GESCHICHTE(N) VOR ORT
An exhibition in public space around Volkertplatz

Temporary Intervention

Venue: Volkertplatz, 1020 Vienna  
Exhibition dates: June 11 – July 30, 2006
Opening party: Saturday, June 10, 2006, starting 3 p.m.
Volkertplatz, 1020 Vienna

 
 

Michael Blum: Istiklal Allee
An installation in Heinestraße

Michael Blum‘s installation Istiklal Allee (Istiklal Avenue) deals with the history of Heinestraße. By listing the names the Heinestraße had had in the past, Michael Blum transports a part of history into present time. He resumes the tradition of renaming streets by renaming Heinestraße as "Istiklal Allee"; For at least sixty years this will the "Istiklal Allee" for all immigrants living in the district.

Michael Blum
Geboren 1966 in Jerusalem (ISR). Lebt und arbeitet in Wien (A). Ausstellungen (Auswahl): 2006 Normalization, Rooseum, Malmö (S), Mercury in Retrograde, De Appel, Amsterdam (NL). 2005 9th Istanbul Biennale (TR), Just do it!, Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz (A), 3rd Tirana Biennial (AL), Video & Apres, Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris (FR).

 


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