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
Located directly on Stephansplatz, Dom Museum Wien showcases the Cathedral’s most valuable treasures, including the earliest portrait in the Occident showing Habsburg scion Rudolf IV. Also on display are modern and avant-garde works from the Otto Mauer Collection, along with contemporary art. The juxtaposition of old and new is the focus of special exhibitions.
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
