Founded in 1971 the Galerie Grita Insam has been promoting young local artists and collaborating with international artists of high reputation from all over the world since the beginnings.
Amongst others: VITO ACCONCI, ROBERT ADRIAN X, ART&LANGUAGE, ALICE AYCOCK, JOHN BALDESSARI, JOSÉ MANUEL BALLESTER, BARBARA BLOOM, RICHARD DEACON, SIMON DENNY, SILVIE&CHÉRIF DEFRAOUI, YONA FRIEDMAN, FERNANDA GOMES, ZAHA HADID, JENNY HOLZER, CANDIDA HÖFER, IRWIN, ALFREDO JAAR, CHRISTOF KINTERA, JÜRGEN KLAUKE, JULIUS KOLLER, KEN LUM, RITA MC BRIDE, MAURIZIO NANNUCCI, HELIO OITICIA, MIGUEL ANGEL RIOS, GREGOR SCHNEIDER, FRANK THIEL, MARTIN WALDE, MARIJKE VAN WARMERDAM, PETER WEIBEL, et al.
Amongst others: VITO ACCONCI, ROBERT ADRIAN X, ART&LANGUAGE, ALICE AYCOCK, JOHN BALDESSARI, JOSÉ MANUEL BALLESTER, BARBARA BLOOM, RICHARD DEACON, SIMON DENNY, SILVIE&CHÉRIF DEFRAOUI, YONA FRIEDMAN, FERNANDA GOMES, ZAHA HADID, JENNY HOLZER, CANDIDA HÖFER, IRWIN, ALFREDO JAAR, CHRISTOF KINTERA, JÜRGEN KLAUKE, JULIUS KOLLER, KEN LUM, RITA MC BRIDE, MAURIZIO NANNUCCI, HELIO OITICIA, MIGUEL ANGEL RIOS, GREGOR SCHNEIDER, FRANK THIEL, MARTIN WALDE, MARIJKE VAN WARMERDAM, PETER WEIBEL, et al.
The concept of the gallery emphasises on the function of a communication and networking medium. The organisation of discussions, work shops, lectures accompanies personal exhibitions, group shows and projects dealing with boarder crossing, art in public space, consulting companies and the multiple forms of conceptual art are integral elements of the gallery's work.
Thematic group exhibitions and projects since 1995:
Thematic group exhibitions and projects since 1995:
| 2008 | En face / surface with works by Robert Adrian X, José Manuel Ballester, Tom Benson, Sabine Bitter / Helmut Weber, Benjamin Cottam, Eric Glavin, Fernanda Gomes, Tania Kitchell, Roland Kollnitz, Angelika Krinzinger, Sigrid Kurz, Kazuko Miyamoto, Flora Neuwirth, Hélio Oiticica & Neville d'Almeida, Peter Sandbichler, Stefan Sandner, Fabian Seiz, Katharina Stiglitz, Gerold Tagwerker, Frank Thiel, Gabi Trinkaus, Martin Walde, Peter Weibel |
| 2006 | Shift with works by Sabine Bitter / Helmut Weber, Simon Denny, Ingo Gienzendanner (GRRRR), Fernanda Gomes, Tadashi Kawamata, Kristof Kintera, Julius Koller, Eva Löfdahl, Rita McBride, Miguel Angel Rios, Gregor Schneider, Michael Schuster, Katharina Stiglitz und Marijke van Warmerdam |
| 2004 | …and in between with works by Sigrun Appel, Sabina Hörtner, Sigrid Kurz, Katharina Matiasek, Stefan Sandner, Gerold Tagwerker, etc. |
| 2003 | exhibition GegenLicht (back light) at BUWOG company with works by Siegrun Appelt, Abdul Sharif Baruwa, Friedrich Biedermann, Zarina Bhimji, Louise Bourgeois, Herbert Brandl, Silvie Defraoui, Fred Eerdekens, Candida Höfer, Sabina Hörtner, IRWIN, Alfredo Jaar, Sabine Jelinek, Irene Kar, Jürgen Klauke, Karl-Heinz Klopf, Sigrid Kurz, Katarina Matiasek, Flora Neuwirth, Marcel Odenbach, Nika Radic, Stefan Sandner, Eva Schlegel |
| 2001 | KunstLicht (art light) at BUWOG company with works by Manfred Erjautz, Martin Kaar, Brigitte Kowanz, François Morellet, Maurizio Nannucci, Goran Petercol, Ruth Schnell, Keith Sonnier, Peter Sandbichler, Gerold Tagwerker, Peter Weibel |
| 1998 | spatiale malerei at Galerie Grita Insam paintings on site by Uli Aigner, Art & Language, Ernst Caramelle, Manfred Erjautz, Zaha Hadid, Sabina Hörtner, Peter Kogler, Sol LeWitt, Ines Lombardi, Ferdinand Penker, Goran Petercol, Lois Renner, Jessica Stockholder, Gerold Tagwerker, Rini Tandon, Peter Weibel, Otto Zitko |
| 1996- 1998 | Freeze Frame I Group show dealing with the dialogue between film and visual art - exhibition in progress Venues: Instituto Cultural Cabañas Guadalajara, Mexico, Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna Gallery Claude Douyon, Miami and AMUSF, Contemporary Art Museum at University of South Florida, Tampa, Fl with works by Uli Aigner, John Baldessari, Silvie&Chérif Defraoui, Manfred Erjautz, IRWIN, Alfredo Jaar, Werner Kaligofsky, Sigrid Kurz, Robert Longo, Tom Marioni, Katarina Matiasek, Becky Mayer, Allan McCollum, Stephan Prina, Peter Sandbichler/Drehli Robnik, Ruth Schnell, Herve Telemaque, Martin Walde, Peter Weibel |
| 1995 | Translucent Writings group show about texts and light at Neuberger Museum of Art; State University of NewYork at Purchase und AMUSF, Contemporary Art Museum at University of South Florida, Tampa, Fl, with works by Robert Adrian X, Silvie&Chérif Defraoui, Nancy Dwyer, Fred Eerdekens, Jenny Holzer, Alfredo Jaar, Joseph Kosuth, Brigitte Kowanz, Karl Kowanz, Thomas Locher, Helmut Mark, Maurizio Nannucci, Goran Petercol, Rivka Rinn, Constanze Ruhm, Ed Ruscha, David Ward, Peter Weibel (catalogue) |
| 1988-1992 | Kunst Raum Donau (art in public space Vienna) Projects in public space in cooperation with administration of city government (Bruno Domany) such as: sculpture entitled Zeitweise by Richard Deacon at the Danube river bank, Mexico Platz, Picasso’s Eye by Robert Adrian X (electricity station of Wien Strom company) and Lightinstallation by Karl Kowanz at the Steinspornbrücke - bridge across Neue Donau |
| 1986 | group show Raum Annehmen at Galerie Grita Insam a overview on Austrian sculpture since1945 with works by Roland Goeschl, Bruno Gironcoli, VALIE EXPORT, Willi Kopf, Oswald Oberhuber, Rini Tandon, Franz West, Erwin Wurm et al. (catalogue) |
| 1985-1986 | ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk Videonale 86 (Austrian TV station) and Ars electronica Grita Insam was curator of a one week program providing a survey on video by artists on public TV in cooperation with ars electronica, the festival on electronic media in Linz. Commission was given by the editorial office of the Austrian Television called Kunststücke, director Wolfgang Lorenz, Grita Insam also created a 90 minute long program as an introduction on video by artists entitled Videogezeiten. (catalogue) |
| 1984 | New York Graffiti travelling to Vienna and Graz touring exhibition and performances at: Graz HUMANIC Shoe Company, Austrian Radio Station in Graz, Disco U4 Vienna, Tram Vienna, Magazine Wiener and Galerie Grita Insam Vienna participants: Ero, Delta, Phase 2, Ramm:ell:zee |
| 1982 | Tanz 82 (first festival for contemporary dance in Vienna) Organisation of the first contemporary dance festival in cooperation with Gerhard Brunner, director of the ballet at the Viennese opera und Barbara Rett, director of the institution entitled Volkshochschule Hietzing |
| 1979 | Audiocene 79 - Medium of Visual Arts Exhibition of phonograms, sound installations, a series of performances and a symposium dealing with the history and conceptual background of the border crossings between visual arts and sound as well as experimental music. with works by Laurie Anderson, Aperque, Pinuccia Bernardoni, Michael Brewster, Hank Bull, Norbert Brunner, Georg De Cristel, Peter Downsborough, Terry Fox, Bob George, Peter Grass, Jana Haimsohn, Julia Heyward, Joe Jones, Christina Kubisch, Joan La Barbara, Tom Marioni, Ian Murrey, Maurizio Nannucci, Bruce McLean, Fabrizio Plessi, Fritz Ruprechter, Arleen Schloss, Michael Schuster, Peter Weibel (catalogue) |
Grita Insam conceived projects for the city government which were not realised for political reasons:
| 1998 - 1992 | Brücken im Licht – bridges enlightened installations on Viennese bridges with artists: Jenny Holzer, Keith Sonnier, Maurizio Nannucci, Francois Morellet, Joseph Kosuth, Brigitte Kowanz, Karl Kowanz, Peter Sandbichler |
| Uferansichten Donaukanal Projects on the riverside, Donaukanal, Vienna with works by Vito Acconci, Mel Chin, Nancy Dwyer, Douglas Hall, Douglas Hollis, Brigitte Kowanz, Keith Sonnier, Krysztoph Wodiczko |