/Friends
The Secession Friends foster the dialogue between art, business, and society.
Annual Editions
Each year, a renowned artist produces a limited edition (Jahresgabe) exclusively for the sponsors and patrons of the Secession Friends. The annual editions are linked to the respective year of membership and cannot be purchased.
Art Excursions
2025 Warsaw
2024 Porto
2023 Amsterdam
2022 Marseille
2022 Kassel, documenta 15
2021 South Tyrol
2020 Burgenland and Southeast Styria
2019 Leipzig, Dessau, Dresden
2018 Los Angeles
2017 Athens / Kassel, documenta 14
2016 Brno
2016 Bregenz
2015 Munich
2014 Istanbul
2013 Washington / Philadelphia
2011 Rome / Naples
2010 Berlin
2009 Israel
2008 Moscow
2007 Hanover / Kassel / Münster
2005 Iceland
2004 Milan / Turin
2003 Helsinki / Stockholm
2002 Basel / Kassel
2001 London
Fundraising Dinner
Once a year, the Secession Friends organise a fundraising dinner honouring an outstanding artistic position. Thanks to numerous international guests, artists and personalities from business and culture, this festive event has become a permanent feature in Vienna’s cultural calendar.
Around 30 tables are assigned to various hosts for a designated financial contribution. Thanks to the generous support of renowned companies, the net proceeds of this evening can be fully devoted to the Secession and its mission as a leading venue for international contemporary art.
2025 Duane Linklater
2024 Rochelle Feinstein
2023 Tishan Hsu
2022 Jean-Frédéric Schnyder
2021 Nairy Baghramian
2019 Tala Madani
2018 Ed Ruscha
2017 R.H. Quaytman
2016 Francis Alÿs
2015 Vija Celmins
2014 Chto Delat
2013 Sarah Lucas
2012 Kerry James Marshall
2011 Die Fünfte Säule
2010 Gilbert Bretterbauer
2009 Marc Camille Chaimowicz
2008 Frances Stark
2007 Tom Burr
2005 De Rijke / De Rooij und Christopher Williams
2004 Albert Oehlen
2003 Mary Heilmann
2002 Sue Williams
2001 Christopher Wool
2000 Mark Wallinger
1999 Roman Signer
1998 Herbert Brandl
1997 Nobuyoshi Araki
1996 Philip Taaffe
1994 Brice Marden
1992 Gilbert & George
1989 Daniel Buren
1988 Sol Lewitt
Exhibition Talks
The exhibition talks are a regular event series organised by the Secession Friends.
Board of Trustees of the Secession Friends
President: Sylvia Liska
Vice-President: Gabriela Gantenbein
Treasurer: Dr. Primus Österreicher
Sandra Bär Heuer
Ramesch Daha
Marcello Demner
Mafalda Kahane
Benedikt Ledebur
Tassilo Metternich-Sandor
Franz Seilern
Stefan Weber
