Cabinet of Curiosities: My Take on the Take Festival

Impressions from the Take Festival 2017 for contemporary fashion and art at the old post office building in Vienna.

Photo credit: Viki Secrets

Live painting by Olga Georgieva

Hi, contemporary art is always a mixed bag. It's like a cabinet of curiosities or wonders, a collection of current trash and goodness, lacking the retrospective filter of historic museums, pretentiously called curation. However, this can also be an advantage. Art as a free playground for provocation, differentiation and exploration.

The Take Festival features over 60 rooms of wonders including live performances and shows. So take your time when visiting the festival. Also noteworthy is the cool location of the festival. It is hosted inside the old and abandoned, historic post office building "Alte Post" in Vienna, which acts as a perfect backdrop for the artsy installations.

Ready for take off, my takes taken at the Take Festival:

"Elastic bands" fashion installation by designers of Ivan Assen 22 conceptual designers' platform, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Fashion label Volgger

Volgger Studio

Utopia-Dystopia (Gregor Dielacher, Die Herbststraße)

Painting "A Strong Connection"

Wooden vaulting horse installation by Erika Eddie Fransson

Pixel art by Lukas Ponyboy

Live painting by Olga Georgieva

Barb Sandals by Alexander Quoi

Life Ball inspired collage by Ben Reyer

Take Festival
April 25th – 29th 2017 @ Dominikanerbastei 11, 1010 Vienna

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