Christine and Irene Hohenbüchler: Carlone Contemporary, Exhibition, Belvedere Museum, Vienna: 18 March-12 September 2021

These works by the two Austrian artists, who are sculptors and a painters, were generously donated to the museum from a private collection. Since graduating, they have been working as a duo and exploring artistic production outside prescribed structures and cultural frameworks. These twin artists are artistically active in different ways such as installation, objects, digital art, painting and sculpture. The sculptures enter into a dialogue with the Carlone Hall’s allegorical pictorial program and the history of the Baroque palace.

Participation, the examination of social and political issues, open creative processes and the exploration of the notion of artistic authorship are characteristic reflected in the work of Christine and Irene Hohenbüchler. This extensive body of work at Belvedere Museum includes the sisters' earliest pieces from the 1990s, as well as examples of multiple authorship often created in collaboration with people from socially marginalised groups. 

The exhibition shows the breadth of Christine and Irene Hohenbüchler's creative output. It includes large-scale installations as well as paintings, drawings, sculptures, furnishing objects, textile elements and projects in public spaces.