{"id":23113,"date":"2020-02-16T05:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T04:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=23113"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:29:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:29:41","slug":"bertlmann-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/bertlmann-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Renate Bertlmann installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rooftop-statues-at-Upper-Belvedere.jpg\" alt=\"Rooftop statues at Upper Belvedere\" class=\"wp-image-23116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rooftop-statues-at-Upper-Belvedere.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rooftop-statues-at-Upper-Belvedere-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The poet, Robert Herrick, wrote: <em>But ne&#8217;er the rose without the thorn<\/em>. Or without the blade, as is the case with the installation by Renate Bertlmann that features in Belvedere&#8217;s Carlone Contemporary exhibition series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An arrangement of glass flower stems, each pierced by a blade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work adapted from Bertlmann&#8217;s contribution at the Venice Biennale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curated by Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runs Feb 20, 2020 &#8211; Jan 31, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\">Belvedere tickets and visitor tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/#modernart\">contemporary art exhibitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"red-knife-roses\">Red knife-roses<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bertlmanncarlone.jpg\" alt=\"Renate Bertlmann's glass flower installation\" class=\"wp-image-63037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bertlmanncarlone.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bertlmanncarlone-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(View of the Renate Bertlmann installation; press photo: Johannes Stoll \/ Belvedere, Wien; \u00a9 Renate Bertlmann &amp; Richard Saltoun Gallery, London)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, I have a soft spot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/carlone-contemporary\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"57612\">Carlone Contemporary series<\/a> of exhibitions at Belvedere. Each one places a piece of contemporary art in the heavily-frescoed Carlone Hall of this baroque palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contrast of old with new and the interplay between art forms reflect Vienna itself, where history and modern development conduct a merry dance throughout the cityscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This iteration of the series features a piece by Renate Bertlmann, adapted from a part of her <em>Discordo Ergo Sum<\/em> contribution to the 2019 Venice Biennale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work features a large grid of single glass flower stems. Sharp knives emerge from the tops of the red blooms, adding another layer of duality to the Carlone Contemporary exhibition: the fragility of the flower contrasts with the fierceness of the blades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s rare that I share something in common with an artist at Belvedere. Bertlmann once studied at Oxford and so did I (albeit Biology, which qualifies me to talk about real flowers, but not these stark statements made of Murano glass).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bertlmann&#8217;s subsequent career and output crosses different media &#8211; everything from performance art to photography and drawing. But often with a radical bent and an eye for social and feminist issues. Her work has appeared in exhibitions all over the world, perhaps most notably at the Tate Modern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017, Bertlmann was awarded the Grand Austrian State prize, one of the highest accolades possibly for artistic achievement in the country. Previous winners include Walter Pichler, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/walter-pichler-exhibition\/\">Alte Figur<\/a> work preceded the roses in the Carlone Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dates-and-tickets\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>View Bertlmann&#8217;s work from February 20th, 2020 through to January 31st, 2021. No extra ticket is required, just the normal entrance for Upper Belvedere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They operate a time slot system there now. Since the exhibition extends across the busy summer months, my recommendation would be to book your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\">ticket<\/a> in advance. Or use something like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/vienna-pass-review\/\">Vienna Pass<\/a> for one-time free entry at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-to-the-exhibition\">How to get to the installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Just follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/gettingthere3\/\">directions for Belvedere<\/a>. The Carlone Hall is the first on the right once you get inside Upper Belvedere palace and past the ticket check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Prinz Eugen-Stra\u00dfe 27, 1030 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1ksawXWFMVD9bljA48Gi7_VvWSfI\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The poet, Robert Herrick, wrote: But ne&#8217;er the rose without the thorn. 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Red knife-roses (View of the Renate Bertlmann installation; press photo: Johannes Stoll \/ Belvedere, Wien; \u00a9 Renate Bertlmann &amp; Richard Saltoun [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23113","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-belvedere-sites","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23113"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63040,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23113\/revisions\/63040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}