The annual program 2018 at Kunstraum Lakeside was devoted to the concept of “research.” As one of the foundations of an investigative practice designed to generate knowledge and insights, research is usually described as a goal-oriented process of finding information, consisting of the collection, validation, and analysis of data. In contrast to such a linearly organized process, research in an artistic context not only precedes the artistic work but becomes the actual object of the representation. By means of their research, artists bring certain topics and issues to our attention using visual means while also examining the possibilities and alternatives offered by their own visualization practice. Research is thus ultimately inseparable from the art object, and any boundaries drawn between the work and the methods that lead to it become obsolete.
Agnes Fuchs — Robustesse et perfection
Opening, March 15, 2018, 7 pm
Exhibition, March 16 – April 27, 2018
Johannes Porsch — Tropology
Opening, May 8, 2018, 7 pm
Exhibition, May 9 – June 22, 2018
Statement #01 | Edith Payer — On Things
Performance, June 28, 2018
Statement #02 | An Onghena — Performance for the Book
Performance, July 5, 2018
Joséphine Kaeppelin — Would you rather push the line or cross the line?
Opening, September 27, 2018, 7 pm
Exhibition, September 28 – November 2, 2018
and|or—but, yeah*
Group exhibition with Nicoleta Auersperg, Oscar Cueto, Kyungrim Jang, Jakob Kirchweger, Mara Novak, Asher O’Gorman / Anne-Clara Stahl, Lola Pfeifer, David Reiner, Huda Takriti, Ayşe-Gül Yüceil
Opening, October 19, 2018, 7 pm
Exhibition, October 22–24, 2018
and|or—but, yay*
Group exhibition with Nicoleta Auersperg, Oscar Cueto, Kyungrim Jang, Jakob Kirchweger, Mara Novak, Asher O’Gorman, Lola Pfeifer, David Reiner, Anne-Clara Stahl, Huda Takriti, Ayşe-Gül Yüceil
Opening, November 13, 2018, 7 pm
Exhibition, November 14 – December 21, 2018
Statement #03 | Alfredo Barsuglia — SPRACHEIST
Performance, January 10, 2019
Statement #04 | Markus Hanakam & Roswitha Schuller — PIVOT
Performance, January 24, 2019