Albertina Modern [ENA] The ALBERTINA MODERN’s exhibition Vasarely & Adrian. Dynamic Grids is a rigorously curated and visually exhilarating encounter between two major pioneers of Op Art and media art, Victor Vasarely and Marc Adrian, whose works here reveal an enduring, almost prophetic relevance for our contemporary visual culture. Far from being a mere historical pairing, the show stages a genuine dialogue of both artists.   [Full story...]

Scala Wien [ENA] “Der Bockerer” at Theater Scala, produced by theater zum Fürchten and staged by Bruno Max, proves that this oft beloved Viennese classic can still unsettle an audience when its sentimentality is rigorously pared away. Instead of offering a cosy “Schelmengeschichte” about a lovable butcher outwitting the Nazis, this production foregrounds the discomforting question at the heart of the piece: what does it mean to survive a dictatorship while insisting on one’s own innocence.   [Full story...]