The book as an artistic medium plays a central role in the work of artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Milena Büsch, Ed Ruscha, Isa Genzken, as well as many contemporary young artists in the Austrian and international scene.

Books are used as instruments to design poetic visions and to expand concept art. The artists’ books in this exhibition initiate dialogues about gender roles and socio-political questions. At the same time, books are a form of cultural memory and commemoration.

Against the backdrop of the digital world, artists experiment with the medium of the book and transcend traditional boundaries of image, text, and material.