-> Opening FR 4/24/2026 7:30 PM
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Exhibition opening of "(RE)NEW" with a discussion and guided tours led by the artists
aktuelle kunst in graz is a network of art and cultural institutions in Graz. Here you can find details about the venues and the programme on display.
The upcoming gallery days are from 24. to 26. April 2026.
The upcoming gallery days are from 24. to 26. April 2026.
- Production space
- Exhibition space
- Art Association
- Cultural Center
Opening hours
Tue–Fri 14:00–19:00
and by appointment
Accessibility
- accessible toilets
- assistance available if needed
- everything is accessible
Zerstören, Foto: Alexandra Gschiel, © ESC medien kunst labor, 2016
Radio Cyborg Transmitter, Foto: Martin Gross © ESC medien kunst labor. 2020
swarm curious tautophone and dr dopplers machine, Foto: Martin Gross © ESC medien kunst labor, 2019
In Search Of Lost Paradises2, Foto: Maryam Mohamadi © ESC medien kunst labor, 2017
Speculative capital28, Foto: Elevate © ESC medien kunst labor, 2017
3D Printing 6963, Foto: Martin Gross © ESC medien kunst labor, 2020
Kairus Suspicious Behavior1, Foto: Martin Gross © ESC medien kunst labor, 2020
esc media art laboratory
The central task of esc medien kunst labor is the production of art.
The main focus is on the precise observation and seismographic recording of artistic processes that analyse and focus on socio-political developments (information and biotechnologies, socio-economic systems) and new technologies (hardware and software). The artistic activities are determined by the fact that art is understood as a subsystem of societal and social reality; the media-specific aspect is derived from the designation of this reality by "new" cultural technologies ["new media"].
The esc mkl is programmatically oriented towards the interests of artists as well as current research projects of scientists and theorists. The idea of networking finds expression in the continuous exchange with international artist collectives and the participation in international joint projects.
- Exhibition
4/24/2026 - 7/31/2026
(RE)NEW
Part I
©esc medien kunst labor, BioDigital Organisms - Emergence Study: Central Formation, by Amy Karle, 2024
How do we respond to the threat to social and democratic achievements, and what new spaces for thought are needed to develop new models of social coexistence? Media artists reflect on the inherent (power) potentials of media, how these confront people, and how people respond to them based on their needs, interests, and habits. Media artists are indispensable experts in the creation of (digital) transformations.
“[Art] sets out toward the new, the completely different, the unprecedented.” [Byung-Chul Han]
- Artists:
- Edy Fung (GBR), Ulysse Gohin (FRA), Steven Mark Kübler (DEU), Juli Laczko (HUN/NDL), Lola Le Vient (FRA) und Antonin Lemiere (FRA), Surzhana Radnaeva, Traditional Futures (FRA), Jon Ross, Bionic and the Wires (GBR), Tania Safa (FRA), Ralf Schreiber (DEU), Nanno Simonis (NDL), Masahiko Takeda (JPN), ::vtol:: (RUS/SLO)
-> Opening Party FR 4/24/2026 9:00 PM
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aktuelle kunst in graz Party
Get-together with music and visuals by DJ Ocho (AUT)
-> Artist's Talk SA 4/25/2026 5:30 PM
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Exhibition tour and Artist’s Talk in the exhibition "(RE)NEW"