Construktion_Reflection

In 2007, the Viennese collectors Gertraud and Dieter Bogner gave mumok part of their collection as a gift – “with no ifs and buts.” With more than a hundred paintings, sculptures, and objects, and three hundred drawings, prints, autographs, artists’ books, and archive materials, this is the largest single donation to the museum to date. Since 2007, the collection has been expanded and complemented. mumok has now invited the Bogners to curate their own exhibition based on the collection, entitled Construction_Reflection. This will be centered on a number of themes and on show from November 25.

“It is well known that public budgets alone have long ceased to be sufficient to actively expand our collection. Unconditional support for art, as shown by the Bogners, is remarkable. By giving their collection to mumok they have made a significant contribution to enhancing our profile. Presentations of our collection over recent years have shown that the Bogner Collection has been an outstanding addition in terms of constructivist, concrete, and conceptual art. In 2012 we published a comprehensive overview of the collection with many works by international artists, and now this new exhibition curated by Gertraud and Dieter Bogner themselves is a further contribution to a new understanding of art history over the last fifty years,” says mumok director Karola Kraus.

“In mumok we have found an ideal partner,” Gertraud and Dieter Bogner say. “The works we have donated are not only a perfect fit with the museum’s profile. We are also sure that the museum has the best resources for excellent academic work on the collection and also for the preservation of the works in line with the highest standards. For the museum’s entrance level, we have chosen a selection of works that will show that content and form are irrevocably interlinked categories.”