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Mapping the 60s
Art Histories from the mumok Collections
Mapping the 60s
The exhibition Mapping the 60s is based on the thought that substantial sociopolitical movements of the twenty-first century have their roots in the 1960s. Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, for example, have built on the anti-racist and feminist upheavals of yesteryear—as have current debates on war, mass media and mechanization, consumerism, and capitalism.
The developments of the 1960s in general and the events around 1968 in particular are not only paradigmatic in social and political terms, but also essential with regard to cultural policies. In 1962, the Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts was founded in Vienna, a precursor of mumok, whose collection focuses on Pop Art, Nouveau Réalisme, Fluxus, Viennese Actionism, performance art, Conceptual Art, and Minimal Art—artistic movements of the 1960s. Even when we ask ourselves how to address art history today and make it productive, we encounter discussions that go back to that decade.
Curated by Manuela Ammer, Marianne Dobner, Heike Eipeldauer, Naoko Kaltschmidt, Matthias Michalka, Franz Thalmair
Artists: Arman, Siah Armajani, Richard Artschwager, Evelyne Axell, Jo Baer, John Baldessari, Iain Baxter, Marlène Belilos / André Gazut, Joseph Beuys, Peter Blake, Mel Bochner, Alighiero Boetti, George Brecht, Peter Brüning, Jack Burnham, Michael Buthe, James Lee Byars, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Christo, Chryssa, Jef Cornelis, Robert Cumming, François Dallegret, Hanne Darboven, Walter De Maria, Jan Dibbets, Öyvind Fahlström, Mathilde Flögl, Sam Francis, Karl Gerstner, Alviani Getulio, John Giorno, Domenico Gnoli, Roland Goeschl, Robert Grosvenor, Hans Haacke, Raymond Hains, Sine Hansen, David Hockney, Michael Heizer, Richard Hamilton, Duane Hanson, Jann Haworth, Dick Higgins, Davi Det Hompson, Robert Huot, Robert Indiana, Alain Jacquet, Olga Jančić, Tess Jaray, Alfred Jensen, Jasper Johns, Asger Jorn, Allan Kaprow, Ellsworth Kelly, Corita Kent, Edward Kienholz, Konrad Klapheck, Kiki Kogelnik, Joseph Kosuth, Gary Kuehn, John Lennon, Les Levine, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Long, Lee Lozano, Mario Merz, Robert Morris, Ronald Nameth, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Jules Olitski, Yoko Ono, Dennis Oppenheim, Panamarenko, Pino Pascali, Walter Pichler, Larry Poons, Mel Ramos, Germaine Richier, Bridget Riley, Jean-Paul Riopelle, James Rosenquist, Teresa Rudowicz, Carolee Schneemann, Karl Schwanzer, George Segal, Richard Serra, Miriam Shapiro, Robert Smithson, K.R.H. Sonderborg, Keith Sonnier, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Paul Thek, Walasse Ting, Günther Uecker, Bram van Velde, Stan Vanderbeek, Frank Lincoln Viner, Franz Erhard Walther, Franz Erhard Walther / Arno Uth, Bernar Venet, Wolf Vostell, Andy Warhol, William Wegman, Lawrence Weiner, Tom Wesselmann, William T. Wiley
Special thanks go to our patron Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung, the Österreichische Ludwig-Stiftung our sponsor UNIQA and our media partners Der Standard, Falter, and Ö1.
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01 Merz
01 Merz
Mario Merz
Il fulmine colpisce il campo, 1968
160 x 50 x 50 cm
Straw bales, wood, neon, transformer
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1983
Photo: mumok
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Mario Merz
Il fulmine colpisce il campo, 1968
160 x 50 x 50 cm
Straw bales, wood, neon, transformer
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1983
Photo: mumok
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
02 Pascali
02 Pascali
Pino Pascali
Il muro del sonno, 1966
250 x 330 x 19 cm
Cushions, foam, rubber, paint and wood
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1981
© Fondazione Pino Pascali
Pino Pascali
Il muro del sonno, 1966
250 x 330 x 19 cm
Cushions, foam, rubber, paint and wood
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1981
© Fondazione Pino Pascali
03 Calzolari
03 Calzolari
Pier Paolo Calzolari
Impazza Angelo Artista, 1968
92 x 140 x 140 cm
Ice machine, synthetic ice, metal
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 1983
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Pier Paolo Calzolari
Impazza Angelo Artista, 1968
92 x 140 x 140 cm
Ice machine, synthetic ice, metal
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 1983
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
04 Brecht
04 Brecht
George Brecht
The Universal Machine, 1962-1963
Shoeshine box with cast-iron footrest and metal letters; complex (500) of ephemera, photographs, sheets of text, sketches, objects
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Former Hahn Collection, Cologne, acquired in 1978
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
George Brecht
The Universal Machine, 1962-1963
Shoeshine box with cast-iron footrest and metal letters; complex (500) of ephemera, photographs, sheets of text, sketches, objects
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Former Hahn Collection, Cologne, acquired in 1978
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
05a Kent
05a Kent
Corita Kent
king’s dream, 1969
58.6 x 30.6 cm
Screenprint
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 2020
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Corita Kent
king’s dream, 1969
58.6 x 30.6 cm
Screenprint
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 2020
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
05b Kent
05b Kent
Corita Kent
let the sun shine, 1968
73.8 cm x 58.7 cm
Screenprint
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 2020
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Corita Kent
let the sun shine, 1968
73.8 cm x 58.7 cm
Screenprint
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 2020
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
06 Hanson
06 Hanson
Duane Hanson
Football-Vignette, 1969
170 x 300 x 180 cm
Bodenplatte: 180 x 300 x 5 cm
Fiberglass, polyester, original clothing
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1981
Photo: mumok
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Duane Hanson
Football-Vignette, 1969
170 x 300 x 180 cm
Bodenplatte: 180 x 300 x 5 cm
Fiberglass, polyester, original clothing
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1981
Photo: mumok
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
07a Hansen
07a Hansen
Sine Hansen
Beglühte Sicherheit, 1965
170 cm x 140 cm x 1.8 cm
Egg tempera on canvas
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 2021
© Imme Sagemüller
Sine Hansen
Beglühte Sicherheit, 1965
170 cm x 140 cm x 1.8 cm
Egg tempera on canvas
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 2021
© Imme Sagemüller
07b Hansen
07b Hansen
Sine Hansen
On Top, 1967
130 cm x 120 cm x 2.8 cm
Egg tempera on canvas
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 2021
© Nora Meyer
Sine Hansen
On Top, 1967
130 cm x 120 cm x 2.8 cm
Egg tempera on canvas
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 2021
© Nora Meyer
08 Pichler
08 Pichler
Walter Pichler
Fusion of Spheres (Prototype 2), 1967
10 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm
Acrylic glass, aluminum, zinc sheet
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Artothek des Bundes, since 1968
Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and Walter Pichler
Photo: Anna Lott Donadel
© Nachlass Walter Pichler
Walter Pichler
Fusion of Spheres (Prototype 2), 1967
10 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm
Acrylic glass, aluminum, zinc sheet
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Artothek des Bundes, since 1968
Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and Walter Pichler
Photo: Anna Lott Donadel
© Nachlass Walter Pichler
09 Indiana
09 Indiana
Robert Indiana
Love Rising / Black and White Love (For Martin Luther King), 1968
acrylic on canvas
each piece: 183 x 183 x 9 cm, in total: 367 x 367 x 9 cm
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1991
© 2024 Morgan Art Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Robert Indiana
Love Rising / Black and White Love (For Martin Luther King), 1968
acrylic on canvas
each piece: 183 x 183 x 9 cm, in total: 367 x 367 x 9 cm
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1991
© 2024 Morgan Art Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Bildrecht, Wien 2024
10 Nauman
10 Nauman
Bruce Nauman
Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up and Face Down, 1973
Video transferred to DVD, color, sound, 60 min
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 2005
© Bruce Nauman / Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Bruce Nauman
Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up and Face Down, 1973
Video transferred to DVD, color, sound, 60 min
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 2005
© Bruce Nauman / Bildrecht, Wien 2024
11 Segal
11 Segal
George Segal
Woman in a Restaurant Booth, 1961
130 cm x 175 cm x 110 cm
Table, bench, figure of plaster bandage, cup
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Former Hahn Collection, Cologne, acquired in 1978
© The George and Helen Segal Foundation / Bildrecht, Wien 2024
George Segal
Woman in a Restaurant Booth, 1961
130 cm x 175 cm x 110 cm
Table, bench, figure of plaster bandage, cup
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Former Hahn Collection, Cologne, acquired in 1978
© The George and Helen Segal Foundation / Bildrecht, Wien 2024
12 Brüning
12 Brüning
Peter Brüning
NY, NY, NY, NY Nr. 22/67, 1967
165 cm x 280 cm
Poster, painted and mounted on canvas
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1981
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Peter Brüning
NY, NY, NY, NY Nr. 22/67, 1967
165 cm x 280 cm
Poster, painted and mounted on canvas
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1981
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
13 Hamilton
13 Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas, 1971
74.3 cm x 99.8 cm
Silkscreen on paper
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 1976
© R. Hamilton. All Rights Reserved, Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Richard Hamilton
I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas, 1971
74.3 cm x 99.8 cm
Silkscreen on paper
mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, acquired in 1976
© R. Hamilton. All Rights Reserved, Bildrecht, Wien 2024
14 Exhibition view
14 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Duane Hanson, Football Vignette, 1969
Robert Indiana, Love Rising / Black and White Love (For Martin Luther King), 1968,
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Duane Hanson, Football Vignette, 1969
Robert Indiana, Love Rising / Black and White Love (For Martin Luther King), 1968,
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
15 Exhibition view
15 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Konrad Klapheck, Triumph der Zerstörung, 1970
Domenico Gnoli, Tie, 1968
Yoko Ono, White Chess Set, 1966
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Konrad Klapheck, Triumph der Zerstörung, 1970
Domenico Gnoli, Tie, 1968
Yoko Ono, White Chess Set, 1966
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
16 Exhibition view
16 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Raymond Hains, Seita, 1964
George Segal, Woman in a Restaurant Booth, 1961
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Raymond Hains, Seita, 1964
George Segal, Woman in a Restaurant Booth, 1961
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
17 Exhibition view
17 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Roland Goeschl, Großer Farbwürfel, schrägstehend / Large Cube, inclined, 1967–1968
Getulio Alviani, Superficie a testura vibratile, 1965
Bridget Riley, Nineteen Greys, 1968
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Roland Goeschl, Großer Farbwürfel, schrägstehend / Large Cube, inclined, 1967–1968
Getulio Alviani, Superficie a testura vibratile, 1965
Bridget Riley, Nineteen Greys, 1968
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
18 Exhibition view
18 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Jann Haworth, Snake Lady, 1969–1971
Sine Hansen, Beglühte Sicherheit, 1965
Sine Hansen, Großer Steinbeißer, 1966
Sine Hansen, On Top, 1967
Sine Hansen, Good Morning, 1970
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Jann Haworth, Snake Lady, 1969–1971
Sine Hansen, Beglühte Sicherheit, 1965
Sine Hansen, Großer Steinbeißer, 1966
Sine Hansen, On Top, 1967
Sine Hansen, Good Morning, 1970
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
19 Exhibition view
19 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Kopf, 1937
Germaine Richier, Le Griffu, 1952
Olga Jančić, Die Vorbeigehenden, 1960
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Kopf, 1937
Germaine Richier, Le Griffu, 1952
Olga Jančić, Die Vorbeigehenden, 1960
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
20 Exhibition view
20 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
ASPEN. The Multimedia Magazine in a Box, Vol. 1, No. 7, Spring – Summer, 1970, The British Box Issue
Peter Blake, Sinatra Door, 1959
Yoko Ono, White Chess Set, 1966
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
ASPEN. The Multimedia Magazine in a Box, Vol. 1, No. 7, Spring – Summer, 1970, The British Box Issue
Peter Blake, Sinatra Door, 1959
Yoko Ono, White Chess Set, 1966
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
21 Exhibition view
21 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Peter Brüning, NY, NY, NY, NY No. 22/67, 1967
Öyvind Fahlström, Green Seesaw, 1968–1969
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Peter Brüning, NY, NY, NY, NY No. 22/67, 1967
Öyvind Fahlström, Green Seesaw, 1968–1969
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
22 Exhibition view
22 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Michael Buthe, Ohne Titel / Untitled, 1969
Keith Sonnier, Pink Satin & Cheese Cloth, 1968
Hanne Darboven, Ohne Titel / Untitled, 1972
Lawrence Weiner, A SQUARE REMOVAL FROM A RUG IN USE, 1969
Richard Long, Untitled, 1970
Gary Kuehn, Untitled, 1969
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Michael Buthe, Ohne Titel / Untitled, 1969
Keith Sonnier, Pink Satin & Cheese Cloth, 1968
Hanne Darboven, Ohne Titel / Untitled, 1972
Lawrence Weiner, A SQUARE REMOVAL FROM A RUG IN USE, 1969
Richard Long, Untitled, 1970
Gary Kuehn, Untitled, 1969
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
23 Exhibition view
23 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Richard Long, Untitled, 1970
Mario Merz, Il fulmine colpisce il campo, 1968
Alighiero Boetti, La Mappa del Mondo, 1972
Richard Serra, Remnant (Mat), 1968
Gary Kuehn, Untitled, 1969
Claes Oldenburg, Ray Gun Rifle, 1960
Keith Sonnier, Pink Satin & Cheese Cloth, 1968
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to February 1, 2026
Richard Long, Untitled, 1970
Mario Merz, Il fulmine colpisce il campo, 1968
Alighiero Boetti, La Mappa del Mondo, 1972
Richard Serra, Remnant (Mat), 1968
Gary Kuehn, Untitled, 1969
Claes Oldenburg, Ray Gun Rifle, 1960
Keith Sonnier, Pink Satin & Cheese Cloth, 1968
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
24 Exhibition view
24 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
Günter Brus, Otto Mühl, Vietnam Party, July 4, 1966, 7 p.m.
Hermann Nitsch, 20th Action, 1966
Wolf Vostell, Miss Vietnam, 1967
Nam June Paik, Violine with String, 1961
Nam June Paik, Violine, Video Life, 1986
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
Günter Brus, Otto Mühl, Vietnam Party, July 4, 1966, 7 p.m.
Hermann Nitsch, 20th Action, 1966
Wolf Vostell, Miss Vietnam, 1967
Nam June Paik, Violine with String, 1961
Nam June Paik, Violine, Video Life, 1986
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
25 Exhibition view
25 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
In the foreground: Nam June Paik, Klavier Intégral, 1958
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
In the foreground: Nam June Paik, Klavier Intégral, 1958
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
26 Exhibition view
26 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
Jacques de la Villeglé, Les Triplés de Maillot, 1961
Raymond Hains, Ainsi bafouée, 1959
Raymond Hains, 33rd Biennale die Venezia, 1966
César, Compression Mobil, 1960
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
Jacques de la Villeglé, Les Triplés de Maillot, 1961
Raymond Hains, Ainsi bafouée, 1959
Raymond Hains, 33rd Biennale die Venezia, 1966
César, Compression Mobil, 1960
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
27 Exhibition view
27 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
Jean Tinquely, Demi Baroque, 1961 – 1962
Jean Tinguely, Méta-matics, 1959
Christo, Wrapped Mannequins on a Bed, 1963
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
Jean Tinquely, Demi Baroque, 1961 – 1962
Jean Tinguely, Méta-matics, 1959
Christo, Wrapped Mannequins on a Bed, 1963
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
28 Exhibition view
28 Exhibition view
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
In the foreground: Günter Brus, Wiener Spaziergang, 1965
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Exhibition view: Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections, July 5, 2024, to May 10, 2026
In the foreground: Günter Brus, Wiener Spaziergang, 1965
Photo: Klaus Pichler / mumok
Katharina Murschetz
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Published on July 1, 2024
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