Bruno Mokross: Curating ZONE1 at Vienna Contemporary 2024

Curator Bruno Mokross guides through the highlight section ZONE1, which presents 10 solo presentations by young emerging artists under 40 with a strong connection to Austria

Bruno Mokross: Curating ZONE1 at Vienna Contemporary 2024
Contemporary Art Fair 2024: Bruno Mokross is this years Curator of ZONE1 | Photo: Maria Belova, Courtesy of Vienna Contemporary 2024.| Photo: MariaBelova

Exploring Tomorrow’s Art Scene with Bruno Mokross, Curator of ZONE1 at This Year’s Vienna Contemporary Art Fair

Munchies Art Club presents this year's creative force behind ZONE1 at Vienna Contemporary: the curator Bruno Mokross.

Meet Bruno Mokross

Bruno Mokross is an active and creative part of Vienna’s art scene. He’s not only a curator but also an artist and software developer who’s committed to supporting new talent.

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Bruno Mokross: For ZONE1 at Vienna Contemporary 2024, showcases 10 artists and their galleries in this year's art fair Photo: Maria Belova

As the Founder and Director of Pech Project Space, Bruno provides a platform for emerging artists to share their work. He’s also heavily involved with the Independent Space Index, a project that connects and promotes independent art spaces around Vienna.

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In his role as curator of ZONE1 at this year’s Vienna Contemporary Art Fair, Bruno Mokross has the opportunity to focus on one of his strengths: curating a selection of emerging artists based in Austria, giving visitors a chance to discover the fresh talent shaping the country’s contemporary art scene on an international stage.

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Bruno Mokross will be presenting 10 promising contemporary artists at ZONE1, at Vienna Contemporary 2024 including:

  1. Evy Jokhova | 3+1 Arte Contemporânea
  2. Minda Anden | Zeller Van Almsick
  3. Robert Sebastian Schachinger |  Windhager von Kaenel
  4. Albert Dietrich | City Galerie Wien
  5. Eliza Ballesteros | Fiebach, Minninger
  6. Alex Macedo | GIANNI MANHATTAN
  7. Sarah Fripon | COMMUNE
  8. Nanna Kaiser | Shore Gallery
  9. Georg Thanner | House of Spouse
  10. Noushin Redjaian | Galerie Ernst Hilger

ZONE1 at Vienna Contemporary 2024, Curated by Bruno Mokross: Featuring Minda Andrén, Evy Jokhova, and Sebastian Schachinger

Discover with us the artists: Minda Andrén with her thought-provoking exploration of identity in the digital age, Evy Jokhova’s intriguing reflections on architecture and space, and Sebastian Schachinger’s captivating meditations on time and memory.

Minda Andrén: The Self in a Sea of Images

Minda Andrén, a Swedish artist based in Vienna, uses her paintings to explore the relationship between the human body and the overwhelming flood of images in contemporary society.

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Vienna Contemporary -> ZONE1 curated by Bruno Mokross Artists: Minda AndrénZeller van Almsick | Image Courtesy Minda Andrén Studio, photo: (c) Jennifer Gelardo, 2024
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Minda Andrén: Exhibition View - | Courtesy Zeller van Almsick and Minda Andrén Studio, photo: (c) Kunstdokumentation.com, 2023

Her work delves into themes of identity, perception, and how technology and media shape our understanding of self.

Minda Andrén: Zeller van Almsick - Vienna Contemporary
Munchies Art Club presents three sneak peeks of artist Minda Andrén’s works, featured in Zone1 at the Vienna Contemporary Art Fair 2024, all curated by Bruno Mokross.

Minda Andrén Artist - Zeller van Almsick - Vienna Contemporary 2024

Often incorporating digital elements into her layered paintings, Andrén’s art creates tension between the physical and digital worlds, offering a philosophical reflection on what it means to be human today.

Evy Jokhova: Interrogating Space and Ritual

Evy Jokhova, a Swiss-born artist, bridges architecture, anthropology, and philosophy in her multidisciplinary practice.

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Vienna Contemporary -> ZONE1 -> curated by Bruno Mokross Artists: Evy Jokhova3+1 Arte Contemporânea | Photo by Austėja Ščiavinskaitė®

Her work investigates how structures—whether architectural, social, or personal—shape human behavior and memory.

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Evy Jokhova: “Alessandro”, 2020 -> Stoneware clay and fabric, 42 x 15.5 x 27 cm | Photos: Bruno Lopes | Image courtesy of the artist and 3+1 Arte Contemporânea Lisbon, Portugal

Jokhova's installations blend materials like stone, textiles, and ceramics, often referencing ancient rituals and contemporary landscapes.

Evy Jokhova with 3+1 Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal at this year´s Vienna Contemporary
Munchies Art Club is excited to present a first sneak peek of artist Evy Jokhova for Zone1 at Vienna Contemporary, curated by Bruno Mokross. We cover 3 Artist for this year´s Art Fair

By challenging constructs of perception and reality, she invites viewers to reconsider how we interact with the physical and conceptual spaces around us.

Sebastian Schachinger: Time, Memory, and the Echoes of the Past

Sebastian Schachinger, a German-born artist, explores the fluidity of time and memory through his multidisciplinary work, blending performance, sound, and installation.

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R. Sebastian Schachinger:13, 2023 (exhibition view “Notizen zur 13ten Stunde”, Kunsthaus Baselland) Foto: Fritz Kargl

His pieces, often dealing with the immaterial presence of the past, challenge conventional perceptions of time, questioning how we experience and remember it.

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Vienna Contemporary -> ZONE1 curated by Bruno Mokross Artists: Robert Sebastian SchachingerWindhager von Kaenel | Photo: Fritz Kargl

Schachinger invites viewers to engage with the silent echoes of the past, embodied in objects and spaces, creating a deeply reflective experience on the fragility of memory and the passage of time.

Sebastian Schachinger: Redefining Time and Memory in Art
Explore the depths of time and memory with R. Sebastian Schachinger at Vienna Contemporary 2024, curated by Bruno Mokross in ZONE1

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Don't miss out! Check out our articles featuring these three remarkable artists: Evy Jokhova, Minda Anden, and Robert Sebastian Schachinger.



ZONE1 Highlights: Artists and Their Galleries at Vienna Contemporary 2024

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ABOUT ZONE1 - Vienna Contemporary



In 2015, the exhibition format ZONE1 was introduced, exclusively presenting the works of talented artists under 40 who either live, work, or have received their education in Austria. 

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This year’s ZONE1, the fair’s section focusing on emerging talents with a connection to Austria, will be curated by Bruno Mokross. With ten solo exhibitions of artists who live or have lived in Vienna and are represented by local and international galleries, Mokross wants to examine what attracts international artists to Vienna and how the […]

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