Two more days on view: MILEN TILL’S solo exhibition VIENNESE ACTIVISM at Crone Wien.
For his latest project, Milen Till links the radical forms of expression of the Actionists of the past with the uncompromising gestures of today’s climate activists, drawing attention to parallels in image creation and methods of provocation.
Viennese Actionism, founded in the 1960s by Günter Brus, Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, and others, sought liberation from repressive, authoritarian social structures, thereby breaking the boundaries of painting. Nowadays, the actions of climate and environmental activist groups consciously or unconsciously employ and adapt their formal language.
In the series VIENNESE ACTIVISM Till uses historical picture frames protected by acrylic glass covers. Their interiors remain deliberately empty. Instead, Till pours paint onto the previously untouched acrylic glass in an expressive gesture. Red, blue, or black streaks cover the transparent surface. The boundary between image and frame, and between two- and three-dimensional objects, becomes blurred.
For SELBSTBEKLEBUNG (Self-Adhesion) on the other hand, Till incorporated his own body into the complex of works. He develops a cast of his own hand, whose radiant white color is reminiscent of Günter Brus‘ paintings. Fixed on a white base, it becomes a symbol of the uncompromising actions of climate activists. Only the yellowed epoxy glue breaks the integrity of the white and is reminiscent of the morbid stagings of the Vienna Actionists.
Milen Till | Wiener Aktionismus (Viennese Activism)
On view till January 17, 2026
Crone Wien, Getreidemarkt 14, 1010 Vienna
Opening hours Tue - Fri, 11 am - 6 pm, Sat, 11 am - 3 pm
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