The Face
Avedon to Newton

Until 6 November 2022

Gottfried Helnwein | Elton John, Munich, 1992 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna © Gottfried Helnwein / Bildrecht, Vienna 2022

The ALBERTINA MODERN exhibition The Face shows selected works of contemporary portrait photography from the collection of the ALBERTINA Museum. These photographs by artists both international and Austrian show just how multifaceted portraiture can be: they range from poignant studies of famous personalities to portraits of artists in their studios to projects encompassing whole series of photographs that explore the portraited individuals and their living environments. The photographs on exhibit deal with themes such as cultural identity, personal relationships, and diverse realms of experience as well as questions pertaining to individuals’ origins and their own selves.

The presented selection includes works by Nancy Lee Katz, Richard Avedon, Gottfried Helnwein, Chuck Close, and Franz Hubmann.

The exhibition is on view at the ALBERTINA MODERN from 27 July until 6 November 2022.

Franz Hubmann | Marc Chagall, 1957, Print 1999 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna - Donation Collection Helmut Klewan Franz Hubmann | Marc Chagall (1887-1985), 1957, Abzug 1999 | ALBERTINA, Wien - Schenkung Sammlung Helmut Klewan © Franz Hubmann / brandstaetter images / picturedesk.com

Nancy Lee Katz | Roy Lichtenstein, 1986, printed 2018-2021 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna - Donation Dr. Michael S. Sachs © Dr. Michael S. Sachs

Gottfried Helnwein | Mick Jagger, London, 1982 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna © Gottfried Helnwein / Bildrecht, Vienna 2022

Franz Hubmann | Marc Chagall, 1957, Print 1999 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna - Donation Collection Helmut Klewan © Franz Hubmann / brandstaetter images / picturedesk.com

Gottfried Helnwein | Michael Jackson, Cologne, 1988 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna © Gottfried Helnwein / Bildrecht, Vienna 2022

Gottfried Helnwein | Elton John, Munich, 1992 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna © Gottfried Helnwein / Bildrecht, Vienna 2022

Manfred Willmann | Untitled (from the series 'Für Christine'), 1984-1988 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna. Acquisition with funds from the BMKÖS gallery promotion program 2021 © Manfred Willmann

Lucia Papčová | from the series 'Grand Parents', 2008 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna – The ESSL Collection © Lucia Papčová

Helmut Newton | Woman entering The Ennis-Brown House by Frank Lloyd Wright, Los Angeles, 1990 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna © Helmut Newton Foundation

Franz Hubmann | Andy Warhol, 1981, Print 1999 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna - Donation Collection Helmut Klewan © Franz Hubmann / brandstaetter images / picturedesk.com