Exhibition
The Stories Bodies Tell. Photography and Media Art from 1945 to the Present
November 7, 2025 to June 14, 2026
Museum der Moderne, Rupertinum, Salzburg
Loans
The human body is the central scene of social processes. An interface between the individual and society, it transmits messages both conscious ad unconscious. Ideally possessed of free agency and the ability to limn its own public image, it also becomes a screen onto which society projects its expectations. This complex tension between surveillance and self-determination informs its being no less than its role as a medium of communication. Gestures, facial expressions, modes of physical articulation often operate beyond the confines of spoken language, injecting universal messages into social contexts. The exhibition examines the interactions that become manifest between the body as a social symbol and its individual expressive force, and reflects on society’s role as a passive observer and active source of formative influence.
curated by Katharina Ehrl
The SpallArt Collection is exhibiting works on loan from artists Rosa Brückl & Gregor Schmoll, Nan Goldin, Vivian Maier, Lisette Model, Aria Watson and George S. Zimbel
Museum der Moderne
Rupertinum
Wiener-Philharmoniker-Gasse 9
5020 Salzburg, Austria
Tue–Sun (and Mon on holidays) 10am – 6 pm
Thu 10am – 8pm