VIENNA.- From 12 to 15 November 2026, the third edition of paper positions vienna will take place at Semper Depot, the studio complex of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

28 galleries from Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Latvia will be travelling to Vienna to present outstanding works of art on and made from paper, running alongside Vienna Art Week.

Works by over 90 artists from 17 different countries can be discovered at paper positions vienna. In keeping with the concept of paper positions, many of the works on display demonstrate a distinctive and intensive engagement with the medium. Astrid K�ppe’s (*1974) minimalist drawings bring the essence of objects and beings into sharp focus at the Carolyn Heinz Gallery. In the work of Heimo Zobernig (*1958, Art Edition-Fils), content, forms and colours are juxtaposed in a dynamic interplay, both complementing and contrasting with one another. Hubert Schmalix’s (1952–2025, Smolka Contemporary) late work features expressively painted landscapes that radiate tranquillity whilst inviting contemplation.

In his repetitive structures, Markus Linnenbrink (*1961, Taubert Contemporary) combines brushstrokes with a distinctly human touch with atmospheric colour fields and great dynamism. In the works of S�bastien Gaudette (*1984, Galerie Martin Mertens), everything revolves around paper – and yet they are not made of it. An exception at the fair. Inge Dick (*1941, Sturm & Schober) has captured abstract spaces of light and colour in Polaroids, into which viewers can immerse themselves deeply. Pedro Boese (*1972, Emmanuel Walderdorff Galerie) reveals hidden structures by removing layers and fragmenting geometric elements, creating a dynamic interplay between order and deconstruction. Meanwhile, the intuitive, often expressive and gestural paintings by �va Bodn�r (*1952, Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman) operate at the intersection between abstraction and figurative representation.

Alongside works by artistic giants such as Christo (1935–2020) and Gerhard Richter (*1932, both represented by Art Edition-Fils), Horst Janssen (1929–1995) and Allen Jones (*1937, both represented by Galerie und Verlag St. Gertrude), Hermann Nitsch (1939–2022, Peter Frey Gallery) and Arnulf Rainer (1929–2025, Galerie & Kunsthandel Hartl + Galerie Ruberl), there are also numerous young artists to discover at the fair:

For instance, Galerie Rang is presenting works by Emma Peinhopf (*1999), whilst works by Hanna Schemel (*1994) can be seen at Galerie Fotografija. Galerie Ernst Hilger is exhibiting the figurative ballpoint pen drawings by Assunta Abdel Azim Mohamed (*1993, see below: Artist Talk). Maksla XO is showcasing the mysterious visual worlds of the Latvian artist Andris Kalinins (*1994).