Moondog

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The art collector Karlheinz Essl presents holdings of his collection in a show thematically inspired by Moondog, a US artist who deliberately disregarded societal conventions in post-war New York City. Art is often an act of subversion, an act that provokes, exposes or challenges and frequently involves breaking out of habitual modes of perception.The art collector Karlheinz Essl presents holdings of his collection in a show thematically inspired by Moondog, a US artist who deliberately disregarded societal conventions in post-war New York City. Art is often an act of subversion, an act that provokes, exposes or challenges and frequently involves breaking out of habitual modes of perception.The art collector Karlheinz Essl presents holdings of his collection in a show thematically inspired by Moondog, a US artist who deliberately disregarded societal conventions in post-war New York City. Art is often an act of subversion, an act that provokes, exposes or challenges and frequently involves breaking out of habitual modes of perception.New York in the 1950s provides the atmospheric background for this exhibition curated by the art collector himself. Poems by the Austrian writer Christine Lavant, who often addresses the subject of the moon in her finely crafted texts, served as the second source of inspiration for this exhibition which is also concerned with the cross-genre ties between the visual arts, music and literature.Curator: Karlheinz Essl04.09. – Jänner 2015Eröffnung 03.09.2015 ESSL MUSEUMContemporary ArtAn der Donau-Au 13400 Klosterneuburg / ViennaT: +43-(0)2243-370 50 150E: info@essl.museumTUE-SUN:   10 a.m. to 6 p.m.WED:          10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Monday closed,except on national holidays.

Essl museum
An der Donau-Au 1
3400 Klosterneuburg
Austria
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Moondog Essl museum Main address: Essl museum An der Donau-Au 1 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria Essl museum An der Donau-Au 1 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria The art collector Karlheinz Essl presents holdings of his collection in a show thematically inspired by Moondog, a US artist who deliberately disregarded societal conventions in post-war New York City. Art is often an act of subversion, an act that provokes, exposes or challenges and frequently involves breaking out of habitual modes of perception.The art collector Karlheinz Essl presents holdings of his collection in a show thematically inspired by Moondog, a US artist who deliberately disregarded societal conventions in post-war New York City. Art is often an act of subversion, an act that provokes, exposes or challenges and frequently involves breaking out of habitual modes of perception.The art collector Karlheinz Essl presents holdings of his collection in a show thematically inspired by Moondog, a US artist who deliberately disregarded societal conventions in post-war New York City. Art is often an act of subversion, an act that provokes, exposes or challenges and frequently involves breaking out of habitual modes of perception.New York in the 1950s provides the atmospheric background for this exhibition curated by the art collector himself. Poems by the Austrian writer Christine Lavant, who often addresses the subject of the moon in her finely crafted texts, served as the second source of inspiration for this exhibition which is also concerned with the cross-genre ties between the visual arts, music and literature.Curator: Karlheinz Essl04.09. – Jänner 2015Eröffnung 03.09.2015 ESSL MUSEUMContemporary ArtAn der Donau-Au 13400 Klosterneuburg / ViennaT: +43-(0)2243-370 50 150E: info@essl.museumTUE-SUN:   10 a.m. to 6 p.m.WED:          10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Monday closed,except on national holidays. Book tickets