The second evening in the Summer Academy’s lecture series provided a detailed discussion about the role, construction and significance of the city and urban spaces in artistic production.Christoph Schäfer began proceedings in his own inimitable style. Wa… more »

After an absence of a few days the Summer Academy blog returns with a few summaries of what’s been going on here in Salzburg.On Monday Lin Cheung, a jewellery artist from England, discussed her work and her interest in the process of creativity and produ… more »

  Last night saw the first in our evening Lecture and Discussion series, at the Unipark in Nonntal. We began with a consideration of the Summer Academy’s theme of the “Studio” from two different, but complementary, perspectives.Jon Wood, Research Curat… more »

  In Hallein yesterday we were introduced to the work of the Immigrant Movement International. The movement’s founder, Tania Bruguera, presented us with the background and ideology which led to this project, and the her belief in art as a political too… more »

Last night we witnessed the opening of Christoph Schäfer’s astounding exhibition, Lamentation for Ur, at the kunstraum pro arte in Hallein. Introduced with a graceful and touching elegance by Jo Ractliffe, Schäfer himself was brief and self-effacing, exu… more »