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Focus on Modernism: The Vienna Secession and Photography
Moriz Nähr: Gustav Klimt with the artists participating in the 14th Exhibition of the Secession, April 1902, Klimt Foundation
© Klimt Foundation, Vienna
Moriz Nähr: Gustav Klimt at the XIV Secession Exhibition, April 1902, Klimt Foundation
© Klimt Foundation, Vienna
A golden dome, radical visions, a leap into modernity: The Vienna Secession became the symbol of Viennese Modernism around 1900 and a stage for the Gesamtkunstwerk of Gustav Klimt, Alfred Roller, Kolo Moser, and others. But what role did photography play in this artistic revolution?
Four experts shed light on a nearly forgotten chapter of the Viennese photographic avant-garde—spanning documentation, staging, and artistic experimentation. Following the discussion, the Prunksaal will open for an exclusive presentation of original objects.
Dr. Elisabeth Dutz, Chief Curator, Albertina Graphic Arts Collection
Associate Professor (ret.) Dr. Sabine Plakolm-Forsthuber, TU Wien
Mag. Sandra Tretter, Deputy Director, Klimt Foundation, Vienna
Moderator: Mag. Uwe Schögl, Curator, Austrian National Library
Admission is free. No registration is required.
April 15, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Austrian National Library, Oratory State Hall
Josefsplatz, 1010 Vienna
In addition, starting April 13, 2026, the online exhibition “Focus on Modernism: The Vienna Secession and Photography” will showcase significant historical photographs that uniquely document the exhibitions of the Vienna Secession and comprehensively illustrate the close connection between art and photography.