1998
Christoph Schlingensief, 7 Days of Disposal for Graz—Artists against Human Rights (Chance 2000 for Graz) (1998), performance, Am Eisernen Tor, Graz, 1998, photo: Jörg Schlick
Thomas Gratzer and Harald Posch, Habsburg Recycling: Nazis im Weltraum (1998), play, with Swantje Henke and Hubsi Kramar, Thalia, Graz, 1998, photo: Manfred Klimek
Alfred Kolleritsch, Die geretteten Köche (1997), play, with Gertrud Kohl and Ulrich Haß, Reininghaus, Graz, 1998, photo: Johannes Gellner
4 Plattenläden für Graz & Musik aus Köln im Reininghaus, party, presented by Spex, Reininghaus, Graz, 1998, photo: Justus Köhncke
Cosima von Bonin, Löwe im Bonsaiwald, exhibition view, Palais Attems, Graz, 1998, photo: © Cosima von Bonin; courtesy of the artist
steirischer herbst ’98
Director
Christine Frisinghelli
Festival dates
26.9.–26.10.1998
Curatorial team
Sabine Achleitner: Production Assistant und Project Spex
Sabine Reisner: Head of Organisation, Promotion
Brigitte Bidovec: Executive Assistant
Sabine Himmelsbach: Project Kunst und globale Medien (Art and Global Media), Exhibition and Film Festival
Alexandra Foitl: Kunst und globale Medien (Art and Global Media), Exhibition, Media Installations and Symposion
Monika Pessler: Theater Projects, Sponsoring, Art Education
Susanne Gelles: Press Office and Theater Projects
Martina Grohmann: Theater Projects
Melanie Jamnig: Assistant to Kunst und globale Medien (Art and Global Media)
“With the ‘Art and global media’ project, steirischer herbst leaves the spaces traditionally assigned to (visual) art—the museum and the gallery. Artistic works are no longer presented to the contemplative visitor to an exhibition, they are only revealed to the distracted reader/viewer sporadically, suddenly and within the context of the context of the specific medium as an intervention."
"The critical approach of this ‘experiment set-up’ through the modes of operation of the media is that it examines both artistically and scientifically the social structures being changed by global economy and global mass media, the emergence of new social communication, new forms of centralisation and new economic powers.
But despite the fact of its live performance, despite the pre-defined institutional framework, theatre, too, takes place within the context of the production and reception conditions set out and shaped by the media and entertainment industry.”
—Christine Frisinghelli (original booklet translation)
steirischer herbst ’98 opened on the Kasematten stage on the Schloßberg with Farben Fetzen Musik: Eine Schwabhommage (Colors Scraps Music: A Schwab Homage) by Jennifer Minetti. In her foreword to the program booklet, Christine Frisinghelli reacted to the defaming and scandalizing of contemporary art by the Austrian press that had occurred in the preceding weeks, which made “hostility to art into a culture.” Numerous works and projects that were created especially for the festival thus dealt with the media in a critical way.
Christoph Schlingensief’s performance 7 Days of Disposal for Graz—Artists against Human Rights (Chance 2000 for Graz) made use of the mechanisms of “Mediendemokratiekunst” (media-democracy-art) in an intentionally subversive way: the announcement that he wanted to “bring as many homeless people as possible to Graz” triggered outrage in the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) in Graz—whose indignant letter of protest provided the text for the program booklet in a timely manner. Peter Weibel’s project Kunst und globale Medien (Art and Global Media) left the traditional domains of art such as museums and galleries behind, making artistic works become visible as interventions. This occurred in isolation, unexpectedly, and in the context of the respective medium—daily newspapers, billboards, electronic media, and the internet—rather than “making them available for contemplation” to exhibition visitors (program booklet). The Ausstellung über Medien in Medien (Exhibition on Media in Media) was accompanied by a symposium and a film program.
1998 was also the year that steirischer herbst went online with its first website. The special relationship between Cologne and Graz also became apparent once again: the project Spex präsentiert: 4 Plattenläden für Graz & Musik aus Köln im Reininghaus (Spex Presents: Four Record Stores for Graz and Music from Cologne at the Reininghaus) focused on the importance of local countercultures.
Program
Opening
Joseph Zehrer
Martin
Rudi Molacek
Torie Begg
exhibitions
Cosima von Bonin
Alexander Widner
Luigi Forte
Stephan Reichenberger and Jörg Metes
theatre
Alfred Kolleritsch
Christoph Schlingensief
Art and Global Media
Kunst und globale Medien - Eine Ausstellung über Medien in Medien.
autumn in harrach
SPEX presents
musikprotokoll ´98
music symposium
Zeitgenössische Komponisten schreiben für die Musikschule
Eröffnung Jugendmusikfest Deutschlandsberg
Bilder der Zukunft aus der Vergangenheit
Art without the unique item
Fanny Schoening
DEpRIVAT
Eröffnung K.U.L.M. Projekt Luft
Endlich tot endlich keine Luft mehr
Festival opening
26.09., 16:00
Kasematten Schloßbergbühne
Opening of steirischer herbst ’98
Farben Fetzen Musik - Eine Schwabhommage “Ein Fall von Ersprechen”
Venues
Burg Oberkapfenberg
CCW, Cultur Centrum Wolkenstein, Stainach
Café Harrach
Café Promenade
Ehem. Jesuitenkollegium/Priesterseminar
Forum Stadtpark
Forum Stadtpark, Grazer Stadtgebiet
Forum Stadtpark, Stadtpark
Galerie & Edition Artelier
Galerie Bleich-Rossi
Galerie Eugen Lendl
Galerie Schafschetzy
Gewerbepark, Pischelsdorf
Grazer Congress / Foyer
Grazer Congress / Stefaniensaal
Grazer Kunstverein
Grazer Stadtgebiet
Griesgasse
Hauptplatz, Deutschlandsberg
Kasematten
Kino Kapfenberg
Kulturhaus Graz
Kulturstock 3, Pischelsdorf
Kunsthaus Mürzzuschlag
Künstlerhaus
Laßnitzhaus, Deutschlandsberg
Mariahilfer Kirche
Musikschule Deutschlandsberg
ORF-Landesstudio
Palais Attems
Palais Meran
Reininghaus
Sackstraße 16
Schauspielhaus Graz
Schubertkino, KIZ-Kino im Augarten
Stadtpark
Stefaniensaal (Grazer Kongress)
TU Graz
Thalia
Theater im Palais
Theatro
Walzwerk V, Hönigsberg
Publications
Program booklet of steirischer herbst 1998: steirischer herbst Veranstaltungsges.m.b.H., steirischer herbst 98 (Graz: steirischer herbst Veranstaltungsges.m.b.H., 1998)
→ Available here
steirischer herbst 98, Martin (Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1998)
→ Available here
steirischer herbst Veranstaltungsges.m.b.H., Spielplan. steirischer herbst 98 (Graz: steirischer herbst Veranstaltungsges.m.b.H., 1998)
→ Available here
Retrospective
Retrospective