Opernring 17
1010 Vienna
Austria
Phileas—The Austrian Office for Contemporary Art supports artists, curators, galleries and institutions in Austria and works to strengthen their presence on the international landscape of contemporary art. Since 2015, it has enabled the production of 250 new artworks for exhibitions at biennials and museums across the world.
In 2025, Phileas will collaborate with the following artists and institutions:
13th Liverpool Biennial, UK, for the participation of Imayna Caceres
3rd Helsinki Biennial, Finland, for the participation of Laura Põld
12th SITE SANTA FE International, New Mexico, USA, (artist to be announced)
13th Berlin Biennale, Germany, (artists to be announced)
The Menil Drawing Institute, USA, for a new commission by Constantin Luser
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, USA, for an exhibition of Martin Beck
Cell Project Space, London, for an exhibition of Tanja Widmann with Johannes Porsch
Hamburger Kunsthalle, for a focus presentation and acquisition by Iman Issa
Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, for a project by Anne Glassner and Marit Wolters
Marta Herford, Germany, for an exhibition of Ingrid Wiener
Recontemporary, Turin, Italy, for an exhibition of Claudia Larcher
Museum gegenstandsfreier Kunst, Otterndorf, for an exhibition of Stefan Reiterer
Jennifee-See Alternate, Copenhagen, for an exhibition of Anna Schachinger
Les Moulins de Paillard, Loir en Vallée, for an exhibition of Christoph Weber
KIOSK, Ghent, Belgium, for an exhibition of Thomas Hitchcock
Jester, Genk, Belgium, for a two-person exhibition with Aaron Amar Bhamra
Following the success of the first Austrian Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale in 2024 with artist Liesl Raff, an open call will be launched to select an artist-curator team for the 16th edition in 2026. Phileas will also continue its long-standing support of the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, assisting the choreographer and performance artist Florentina Holzinger in her preparations leading up to 2026.
Phileas produces an annual series of publications titled First Monographs, which provide the first comprehensive overview of the work of an Austrian or Austria-based artist and introduce them to an international audience. Following artists Sophie Thun, Christian Kosmas Mayer and Birke Gorm, the next monograph in 2025 will be dedicated to the work of sculptor Toni Schmale.
Our exhibition space in Vienna presents projects that were recently co-produced with biennials and institutions around the world. The three exhibitions that will be shown in 2025 are:
Greta Schödl: Street Poetry
January 29–April 26, 2025
Based on her participation at the 60th International Venice Biennale, Stranieri Ovunque—Foreigners Everywhere, 2024
BLESS
May 16–September 13, 2025
Based on a collaboration with KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Gisèle Vienne
October 1, 2025–January 10, 2026
Phileas runs an active Visitor Programme that invites international curators and critics to Austria throughout the year to visit artists’ studios, galleries, museums, foundations, and artist-run spaces. We also organize annual curatorial exchanges with international partners; following successful collaborations in 2023 and 2024 with the Mondriaan Fonds, Netherlands, and Trampoline Association, Paris, France, respectively, our next exchange in November 2025 will be organized with the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA).
In 2025, Phileas will continue its long-term initiative to support Art Writing through focused workshops, lectures, and public discussions. The programme seeks to identify and train aspiring writers, create new platforms and channels of communication, and foster dialogue on contemporary issues in art writing.
For more information, see phileas.art or write to office [at] phileas.art
