Current exhibition

Karl Valentin knew that ‘art is beautiful, but it's a lot of work.’ Art in the workplace, on the other hand, can be inspiring. Whether figurative painting or abstract imagery, whether referencing art-historical traditions or interpreting the present, art broadens our perspective – not least in our everyday working lives.

A temporary exhibition curated by Hans-Peter Wipplinger in the atrium of the Post headquarters showcases artistic positions from Austria on four floors.

Currently: Elisa Alberti, Kater D., Nana Mandl and Hermann Nitsch.

Hermann Nitsch

Born in Vienna in 1938, died in Mistelbach in 2022.

Hermann Nitsch is considered one of the most important representatives of Viennese Actionism. In his so-called ‘Orgy Mystery Theatre,’ a combination of action painting and theatre, Nitsch created a total work of art from the 1950s onwards that stimulated all the senses and also drew in the audience.

The artist also transferred the ecstatic and sensual nature of his performances to his painting: in a tachist, dramatically expressive manner, acrylic paint is poured onto canvases often primed with animal blood and spread over them, sometimes with bare hands or large brooms.

From 2020 onwards, pastel shades began to appear alongside the dominant colour red. The result was monumental paintings in the colours of blossoming nature, which Nitsch himself described as ‘lush bursts of colour’. The idea of resurrection came to the fore, the eternal cycle of becoming and passing away.

https://www.nitsch-foundation.com

Nana Mandl

Born in Graz in 1991, lives and works in Vienna.

Nana Mandl explores the question of how digital content can be translated into analogue form. Her digital archive – a treasure trove of diverse identities – is fed by the flood of images on social networks as well as a collection of personal photographs and selfies.

She selects mainly figurations, but also text fragments, which she samples and processes into multi-layered collages. Using elaborate techniques such as sewing and embroidery, she translates these into the medium of textiles with great attention to detail. The result is colourful, patchwork-like image backgrounds that capture the pluralism of digital aesthetics as if in a kaleidoscope.

The artist is interested in the exciting contrast between digital image content, which addresses phenomena such as overload and overstimulation, and analogue craft techniques, which stand for deceleration, concentration and mindfulness.

https://www.nanamandl.com/

Elisa Alberti
Born in Kiel (Germany) in 1992, lives and works in Vienna.

Elisa Alberti focuses on abstract painting. Form, colour and materiality are the parameters that determine her minimalist compositions. System and intuition play an important role as sources of inspiration.

While the division and arrangement of geometric shapes on the picture plane is planned, the subsequent use of colour is intuitive and occurs during the painting process. Strong contrasts are preferred – black and white, delicate skin tones and deep blue.

Alberti is interested in the question of how far painting, colour and form can be reduced so that, in the end, form emerges as the constituent element in the foreground. It is an exploratory exploration of the image planes that leads to ever new, varied and never-ending configurations.

https://elisaalberti.com

Kater D.
Born in Vienna in 1988, lives and works in Vienna.

In her artistic practice, Katharina Diezl, alias Kater D., often sets herself an overarching theme that she works on for several years. In her current series, ‘Über das Zuhause’ (About Home), she focuses on private space, on personal emotions and experiences that are both intimate and universal.

The eight-part series ‘Ein kein Kater Tag’ (A No Hangover Day), which recounts episodes from a typical day in the artist's life and was created especially for the exhibition at the Post am Rochus, showcases the wide range of materials and techniques she uses.

Acrylic, distemper and oil pastels are used alongside textiles, fake fur and human hair. The artist, who loves to experiment, is not interested in a clearly defined end product; she finds it more appealing to navigate the tension between diverging possibilities.

https://www.instagram.com/kater_d_/?hl=de

Past exhibitions

2024-2025
Christian Eisenberger, Franz Graf, Anna Jermolaewa and Sebastian Koch.

2023-2024
Angela Eisenköck, Charlotte Klobassa, Rudi Molacek, Ulrike Müller and Florian Schmidt.

2022-2023
Erwin Bohatsch, Julia Haugeneder, Peter Krawagna, Stefan Sandner and Sofie Thorsen.

2019-2022
Theresa Eipeldauer, Markus Huemer, Martha Jungwirth, Franco Kappl and Martin Schnur.

2018-2019
Georg Haberler, Suse Krawagna, Hubert Scheibl, Hubert Schmalix and Walter Vopava.