The 19th edition of VIENNA ART WEEK will take place from November 10 to 17, 2023. With the theme “Inciting Passion,” passion in all its forms is the linchpin of this year’s festival.

Passion can be a driving force that inspires and motivates people to pursue their goals and desires with a radical level of commitment and dedication. It can bring out the best in us, but it can also be potentially destructive and dangerous. With this year’s theme, VIENNA ART WEEK aims to capture this ambiguity in all its different shades and reflect the emotional state of our time, from the private to the public sphere.

From November 18-25, 2022, VIENNA ART WEEK turned all spotlights on the Viennese art scene for the 18^th consecutive year. The theme CHALLENGING ORDERS invited artists to question existing norms and orders in their artistic practice in a variety of ways: for example, by challenging and replacing existing canons, by criticizing institutions, or by rethinking the social and political status quo.