Import-Export: Arte en Diálogo México / Austria
Museo Estatal de Arte Popular, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca
April 11 – April 25

From April 11 to 25, the Museo Estatal de Arte Popular (MEAPO) presented Import-Export: Arte en Diálogo México / Austria, part of the international project Import Export AT/MX. The exhibition was curated by Viveka Biondic in collaboration with Colectivo Oaxaca, directed by Ixchel Castellón, and supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum in Mexico.

Inaugurated by Anja Hahn from the Kulturforum, the show featured six of Viveka’s small “the dress” paintings, brought into dialogue with Oaxacan artistic traditions. Under the leadership of Carlomagno Pedro Martínez, MEAPO continues to connect local heritage with international contemporary practices, and this project embodied that mission of cultural exchange.

Kintsugi- The Golden Break-Off

Galerie Das Zimmer

11.01.23-25.01.23

The Golden Break-Off explored the act of release through abstraction and ritual. The exhibition featured abstract works and monotypes created from broken plates, symbolizing the letting go of moments and habits.

At the opening, artist Viveka Biondic performed a personal ritual: breaking 28 plates — one for each year of her life — while gifting the 30th plate to be shattered after her 31st birthday. Strikingly, the 28th plate resisted breaking, remaining intact.

Following this, a video performance documented the collection of fragments. From these broken pieces, a new artwork emerged: all shards painted in gold, arranged around the unbroken 28th plate. This installation, together with the video works, was presented at the exhibition’s closing, completing the cycle of rupture and transformation.

Open Studio – Cité des Arts, Paris

During her two-month residency at Cité des Arts in Paris, supported by the Ministry of Culture of North Macedonia, artist Viveka Biondic presented the works created throughout her stay. The open studio featured the project The Gray Area alongside a collaborative photo performance with Afghan photographer Fatimah Hoseini.