18.11 – 14.12.2019
Xhibit
Vienna
The lettering Special School for Sculptors can still be found today on the building in Kurzbauergasse. "Special" is the name formally given to the School of Sculpture in the period from 1864 to 1921, to distinguish it from a General School of Sculpture, which was intended to prepare students for the special one. The exhibition Special School of Sculpture brings together artistic positions that in various ways connect to the sculpture studio of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, which was built in 1912/13 in the Cottage Quarter of the Prater. From the beginning, the research on the history of the building as well as on artistic works related to the house was strongly tied to personal conversations and interview situations and has developed in different directions through the members of the working group. Without claiming completeness and chronology in the treatise, the exhibition shows artistic contributions that address both the history of different sculptural practices as well as personal strategies and approaches in dealing with the time of study.