In autumn 2026 the Belvedere is paying tribute to the work of artist Erika Giovanna Klien (1900 –1957) in an extensive solo exhibition. As the foremost exponent of Viennese Kineticism, she drew and painted fascinating depictions of quivering birds in flight, dancing bodies, and rotating machines. Her compositions were based on the observation, analysis, and arrangement of complex movements, whether these were natural or technical in origin. It was especially after moving to New York in 1929 that Klien emerged as an astute observer of technical progress and modern city life with its ever-faster pace.
An exhibition organized by the Belvedere, Vienna, in collaboration with the collection and archive of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, and the dem Istituto Italiano di Studi Germanici, Rom.
Curated by Verena Gamper
Co-curator: Veronica Liotti
Assistant Curator: Johanna Hofer
Unteres Belvedere
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Modern Gallery was founded in the former private rooms of Prince Eugene of Savoy at the request of the Secessionists. To this day, temporary exhibitions are presented here with their finger on the pulse of the times. They place works from the Belvedere Collection in an international context or confront the baroque palace with contemporary positions.
Erika Giovanna Klien: All Is Movement
18 Sep 2026 - 31 Jan 2027
Unteres Belvedere
Rennweg 6, 1030 Wien, Österreich
Erika Giovanna Klien, Kinetische Figur, 1927 © Sammlung Leitner Wien
