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ARTISTS NEW YORK

Abby Lloyd, Tisch Abelow, Clare Gemima, Chelsea Cater, Colin Oulighan, Diego Groisman, Elisa Lutteral, Gwenn Thomas, Jeff Ostergren, J. Pasila, Jenny Marketou, Chris Retsina, Mitch Patrick, Olivia Harrison, Wesley Ware, James Mercer, Natalie Lerner, Naomi Nakazato, Christian Perdix, Yen Yen Chou, Yitian Yan, Carolyn Lambert, Diego Espaillat, Jonathan Sims, Katerina Marcelja, Monika Wührer, Adam Chad Brody, Harry Moritz, Christopher Daharsh, Jake Brush, Chris Fahey

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ARTISTS VIENNA

Amelie Bachfischer, Janne Marie Dauer, Dessous, Melanie Ender, Max Freund, Club Fortuna, Simon Goritschnig, gottrekorder, GOTO, Michael Heindl, Ulrike Johannsen, Lavinia Lanner, Nadine Lemke, Nana Mandl, David Mase, Crystin Moritz, Conte Potuto, Heti Prack, Markus Benjamin Riedler, Lukas Matuschek, Michael René Sell, Lisa Slawitz, Darja Shatalova, Katarina Spielmann, Sarah Sternat, Celine Struger, Patrick Topitschnig, Barbara Tunkowitsch, Alina Grabovsky, Gerhard Fresacher, Alfred Lenz

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A SUITCASE

37X21X21“

A project exchange between New York and Vienna

31 artists from Vienna 31 artists from New York 1 suitcase

May 14-19 at picture theory 548 W28 Street Suite 238, NYC

Gallery Hours: 11-6PM Opening: May 16, 6-8pm

The suitcase as an exhibition concept can be associated with Daniel Spoerri‘s Der Koffer (1961) and Marcel Duchamp‘s La Boîte-en-Valise (1938-1941), among others. Spoerri saw the suitcase as a symbol and means of transportation to collect and exhibit objects from the Nouveau réalisme group. Duchamp, on the other hand, used a box to gather all his works like a miniature, mobile museum. ‘37x21x21’ borrows from both approaches. The suitcase is a practical means of transportation as it ships art to exhibit from Vienna to New York and back. What also takes place is bartering, the oldest form of commerce that historically sustained communities. In this transcontinental exchange, artists trade art for art. The project questions current international exhibition practices where high valued works of art are shipped around the world often for short durations. It attempts to bring as many artists as possible in contact with each other at the lowest possible effort. Furthermore, they are confronted with the question of what they are willing to exchange to an unknown colleague in lieu of compensation: What is its worth and are there differences? Could the exchange of goods be more valuable than currency? And at large, what is the role of artists in sustaining our communities?

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The suitcase was designed and produced by Martin Schnabl, winner of the Austrian State Prize for Experimental Design.

A Suitcase Markus Riedler & David Mase, Verena Rauchenwald

PICTURE THEORY Rebekah Kim, Evyn Bileri Banawoye

Designer of the suitcase Martin Schnabl, Alba Aufleger

Project Photography Daniel Sostaric

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PICTURE THEORY

Picture Theory is a gallery founded by Rebekah Kim

initially based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn as a salon-style space.

In the Fall of 2023, the gallery expanded to Chelsea and continues to support intergenerational artists and estates through exhibitions, publishing and programming.

548 W28 Street Suite 238 New York, NY 10001 info@picturetheoryprojects.com 917 765 9762

Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 11-6PM

Founder & Director: Rebekah Kim rebekah@picturetheoryprojects.com

More Information: picturetheoryprojects.com

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KUNSTRAUM SUPER

Kunstraum SUPER is a platform for contemporary art in Schönbrunner Straße in Vienna‘s 5th district. Founded in 2013 by Viktoria Mayer, Andreas Perkmann Berger and Rainer Stadlbauer, the space regularly hosts exhibitions with a focus on group shows and alternative exhibition concepts.

More Information: neu.supersuper.at