Josef Wais
Josef Wais (born March 16, 1944 in Píla , Slovakia ; † July 20, 2017 in Vienna ) was an Austrian artist and designer . He lived and worked in Vienna.
Life
In 1980, Wais co-founded the Werkstätten- und Kulturhaus Wien - WUK . In the following year he founded the Photo Gallery Vienna and the KINOunser. In 1987 he founded Stilbruch AG - a working group for contemporary design - together with Jana Wisniewski and GRAF + ZYX. He is also a co-founder of the Exnergasse art gallery. His works are represented in numerous collections (including the Lentos Museum Linz, the City of Vienna's Office of Culture, the Rupertinum Collection, Salzburg, private collections, the Federal Ministry for Education and Art).
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2003 Work Show VIII, Photo Gallery Vienna
- 2000 Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna
- 1990 Fotohof, Salzburg, photography by Kanyaro / Violators
- 1989 Liget Galeria, Budapest, photography by Kanyaro
- 1987 Photo Forum Bremen
Group exhibitions
- 2018: MUSA Museum, Vienna, The 1990s. 3. Elevator - mobile art in the mobile market , photo series coronations
- 2013: MUSA, Vienna, The 1970s. Expansion of Viennese art , photography relax
- GRAF + ZYX TANK 203.3040.AT, StilbruchAG - GRAF + ZYX | JOSEF WAIS | JANA WISNIEWSKI
- 2012: Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Me, Myself & Them
- 2004: Lentos Art Museum Linz, photography, light I image I reality
- Art Gallery at Cal Poly University, San Luis Obisbo (USA) Photography and text drifting sand
- 2001: Art Gallery at Cal Poly University, San Luis Obisbo
- 2001: Fringe Club, Hong Kong
- 2000: International Center for Photography, Budapest, photography positioning
- 2000: Photo gallery Vienna, body photography
- 2000: Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana, Galeria Xico Stockinger
- 1999: Kunstverein Steyr, Upper Austria
- 1998: Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels
- 1991: Vooruit - cultural center, Ghent
Working as a designer (selection)
- 1995: Institute for Human Sciences, Furniture Designs and Interior Design
- 1992: Raiffeisen Association, furniture designs and interior design
- 1988: Kabel TV Vienna, furniture and interior design
- 1987: Special exhibition Wohnlust , industrial furniture trade fair in Salzburg
- 1986–88: Photo gallery Vienna, KAGRAN office furniture series
- 1986: Lust for living , exhibition Künstlerhaus, Vienna
- 1982:
- Austrian cultural service, office furnishings
- The Opec Found, Parkring, design of the work and conference tables, design of the bel étage
- Fotohof Salzburg, reception
- 1980: Section N, Vienna, showroom design
Publications (selection)
- 2018: Catalog The 90s , [1] De Gruyter Verlag, 2018, ISBN 978-3-1105-7462-3
- 2013:
- Catalog The 70s. Expansion of Viennese art , catalog AMBRA | V, 2013, ISBN 978-3-99043-560-1
- Article, Wiener Zeitung , extra, April 12, 2013
- 2012: Catalog Me, Myself & Them , Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Eyes-On catalog Fotohof edition, 2012 Volume 178 , ISBN 978-3-902675-83-5
- 2005: Design Archive, Vienna 1971–1987 , CD-ROM, ISBN 3-200-00449-5
- 2003: Catalog Werkschau VIII , Photo Gallery Vienna, Triton Verlag Vienna, ISBN 978-3-902725-15-8
- 2001:
- Catalog Photography - The Lentos Collection Museum of the City of Linz
- Catalog Traversals , Ed. Norman Jackson Ford, Hong Kong
- 2000:
- PICTURES - No. 159, Photo Gallery Vienna, text Sabine Schaschl
- Body catalog , photo book No. 25 - Photo Gallery Vienna
- TRANSIT European Review No. 18, New Critique Publishing House, Hamburg
- 1999: CV-photo No. 46, Text Leo Kandl, Photography Contemporaine, Canada
- 1998:
- Contretype - Bulletin No. 61, Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels
- Catalog Fluss Lernfelder , Photo River, Wolkersdorf Castle, Weinviertel Photo Weeks 1994–98
- 1992: Catalog Der Molussische Torso , Editor: Palme - Richtex - Expresse, Vienna
- 1991: Young Austrian Photographers catalog , Edition Galerie Fotohof, Salzburg
- 1989: Catalog Austrian Photography since 1945 , Rupertinum Salzburg
- 1987: Catalog Photographic Imagerie , Gallery Faber, Vienna
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Josef Wais died . Wiener Zeitung of July 26, 2017, page 16.
- ↑ Obituary ( memento of the original from February 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 9, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wais, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Píla |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th July 2017 |
| Place of death | Vienna |