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Gertrude Moser-Wagner

Gertrude Moser-Wagner's projects over the past few years deal with, if not language or location, soil. Her international soil projects examine the ground upon which we stand as what civilization has discarded or left behind, either on or under the ground. Her first exhibition on this topic, which was held at Fotogalerie Wien in 1998, was followed by projects in Prague; Göttingen, Germany; and Bologna. A book about the project as a whole has also been published (Soil=Boden, Erde, edited by Gertrude Moser-Wagner, Triton Verlag, Vienna, 2002).
http://elektro.mur.at/art-metabolism/

The other most important areas are communication projects, investigations, transpositions and poetic interventions in the public space. Selected locations, villages, cities, zones, streets and stretches are always involved.

The sculptor, born in Styria, now lives in Vienna where she was awarded a degree in 1981 after studying under Bruno Gironcoli. For a number of years she taught at Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts and University of Applied Arts. Since completion of her "Leckstein" (salt lick) project (Vienna, 1985, text by Reinhard Priessnitz), a conceptual impetus has guided her work, which intervenes in the form of investigations and produces both sensuous-aesthetic and communicative results she terms her sculpture. Her work has an interdisciplinary orientation and offers interfaces; it includes both pieces in public places and shows at galleries, museums and other venues where art is exhibited. The most important mediums are video, text, radio, installation and intervention.

Works, 1980-1990: conceptual investigations and initial video installations.
Works, 1990-2000: shows at museums, art spaces: expanded sculpture and minus formats
Works since 2000: increasing amount of project art, public-space works, research and poetic intervention

1982-90 Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts for Arnulf Rainer's master class. Summer 1990 artist/lecturer at the Progetto Civitella d'Agliano, Italy.
1990-92 Lecturer at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, in "Interdisciplinary Techniques" for the master class of guest professor Beverly Piersol.
Since 1996 VICE VERSA art projects together with Beverly Piersol.
Since 1993 Workshops and lectures abroad (Bologna, Los Angeles, Munich, Glarus, Plüschow, New York, Owen Sound, Durham etc.)
Since 1999 Adjunct Professor at Webster University, Vienna
Studios abroad: Rome (1994) and Kraków (1997). Artist in Residence at UMAS, Durham, Ontario (2000)

fields of artistic endeavour

Concept, sculpture, video. Since 1979 exhibitions and projects; since 1983 video; since 1985 art in public spaces, interventions, symposia, communication projects, texts; cooperating with artists and scientists from other disciplines

solo exhibitions and project realizations, catalogues, internet (*)

2004 TASTE UM DIE ECKE, project in public space, (concept, curator), Vienna, A *
O-PLOT-O, (with Michael Delia), ORF/Ö1 Kunstradio/Radiokunst *
GLOBAL GARDEN, Lilla Galleriet, KKV Bohuslän, Sweden
2003 Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt (with Inge Vavra), Klagenfurt, A
TASTE 0-20, project in public space, (concept, curator), Vienna, A *
O-PLOT-O in conjunction with "Stazione di Topoló/Postaja Topolove", Topoló, Italy *
2002 VICE VERSA 2002, project in public space (with Beverly Piersol), Vienna, A*
HALALI (with Josef Reiter and Natalie Schellander), ORF/Ö1 Kunstradio/Radiokunst *
2001 WOODS-DUMPS-SWAMPS (with Beverly Piersol), Thomas K. Lang Gallery, Webster University, Vienna, A
SINK THE WEB, project in public space, Ibm, Upper Austrian Festival of the Regions, A *
2000 VIA POETI (with Beverly Piersol), Studio D'Ars, Milan, Italy *
ART-METABOLISM, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY, USA
SOIL SAMPLE SERIES, IMC at Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
BLACK NEUTRAL OBJECTS, Durham Art Gallery, Durham, Ontario, Canada *
ARTIFICIAL MOUNTAINS, project in public space for "Stagione di Caccia" (Boris Bakal), Bologna 2000 *
1999 VICE VERSA (with Beverly Piersol), Esprit Nouveau, Le Corbusier Pavilion, Bologna, Italy *
KRAKÓW/KRAKAU (with Beverly Piersol), Krakaudorf, Styria, A *
ACH DAS DORF, ACH DER FLUSS, Ach, Upper Austrian Festival of Regions *
POETI, Palestra de' Poeti, Bologna, and Narrenturm, Vienna, A
ACH POETEN, ORF/Ö1 Kunstradio/Radiokunst * Personale, Videoworks, Medienwerkstatt, Vienna, A
1998 IT'S ALL ONE, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Experimental Intermedia Foundation, New York City, USA
SOIL SAMPLE SERIES, Fotogalerie Wien (with Maria Blondeel) *
CRACOVIENSIS (with Beverly Piersol and Héctor Fiore),
ORF/Ö1 Kunstradio/Radiokunst *
1997 Galerie Gmünd, Carinthia, A
1996 TIME SHARING (with Beverly Piersol), Experimental Intermedia Huis, Ghent, Belgium *
TIME SHARING (with Amanda Stewart, Beverly Piersol), ORF/Ö1 Kunstradio/Radiokunst *
INDICATORE, Oberrieder Stollen, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany *
"Strange Movies", Galerie bei den Minoriten, Graz, A
1995 HALLO BONSAI, ORF/Ö1 Kunstradio/Radiokunst *
1994 VIDEOMAN-SPIEGELRAUB, intervention/installation, Neidhart-Fresken-Haus, Museums of the City of Vienna and Galerie Stalzer, Vienna *
LUCE/GIORNI, Studio di Via Nota, Milan, Italy
INDICATORE IM RADIORAUM (with Josef Reiter) ORF-Kunstradio/Radiokunst *
1993 15/5 INTERIM, Filling station B95, Madling, as part of the series of projects "Treibstoff Supernormal" *
BAUSTELLE WELTFORMEL, room installation, ESC, Graz
INDICATORE, project/intervention, Indicatore, Italy *
1992 LINGUALE BILDHAUEREI, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany *
Kunst am Bau, realization at the Gendarmerieeinsatzkommando Wr.Neustadt, A *
1991 DISINNESCARE BOMBE DI LAVA, intervention at the volcano on the island of Stromboli, as part of "Art/Science", Punto Rosso-Arti Visive, Stromboli, Italy
LAVABOMBENPROJEKT, Blaugelbe Galerie, Vienna, A *
ERDKABELPROJEKT, Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt, A
1989 Galerie Arcade, Mödling
Galerie Maerz, Linz
1988 MELTING PLOT (Image/Word/Sound), Theseus temple Vienna, with Ferdinand Schmatz (word) and Peter Böhm (sound) *
Galerie Neue Räume, Berlin, Germany
1987 Vienna Secession, Print Room
1986 "MITTE-MAI-PROJEKTE", Fabianihaus and St. Ruprecht's church, Vienna , A
1985/86 DELEATUR, process/intervention in a public space, Vienna, A *
1984 Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna, A

group projects and exhibitions

2004 "Erasing Project", Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
"Durham revisited", ESC im Labor, Graz, A *
"Un cuscino per sognare", Parco Esposizioni Novegro, Milan, and Kultfabrik Munich, Germany *
NA/NT.06.04, Centro Culturale Svizzero & O'Artoteca, Milan, Italy
2003 "Spuren im Schnee", Andreas Stalzer Werkstatt für Kunstsiebdruck, Galerie Exner, Vienna, A
2002 SISMA, O'Artoteca, Milan, Italy
"Schleife", ESC im Labor (with Beverly Piersol) Graz, A
M. E. L. Galerie, Vienna, A
2001 "Weinviertler Fotowochen", Schloss Wolkersdorf, A *
DAL NON ESISTENTE, Gallery Leonardi V-Idea, Genova, Italy *
WOODS-DUMPS-SWAMPS (with Beverly Piersol), basis wien and Thomas K. Lang Gallery, Webster University, Vienna, A
2000 "Counterrhythm/Controritmo", Istituto italiano di Cultura, Vienna, A
"Abitare la Galleria", Massenzio Arte, Rome
"Videostories", Landesgalerie Upper Austria, Linz, A
1999 "Translocation", Galleria Museo, Bolzano, Italy *
7th Performance Conference, Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland *
"Counterrhythm/Controritmo", Alte Fabrik, Thalgau/Salzburg, A
1998 "Artomatica", Torre Matilde, Viareggio, Italy *
"Nonlieux", Kaskadenkondensator, Basel, Switzerland *
"Austrian Artists take Space", Otis Gallery, Los Angeles, USA *
"Interim", Schloss Plüschow, Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus, Germany *
"Die Handlungsreisenden", cuba-cultur, Münster, Germany
"Tra Scrittura ed Immagine", Villa Gori di Stiava, Massarosa, Italy *
"Letter, Word, Sentence", Fort Sztuki, Kraków, Poland *
1997 ILLIMITE, Baluardo di San Paolino, Lucca, Italy, and Galerie am Mölkersteig, Vienna, A
"Fort Azimut 2000", Fort Sztuki, Kraków, Poland *
TORNASOLE, video installation, as part of "Sauerstoff", Encounter with Artists, St.Lambrecht Monastery, A *
"Realtime Artemis", video installation in conjunction with ORF/Ö1 Kunstradio/Radiokunst (Concept by Peter Pessl)
1996 "Fragile-Handle with Care", Picture Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, A *
ELABORAZIONI, Galerie Eboran, Salzburg, A
"Passaggi a Nord-Ovest", Biella, Italy *
1995 Vux6, Galleria Bastione Fiorito, Trieste, Italy
"Zeichen/Symbole", Galerie Robol, Vienna, A *
"OSMOSI", Studio di Via Nota, Milan, Italy
"Immagini dell'Interno", Galleria En Plein Air, Pinerolo, Italy *
"The Meridian Crossing", Hermit Foundation, Plasy Monastery, Czech Republic *
SNOWING PRÄSENTIERT BETEILIGTE, Blau-Gelbe Galerie, Vienna, A
1994 Transparent Messenger", Hermit Foundation, Plasy Monastery, Czech Republic *
Diagonale 2, Salzburg, A *
VUx6, De Markten, Brussels, Belgium *
1993 "Interferenzen VII-Transpositionen", Museum of Modern Art, Ludwig Foundation Vienna *
"Im Raum Schule", Offenes Kulturhaus, Linz, A *
"Evocare Colombo" Museo Attivo delle Forme Inconsapevoli, Genova, Italy *
ARTE/SCIENZA ARTE/NATURA ARTE/ARTE, Galerie Maerz, Linz, A
KIOSK, video installation, Blau-Gelbe Galerie, Vienna, A
"SIEBEN LINGUALE", video installation, Diagonale 1, Salzburg, A *
"Arte Sella", Centre d'Art de Crestet, Vaison la Romaine, France
1992 Galerie M+, Bratislava, Slovakia
1991 "Arbeiten mit Glas", Galerie Stalzer, Vienna, A *
"Arte Natura", Civica Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea, Trento, Italy
"borderline 91", Monteciccardo di Pésaro, Italy *
1990 "Arte Sella 90", Borgo Valsugana, Trento, Italy *
"Einige topographische Setzungen", (with Verena Thürkauf and Georg Leutner), Galerie Stalzer, Vienna, A *
"Österreichische Skulptur, Sammlung Erste Allgemeine Generali Foundation", Secession, Vienna, A *
1989 "Phantasie und Industrie", Technisches Museum, Vienna *
"60 Tage Österreichisches Museum des 21. Jahrhunderts", University of Applied Arts, Vienna, A *
1988 "Jugendwerke vom Schillerplatz", Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, A *
1987 "Österreichische Graphik II", Secession, Vienna, A *
1986 "Meditation", Styrian Autumn, Galerie bei den Minoriten, Graz, A *
"Austrian Video", Long Beach Museum, Los Angeles, USA *
1984 "Junge Szene Wien", Secession, Vienna, A *
1983 "Geist und Form X", Vienna, A *
1979 "Geist und Form IX", Vienna (Award), A *