Stella Rollig Libri

Gustav Klimt’s 1907 publication of his illustrated edition of Lucian’s ancient work Dialogues of the Courtesans was the first time he exhibited his erotic art to the public, and it led to his denouncement by censors disturbed by the work’s graphic content. This volume revives Klimt’s masterful book, which pairs his erotic drawings with Wiener Werkstätte design, and which arguably resulted in the Art Nouveau era’s most beautiful book. Klimt and Antiquity also compares the red- and blackfigure Attic vases dating from the 5th century with Klimt’s art. It presents Klimt’s antiquity-inspired art as a dialogue between contemporary and ancient art, between genders, and between women’s roles in times of antiquity and modernity. Essays explore Klimt’s interest in ancient art; the ancient role of the courtesan; and the phenomenon of the Greek symposium as fertile ground for Greek art.

A celebration of the work of Finnish national hero Akseli Gallen-Kallela and his depictions of Finland's people, myths and landscape. Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) was Finland's most famous progressive artist around 1900 and a major figure in international modern art. At the turn of the century, Finland was a grand duchy striving for independence from Russian rule. Gallen-Kallela's depictions of Finland's people, myths, and nature played a key role in forming a national identity. At the same time, his modern visual language, developed in constant dialogue between Finnish sources of inspiration and influences from artistic centres such as Paris, Berlin, London and Vienna, brought him international acclaim. This English-Finnish bilingual catalogue invites readers to explore these fascinating interactions in Gallen-Kallela's artistic engagement with his country and its people, the Finnish national epic Kalevala, the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) and the Nordic landscape. The international dimension of Gallen-Kallela's art is showcased by shining a spotlight on his contributions to the Vienna Secession exhibitions of 1901/02 and 1904. The catalogue accompanies an exhibition at the Belvedere, Vienna, in collaboration with the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki.

Themes of eroticism, family and mortality in the art and life of Lovis Corinth This book examines the stylistic and thematic transformations of the art of Lovis Corinth (1858–1925), from the eroticism of his nude portraits of his young wife to the images of mother and child, family life, depictions of Corinth’s own aging and his landscape paintings from the Walchensee.

Why did Joseph Beuys carry out his action EURASIENSTAB in Vienna? Should 7000 Oaks also have been planted here? And why should wet laundry constantly hang in Palais Liechtenstein? Joseph Beuys's relationships to the Austrian capital, the actions he carried out here, the spatial installations he set up, exhibitions, lectures, and discussion groups are investigated in the current publication on the pioneering artist's 100th birthday. With the expanded concept of art, Beuys not only significantly shaped the art after 1945; his oeuvre also has an unwavering relevance today. Text: Theo Altenberg, Harald Krejci, Doris Leutgeb, Lisa Moravec, Ana Petrovic, Stella Rollig

In her painting Maja Vukoje explores cultural hybridity and transculturality as basic conditions of our globalized lives. Over various stages of her artistic career, Vukoje has developed a distinct artistic language in which she not only focuses on the mixture and fusion of elements of different cultures as visual motifs. The book will comprise more than two hundred images from the past fifteen years, with an emphasis on her most recent work series. In the latter tropical fruits and so-called colonial goods like coffee and sugar come face to face with symbols of our digitized everyday lives, motifs from popular culture, and iconic works of painterly abstraction. Text: Isabelle Graw, Isin Önol, Stella Rollig, Luisa Ziaja