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Collection Sigrid and Franz Wojda. Living with Contemporary Art. Sigrid and Franz Wojda were both born in Carinthia and settled in Vienna and Burgenland. Over the past 40 years, through informed and consistent efforts, they have acquired a considerable collection of Austrian and international abstract contemporary art – one of the most significant private collections in Austria. With 146 works by 57 artists, the current exhibition is to represent the focus of the collection which refers to conceptual, reductionist, constructive and analytical painting. The exhibited works represent the core of Sigrid and Franz Wojda's collection which comprises mainly paintings and graphics, but also sculptures, installations, animations and videos. The works range from classics of minimalist abstract painting, e.g. by Josef Albers or Robert Barry, through those of later internationally stars such as François Morellet, Helmut Federle, Günter Umberg, Imi Knoebel and Katharina Grosse, right up to Austrian artists Franz West, Heimo Zobernig, Gerwald Rockenschaub, Brigitte Kowanz, Erwin Bohatsch, Helmut Scheibl and Herbert Brandl, well-known beyond their native country. The exhibition was designed in collaboration with Sigrid and Franz Wojda and Edelbert Köb. After embarking on the project with enormous enthusiasm some two years ago, Sigrid Wojda unexpectedly fell ill and last July, during the design phase, she passed away. To our great regret, she was unable to contribute her extensive knowledge to the completion of the project, nor did she live to experience the final exhibition. As an expression of respect and appreciation, we would like to dedicate the exhibition project and this catalogue to Sigrid Wojda. |
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