In 1897, Gustav Klimt, along with other artists, left the conservative House of Artists and founded a new art association called the Secession. In 1898 a house of the same name was built.
In 1897/98, the architect Josef Maria Olbrich built a modern Art Nouveau exhibition space, which is now one of Vienna's most famous buildings, on a plot of land provided by the city administration on Vinzaile Street in Nashmarkt. The dome with an ornament in the form of leaves ("golden head") is a symbol of Secession and visible from afar. At that time, architecture caused a great stir among the population. Initial plans to build a house on the corner of Ringstrasse / Wolzeile had to be abandoned due to sharp protests from Vienna residents.
On the ground floor of the building you can admire the "Beethoven frieze" of Gustav Klimt.
The 34-meter-long work is a virtuoso interpretation of Beethoven's 9th Symphony and was created by the eminent artist Klimt for the exhibition, which opened in 1902. On the upper floors, on the exhibition area of .1, 000 square meters. m, about 20 variable exhibitions of contemporary artists are demonstrated annually. Above the entrance portal to the Secession is the motto of the art association: “Time is his art. His freedom is to art.
In 1897/98, the architect Josef Maria Olbrich built a modern Art Nouveau exhibition space, which is now one of Vienna's most famous buildings, on a plot of land provided by the city administration on Vinzaile Street in Nashmarkt. The dome with an ornament in the form of leaves ("golden head") is a symbol of Secession and visible from afar. At that time, architecture caused a great stir among the population. Initial plans to build a house on the corner of Ringstrasse / Wolzeile had to be abandoned due to sharp protests from Vienna residents.
On the ground floor of the building you can admire the "Beethoven frieze" of Gustav Klimt.
The 34-meter-long work is a virtuoso interpretation of Beethoven's 9th Symphony and was created by the eminent artist Klimt for the exhibition, which opened in 1902. On the upper floors, on the exhibition area of .1, 000 square meters. m, about 20 variable exhibitions of contemporary artists are demonstrated annually. Above the entrance portal to the Secession is the motto of the art association: “Time is his art. His freedom is to art.
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