Queer artist duo in a state of shock with happiness

Jakob Lena Knebl reported on a hitherto unknown experience, the “Fortunately shock“. The informal chatting went really quickly. Ashley Hans Scheirl however, on Tuesday morning, theshock and Awe with happiness “.

In any case: Jakob Lena Knebl, 1970 as Martina Egger born in Baden, and Ashley Hans Scheirl, 1956 as Angela Scheirl in Salzburg born, represented Austria next year at the 59th Art Biennial of Venice, The two are “two of the most dynamic and internationally renowned artists who Austria currently has, ”said State Secretary for Culture Ulrike Lunacek (green) at the presentation.

For the first time, it was not the politically responsible person who made the decision by hand: there was a call for applications, which was submitted by a total of 60 curators. A jury with Lentos boss Hemma dirt, KHM curator Jasper Sharp, Parnass editor-in-chief Silvie Aigner and Erwin worm made a tripartite suggestion. For the concept of Karola Kraus, the Mumok director, with Knebl and Scheirl, who will be at the 15th Biennale in Lyon would have been successful with a “brilliant installation”.

Topical issues

crinkly said that she chose the two because her sensual works, which were characterized by the interlinking of art, performance, design, fashion and architecture, negotiated controversial issues. In the Austrian pavilion there will be “stage-like installations” in which their entire artistic cosmos is spread out. The working title of the joint show is “Invitation of the soft machine and her angry body parts”.

2017 surprised Knebl at the invitation of crinkly with amusing interventions in the Mumok collection; until May 17th is in Lentos, led by dirtto see the Knebl exhibition “Woman 49 years old”. And the Academy of Fine Arts is a huge pleasure. Because Knebl, once a geriatric nurse, works there as a senior artist; Scheirl has headed the class for contextual painting since 2006.

crinkly put the budget at 700,000 euros; the federal government provides 450,000 euros, the rest wants crinklywhose contract expires in the fall. From this decision, however, there was no prejudice for the upcoming decision about the future Mumok management “to be read”, assured Lunacek,

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