In 2024, VCT STATEMENT circles around the most pressing issue of our time: Energy.

In two high-end international panel discussions titled Nexus Thinking, in cooperation with ERSTE Foundation, and the special exhibition The Color of Energy, curated by Mariela Baciak and co-produced by Salzburger Kunstverein, the special program of viennacontemporary aims at fostering meaningful dialogue on sustainability through the lens of artists.

VCT STATEMENT EXHIBITION: The Color of Energy

A two-part exhibition held in the framework of VCT STATEMENT during viennacontemporary at Messe Wien and the following week at Salzburger Kulturverein looks at how energy colors our past, present, and future.

Anchored in the idea that energy’s primary colors are geopolitics, technology, and people, The Color of Energy seeks to reflect on the often-overlooked energy flows essential for comprehending the dynamics of today’s world. The exhibition explores our entanglements with sun and wind as much as with oil, coal, gas, and metals, and highlights how the varying intensities of energy connect politics and cultures.

For more details please visit: VCT STATEMENT EXHIBITION: The Color of Energy – viennacontemporary

VCT STATEMENT TALKS: Nexus Thinking

In the context of VCT STATEMENT, two panel discussions take place at the fair in cooperation with ERSTE Foundation under the umbrella title Nexus Thinking – Energy, Future, Sustainability on Friday. The panel discussions bring the voices of those who are leading the way in the fight against climate change and the responsible use of resources to the fore.

VCT STATEMENT encourages critical conversations and inspires action for a more sustainable society. It amplifies the voices of those at the forefront of the fight against global warming and presents valuable artistic perspectives on the pressing issues of our time.

For more details please visit: VCT STATEMENT TALK: Nexus Thinking – viennacontemporary

More information about viennacontemporary – Vienna’s leading international art fair

VCT STATEMENT was launched in 2022 with VCT STATEMENT UKRAINE as a reaction to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in order to contribute to raising awareness of socio-political realities as an art fair. Since its initiation, the special program has developed into an important and popular platform for linking art and pressing socio-political issues.

Cover picture: Edson Luli, Footsteps towards the Future, 2023. Courtesy of the Artist and Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani, Milan-Lucca.