The exhibition deals with the most inevitable part of every existence. Juxtaposing works of art that span a cultural-historical arc from the Middle Ages to the present, “Being Mortal” traces the deep meaning of death in individual as well as collective and socio-political contexts. The show focuses on intimate, personal approaches as well as the public, political role of dying and the process of facing death.
The extensive graphic works from the legendary Otto Mauer Collection that are also on display, present an opportunity for exciting insights into the collecting activities of this key figure of the Austrian art scene of the postwar period.
Curator: Johanna Schwanberg
Co-Curator: Klaus Speidel
Curatorial Assistant: Anke Wiedmann
Dom Museum Wien
Direkt am Stephansplatz zeigt das Dom Museum Wien die wertvollsten Schätze des Doms, darunter das älteste Porträt des Abendlandes, jenes des Habsburgers Rudolf IV. Zu sehen sind zudem Werke der Moderne und der Avantgarde aus der Sammlung Otto Mauer sowie zeitgenössische Kunst. Die Gegenüberstellung von Alt und Neu tritt besonders in den Sonderausstellungen in den Vordergrund.
Being Mortal
6 Oct 2023 - 25 Aug 2024
Dom Museum Wien, Stephansplatz, Wien, Österreich
Günter Brus, Young Death (Detail), 2020. Courtesy of the artist © Günter Brus, Foto: L. Deinhardstein