SELECTED ART PROJECTS
2024
April 024
“Rafael Prieto-Curiel”, in conversation, technopolitics evening, Vienna
https://technopolitics.info/evenings/index.html
2023
Nov. 023
“Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”, Talk, rooming inn, Vienna
Oct. 023
“open floor. practice of a common ground”, group exhibition, (technopolitics), WUK, Vienna
https://www.wuk.at/programm/open-floor/
Sept. 023
“Instant Consulting”, performative intervention, Vienna
https://foundationaleconomy.com/2023/03/23/conference-exploring-the-foundational-economy-for-a-just-transition-14-16th-september-2023-vienna/
July 2023
“Antipode”, performative intervention, in cooperation with Matthias Meinharter, Grabneralm, Styria
April 023
“CAR”, performative intervention, as part of “DInge”, Galllerywalk, Vienna
2022
Dez. 022
“Live Pillow”, performativ intervention as part of “Grab the Pillow”, FLUC, Vienna
https://www.fluc.at/programm/2022/12/04_1300-1500-FLUC-Praterstern-Live-Intervention-in-Public-Space-GRAB-THE-PILLOW-Day-2-of-2.html
Nov. 022
“Whistleblower/ Stand”, House of Challanging Orders, Vienna Art Week, Vienna
Performative Installation/ Intervention
https://www.viennaartweek.at/en/house-of-challenging-orders/
Let your actions keep pace with your knowledge
June 022
“Westwards – new territory” – searching for empty and full promises and looking for announcements of something meaningful. Performative Intervention – In cooperation with Oscar Cueto and Pablo Chiereghin, Vienna, Austria
June 022
“Embedded Exception” performative Interventions, Exhibition participation at IBA, Vienna
https://www.iba-wien.at/en/
May 022
Cultural Strategie Conference Styria 2030 – Talk, Graz, Austria
2021
Nov.021
“Tour de out of control” participative Intervention, Vienna Art Week https://www.viennaartweek.at/de/program/tour-de-out-of-control-4/
Oct.021
“La Paloma Embassy Beach Hotel Masachapa, Nicaragua”, performativ intervention, Vienna
https://www.facebook.com/events/1047890699355419/
Sept./ Oct. 021
“Unter der Kurve”, performative game, in cooperation with technopolitics, Vienna
https://www.technopolitics.info/kurve/
Sept. 021
“Antipode Südpazifik”, performative Intervention, Viertelfestival, NÖ
https://www.viertelfestival-noe.at/veranstaltung/antipode-suedpazifik/
May 021
“WAS WIE WO”, Gerald Straub, selected works 2010 – 2021
abo Verlag, Vienna
2020
Nov.020
“Tour de Ritual” performative Conversations, Vienna Art Week https://www.viennaartweek.at/de/program/tour-de-ritual-do-the-ritual/
Oct.020
“Buffet Plus Storytelling”, performative Interventions, Vienna
May.020 – Aug.020
“Treehouse” public land art on private land, Styria, Austria
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2019
Nov.019
“Work, Art & a good life”, discursive Performance, Im_flieger, Vienna
http://www.imflieger.net/work-art-a-good-life-4-emerging-elderly-artists/
Nov.019
“Tour de Truth”, performative Intervention, Vienna Art Week 019, Vienna
https://www.viennaartweek.at/de/vienna-art-week-2019/programm/#2718
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Oct.019
“Deep Horizon”, performative Interventions/ workshop, in cooperation with “Zentrum für politische Schönheit” (https://politicalbeauty.de/) technopolitics, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna
http://www.technopolitics.info/deephorizon/index.html
Oct.019
Guided Tour for “Out There III” for Pablo Chiereghin, Markus Guschelbauer, Vienna
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Sept. 019
“Black Market for useful knowledge” performative talks, Wiener Festwochen, Vienna
https://www.festwochen.at/programm-2019/produktionen/detail/das-rote-wien-1919-2019-2119/
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June/ July/ Sept./ Oct.019
“Inventour”, performative Interventions, art in public space-lower Austria, Austria
http://www.publicart.at/de/vermittlung/kunstvermittlung/2019inventour
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June 019
“Lemonade”, performative intervention; in cooperation with Aldo Giannotti, Bucharest
(part of “Flight of Steps”)
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June-Nov 019
“Buffet Plus”, performative Interventions (in progress), part of SHIFT019, Vienna
April 019
FOTO, FOTO Group Show, Atelier Glockengasse, Vienna
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2018
Nov. 018
“Promising Paradise”, performative Intervention, Vienna Art Week 018, Vienna
in cooperation with the “Weltmuseum Wien”
Promising Paradise” embarks on a quest for contemporary paradises. Where might they be located: In a co-working space? in a start up company? In a elf-determined retreat? In the past? Four tours gatecrash various “business paradises” in the colonial style. Take what you get. Now or never.
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Sept. 018
“R.V. Flora”, The Market as Research Vessel, performative Installation, Vienna
The Schlingermarkt was transformed into a Research Vessel – including laboratory, captains dinner and various expeditions to “nearby islands”.
https://vimeo.com/297562848/989f2efd89
https://schlingerwerft.org/
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June 018
“statement of the urban obvious”,”performative Intervention, transpedition, Iftaf, Vienna
http://www.iftaf.org/transpeditionen-velo.php
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June 018
“Diplomat Diplomat” performative Installation, SOHO Festival, Vienna
http://www.sohoinottakring.at/2018/05/diplomat-diplomat-3/
https://vimeo.com/276077030/1c962098b3
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Feb. 018
“Mind Made”, performative Installation, Exhibition at “Raumstation”, Vienna
Instant Consultancy/ Permanent Recruiting – The Projects unfolds specific aspects of contemporary working conditions and economical trends focusing on start up hubs. Notions such as “value”, “life flexibility”, “prosperity” are the basis to explore and discuss personal perspectives and experiences.
http://www.raumstation.space/exhibitions/naked-test/
2017
Nov. 017
“Reflexen”, performative participation, Vienna Art Week, Vienna
http://2017.viennaartweek.at/de/program/reflexen-tour-1-smart-thinking
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Sept. 017
“Tax” performative Feedback, Pegnet Conference, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
http://www.pegnet.ifw-kiel.de/event/conferences/conference-2017
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Sept. 017
“Feedback/ Talk”, International Performance Art Giswil, Switzerland
http://performanceart-giswil.ch/
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May-July 017
“Election/ 017 Estado de Mexico”, BKA Residency, Mexico
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May 017
“Landgang I/ Anheuern”, performative Intervention, AMS Favoriten, Vienna
“Landgang II/ Kapern”, performative Intervention, Wiener Festwochen, Vienna
“Landgang III/ Paradise”, performative Intervention, Austrosaat, Vienna
http://www.mitten-in-favoriten.at/festivals/
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April 017
“Das offene Ohr – Sprechstunde”, performative Intervention, Vorbrenner, Innsbruck
http://freiestheater.at/produktion/das-offene-ohr/
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April 017
“Mentale Skizzen – Utopien/ Realitäten”, performative Interventions, Kunsthaus Muerz
http://www.kunsthausmuerz.at/detail.php?id=846
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March 017
“Splitter”, Performance (in coop. with D.Aschwanden), Brut/ Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna
http://brut-wien.at/de/Programm/Festivals-Projekte/Projekte/The-Inheritance
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Feb. 017
“il/legal Tour-Timeline Associations”, performative Talk, nGbK/ transmediale, Berlin
https://archiv.ngbk.de/en/projekte/tracing-information-society-timeline/
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Jan. 017
“Update Report”, performative knowledge parcours, Embedded Exception/ IBA, Vienna
http://www.iba-wien.at/veranstaltungen/uebersicht/past-event-detail/?no_cache=1&tx_dimdates_dimdatesfrontend%5Bevent%5D=34&ref=ajaxevent&cHash=4d8711ee51e68b189891f6944860d2ce
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2016
June – Dec. 016
“Embedded Exception” Artistic Research Project, Performative Interventions (in progress), IBA (Int. Architecture/ Urbanism Exhibition), Vienna, Austria
http://www.europaforum.or.at/index.php?id=94&lang_id=en
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Nov. 016
“Found Beauty”, Performative Installation, Vienna Art Week, Vienna, Austria
http://2016.viennaartweek.at/en/program/performative-rauminstallation-found-beauty
video:
https://vimeo.com/196836734
http://diepresse.com/home/leben/mensch/5117455/Art-Week_Stadt-im-Ausnahmezustand
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Sept. 2016
“Hafen Favoriten”, The Viktor Adler Market as harbour, Performative Intervention, Vienna, Austria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HymOZF1Jrhk
http://www.mitten-in-favoriten.at/portfolio-items/hafenfest-2016/
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August 016
“Task”, Performative Intervention/ Video, Arlberg1800, St.Christoph, Austria
Videostill “Reward”
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June 016
“Technopolitics – Tracing Information Society”, Artistic Research Project, Performative Intervention, MAK, Vienna, Austria
http://www.technopolitics.info/Timeline/index.html
MAK Exhibition
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June 016
“Work and Experience in the change of time“, Talk, Viktor Adler Markt, Vienna, Austria
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Feb. 016
“Hyperstition”, Symposium/ Talk, Büchsenhausen, Innsbruck, Austria
2015
Nov. 015
“The Common Sense Store”, Performative Installation, in collaboration with “Raumteiler”, Vienna Art Week, Austria
http://www.viennaartweek.at/en/program/206
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Sept.015
“Kunstgastgeber”, Performative Interventions, (Curator, artistic director); KÖR, Art in Public Space, Vienna, Austria
“rich get richer – poor get poorer” – Performative Interventions/ participative production of space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4L9bBxXIa4
http://www.koer.or.at/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=529&lang=de
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Sept. 015
“Dis-Play Praterstern”. Poster Exhibition, Fluc, Vienna, Austria
http://www.fluc.at/programm/2015/10/02_1900-Ausstellungseroeffnung-DIS-PLAY-PRATER-STERN-__-2100Salopp.html
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Sept. – Dec. 015
“Social Glitch”, Performative Interventions, (Artist/ Co Curator), Kunstraum Noe, Vienna, Austria
http://theoriesinmind.net/socialglitch/info.html
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“Real Estate”, Performative Intervention, Kunstraum Noe, Vienna
http://www.theoriesinmind.net/socialglitch/english/GeraldStraub.html
REAL ESTATE conjectures a potential real estate crisis and investigates social disparities – in particular, the development of housing values, their background in the market economy, and the corresponding consequences. As opposed to cards with “Do you want to sell your car?,” cards with lines like “Do you want to sell your apartment/penthouse/tenement house? Trusted real estate provider pays unbureaucratically and promptly” are attached to luxury cars in prime class areas. A performative tour with property visits (e.g. through “golden quarters”, oligarch suites, etc.)
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Jun. – Oct. 015
“QQ Echolot”, Artistic Research Project/ Performative Intervention, MAK, Vienna Biennale, Austria
http://www.viennabiennale.org/
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May – Oct. 015
“Made in…””Lateral Line Organ of Space”, Artist in Research Residence Programme, (Curator, Artist), EXPO Milan, Italy
http://laterallineorgan.tumblr.com/about
http://diepresse.com/home/science/4732322/Dem-Sinn-der-Expo-auf-der-Spur
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May 015
“Modell”, Group Exhibition, SuperSuper Gallery, Vienna, Austria
http://www.supersuper.at
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March 015 – March. 016 (in progress)
“Import Expert”, Artistic Research Project/ Performative Interventions, Vienna, Austria
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2014
Nov. 014
“Jubilee Tour”, Performative Interventions, Vienna Art Week 014, Vienna, Austria
http://tinyurl.com/zebyqbs
October 014
“Kunstgastgeber”, Performative Interventions, (Curator), Art in Public Space, Vienna, Austria
http://www.koer.or.at/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=488;lang=de
KOER: Kunstgastgeber Gemeinde Bau – Robert Uhlir Hof (Eröffnungsrundgang, 14.10.2014) http://esel.cc/KOER_Uhlir-Hof | Foto: http://eSeL.at
September 014
“Orta”. videodoc, part of “Food, Water, Life” Exhibition, Ben Maltz Gallery, L.A., U.S.A.
August 014
“private house”, Performative Talk, Sinopale Biennale 014, Sinop, Turkey
http://www.biennialfoundation.org/2014/06/10304/
June 014
“Quantitative Easing Talk”, Speach Event, part of “Quantitative Easing (for the street)”
by Axel Stockburger, Vienna, Austria
http://www.stockburger.at/qe/?pid=140
Jan – May 014
“Die Stadt neu Entdecken”
Urban Intervention Project, (Curator, Project Development) in collaboration with Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
http://www.kunsthallewien.at/?event=64170-die-stadt-neu-entdecken
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2013
November 013
“Sailing by”, Performative Intervention, Vienna, Austria
in collaboration with Aldo Giannotti
“Garthsnaid, 1920”
October 013
“Kunstgastgeber Gemeindebau”, (Curator), KÖR, (Art in Public Space, Vienna), Vienna
June 013
“9 Indoor Sequences”, (1h 3min) S8 Film, Screening, Stadtmuseum, Graz, Austria
May 013
“WWTBD“, Performative Investigation, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
April 013
“The Singing Bowls’ Soup“, part of: “The Vienna Model“, ACF, New York
http://www.acfny.org/event/exhibition-opening-4/
This exhibition at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York presents a survey of public housing design in the Austrian capital of Vienna accompanied by a responsive series of images of artworks (including the post curatorial visual statement (see above) of the project “Art Host: Municipal Tenements”/ curated by Gerald Straub)
Story Development/ Concept: Gerald Straub
Graphics: Aldo Giannotti
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2012
Nov 012
“Kunstgastgeber Gemeindebau“, Curator, KÖR, Vienna, Austria
http://www.koer.or.at/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=399;lang=en
ART HOST: Municipal Tenements
Herweghhof / Matteottihof / Metzleinstalerhof / Reumannhof
October 10–19, 2012
1050 Vienna, Austria
KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien (Art in Public Space, Vienna) and wohnpartner – Das Nachbarschafts-Service im Wiener Gemeindebau (Residential Partners – The Vienna Municipal Tenement Neighborhood Services) approached tenants from a chosen public housing site and asked them whether they would like to accommodate works of art in their homes as part of the art project Art Host: Municipal Tenements.
Eleven tenants from four different buildings in Vienna’s fifth district were selected, each of whom was brought together with one of eleven designated artists. In October 2012, the flats were made accessible for guided tours over ten days, which offered a possibility to get to know the hosts and the artists and to gain an insight into the process of their collaboration. A wide range of artistic engagements had emerged, influenced and inspired by the cooperative and associative spirit of the project. The living quarters turned into zones of transition between private and public space and offered insights into a wide range of individual passions.
curated by Gerald Straub
Oct 012
“Consul Consult Island“, Performative Intervention/ Investigation, Vienna Art Week 12, Vienna, Austria
Investigating the notion of “Consultancy” by visiting Honorary Consuls from Micro Island Nations such as / Maledives/ Sao Tome; Principe/ Samoa
May 012 – Oct 012
“Periscope“, Performative Installation/ Investigation, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria
http://forum.mur.at/index.php?idcatside=792&kat=diskurs
March 012
“Tu-Lips“, Performative Intervention, part of “Untergangart“, Tanzquartier, Vienna, Austria
http://www.untergangart.eu/index.php/89-downfall-analists/95-barricades-1
How does instancy / immediacy work in politics and what are the consequences of these momentary actualisations – acting as a creator of immediate emotions rather than building relevant tracks for a not so close future? – a life performative intervention.
Jan 012
“Superglue“,Installation, in: “Kunst und Kapital“, Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria
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2011
Nov 011
“Superglue“, artistic research, Performative Investigation, Vienna Art Week 11, Vienna, Austria
http://viennaartweek.com/2011/events/95/superglue/
SUPERGLUE
is an artistic research project by Gerald Nestler and Gerald Straub
Science works on surpassing its respective limits, researching where there is still no exact cartography. Nestler and Straub are interested in “the impossible”, the “terra incognita” beyond the prevailing scientific horizon that can only be grasped intuitively or prognostically and is hence on the far side of actual scientific claims.
Nestler and Straub are collecting material on the impossible and are appropriating it to trace moments of irrationality, impossibility, inspiration, the working together of heterogenic moments and intuitive approaches. By re-calibrating the fluid notions of scientific knowledge at the frontier of what reaches beyond them, they ask: Is there a production of knowledge, which develops out of the impossible? Which enactments are generated by the impossible?
In SUPERGLUE, Straub und Nestler generate an artistic research focus in progress – between informal and formal references.
October 011
“Miete zahlt Kunst/ Kunst zahlt Miete“ , Co Curator, KÖR, Vienna, Austria
http://www.koer.or.at/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=355;lang=en
March 011
“Consult“, Performance, Forum Mozartplatz, Vienna, Austria
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2010
Dec 010
“Idee als Referenz“ Video, Solo Exhibition, KHG Gallery, Graz, Austria
Nov 010
“Businesslunch“, Performative Intervention/Investigation, Vienna Art Week 10, Vienna, Austria
http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/kunst/609778/KunstMahlzeit_Nestler-und-Straub
July 10
“World of Ideas” Conference Performance, Vienna, Austria
http://blog.esel.at/termin/43008
June 010
“Khora Kola“, Performance, part of public art project: “Am Stadtrand“, KÖR, Vienna, Austria
Nov 09 – June 010
“World of Ideas“, Filmportraits, 100min, Global
http://worldofideas.at/?cat=3
Feb 10
Feb 010
“Exploration“, Video, Upon Arrival, Group Exhibition, Malta Contemporary Art, Malta
http://www.maltacontemporaryart.com/index.php?/project/mca10/
Jan 010
“Impossible“, Video, Urban Wonders, Group Exhibition, Remise Bludenz, Austria
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2009
Dec 09
“Traces“, Performative Lecture, Stadtbahnbogen 36, Vienna, Austria
June 09
“Surmount“, Panel discussion, PSI#15 Misperformance, Zagreb, Croatia
http://www.psi15.com/
Oct.08 – June 09
“Victorian Gardening“, 1 year Programme: Curating, E:vent Gallery, London, U.K.
http://www.eventnetwork.org.uk/events/victorian-gardening-1
http://www.eventnetwork.org.uk/events/surmount
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May 08 – Oct 08
“Takkern II“, Documentary Film, project development in progress, Austria
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June 07
“Expert“, Performative Research, Goldsmiths College, London, U.K.
http://www.expertexpert.wordpress.com
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Oct 06.
“Dubai“, Video, Liminal Phase, Group Exhibition, London, U.K.
Feb 06 – Sept 06
“Expo/ Being and Doing“, Documentary Film (50min) Co Director, Japan/ Austria
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Oct 05
“Schleckerschleife“. Video, Styrian Autumn Art Festival, Austria
“GU – ruban landscape“, Performative Lecture, Styrian Autumn Art Festival, Austria
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Aug 04
“Floating Spaces – Gates Communities“, Media Festival ISEA 2004, Baltic Sea, Estonia, Finland
March 04
“Insurmountable Objects”, The Audible Picture Show, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2001
“Dissorder“, Video, Shortfilmfestival Hamburg, Germany
“Basic Cellfunction“, Video, Biochemistry Dept, Univ. of Dundee, Scotland, U.K.
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2000
“Incode.org“, Office Culture Installation, Visual Research Centre, Dundee, U.K.
“Hybrid Brains“, Experimental Film, Video/ FilmArt Festival Barcelona, Spain
“Say Again“, Audio CD, Live Ram Sound Festival, Stockton, England, U.K.
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1999
“Urban Exchange“, Multimedia Installation, Art&Idea Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Solo exhibition
1997
Experimental Short Films, Austria
1995
“City Joker“, Urbanist Project, 50min, Film, Styrian Autumn Art Festival, Austria
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