Salon of Cultures – “Auflösung_Dissolution”
As part of the Salon der Kulturen (“Salon of Cultures”), the artists Anna Vasof, Lorenz Kunath and Sami Ajouri present current works in the joint exhibition “Dissolution_Dissolution”. The exhibition vernissage will take place on 5 December 2019 at 6 p.m. in EDUCULT’s spaces and is curated by Osama Zatar.
The architect and media artist Anna Vasof summarizes her working strategy as follows: “I go to the heart of every question and start from zero, reinventing core premises with my own perspective.” At the center of Lorenz Kunath’s art is nature as subject in its raw form. With his photographs and paintings, he shows details that are seldom considered remarkable by ordinary viewers. Sami Ajouri’s abstract works and portraits have their core in authenticity and are defined by figurative representations, questioning the conventional values of an art object.
Salon of Cultures – “Auflösung_Dissolution”
Opening: 05.12.2019, 18:00
Exhibtion: 06.12.2019 – 30.05.2020
Location: EDUCULT, Q21 (in the MuseumsQuartier Vienna), Museumsplatz 1/e-1.6, 1070 Vienna
(Staircase 1.6 in the courtyard of the MQ main entrance, to the right of Café Daily – 3rd floor)
Artists: Anna Vasof, Lorenz Kunath, Sami Ajouri
Artistic Direction: Osama Zatar
Greeting: Dr. Aron Weigl / EDUCULT
Anna Vasof
Anna Vasof was born in Greece in 1985, studied architecture at the University of Thessaly and Transmedial Art at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. The artist combines theory with practice by the development of an animation technique for her doctoral thesis and at the same time applies it to her artistic works. Her videos and films have received several awards.
Exhibitions (a selection):
- 2019 “Statement #06 | Anna Vasof – Useless Machine”, Kunstraum Lakeside, Klagenfurt, Austria
- 2019 Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, Canada
- 2018 Arsa Electronica 2018, Linz Austria
Lorenz Kunath
The artist Lorenz Kunath lives and works in Vienna. He studied philosophy and law at the University of Vienna as well as painting and animation film at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His works have been presented in several exhibitions in Vienna.
Exhibitions (a selection):
- 2019 „zu h aus wo h in“ Ausstellung with Lucia Quiqueran, Kaeshmaesh, Vienna
- 2018 “Common Fandom Terms” an exhibition by the class of Judith Eisler, University of Applied Arts, Vienna
- 2017 “The ESSENCE”, annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Curation of the class exhibition by Judith Eisler.
Sami Ajouri
The artist Sami Ajouri was born in 1980 in Syria, where he completed his studies in sculpture at the University of Fine Arts in Damascus. In 2006 he moved to Vienna and completed his studies in painting and printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in 2011. His paintings have been exhibited in several cities in Eastern and Western Europe as well as in Lebanon and Damascus.
Exhibitions (a selection):
- 2019, “Farbrikraum”. Group exhibition at Fabrikraum Vienna
- 2017, Ettijahat Visual arts grant, Lebanon
- 2016, “In Memoriam for Gunter Damisch”, group exhibition at Xposit gallery, Vienna