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The exhibition's highlight is "Portrait of an Old Man," a painting previously believed to be the work of an anonymous artist. Bernini was an Italian Baroque artist, renowned for his designs of St. Peter's Square in Rome and his exquisite sculptures, and was one of the most outstanding artists of his time.

Jürgen Meltz is a glacier photographer who captures the silhouettes of these white giants from diverse perspectives. He creates classic landscape photographs while also revisiting historical sites where photographers took panoramic photographs a century ago. Through comparative photography, he hopes to showcase the beauty of mountains gradually disappearing due to climate change, thereby prompting reflection. Another focus of his work is documenting glacier caves. He observes glaciers up close and uses drones to explore their abstract structures and textures from the air, enriching his photographic portfolio.

Coins are among the smallest portraits in the world. These masterpieces of miniature art show busts or faces of prominent individuals in amazing detail and usually in profile. In many cases, the diminutive nature of the coin portraits necessitates the use of highly symbolic visual imagery. Yet, the hairstyles, clothes and accessories are more than just aesthetic embellishments, they reflect the zeitgeist and offer a window into the culture of ages past. The exhibition Turning Heads (Kopf & Kragen) presents over a hundred numismatic portraits from a cultural and historical perspective, casting light on fashion and lifestyle from several millennia.

Coins are among the smallest portraits in the world. These masterpieces of miniature art show busts or faces of prominent individuals in amazing detail and usually in profile. In many cases, the diminutive nature of the coin portraits necessitates the use of highly symbolic visual imagery. Yet, the hairstyles, clothes and accessories are more than just aesthetic embellishments, they reflect the zeitgeist and offer a window into the culture of ages past.The exhibition Head and Shoulders (Kopf & Kragen) presents over a hundred numismatic portraits from a cultural and historical perspective, casting light on fashion and lifestyle from several millennia.

Everything is in *The Magic Flute*! This exhibition showcases the latest collection from Munich-based veteran collector Dr. Günter Grish and his wife Rosemary. They have meticulously amassed a large collection of Mozart's works, with a particular focus on *The Magic Flute* and "Freemasonry in the Mozart Era." Among these is an extremely rare libretto from the 1791 premiere, featuring Immanuel Schikaned as Papageno.

Dutch artist Herman de Vries has upheld the philosophy that "nature is art" for over fifty years. He received professional training in botany and landscape horticulture, and began creating art early in his career, gaining fame for his non-formal art paintings and as a member of the artist collective "nul". Since the 1970s, ecological issues have been a key theme in his art—and to this day, he remains one of the most important figures in environmental art. In his artistic explorations, de Vries combines scientific methods such as observation, classification, and archiving with mythology and philosophical questions. He spends his days exploring nature in the Steigerwald Forest in Germany, collecting a wide variety of objects along the way: flowers, stones, branches, soil, bones, grass, minerals, and more. These "objets trouvés" are arranged into sensory installations, showcasing a simple yet intrinsic beauty. His work is consistently guided by a profound understanding and respect for the Earth's natural resources. His 1991 conceptual work, *108 Pounds of Lavender*, consists of oval-shaped clusters of fragrant purple flowers arranged on the floor. This creates a sensory experience for visitors beneath the Baroque ceiling frescoes of the Carné Hall.

The upcoming exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna will focus on the renowned cityscapes of Giovanni Antonio Canal (better known as Canaletto) and his nephew Bernardo Bellotto (who often referred to himself as Canaletto to emphasize his connection to his famous uncle). These two Venetian painters used optical devices such as the camera obscura to depict European cities with scientific precision, creatively transforming their observations into magnificent paintings. Both artists depicted the grandeur of their hometown, Venice, but both left the lagoon city to pursue their careers abroad: Canaletto moved to London, while Bellotto worked in Dresden and Vienna. This exhibition, featuring numerous international loans—many of which have never been shown in Austria before—invites you to rediscover this 18th-century city and the artistic careers of these two artists, reflecting a Europe rife with fluidity, war, and uncertainty.

KAWS. Art & Comics explores the interplay between comics, comic strips, cartoons, and fine art. This presentation places the American artist KAWS in dialog with selected contemporary stances with a focus on the artistic autonomy of his characters, who unite characteristics of street, pop, commercial, and public art.

Richard Prince (born 1949) exposes the image of consumer society with satire, humor, and keen insight. The New York artist has dedicated himself since the 1970s to studying the visual symbols and fictional narratives of American popular culture, exploring authorship, originality, and the mechanisms of media presentation. He is best known for his legendary "Cowboy" series, which re-photographs Marlboro cigarette advertisements and reinterprets them from different perspectives, offering a critical reflection on mythology, masculinity, and media. The Albertina Museum is hosting a major exhibition focusing on Richard Prince's primary medium—photography—showcasing his work from the 1970s to the present. The exhibition not only showcases iconic series such as *Vogue*, *Gangster*, and *Cowboy*, but also many little-known and previously unseen works, ranging from his groundbreaking re-photography of advertising graphic art to autobiographical images set against the backdrop of rural upstate New York, and complex collages created with found materials. Prince tirelessly explores the issue of appropriation from entirely new perspectives, and the connections and relationships between these perspectives are the focus of this exhibition: a fusion of photography, painting, and sculpture, featuring approximately 150 works that demonstrate the photographic thinking that runs throughout Prince's work. His works, sometimes with minimal editing, present a dual effect: both analytical and alluring.