Heimo Zobernig. Austrian Pavilion Biennale Arte 2015

This catalogue was published on the occasion of Heimo Zobernig's exhibition at the Austrian Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia, 9.5 - 22.11.2015.

Heimo Zobernig's contribution to the Venice Biennial responds directly to the existing exhibition situation in the Austrian Pavilion, built in 1934 based on plans by Josef Hoffmann and Robert Kramreiter. The Pavilion's structure, with its rounded classical arches and majestic visual axes, on the one hand, and clear, rational forms and modern construction materials, on the other, moves between the poles of historicism and modernism. At the same time, Zobernig's intervention connects inside and outside, to create an enclosed site where one can linger and reflect on human presence in space.

Includes 95 illustrations (70 col.), with the participation of Penelop Curtis