reviewed by Christoph Schäfer, August 11, 2012 One of the great adavantages of this year’s first term of summeracademy is the somewhat unplanned coming together of many likeminded spirits in the city of Hallein. A continuous flow of conversations weav… more »

In her lunch talk Maria Lind focussed on the history and current relevant quesitons of mediation in contemporary art sind the 1920s. She talked about Alexander Dorner, who did an amazing and groundbraking work in the Landesmuseum Hannover as its director… more »

Today in Hallein, Susanne Tunn and Hagbart Solløs spoke about the importance and many connotations of “place” in their work as sculptors.Susanne Tunn is a sculptor from Germany. For her, “place” itself is sculptural. The location of her work is an integr… more »

 Yesterday evening saw the fourth in the Lecture Series, with a consideration of the “Global/Local Studio”. Georg Schöllhammer, curator and writer introduced he session, outlining the themes and giving us the background of the members of the panel. … more »

 Matts Leiderstam is an artist who experiments with ways of viewing. His work has included playing with gazes, making us reconsider how we interact and relate to art works. His interest in art, and ways of presenting art which challenge how we view, ha… more »