Re-Play: Beginnings of International Media Art in Austria

"Re-Play: Beginnings of International Media Art in Austria" is a comprehensive exploration of the beginnings of art and electronic media in Austria, focusing on internationally renowned artists who have influenced the Austrian scene as well as Austrian innovators themselves. Austria had a very active multimedia art world during the seminal 1960s and 70s--the metropolises of Vienna, Graz, and Innsbruck developed into important nerve centers, presenting important exhibitions and symposia featuring prominent artists from numerous countries, particularly the United States. At the same time, Austrian artists were invited with increasing frequency to major international events abroad. "Re-Play" documents more than 400 early videotape and audio works from Acconci to Wilke in illustrated and annotated work lists--an exciting and historically essential matrix of conceptual, media-critical and media-reflexive works.