We are delighted to welcome you back this fall at viennacontemporary, Austria’s leading international art fair.
The fair will take place from September 12 to 14, 2025, in Hall D of Messe Wien. You will find us at booth G92. This year, under the title “NATURE – blue & green”, the focus will be on works by artists Marko Djurdjevic (2001) and Leopold Strobl (1961). Vienna-born, self-taught artist Marko Djurdjevic processes his childhood experiences in the Klosterneuburg children’s home through his art. His figurative visual language conveys profound emotions surrounding love, death, and loneliness. The striking use of blue functions both as a filter and as a means of self-healing. In contrast to Djurdjevic’s impressive, large-format oil paintings, the galerie gugging presents the magical, small-format works of renowned self-taught artist Leopold Strobl, who was represented at the 60th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia last year. Strobl’s works feel like magnetic portals, making them a perfect complement to Djurdjevic’s oeuvre.
Nina Katschnig, director of galerie gugging, sums it up: “We are delighted to kick off Marko Djurdjevic’s representation by showing his works for the first time at viennacontemporary together with last year’s renowned Biennale artist, Leopold Strobl. The title “NATURE – blue & green” is programmatic and connects both artists in a very special way. While Marko Djurdjevic associates the color blue with beauty, Leopold Strobl makes the color blue rather “crazy,” which is why he even colors the sky in his signature ‘Strobl green’. Blue and green—beloved colors of both artists—also speak to a deeper connection: nature itself, which serves as a shared source of inspiration. Djurdjevic finds solace in nocturnal walks through the wetlands, capturing their spirit in his distinctive blue tones. Strobl, on the other hand, transforms newspaper photographs into vivid green dreamscapes. In addition, the theme of NATURE also stands for a “safe space”—a sanctuary, or Leo, as a retreat from the pressures and artificiality of our increasingly digital and fast-paced world.“
