Open House of Culture Upper Austria
 Front view of the OK at the OK-Platz with the Chapel of Our Lady of Altötting |
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Linz OK-Platz 1 |
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Museum of Contemporary Art
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| architect | Riepl / Riepl |
| opening | Late 1980s |
| management |
Martin Sturm since 1992
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The Open Culture House Upper Austria (OK) is an art institution of the state of Upper Austria in Linz , which serves as an exhibition and production house for contemporary art . The focus is on installation and media artistic works by mostly younger international artists.
The OK has a total of 1,800 m² of exhibition and production space.
concept
The OK pursues an open concept, which is based on three main areas:
- Provision of own artist apartments in the OK and the possibility to advance the projects from the first idea to the completion in the OK.
- Organization of themed or solo exhibitions, which is supported by international cooperation with other institutions for the joint design of exhibition and installation projects.
- Worldwide networking of regional artists with their colleagues.
history
In 1965, the order, The Society of Saints Ursula, first considered handing over the monastery and church to the city of Linz, as the building had not been used by Linz for years and renovation work would have been necessary. In addition, monument conservationists became aware of the building, as they wanted to save the last piece of baroque on the highway from decay. After storm damage in 1970 also severely affected the building, the building police demanded that part of the facade structure be secured or cleared. The federal government, the state, the diocese and the city of Linz jointly ensured that the front side was secured until 1971/72. The association for the preservation of monuments in Austria took over the building.
On December 20, 1972, the authorized superior M. Eleonara Ehrenstraßer signed the assignment of the church, the monastery and the school to the Province of Upper Austria. After the Federal Monuments Office approved the transfer of ownership and adaptation, planning work began. Construction began on August 6, 1973.
The wing in Harrachstrasse had to be completely removed down to the ground floor, so only the business premises on the ground floor of the building were not taken into account by the adaptation measures. The entire roof structure, the dipped tree ceilings , the floors, the windows, the doors and all the facades had to be renewed. In addition, the building was brought up to date with electrical, sanitary and heating installations as well as the installation of air conditioning for the restaurant, ballroom and press center.
In 1977 the former monastery became the regional cultural center, which was opened by the then cultural advisor of the state of Upper Austria, Josef Ratzenböck . The aim of this institution was and is to promote cultural workers of all kinds and to introduce the population to culture.
In the building of the former Ursuline School, the Upper Austria Open House of Culture was finally housed, which was founded by the State of Upper Austria in the late 1980s. In order to be able to use the OK as an exhibition and production facility, the building was rebuilt from 1994 to 1998 and reopened in April 1998. Martin Sturm has been the artistic and organizational-commercial director of the Open House of Culture Upper Austria since 1992. Sturm is one of the co-initiators of the ACE ("Art Centers of Europe") network. Seven contemporary art institutions are connected there and jointly organize artist exchange programs and exhibition projects.
On March 17 and 18, 2012 the Upper Austrian Culture Quarter will be opened, which can be described as a common bracket that connects the Landeskulturzentrum Ursulinenhof, the Ursuline Church and the OK. In accordance with the guiding principle, this cooperation is primarily intended to promote large-scale projects across multiple branches and to deal with the Upper Austria region in an original and unusual way. In addition, art should take up more space in public space, which is why the inclusion of the facades and spaces in and in front of the cultural quarter is intended. The artistic direction of the quarter will be taken over by Martin Sturm, the commercial Gabriele Daghofer, who has been in charge of the Ursulinenhof since 2003.
architecture
During the renovation phase from 1994 to 1998, the OK building was renovated in stages and adapted to its current use as an exhibition and production facility. The original building, a school of the Ursulines, dates from the 1930s by Matthäus Schlager and was left at least on the outside in its original form. Only the former entrance was moved centrally from the narrow side to the long side and the facade was colored anthracite by Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber .
Inside, as part of the renovation work, a spacious foyer area, a communication center, exhibition and production rooms, “artist-in-residence” apartments and media and material workshops were created. The artist apartments with presentation rooms are located on the ground floor. Organization, workshops and smaller presentation rooms are on the first floor. The main exhibition room is on the second floor with a floor space of 212 m² and windows on both sides. A new building made of glass, steel and concrete was placed on the roof of the old building - the media deck. This is mainly used as an event and party location with a maximum usable area of 300 m².
The concept for the redesign comes from Peter Riepl from the Riepl / Riepl architects 'office and was awarded the Austrian Builders' Prize in 1998, because the redesign is able to create an exciting relationship between old and new. The building has been a listed building since October 15, 2009.
program
The OK puts on six to eight solo and group exhibitions a year, deliberately not building up a collection, only the “Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition” is an annual fixture in the program.
Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition
At this exhibition, the OK presents works from the categories Interactive Art, Digital Musics and Hybrid Art, which were previously selected by an international jury of experts. The internationally active artists are usually present during the exhibition in order to be able to present their current works in person.
Biennale Cuvée
The Cuvée Biennale has already been held four times, offering a selection of projects from the most important international biennials. Visitors can experience contemporary art in a concentrated manner and gain an insight into the world of international contemporary art.
High altitude rush
The “Aktion Höhenrausch”, which was carried out in 2009 on the occasion of the cultural capital Linz09 , is one of the most successful and most visited projects of Linz09. During this event, visitors were guided over the roofs of the OK and adjacent buildings on built walkways, with the view of the city from above being supplemented by art installations on site.
Because of the popularity of the Höhenrausch campaign, this item on the 2011 program was again included in the program with the theme “Bridges in Heaven”. Among the artists in 2011 were Yoko Ono , Pipilotti Rist and Eva Schlegel . At Höhenrausch 2 in 2011, over 200,000 visitors were counted.
In 2012, the Höhenrausch was followed by the sensual intoxication, which focuses on seeing, hearing and smelling in the exhibition. The Höhenrausch course has been converted into a “path of the senses” and art objects such as a scent organ or an ear tube are intended to introduce visitors to the current topic. In addition, a sun theater is planned on the roof of the city car park.
Upper Austrian cultural quarter
With the initiation of the Upper Austrian Culture Quarter, the OK will work together with the Ursulinenhof to develop a program. Four thematic focal points are being considered for the year, with the seasons pointing the way. Since 2014, the Upper Austrian Culture Quarter has had another architectural highlight, the voestalpine open space, a steel construction on the roofs, which is used for artistic projects and which houses the Moviemento summer cinema.
location
The OK is located in the center of Linz on OK-Platz, next to the Ursulinenhof and the Passage shopping center. The Moviemento arthouse cinema and the Gelbes Krokodil and Solaris restaurants are also located in the same building . The Yellow Crocodile is a restaurant that mainly offers regional and vegetarian dishes. The Solaris bar is a trendy meeting place that is also popular with visitors to the OK and the Moviemento arthouse cinema.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Standard: OK Offenes Kulturhaus Oberösterreich , accessed on December 14, 2011
- ↑ a b cusoon: OK Offenes Kulturhaus Upper Austria , accessed on October 17, 2011
- ↑ a b c d e f Ursulinenhof: Ursulinenhistorie (PDF; 3.2 MB), accessed on January 3, 2012
- ↑ ok-centrum: OK Offenes Kulturhaus Oberösterreich ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2016 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 January 3, 2012
- ^ State of Upper Austria: The Year of Culture 2012 - Plans and Projects (PDF; 106 kB), accessed on January 31, 2012
- ↑ a b News: Upper Austria is getting a new cultural quarter , accessed on January 31, 2012
- ↑ a b ok-centrum: Architecture ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 10, 2011
- ↑ a b nextroom: Offenes Kulturhaus Linz - OK - conversion and expansion , accessed on November 10, 2011
- ↑ ok-centrum: The ideal setting for your event ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 November 10, 2011
- ↑ linz.at: OK - Offenes Kulturhaus, Ursuline School , accessed on January 14, 2012
- ↑ Austria Info: Open House of Culture Upper Austria , accessed on December 21, 2011
- ↑ Subtext: OK Cyberarts , accessed on January 3, 2012
- ↑ Kulturland-Oberösterreich: OK Cyberarts ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on January 3, 2012
- ↑ Standard: Biennale Cuvée in Linz , accessed on January 3, 2012
- ↑ Cultural Broadcasting Archive: Biennale Cuvée 09 , accessed on January 3, 2012
- ↑ ok-centrum: Martin Music ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2015 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 December 14, 2011
- ↑ NZZ: Dizzying , accessed on December 14, 2011
- ↑ liferadio: 200,000 visitors to Höhenrausch , accessed on November 11, 2011
- ↑ liferadio: Höhenrausch follows Sinnesrausch ( memento of the original from January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 3, 2012
- ↑ linzwiki: "Offenes Kulturhaus" , accessed on October 17, 2011
- ↑ Krokodil: "Gelbes Krokodil" , accessed on January 3, 2012
- ↑ Krokodil: "Solaris" , accessed on January 3, 2012
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 9.5 ″ N , 14 ° 17 ′ 25.9 ″ E