Ukiyo-e, Tokyo, 2018 © UKIYO-E PROJECT"/>

To commemorate  the 150th anniversary of Austrian-Japanese friendship, the MAK presents two exhibitions:  "KUNIYOSHI +: Design and Entertainment in Japanese Woodblock Prints" and "UKIYOENOW: Tradition and Experiment".

The first presentation is devoted to the late period of the ukiyo-e. The show's main spotlight is on one of the most important and innovative artists of the nineteenth century, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861).  In contrast, "UKIYOENOW: Tradition and Experiment" opens up new dimensions in the contemporary treatment of the Japanese art form and poses the question of how far the different forms of production-traditional handicraft and digital print-and also the new context of global/transnational pop cultures are impacting the further development of the ukiyo-e.

Press Conference: Friday, 25 October 2019, 10:30 a.m.

Curated by the Museu d'Art de Cerdanyola in collaboration with the Fundació Joan Abelló, this exhibition provides an analysis of male nudes from a feminist perspective that vindicates gender equality and the sexual and emotional diversity of gender identity.

Discover the architect Otto Wagner, a key figure in the field of European architecture at the turn of the 20th century. His works contributed greatly to the emergence of a "modern architecture".

This exhibition is part of the Viennese season organised by the Cité.

This exhibition focuses on the connection between two artists who questioned the principles of sculpture throughout their careers and subverted the traditional gaze toward the human body from a renewed aesthetic.

The final exhibition before the Munch Museet moves to the new building presents, for the first time in history, works from all collections of the museum alongside each other. This is the last opportunity to visit the Mseum at its iconic building from 1963.

The show includes famous works by Munch, including The Scream, Madonna, Starry Night and The Kiss and other gems from artist like Amaldus Nielsen, Harriet Backer, Ludvig Ravensberg, Teddy Røwde, Jakob Weidemann and Johan Berner Jakobsen.

The exhibition explores Tiffany's vivid designs in relation to emerging artistic and craft movements at the turn of the 20th century. Through the dynamic, illuminated display of 20 of the designer's finest stained glass table and floor lamps. "Tiffany in Bloom" introduces visitors to the magic that Tiffany created with thousands of shards of glass and the "newfangled" power of electric light. Period photographs and accounts of his artisans also provide a glimpse into Tiffany's shop and Studio.

This MAK exhibition presents the figure of Otto Prutscher (1880-1949) seventy years after his death, including the manifold roles he played in developing Viennese Modernism. Prutscher was an architect and designer who employed the entire variety of applied arts materials and was also an exhibition designer, teacher and member of all the major art reform movements, from the Secession to the Wiener Werkstätte and Werkbund.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Otto Prutscher's death, the exhibition highlights the importance of his work for the development of Viennese Modernism. The show is dedicated to Josef Hoffmann's (1870-1956) in association with Otto Prutscher (1880-1949). Like Hoffmann an architect and designer, Prutscher was master of all materials used in the applied arts. He was an exhibition designer, a teacher, and a member of the most important reform movements in art from the Secession to the Wiener Werkstätte and the Werkbund.

This exhibition presents a wide and varied selection of paintings by Anglada-Camarasa in order to present his oeuvre from a personal, romantic perspective that recalls the layout of the Museum in Pollença. It provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the work of Anglada-Camarasa through a different exhibition approach from how the work has been shown in CaixaForum until now.

The exhibition creates an opulent tableau that offers uniquely rich and complex insights into the fascination of Vienna circa 1900 and the atmosphere of this vibrant period. Comprising some 1,300 items displayed across three floors, this semi-permanent installation presents the splendour and wealth of the artistic and intellectual achievements of this era through masterpieces from the Leopold Museum and notable permanent loan works from Austrian and international collections.