Press kit Secession
Association of Visual Artists, building & Beethoven Frieze
General information on the history of the artists’ association, the architecture of the Art Nouveau building as well as Gustav Klimt and the Beethoven Frieze.
Reconstruction of the Founding Dates on the Secession’s Façade
On June 14, reconstructions of two historic inscriptions will be installed to the right and left of the art nouveau building’s main entrance. They indicate the two key dates in the history of the Secession’s founding.
Reconstruction of the fresco Reigen der Kranzträgerinnen by Koloman Moser
On occasion of the centenary of Koloman Moser’s (1869–1918) death, a model panel from his fresco Reigen der Kranzträgerinnen (Dance of the Wreath-Bearing Maidens) (1898) will be on display on the Secession’s rear side façade.
The board of the Association of Visual Artists Vienna Secession (from left to right): Sophie Thun, Wilfried Kühn, Michael Part, Barbara Kapusta, Jun Yang, Axel Stockburger, Ramesch Daha, Lisl Ponger, Ulrike Müller, Nick Oberthaler, Judith Fegerl, Philipp Fleischmann, Anna Witt. Photo: Natascha Unkart / Secession