The Albertina launches its 250th anniversary with an exhibition dedicated to paper as the central medium of its collection. Visitors to the exhibition are shown that paper has never been merely a surface, but has always been an artistic material in its own right. A filmic look into the exhibition, guided by curators Elsy Lahner, Eva Michel, and Katharina Hövelmann.

How does an outstanding exhibition come into being? Through curiosity and a spirit of discovery. In our film, Albertina Director General Ralph Gleis speaks about the fascination of paper as a medium on the occasion of the Albertina’s 250th anniversary exhibition Fascination Paper.

What remains when breathing is no longer a given? In our film, artist Indah Arsyad and Weltmuseum Wien director Claudia Banz discuss The Ultimate Breath — an installation that combines climate data, Javanese mythology, and personal experience into a compelling reflection on our relationship with the Earth.

Oliver Laric’s threshold beings exist between worlds, identities, and eras — neither fully human, divine, nor fixed in form. In our film, the artist and KHM Director General Jonathan Fine guide us through an exhibition where classical art, digital technologies, and contemporary sculpture converge.

How could one of the most remarkable painters of the 17th century be forgotten for hundreds of years? In our film, art historian Katlijne van der Stighelen and KHM Director General Jonathan Fine reflect on Michaelina Wautier — an artist of radical versatility whose works feel strikingly immediate to contemporary viewers.

What if the cosmos were not a site of conquest, but of connection? In our film, Tabita Rezaire and Weltmuseum Wien Director Claudia Banz discuss Calabash Nebula — an exhibition that weaves together spiritual knowledge systems, contemporary art, and new ways of storytelling.

In an intimate and electrifying conversation, Marina Abramović traces the forces that shaped her groundbreaking performance art. A film interview about the inner architecture of a life lived at the edge of possibility, recorded on the occasion of the exhibition "Marina Abramovic" at the Albertina Modern in Vienna

Marina Abramović has spent more than fifty years pushing art — and herself — beyond its limits. In our new film, curator Bettina M. Busse guides us through the Albertina Modern retrospective, revealing how Abramović turns endurance, vulnerability, and transcendence into a transformative experience.

Indian architect Anupama Kundoo proves at Architekturzentrum Wien that good architecture is possible without exploiting people or nature. A film about an architect who builds not for capital, but for human beings.