Dear Sir or Madam,

The team of Kunsthalle Wien and myself are happy to invite you to the
Festival WWTBD – What Would Thomas Bernhard Do from May 17th until May 26th
2013. 

WWTBD – What Would Thomas Bernhard Do – this question is deliberately asked
without a question mark, and, as such, no singular answer should be
expected. Rather, it leaves room for a wide range of statements,
explanations, and interpretations. The ten-day festival at the Kunsthalle
Wien focuses on the central issues of our society, and draws on Thomas
Bernhard’s tradition of critical, and sometimes unsettling thinking. The
festival transposes his thinking to the present, spreading it through a
variety of disciplines so as to work towards a productive analysis of the
present.

WWTBD – What Would Thomas Bernhard Do features contributions from
practitioners in the visual arts, music, literature, art theory, sociology,
philosophy, and economics; presents, films, performances, and concerts.
Every day from two in the afternoon until two o’clock in the morning, a
marathon – one without a pre-determined finish line – unfolds. Both the
performers – who come together in choreographed sequences and various
formats – as well as the audience members, are productively involved in the
action. Together, they will open room for interpretation along the fault
lines of society. Performances will replace lectures and discussion rounds
will be replaced by readings, concerts, talks, and sets by famous DJs.

With WWTBD – What Would Thomas Bernhard Do the program of the new
Kunsthalle Wien begins. The program’s focus going forward will be on
contemporary art, but also the questions it poses and that move our
society. Art that mirrors the present reveals itself to be multifaceted.
Art, however, needs an other; a counterpart that reacts, acts on impulse,
and asks questions. The audience, for me, is just as important as the
program of the Kunsthalle Wien. I am delighted to welcome you to WWTBD –
What Would Thomas Bernhard Do.

Nicolaus Schafhausen
Director Kunsthalle Wien


WWTBD – What Would Thomas Bernhard Do

Festivalpasses can be bought online http://www.kunsthallewien.at and during the festival at
the ticket office of the Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier.

Day passes are now available at the MQ Point and during the festival at the
ticket office of the Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier.


For the detailed festival program and additional information regarding the
time table and protagonists please visit our website http://www.kunsthallewien.at , as well as our facebook
page and via #WWTBD on twitter.
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For further information, interview or image requests please contact
Katharina Murschetz
presse@kunsthallewien.at
+43(0)1 5 21 89-1221






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