7 December 2024 

Concert at the University of Music

STUDIENKONZERT
MUSIK DER JUBILARE
WERKE VON CORNELIUS I DVORAK I FAURÉ I
IVES I PUCCINI I SCHÖNBERG I SMETANA

STUDIERENDE VON MONIKA RIEDLER
AN DER MDW WIEN UND AN DER HMTM MÜNCHEN

KLAVER I ANASTASIA NOYA
ROBERTA BURGSTALLER I LUKAS GAHABKA I IEVA GRINEVICIUTE I THERESA HAMBERGER I MAGDALENA

The European Qurʾān

GUIDED TOUR through the exhibtion

Tuesday, 26 November at 6 pm

@Weltmuseum Wien, Neue Hofburg, Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna, Austria

What role does the Holy Scripture of Islam, the Qurʾān, play in the history of European thought? How has it been read and understood in Europe since the first translations in the Middle Ages? A special exhibition opening in autumn 2024 at the Weltmuseum Wien is dedicated to these questions. It will illustrate the diverse ways in which the Qurʾān has been experienced, read, and interpreted in Europe. With original historical artefacts, contemporary works of art, and media installations, the exhibition shows the significance of the Qurʾān in the lives of Europeans. It was developed in collaboration with the European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant Project “The European Qurʾān. Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion 1150–1850 (EuQu)”.

Please rsvp by Monday 25 November 2024. 

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IMRAN CHANNA

Opening Exhibition: Saturday, 9.November 2024 6pm

Exhibition time: 10 Nov - 28. Dec. 2024

Open Studio Day: Tuesday, 22/10/2024, 4-8 pm

philomena+, Heinestraße 40, 1020 Vienna

philomena+ is delighted to introduce Imran Channa, who has been on an artist residency at philomena+ since the beginning of October. Imran Channa was born in Sindh, Pakistan, graduated from the National College of Arts in Lahore and now lives in the Netherlands after further studies at the Jan Eyck Academy in Maastricht.On Tuesday, 22 October 2024, Imran Channa invites visitors to his temporary studio in Vienna and provides insights into his preparations for A Fable for Tomorrow, an exhibition in collaboration with Kateryna Lysovenko that will open during Vienna Art Week. Visitors to his studio will not only be transported into a speculative future, but will also have the opportunity to taste culinary specialities prepared by the artist himself, who is a passionate cook.

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Conference of the Birds

April 24, 2024. 6pm

Talk with Ali Kazim

@hinterland, Krongasse 20, 1050 Vienna.

In many different forms, the artist Ali Kazim recreates the journey of those birds who set off in search of the Simorgh in Attar’s Conference of the Birds and find themselves and their faith in their quest. Guided by the idea that the spiritual encounter ultimately enables a discovery of beauty and the divine, Kazim reactivates Attar's 800-year-old tale in his multimedia artworks. Whether it is the 3000 bird sculptures made of clay and dried in the sun, which disintegrate when it rains, as he showed in an installation at the Lahore Biennale 2020, or the detailed bird drawings that unite to form a collective led by a hoopoe, Kazim creates new contexts and allows viewers to immerse themselves in these birds’ world. At the same time, he also allows us to participate in the lessons that the past holds for the present.

For the exhibition Valleys of the Simorgh, which will be on display rom 27 June to 20 July 2024, he will create a textile work together with Maheen Kazim that will provide a new angle on the Conference of the Birds.

Beforehand, however, on 24 April, he will tell us about his personal connection to Attar’s tale in an evening lecture and explain how it became a source of inspiration for him, as it gives shape to the „perpetual and collective human desire for ultimate spiritual unity“

Guest:

Ali Kazim (* 1979 in Pakistan) Currently he lives and works in Lahore, Pakistan. He also works as assistant professor at the National College of Arts, Lahore. He received his BFA degree from the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan in 2002 and an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK, in 2011. His work exhibited widely in solo and group shows internationally.

In Flames

Sat Apr 27, 2024 | 21:00
Stadtkino
Red Lotus 2024

Pakistan, Canada 2023
98 Min | Color | Urdu with English subtitles

Directed by Zarrar KAHN

Enter the streets of present-day Karachi, where Mariam, a young woman living with her mother and brother, is plagued by nightmares. Following her grandfather’s passing, his brother attempts to coerce them into relinquishing their apartment. But a hasty decision by Mariam’s grieving mother puts their only asset at risk. As if this weren’t enough, tragedy strikes Mariam’s secret love, Asad, leaving her with no solace. With the greedy uncle backed by Pakistan’s difficult legal system, Mariam and her mother must rely on each other to survive the looming threat.

In Flames is Zarrar Kahn’s debut feature, premiering at Director’s Fortnight in 2023. It’s also the first South Asian horror film ever selected by Cannes. Through the lens of horror, the film delves into the consequences of living in a fiercely patriarchal society, shedding light on the daily struggles of women facing gendered oppression. Through chilling suspense and heart-stopping terror, it exposes the oppressive forces that bind women in a relentless struggle for autonomy and survival.

ZARRAR KAHN
Born in Karachi and now based in Toronto, Zarrar Kahn is a director dedicated to amplifying the voices of marginalized communities. In Flames is his first feature film.

A TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO MUGHAL STUDIES

A SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR EBBA KOCH’S SCHOLARLY WORK 

15 MARCH 2024 START: 9.30 AM 

AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES / PSK, SEMINAR ROOM 3RD FLOOR  / GEORG COCH-PLATZ 2 / 1010 VIENNA 

On the occasion of Professor Ebba Koch’s 80th birthday, a symposium will take place at the Academy of Sciences in Vienna. Based on the scientific achievements of the internationally renowned art historian on the Mughal Empire and its exchange with other Empires of its time, new interdisciplinary research approaches will be discussed. 

The focus is on studies of Indo-Islamic culture, architecture and garden art, of the relationships between Mughal India and Europe as well as of the Millionenzimmer of Schönbrunn Palace, which take up and critically examine recent developments, particularly in relation to transcultural and global research. For this purpose, international experts from different disciplines are invited: art history, architectural history, global history, Iranian studies, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. 

The symposium will be accompanied by an exhibition of Ebba Koch’s archive material (architectural drawings and photographs), some of which have not yet been published. The aim of the symposium is - apart from honoring Ebba Koch's merits - to revitalize Vienna as a scientific center for research on the Mughal Empire and to strengthen the interdisciplinary collaboration between leading experts of the field. 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

Dr. Corinna Forberg (corinna.forberg@freenet.de, University of Göttingen) 

Dr. Christiane Kalantari (christiane.kalantari@oeaw.ac.at, ÖAW, Vienna) 

Dr. Simone Wille (Simone.Wille@uibk.ac.at, University of Innsbruck) 

The exhibition is curated by Christine Bruckbauer and Christiane Kalantari. 

Die mit dem Strauss tanzten. Johann Strauss im Karakorum

Anlässlich des 100. Todestages von Johann Strauss (Sohn), bekannt als "Walzerkönig",  begab sich der ORF-Journalist und Autor Otto Brusatti  im Jahre 1999 mit einem Porträt des Komponisten und seiner Musik auf eine Reise durch den Karakorum. Vielfältig waren die Reaktionen der lokalen Bevölkerung, von Neugier und Begeisterung bis zu Ablehnung. Otto Brusatti wird den Abend mit uns verbringen, eine Einführung zu seinem Film geben und anschließend für ein Gespräch zur Verfügung stehen. 

DATE

27. Februar 2024, 18.30 Uhr / 6:30 pm

 VENUE

Restaurant “Der Wiener Deewan”, Liechtensteinstraße 10, 1090 Wien