As a house for photography and media art, the Francisco Carolinum is highly relevant in the international art discourse and enjoys a high reputation. Its focus on international positions makes it a significant venue for global discourse in contemporary photography and media art. The museum’s exhibitions, which range from traditional photography to experimental media art, are known for their boundary-pushing and innovative perspectives. The Francisco Carolinum stands out for its ability to address current developments in art forms and integrate them into a broader cultural and social context.
Francisco Carolinum / Peter Kogler, New York 1985 - Photo: Peter Kogler
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Francisco Carolinum
Alphabet City
Peter Kogler (AT)
Peter Kogler is a renowned Austrian media artist known for his immersive spatial installations. In this exhibition, Kogler’s work can be experienced as a continuous dialogue between analog memory and digital construction.
Flynn
Malpractice (AT)
In a time when AI is mostly viewed as a threat or a mere tool, Flynn—the first non-human, AI-generated student at the University of Applied Arts Vienna—invites us to engage in a different kind of relationship: co-creation, reflection, and a shared emotional terrain.
Patterns and Politics
Claudia Hart (US)
Patterns and Politics is the first museum retrospective of the work of US media artist Claudia Hart. Since the mid-1990s, she has constructed complex scenarios in virtual 3D spaces in which mathematical structures, scientific models, and the visual rhetoric of consumer society are abstracted and merged.
Radical Optimism? Cyberfeminism Then and Now
Julianne Pierce (AU), Claudia Hart (US), Malpractice (AT), Anika Meier (DE)
This panel brings together cyberfeminism pioneer Julianne Pierce of VNS Matrix, artist and researcher Claudia Hart, and the artist collective Malpractice to reflect on how cyberfeminist thinking has shifted in response to today’s technological realities.
