanilla Eisenhart
- Todd Weinstein
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