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About
Founded in 2002 by Francesca von Habsburg in Vienna, Austria, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) represents the fourth generation of the Thyssen family’s commitment to the arts.

The foundation is dedicated primarily to the commissioning and dissemination of ambitious, experimental, and unconventional projects that defy traditional categorizations. This approach has gained the collection a pioneering reputation throughout the world. The foundation’s projects promote artistic practices that are architectural, context- and site-specific, performative, and often informed by an interest in social aesthetics and environmental concerns. Many of the projects reflect the shift away from disciplinary to transdisciplinary practices embracing architecture, sound, music, and science. The “cross-pollination” of disciplines challenges interpretation and the traditions of collecting, preserving, and presenting works of art. This approach reflects the vision of TBA21’s founder, Francesca von Habsburg.

In addition, TBA21 shares its collection and commissions with numerous museums and public institutions. Most commissions, initiated and produced by the foundation, form an integral part of major contemporary art exhibitions, such as the Venice Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial, and documenta, where new works are very much on the agenda. In past years, crossover performative projects were realized through a number of collaborations, notably with the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, Artangel in London, and the Wiener Festwochen. Since May 2012, Vienna’s Augarten park has been transformed into a revitalized center for the arts under the aegis of Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary.

TBA21-Augarten is the foundations's permanent exhibition space in Vienna, dedicated to monographic presentations of TBA21's collection, engaging its audiences with participatory and experimental artistic formats. TBA21’s complementary live-arts program is presented on David Adjaye’s open-air stage, which hosts a lively series of spoken-word performances, concerts, and related activities, along with the café/restaurant Die AU and a bookshop stocked with selected publications. The admission to TBA21–Augarten is free.

Artists in the collection
A Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme David Adjaye Ai Weiwei Haluk Akakçe Nevin Aladağ Jonsi & Alex Allora & Calzadilla Darren Almond Jonathas de Andrade Alisa Andrasek Birgir Andrésson Aranda\Lasch John M Armleder Asfast Kutluğ Ataman Doug Aitken Auxpan

B Fiona Banner Taysir Batniji John Bock Monica Bonvicini Alexei Borisov Alexei Borisov, Olga Nosova and VTOL Batuhan Bozkurt Candice Breitz Angela Bulloch

C Janet Cardiff Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller Maurizio Cattelan Chen Qiulin Chicks on Speed Anetta Mona Chisa and Lucia Tkácová Phil Collins Gregory Crewdson Abraham Cruzvillegas

D Emanuel Danesch and David Rych Bryce Dessner, David Sheppard, Evan Ziporyn Hernan Diaz Alonso / Xefirotarch Rineke Dijkstra

E Olafur Eliasson Elmgreen & Dragset Tracey Emin Haris Epaminonda Cevdet Erek Manfred Erjautz Noa Eshkol Inci Eviner

F Omer Fast Mark Fell Christian Fennesz Peter Fischli and David Weiss Dan Flavin Greg Lynn Form Andrea Fraser

G Mario García Torres Gelatin Isa Genzken Ghostigital Bruce Gilbert Douglas Gordon Dan Graham Dan Graham, Tony Oursler & Laurent P. Berger Tommi Grönlund Cao Guimarães Fengyi Guo Ariel Guzik

H Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler Newell Harry Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Thomas Nordanstad Carl Michael von Hausswolff Florian Hecker Mathilde ter Heijne Jeppe Hein Carsten Höller Marine Hugonnier

I Sanja Iveković

J Japanther Roc Jiménez de Cisneros Rashid Johnson

K Brad Kahlhamer Selja Kameric Amar Kanwar Ali Kazma Mike Kelley Annette Kelm Ragnar Kjartansson Kollektiv Rauschen

L Jim Lambie Peter Land Jón Laxdal Kristina Leko Sharon Lockhart Los Carpinteros Sarah Lucas

M Carsten Höller & Måns Månsson Goshka Macuga Ján Mančuška Anthony McCall Paul McCarthy Beatriz Milhazes Sarah Morris

N László Moholy-Nagy Paulo Nazareth Ernesto Neto Rivane Neuenschwander Rivane Neuenschwander & Sergio Neuenschwander Olaf Nicolai Carsten Nicolai Tommi Grönlund & Petteri Nisunen Richardas Norvila

O Mehmet Can Özer Zsolt Olejnik Boris Ondreička Tony Oursler Neri Oxman / MATERIALECOLOGY

P Jorge Otero-Pailos Jorge Pardo Finnbogi Pétursson Paul Pfeiffer Mathias Poledna Franz Pomassi Sergio Prego The Propeller Group Jean Prouvé

R Walid Raad Walid Raad/The Atlas Group Nuno Ramos Sandra Ramos R&Sie(n) Raqs Media Collective Rauschen Mauro Restiffe Jason Rhoades Pipilotti Rist Matthew Ritchie Thiago Rocha Pitta Alex Rodríguez Lee Ranaldo Julian Rosefeldt

S Fred Sandback Iran do Espirito Santo Bojan Sarčević Ritu Sarin & Tenzing Sonam Hans Schabus Christoph Schlingensief Allan Sekula Wael Shawky Andreas Siekmann Roman Signer Sean Snyder Nedko Solakov Monika Sosnowska Charles Stankievech Simon Starling / SUPERFLEX Simon Starling Thomas Struth Do Ho Suh Catherine Sullivan

T Jalal Toufic Sam Taylor-Wood Terre Thaemlitz Diana Thater JD Thirlwell Slaven Tolj Suzanne Treister Janaína Tschäpe Peter Tscherkassky

V Bill Viola Paulo Vivacqua

W Chris Watson Klaus Weber Thom Willems Jana Winderen Francesca Woodman Cerith Wyn Evans

Z Akram Zaatari Zavoloka & Korta Zavoloka Želimir Žilnik Peter Zinovieff Heimo Zobernig Icaro Zorbar

TBA21 - The Current
The Current is the exploratory soul of TBA21. It was conceived to raise awareness for today’s most urgent ecological, social, and economic issues. Through its expeditions on sea and land, The Current seeks to redefine the culture of exploration and discovery in the 21st century.

Organised in three-year cycles, TBA21 The Current is a multiphase fellowship that provides artists, curators, scientists, and other cultural producers a platform that cultivates transdisciplinary practice and the exchange of ideas.

Avoiding the structures of conventional conferences, think tanks, or residencies, TBA21 The Current seeks to re-imagine knowledge production and the methods in which we present, understand, and exchange information.

TBA21 The Current champions the notion of the journey as a goal in itself. This idea is made manifest for participants via an annual immersive experience, or expedition, aboard the research vessel Dardanella, as the ocean provides a singular arena in which sociopolitical, economic, and environmental factors converge with the spirit of exploration.

Each Current will be led by three curators (expedition Leaders) selected by TBA21. Each expedition Leader guides one expedition annually over the course of three years and proposes five participants (Fellows), who can take part in one or several expeditions throughout The Current. Each Fellow will participate in a 10- to 14-day expedition aboard the Dardanella. Fellows then contribute to one public presentation, ideally over two to three days, informed by their experiences at sea and the joint fieldwork. Moreover, TBA21 will release an online publication that embraces all media with the aim to share and enrich the experience of TBA21 The Current with a larger community.