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an original bar from the ’50s made by
architect Erich Boltenstern behind
which Christian Meyer likes to serve
drinks for his guests at openings. In the
so called »Bolten stern.Raum« group exhibitions
with predominantly younger
artists are shown.
Eschenbachgasse 9, (585 72 77)
www.meyerkainer.at
�� Galerie Krobath —— After the split
from Barbara Wimmer, Helga Krobath
now runs this gallery on her own. Here,
typical project artists like Austrian Dorit
Margreiter or Florian Pumhösl found
access to the art market. Artists such as
Julian Opie, Jiri Kovanda and Gerold
Miller count among the inner circle of
artists represented here. Around the
corner, in the Nibelungengasse Nr.
11/13, the gallery has been running a
second exhibition space in a Viennese
apartment since 2008. (Program available
on request)
Eschenbachgasse 9, (585 74 70)
www.galeriekrobath.at
�� Galerie Martin Janda —— Martin Janda
founded the »Raum aktueller Kunst«
(space for current art) in 1992 where he
brought artists like Raoul de Keyser,
René Daniels and Liam Gillick to Vienna,
and since 1999, he has been running
his own gallery. He is interested in
making less marketable art marketable,
such as film installations by the Romanian
artist Roman Ondák. His roster
of artists includes Christine & Irene Hohenbüchler,
Werner Feiersinger and
Jun Yang.
Eschenbachgasse 11, (585 73 71)
www.martinjanda.at
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�� Galerie Mezzanin —— Once an offspace
in an old apartment, this gallery
has in the meantime developed into a
commercial success under the aegis of
Karin Handlbauer, time and again unveiling
excellent native talent. Mezzanin
represents, among others, Austrian
artists like Peter Kogler or Christian
Mayer, as well as American Elaine Sturtevant.
Getreidemarkt 14, (526 43 56)
www.mezzaningallery.com
GALLERY DISTRICT Schleifmühlgasse ——
Not only the Eschenbachgasse, but also
the Schleifmühlgasse in the 4th district
is known as »the gallery street« of
Vienna. Not far from the Secession,
Kunsthalle project space, Bawag and
Generali Foundation and the famous
food market Naschmarkt.
U1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz
All galleries usually open:
Thu-Fr 11 am to 6 pm,
Sat 11 am to 3 pm
(and by appointment).
�� Christine König Galerie —— Founded
in 1989/90. Works by international
artists like Jannis Kounellis, David
Hammons, Rebecca Horn or Nancy
Spero had their Austrian premiere at
Christine König. The gallery features
renowned Austrian artists as well, including
Gerhard Rühm, one of the cofounders
of the Wiener Gruppe as well
as artists from the younger generation
including Constantin Luser or the Algerian
artist Adel Abdessemed. Open
Saturday until 5 pm!
Schleifmühlgasse 1a, (585 74 74)
www.christinekoeniggalerie.com
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