accompaniment
Ian Waelder
Opening: 25 September, 18h–21h
Exhibition: 26 September – 6 December, 2025
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Opening hours: Saturday, 13h–17h
_
This project has been made possible with the generous support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS) & Stadt Wien Kultur (MA 7)
What's the funniest joke in the world?
Written for Mike Kelley & Marlie Mul
By LAURENZ and SHIMMER
200 copies on Pergraphica Ivory Rough 90g/m2 with brown ink.
Download PDF
The four of us—Aaron, Eloise, Jason, and Monika—share the feeling that there is never enough time for art. Making it, curating it, seeing it. Something always gets in the way: emails, installation, hosting press, scrubbing floors, preparing equipment. The whole carousel of tasks that swing us as far away from the artwork as possible.
So we decided to do the opposite: make time to talk about the work at length. And a text is what came of that. Most of the audience has understood our silence as reflection. A few thought it meant we had nothing to say: ‘I squeak—I don’t speak. Not responsible for the interpretation’, says The Banana Man.
We thank Verschiedene Bilder for giving our collaborative text “What’s the funniest joke in the world?”—written for Mike Kelley & Marlie Mul by Laurenz and Shimmer—a beautiful visual appearance. Come grab one at Laurenz this weekend!
_
This project has been made possible with the generous support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS)
Insights of a Practice, published by LAURENZ, 2025
Insights of a Practice
publication launch
Join us this Thursday, 31 July, for after-work drinks and a publication launch at Laurenz!
All three conversations from our new format 'Insights of a Practice' have been recorded, transcribed, and collected in a small publication, available for a small donation. With works and words by Igor Blomberg Tranæus, Jennifer Gelardo, Gianna Virginia Prein, Michael Reindel, Johanna Charlotte Trede, and Bartholomaeus Wächter.
If you haven’t yet seen our current exhibition featuring works by Mike Kelley and Marlie Mul, the show will be open during the launch.
Insights of a Practice
publication launch
Thursday, 31 July, 2025
18:00–21:00
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
_
This project has been made possible with the generous support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS)
fig5, installation view, Mike Kelley & Marlie Mul, Laurenz & Shimmer, Vienna; Marlie Mul, Unnamed Charm, 2024, Silicone, synthetic hair, stainless steel hardware Unique. 8 x 7.5 x 3.5 inches
Mike Kelley & Marlie Mul
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Exhibition: 31 May – 7 September, 2025
co-curated by Laurenz & Shimmer
We are happy to share that our current exhibition of Mike Kelley and Marlie Mul will be extended until 7 September. In July and August, Laurenz will be open on the following days and by appointment:
Sat, 27 July, 13:00–15:00
Thu, 31 July, 18:00–21:00
Tue, 19 August, 18:00–20:00
Tue, 26 August, 18:00–20:00
Please note that no appointments will be possible between 4 and 17 August. September opening hours will be announced soon. Thank you for your interest in the show, and see you at Laurenz!
_
This project has been made possible with the generous support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS)
Our sincere thanks go to Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York, and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles.
The Banana Man, Mike Kelley, 1983, 28:15 min, color, sound; Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles.
Mike Kelley & Marlie Mul
Opening: 30 May, 2025, 14h–21h
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
co-curated by Laurenz & Shimmer
Exhibition: 31 May – 30 July, 2025
Opening hours during Independent Space Index festival (30 May – 1 June, 2025): 14h–18h
Opening hours in June, Saturday, 13h–17h and by appointment
Opening hours in July by appointment
_
Opening on Friday, 30 May, as part of this year’s edition of the Independent Space Index festival, and stretching across June and July, Laurenz is pleased to collaborate with its friends from Rotterdam – Shimmer, in presenting works by Mike Kelley and Marlie Mul. Join us for a slow afternoon opening starting at 14h — a shared attempt to get to know the artworks through the form of the exhibition itself.
_
Image credits:
The Banana Man, Mike Kelley, 1983, 28:15 min, color, sound; Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles.
_
This project has been made possible with the generous support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS)
Our sincere thanks go to Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York, and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles.
Gossip & Schwankende Gerüste zur Lösung fallender Welten
Igor Blomberg Tranæus & Johanna Charlotte Trede
Part of the format Insights of a Practice
Opening and conversation: 2 May, 2025, 18h–21h
Conversation starts at 19h
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Exhibition: 3 May – 17 May, 2025
Opening hours: Saturday, 13h–17h & by appointment
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
configuring HR0124 & Untitled (leveled jig and residual image)
Michael Reindel & Bartholomaeus Wächter
Part of the format Insights of a Practice
Opening and conversation: 17 April, 2025, 18h–21h
Conversation starts at 19h
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Exhibition: 18 April – 26 April, 2025
Opening hours: Saturday, 13h–17h & by appointment
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
Het Zuid Manifest: I Love Carlos
28. – 30.03.2025
Location: Durum Time, Katendrechtse Lagedijk 365B, Rotterdam
Exhibition: 28. – 30.03.2025
Laurenz is happy to be part of the 1st edition of Het Zuid Manifest: I Love Carlos, an art festival in the Charlois district of Rotterdam, initiated and organised by Rib. During the three days of the festival, 15 unconventional venues, most of which have never been opened for cultural purposes before, including restaurants, shops and cafés, will be transformed into exhibition venues.
In the restaurant Durum Time, Laurenz will present the adapted documentation of the project Grandmotherhood (uncountable) Бабинство (непреброимо), which took place in 2022 in Shabla, Bulgaria, at Baba Vasa's Cellar–an artist-run space in the basement of Lazar Lyutakov's grandmother's house. For the 2022 project, we invited 14 artists and cultural practitioners to contribute to the show by sharing a recipe for a dish or drink that reminded them of their grandmother. The original recipes were displayed in the exhibition space. In addition, a version of the recipes was printed on A3 paper tablecloths, which were placed under each of the dishes we prepared for the opening for visitors to enjoy. By the end of the evening, the tablecloths were stained by food, greasy fingers and the raindrops that had fallen earlier in the evening.
Printed on A4 paper and piled on the tables of Durum Time, the scanned documentation of the Bulgarian summer evening of 16 July 2022, with all 14 recipes, can be taken home by visitors of the festival.
The presented material contains the documentation of works by: Maziar Afrassiabi, Suzanne Bernhardt, Katya Buchatska, Niklas Heiss, Christine Hohenbüchler, Marine Kaiser, Mariana Lanari, Lone Haugaard Madsen, Vasilka Maneva, Bruno Mokross, Ivan Moudov, Ananya Tantuu, Takeshi Yoshida, Anna Zvyagintseva.
Full Program (EN)
Chance & 4:48
Jennifer Gelardo & Gianna Virginia Prein
Part of the format Insights of a Practice
Opening and conversation: 21 March, 2025, 18h–21h
Conversation starts at 19h
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Exhibition: 22 March – 5 April, 2025
Opening hours: Saturday, 13h–17h & by appointment
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
Insights of a Practice
Igor Blomberg Tranæus, Jennifer Gelardo, Gianna Virginia Prein, Michael Reindel, Johanna Charlotte Trede, Bartholomaeus Wächter
Duration: 21 March – 16 May, 2025
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Further details will be announced soon.
_
We are excited to announce Insights of a Practice, a new format that will unfold across March, April and May. As a pilot, this project seeks to place a focus on the conversations surrounding artistic practice, using the visual language of the works on view as a key pillar to anchor these discussions. At its core, the format invites a richer understanding of the artists' processes, spatial decisions, and the active dialogue between the works, the artists, and the space itself. Through three distinct encounters, driven by six carefully selected artworks, the audience will be invited to engage with the motivations and methods behind the creation of the pieces, rather than just what is immediately visible.
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
reflecting on summer schools
open conversation between Vik Bayer, Monika Georgieva, Michal Leszuk, Vida Rucli and Chala Itai Westerman
Saturday, 14 December, 2024, 14:00
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
bubbles, coffee, tea and delicious snacks will be provided
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
Join us for an exhibition walk with neighbouring galleries and project spaces located within the fourth, fifth and sixth districts of Vienna which will all be open on Saturday the 26th of October from 2pm-7pm. The participating spaces are:
COMMUNE, Magdalenenstr. 10, 1060
house of spouse, Reinprechtsdorfer Straße 48/9, 1050
Laurenz, Linke Wienzeile 36, 1060
Pech, Große Neugasse 44/2, 1040
WAF Galerie, Schadekgasse 8, 1060
Maarten Van Roy, Dino Zrnec
Dreamweaver
Opening: 16 September, 2024, 6-9pm
Exhibition: 17 September - 30 November, 2024
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
opening hours: Saturday, 2-6pm & by appointment
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
Jack Burton, Katrīna Čemme, Bardhi Haliti, Lisa Jäger, Richard Klippfeld, Zuzana Kostelanská, Sophia Mairer, Julian Siffert, Marina Sula, Robin Waart, Lawrence Weiner
SYSTEMA 2024, Marseille
Opening: 29 August, 2024
Exhibition: 30 August - 1 September, 2024
Location: Palais Carli, Conservatoire de Musique à Rayonnement Régional de Marseille, 2 Pl. Auguste et François Carli, 13001 Marseille, France
opening hours of SYSTEMA 2024:
Friday 14:00–02:00, Saturday 14:00–23:00, Sunday 14:00–19.00
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
Map, March 2024, Independent Space Index
Lukas Meßner & Ivan Moudov (0GMS Cabinet with works by: Lana Čmajčanin, Zoran Georgiev, Bernd Oppl, Magdalena Stückler)
Opening: 31 May, 2024, 2-6pm
Exhibition: 1 June - 30 July, 2024
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
opening hours: Friday & Saturday, 2-6pm
As part of the Independent Space Index Festival 2024
31 May - 2 June, 2024, 2-6pm
_
with the generous support of BMKOES and the province of Bozen (Autonome Provinz Bozen, Südtirol, Abteilung Kultur)
still from: Dan Graham, Audience/Performer/Mirror, 1977
documented performances by:
Dan Graham, Toine Horvers, Joan Jonas
in cooperation with the Archive of de Appel, Amsterdam
Opening: 6 March, 2024, 6-9pm
Exhibition: 7 March - 30 April, 2024
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
open by appointment
_
with the generous support of LI-MA distribution, Amsterdam & BMKOES
Flyer, Kyiv Biennial, 2023
as part of the Kyiv Biennial, 2023, in cooperation with tranzit
Opening: 17 October, 2023, 4pm
Exhibition: 18 October - 17 December, 2023
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 12-6pm
Photo credits: FOTO WEGHOFER ILZ / Stmk
Opening: 30 September, 2023, 1pm
Exhibition: 1- 26 October, 2023
Location: Gasthaus Kaufhaus Thomas Supper, Moorstraße 31, 7554 Rohr im Burgenland, Opening hours: Within the opening hours of Gasthaus Kaufhaus Thomas Supper
—
Bus from Vienna to Rohr & Rohr to Vienna
(Saturday, 30 September 2023)
Departure (Vienna > Rohr) : 12:00, Vienna, Karlsplatz 2, Busspurt Fahrschule Karlsplatz e.U. (please make sure that you are there 10 to 15 minutes before the departure time) Destination: 7551 Rohr im Burgenland 29
Departure return journey (Rohr > Vienna): 18:30
Return: 20:30, Vienna, Karlsplatz 2, Busspurt Fahrschule Karlsplatz e.U.
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
Photo credits: left, Bianca Pedrina, right, Hiroshi Takizawa
Belvedere 21 (Über das Neue / On the New)
Bianca Pedrina, Hiroshi Takizawa
Opening: 13 July, 2023, 7pm
Exhibition: 14 July - 27 August, 2023
Location: Arsenalstraße 1, 1030 Wien
Opening hours of the Belvedere 21
On your side of things - part 2
hosted by Rib and part of the exhibition ‘The Last Terminal Volume II, Part 2: The Ribbon–Cutting Approach’
With contributions by:
5OU6ÎLES (Lyon), De Player (Rotterdam), Enterprise Projects (Athens), Etablissement d’en Face (Brussels), Laurenz (Vienna), Marwan (Amsterdam), Playbill (Amsterdam), Rib (Rotterdam), SB34 (Brussels), Significant Other (Vienna), Switch-Hook (Chicago), Treignac Projet (Treignac), Winona (Brussels)
Opening: 1 July, 7-11pm
Live Performance by Peter Fengler: 21:30
Location: Rib, Katendrechtse Lagedijk 490B, Rotterdam
On your side of things
Laurenz in conversation with:
Enterprise Projects (Athens), Etablissement d’en Face (Brussels), Marwan (Amsterdam), Rib (Rotterdam), Significant Other (Vienna), Switch-Hook (Chicago), Winona (Brussels)
Opening: 2 June, 2023
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Laurenz will participate in the 6th edition of the independent space index festival from June 2nd-4th, 2023.
dis/claim
Words by: Anna Barbieri, Christian Egger, Monika Georgieva, Jackie Grassmann, Laura Hinrichsmeyer, Leonie Huber, Barbara Juch, Simon Nagy, Anna Rimmel, Sophia Roxane Rohwetter, Anne Schmidt, Miriam Stoney
25 April, 2023, 6-9pm
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Photo Credits: Florian Hofer
Artist in Residence
Florian Hofer
INSIDE IS REAL
28 March, 2023, 6-9pm
open by appointment till 5.April, 2023
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
We are delighted to announce Florian Hofer's short residency at Laurenz. Over the course of two weeks, Florian will be working on-site, using Laurenz's new spaces as a studio. In the coming days, the artist will define the framework within which he will share his work with the public.
With this new experimental format, we want to invite artists to help us get to know our new environment. By focusing on the artistic process rather than the presentation of finished works, we aim to create more space for the development of new practices and to explore the exhibition space as a site of production.
Artist in Residence
Florian Hofer
13 - 26 March, 2023
Location: Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Handover
hosted by GUIMARÃES and Laurenz
with works by:
Masaya Chiba, Ana Jotta, Sebastian Koeck, Lazar Lyutakov, Ute Müller, Kate Newby, Marie Reichel, Hans Schabus, Titania Seidl, Lukas Thaler, Heimo Zobernig
Opening: New Year’s Eve, 31.12.2022, 21:00 – 2023
Linke Wienzeile 36/1c, 1060 Wien
Open by appointment throughout January 2023
image: Baba Vasa's Cellar, ten years and something, Lazar Lyutakov
baba Vasa’s notes written in Bulgarian:
“I am very happy when they come! They made a gallery out of my basement! I love all of my grandson’s friends, they are very sweet kids! They come from Vienna, from Sofia. When they are here I feel young… my basement - a gallery. They organize concerts, and all the young people from Shabla gather. Musicians come as well, it's great fun! I love them all from the bottom of my heart!”
Grandmotherhood (uncountable) / Бабинство (непреброимо)
Maziar Afrassiabi, Suzanne Bernhardt, Katya Buchatska, Niklas Heiss, Christine Hohenbüchler, Marine Kaiser, Mariana Lanari, Lone Haugaard Madsen, Vasilka Maneva, Bruno Mokross, Ivan Moudov, Ananya Tantuu, Takeshi Yoshida, Anna Zvyagintseva
Garden party: 16 July, 2022, Saturday
Duration of the Show: Summer 2022
Baba Vasa’s Cellar
Marica street 22, Shabla, Bulgaria
_
with the generous support of BMKOES
Photo Credits: Camilla Schielin
Chambre d'Ami·xes
(Room of Friends)
Finissage with Performance by Camilla Schielin
21 October, 2021, 4-7pm
Performance 17:00
Location: Schmalzhofgasse 24, 1060 Vienna
Chambre d'Ami·xes
(Room of Friends)
Opening: 21 September, 2021, 12-19pm
Duration of the Show: September 21 - October 21, 2021
Opening Hours: By Appointment
Location: Schmalzhofgasse 24, 1060 Vienna
Živa Drvarič, Martin Schlögl
Opening: 2 July, 2021
Exhibition: 3-4 July, 2021
as part of the open days with Independent Space Index Festival, 2021
Location: Löhrgasse 9, 1150
Costanza Brandizzi, Amanda Burzić, Nikolas Eckl, Jennifer Eder, Karim Hussein, Edgar Lessig, Nick Oberthaler, Ophelia Pauline Reuter
Book release
5 June, 2021
Location: Löhrgasse 9, 1150
Photo Credits: Laleh Kazemi Veisari
Laleh Kazemi Veisari
The exhibition space as a public square
26 March, 2021
Location: Löhrgasse 9, 1150
Edgar Lessig, Eirini Tiniakou, Fabian Anton, Jakob Neulinger, Johanna Charlotte Trede, Juan F. Vera, Katrīna Čemme, Luīze Nežberte, Marie Reichel Marlene Posch, Norma Kiskan, Raphael Haider, Sebastian Koeck
Laurenz; Open Call
Interventions; 3-6 December, 2020
Location: Various, Vienna
Ute Müller
Opening: 15 September, 2020
Exhibition: 16 - 20 September, 2020
Location: Löhrgasse 9, 1150
Sebastian Koeck, Juan F. Vera
Opening: 21 July, 2020
Exhibition: 22 - 23 July, 2020
Location: Löhrgasse 9, 1150
Sophia Latysheva, Thomas Supper
Opening: 7 July, 2020
Exhibition: 8 - 9 July, 2020
Location: Löhrgasse 9, 1150