{"id":75543,"date":"2024-09-15T09:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T08:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=75543"},"modified":"2025-06-01T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:47:44","slug":"klimt-warhol-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/klimt-warhol-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Heidi Horten Collection: permanent exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"#tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/klimtwarholtickets.jpg\" alt=\"Old building and exhibition poster\" class=\"wp-image-75531\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Magritte and Matisse. Rothko and Richter. Bacon and Basquiat. Just a few of the names in the Heidi Horten Collection&#8217;s <em>Klimt \u2b82 Warhol<\/em> permanent exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50 works in total from many top names<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Art from c.1900 to the 21st century<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A public vote contributed to the choice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-attractions-c60335\/tickets-for-ticket-for-the-heidi-horten-collection-vienna-p1066958\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_HeidiHorten\" rel=\"sponsored\">entrance tickets<\/a>* for the collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/heidi-horten-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47637\">Heidi Horten Collection overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">Art exhibitions in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Modern Masterpieces<\/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\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent3.jpg\" alt=\"View of an exhibition featuring a Klimt work\" class=\"wp-image-75528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent3-300x200.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\">(Klimt&#8217;s 1916 painting <em>Kirche in Unterach am Attersee<\/em> in the exhibition; photo by Ouriel Morgensztern and \u00a9 Heidi Horten Collection)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea behind the new permanent <em>Klimt \u2b82 Warhol<\/em> exhibition at the Heidi Horten Collection is to offer a taste of the diverse art movements and eras represented in the archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it helps that you have Gustav Klimt to cover Vienna around 1900. And Andy Warhol for pop art. Ren\u00e9 Magritte for surrealism. Mark Rothko for post-WWII abstract expressionism. And so on\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, the exhibition brings together the kind of names earning retrospectives and solo shows in prestigious locations across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection of 50 works actually reflects the preferences of the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/we-love-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"65872\">previous special exhibition<\/a>, visitors could choose their favourites. The results flowed into the choice for the permanent display.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent1.jpg\" alt=\"Painting by Magritte\" class=\"wp-image-75526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent1-300x205.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\">(Ren\u00e9 Magritte, <em>L&#8217;Empire des Lumi\u00e8res<\/em>, 1961; Heidi Horten Collection \u00a9 Bildrecht, Wien, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gustav Klimt, for example, made it into 4th place in the public rankings with <em>Kirche in Unterach am Attersee<\/em>. But home advantage proved insufficient to defeat Magritte, Yves Klein and Paul Klee; the latter a surprise winner with his 1930 work, <em>Geschwister<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klimt&#8217;s revenge is to take the No.1 slot at the start of the exhibition. His painting feels like a gateway to the new. As if opening the sluice gates to the cascade of creativity that follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Geschwister<\/em> proves one of many works that hold the attention. I suggest standing in the middle of the room and doing a 360 degree turn. A view that takes you on a thematic journey through over a century of masterpieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other works that stood out for me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emil Nolde&#8217;s 1913 <em>Red Evening Sun<\/em> thanks to its raging dark\/light contrasts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Roy Lichtenstein&#8217;s 1980 <em>Forest Scene<\/em>, which sits next to several Warhols: a small section of wall to warm the pop art heart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent2.jpg\" alt=\"View of an exhibition featuring a Roy Lichtenstein work\" class=\"wp-image-75527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/heidihortenpermanent2-300x200.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\">(Roy Lichtenstein&#8217;s 1980 <em>Forest Scene<\/em> in the exhibition; photo by Ouriel Morgensztern and \u00a9 Heidi Horten Collection)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The subtlety of Gerhard Richter&#8217;s 1966 <em>Snowy Landscape<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The wry humour in Maurizio Cattelan&#8217;s 1997 <em>Senza Titolo (Zorro)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The strange fascination held by Sue Williams&#8217; 1997 <em>Purple on Yellow with Sun<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The ephemeral beauty and alien quality of Kees van Donegan&#8217;s c.1925 <em>Comedia (Montparnasse Blues)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Klimt \u2b82 Warhol<\/em> occupies the ground floor of the building, and the layout feels a little like an art installation itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artist Markus Schinwald created a more intimate museal experience with a touch of the domestic to it, as if to confirm the sense of perusing a private collection. Images of furniture appear on the walls; Edvard Munch&#8217;s 1904 self-portrait thus seems to hang above a chest of drawers, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets\">Tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An entrance ticket for or from the Heidi Horten Collection includes the exhibition(s) within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Booking service provided by Tiqets.com*, who I am an affiliate of)<\/p><div data-tiqets-widget=\"availability\" data-layout=\"full\" data-product-id=\"1066958\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"AW_HHC\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to look out for any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/heidi-horten-collection\/#tickets\">special exhibitions<\/a>, too.  These appear regularly on the upper floors and tend to tackle some theme like Expressionism that allows more collection highlights to enjoy some time in the limelight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the eras and artists in the permanent display appeal, take a look at what&#8217;s on at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2995\">Albertina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-modern\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21859\">Albertina Modern<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3308\">Belvedere<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/leopold-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4014\">Leopold Museum<\/a>: these art museums often feature similar names and movements. The first of these four is actually next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/heidi-horten-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47637\">Heidi Horten Collection article<\/a> has travel tips: the location lies within the borders of the old town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Hanuschgasse 3, 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1asmHlbVpicbQLt1557vf6l4l0zQ\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magritte , Matisse, Rothko, Richter, Bacon, Basquiat. 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