This competition was concerned with the implementation of an artistic design for the Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz in Vienna’s 6th district. The six-month intervention was to consider the historical significance of Fritz Grünbaum as well as the spatial and architectural characteristics of the place. The project was expected to deal with the Viennese cabaret artist and Holocaust victim’s personality and life and explore the square as a vibrant urban area surrounded by buildings of special historical significance such as the Apollo cinema, the flak towers, and the Esterhazy Park. The stairs to the Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea) could be included in the artist’s plans as a location for the project. The submission was to put special emphasis on a participatory and communicative approach to the square and make a contribution to the discourse on art in public space.
Wendelin Pressl’s project REVUE emerged as winner of the competition.
Location
Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz, 1060 Vienna
Gallery
Further Information
Competition
Competition for an artistic design solution for the Fritz- Grünbaum-Platz, 1060 Vienna
Awarding authorities
mašinka – Verein zur Förderung partizipativer Kunst- und Kulturarbeit on behalf of the municipal authorities of Vienna’s sixth district and in collaboration with Kunst im öffentlichen Raum GmbH
Invited artists
Alfred Bachlehner (AT), Miriam Bajtala (SK), Katharina Gruzei (AT), Anna Jermolaewa (RU), Peter Kulev (AT), Micha Payer (AT) und | and Martin Gabriel (AT), Andreas Reiter Raabe (AT), Maruša Sagadin (SL), ritesinstitute – Karin Schneider (BR), Daniela Zobel (AT) und Friedemann Derschmidt (AT), Elisabeth Wagner (AT) & Paul Horn (AT)
Jury
Iris Andraschek, artist
Kilian Franer, district councilor of Mariahilf
Angela Heide, dramaturge, curator, and producer; since 2002 co-managing director of WOLKE 7
Sabine Oppolzer, 2007–2010 member of the KÖR jury; since 1998 Ö1/ORF Radio, department of contemporary art and culture
Manfred Rakousky, 2001–2008 district councilor of Mariahilf
Ricky Renier, 2007–2010 project manager KÖR
Reinhard Uttenthaler, architect, artist
Wolfgang Zendar, district councilor of Mariahilf
Preliminary technical examination
Municipal Department 46 – Traffic Management and Organization
Municipal Department 28 – Road Management and Construction
Municipal Department 19 – Architecture and Urban Design
Competition winner
Wendelin Pressl
*1971 in Graz (AT), lives and works in Vienna.
wendelinpressl.com
Project coordination
Andrea Maria Krenn, masinka – Association for the Promotion of Participatory Work in Art and Culture