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OUT NOW: 3 wonderful benefit editions by EL ANATSUI - Male, Female and Head. These highly collectible editions are the intimate counterparts to the monumental Safety Curtain project at the Vienna State Opera.

Each wood print asserts a distinct identity with lively variations in structure, surface, and colour that further denote character and gender. The lifesize wood prints were produced with El Anatsui at Chavanne & Pechmann's renowned print studio in Apetlon.

OUT NOW: Four wonderful screen prints by GHADA AMER

The screen prints were created as part of the raising flags project by museum in progress. Each screen print combines a striking statement with a deliberate chromatic scheme:

NO EMPIRE LASTS FOREVER – quotes Krishna Udayasankar, echoing the US flag

EVERY NATION THAT SLEEPS IN FREEDOM WILL WAKE UP IN SLAVERY – referencing the work of French philosopher Alain (Émile-Auguste Chartier), inspired by the colours of the EU flag

WE WILL NOT BE SILENT – in Arabic, anonymous, drawing on the symbolism of the Palestinian flag

YOUR IGNORANCE IS THEIR POWER – anonymous, referencing the colours of the Burkina Faso flag

Through her poetic-political gestures, Amer’s screen prints become a sign of resistance and visibility – beyond inherited meanings, towards a transgressive and transcultural emblem.

Published by museum in progress. Printed by: Quint Screen Print, Michael Wegerer. Format: 59,5 x 59,5 cm, Edition: 4 screen prints, 40 copies each. www.mip.at/shop

Courtesy of the artist, with special thanks.

Romuald Hazoumè created ten flags on the occasion of the Climate Biennale Vienna. Installed on Aspernbrücke, Stubenbrücke, and at the Vienna City ship station at Schwedenplatz.

ALTER ECO was curated by Alois Herrmann and Kaspar Mühlemann Hartl. Supported by the Arts Section of the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS).

Photos 1-6: (No) Funny Games, Klima Biennale Wien 2026, (c) eSeL.at - Joanna Pianka
Photos 7-9: Rudolf Strobl

Until 26 March 2026, 5 pm (CET), an online charity auction featuring 149 works is taking place at Dorotheum Vienna in support of the one world foundation school in Sri Lanka.

museum in progress is proud to support this initiative and warmly recommends it.

www.dorotheum.com/owf

The ongoing war in the Middle East is having significant repercussions for Sri Lanka and the one world foundation’s aid project. At the same time, extreme weather events pose serious challenges: floods and heavy rainfall have caused substantial damage to infrastructure.

The one world foundation was established in 1995 by Kathrin Messner and Josef Ortner, who had already founded museum in progress five years earlier.

Monday, 22 March, 6pm, Presentation of all works at Galerie Krinzinger, Schottenfeldgasse 45, 1070 Wien.

Patronage: Irmgard Griss. Auction Commitee: Ursula Krinzinger, Eva Schlegel, Xiane Kangela.

For raising flags, Andreas Fogarasi created four flags titled Branding the Public (Austria), each featuring a well-known Austrian visual symbol. The selected signs represent the visual identity of state and stateaffiliated institutions during the respective period and are deeply embedded in the collective memory:

AUA (1972–2003)
ORF (1968–2002)
ÖBB (1974–2004)
Made in Austria (1978–2004)

museum in progress and the Vienna State Opera announce that the 2026/27 “Safety Curtain” will be realised posthumously with a work by the artist.

The 29th contribution to the “Safety Curtain” series, conceived by museum in progress (mip.at) and realised since 1998 in cooperation with the Vienna State Opera and the Bundestheater-Holding, will be presented in the Vienna State Opera in autumn 2026 and will be on view for approximately nine months.

Herbert Brandl had already received the commission a year ago, was delighted by the invitation from museum in progress, and had begun working on his design. The artist was selected by the internationally composed jury – Daniel Birnbaum, Bice Curiger, and Hans-Ulrich Obrist. After the artist’s sudden passing, the jury, in agreement with museum in progress and the Vienna State Opera, chose to maintain their decision.

Current Project Partners: iSi Group (main sponsor since 2023). Support: Hotel Altstadt, ART for ART, Bildrecht and SO/ Vienna. Media partners: Die Furche and Die Presse. ©️ Photo: Samuel Mizrachi. Courtesy: Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder.

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Ghada Amer's amazing flags on the Stubenbrücke in Vienna!

For the project raising flags by museum in progress, Ghada Amer created four flags that inscribe pointed political messages into the public space of Vienna. Each flag combines a striking statement with a deliberate chromatic scheme:

NO EMPIRE LASTS FOREVER – quotes Krishna Udayasankar, echoing the US flag

WE WILL NOT BE SILENT – in Arabic, anonymous, drawing on the symbolism of the Palestinian flag

EVERY NATION THAT SLEEPS IN FREEDOM WILL WAKE UP IN SLAVERY – referencing the work of French philosopher Alain (Émile-Auguste Chartier), inspired by the colours of the EU flag

YOUR IGNORANCE IS THEIR POWER – anonymous, referencing the colours of the Burkina Faso flag

Through her poetic and political gestures, Amer reclaims the national flag as a site of resistance and visibility – shifting it away from its conventional function and reimagining it as a transgressive, transcultural, and feminist emblem. By situating her interventions within the urban landscape, on the Stubenbrücke, Amer opens a mindspace for transnational reflection and collective consciousness.

raising flags is a project by museum in progress, curated by Alois Herrmann and Kaspar Mühlemann Hartl.