The exhibition The World of Tomorrow Will Have Been Another Present features five large-scale installations. Five exhibitions in one, linked by the participating artists’ different approaches to temporality. Nikita Kadan, Barbara Kapusta, Frida Orupabo, Lisl Ponger, and Anita Witek were  invited to enter into a dialogue with works of classical modernism they selected from the mumok collection. The artists build upon certain moments from the museum’s collection that resonate to the present day—beyond mere chronology and style histories, beyond supposedly linear narratives.

Curated by Franz Thalmair
in collaboration with Nikita Kadan, Barbara Kapusta, Frida Orupabo, Lisl Ponger, and Anita Witek

Opening on Thursday, May 22, 2025
Program from 7 pm

Introduction
Karola Kraus, General Director

On the exhibition
Franz Thalmair, Curator

Reception
reception with sparkling wine from the Viennese sparkling wine manufacturer Kattus

Free admission!
Exhibition levels 3, 4
Opening program at mumok cinema

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Image
Willi Baumeister
Wallpiece Black-Pink, 1923–1929
mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, accquired in 1967
© Bildrecht, Wien 2025