Queer Art Spaces Vienna

Group exhibition, Kunsthalle Exnergasse in WUK

19 January - 18 March, 2023
Curated/Organized by Louise Deininger, Michael Kaufmann, Gerhard Pruegger, Francis Ruyter in cooperation with Queer Museum Vienna
Exhibition design by Studio Peljak

Work exhibited: Queer as a Daffodil

Exhibition text: Often within the range of queer identities, simply standing ground, holding space, not accepting an alteration to our self-definition, becomes one of the most political actions that we can take in the course of a minute, a day, a lifetime. Speaking our truth, insisting people recognize our partners, chosen families, path in life, self-definition, is where art resonates in our daily lives. For some this is a practice to strengthen and express individual identity, but it can also be a heroic act by anyone, who looks for a way that they, too, are able to hold such space for themselves. 

Queer Art Spaces Vienna 2023 honours the way that sharing stories becomes a way to build Queer Spaces, within and outside of artistic practices. These might include the following topics:

-Breaking barriers
-Building communications 
-Having political impact 
-Standing ground
-Holding space
-Accessibility 
-Self care
-Inclusion