Austria conTemporary

From 14 November 2008 to 08 February 2009 you can visit the Austria conTemporary exhibition (emerging artists exhibition series) at the Essl Museum in Klosterneuburg.
The 16 artists selected from over 1000 applications are from 25 to 53 years old, so this is one of a few competitions for young art without age limits (!). The whole concept seems exciting and fair, the choice of emerging artists is interesting, curated by Christine Humpl.

Barbara Vögel, 2 Frauen in Luang Trabang erfreuen sich an einer Postsendung, 27.7.2008,

Collage

P.P.s favourite artists are Barbara Vögel- who is an autodidact and has been devoting herself exclusively to art for some years. For her works of art she uses objets trouvés, which she composes into collages without changing them- and Barbara Musil whose art work is based on a conceptual approach. In the video installation "Shift Expectations" she addressed a key issue in the artist’s every-day life, the "rejection letter", and transformed it into a work of art. Both artists works are thouhtful and humorous at the same time.

http://www.sammlung-essl.at/

http://www.barbara-voegel.com/

http://oe1.orf.at/highlights/29661.html