2024 marks the 90th birthday of the late artist Adolf Frohner, who passed in 2007. On the occasion of this anniversary, the Forum Frohner dedicates two exhibitions to him and illustrates the impact of the passionate educator on his students.
Art need not be beautiful but it must be truthful.
Self-taught teacher at the university
Frohner did not complete regular training and was a mostly self-taught artist. Still, he taught for almost four decades at the School (from 1999 onward the University) of Applied Arts. During that time, he met many young artists and had significant impact on several generations of creators.
The two-part exhibition series features works by students who began their artistic path with Frohner and are today among the most established Austrian artists.
Dialogues
Part I “Dialogues” highlights works from the master classes held in the 1980s and early 1990s, that relate to Frohner’s artistic position. The works of the Austrian artist ONA B. bear, for example, resemblance with Frohner’s style.
Artists
ONA B., Adolf Frohner, Harald Gfader, Sylvia K. Kummer, Lisa Kunit, Saša Makarová, Nina Maron, Nikolaus Moser, Emi Rendl Denk, Birgit Sauer
Curated by
Elisabeth Voggeneder
Art need not be beautiful but it must be truthful.
Confrontations
Part II of the series, “Confrontations“ explores the opposing positions to Frohner’s work.