Franz Graf is now playing his characteristic game with emptiness and abundance, black-and-white contrasts, letters and words, small, delicate details and large iconic, archaic, and modern elements at the 21er Haus. For this he is not only meshing the many aspects of his oeuvre with a new series, but also juxtaposing this with works by international

and local artists, contemporary and historical positions in an elaborately structured display. The sum of its parts results in an exhibition brimming with art, rather like a stage where performances and collaborative art productions regularly take place and Graf is expanding his installation throughout the entire duration of the show. Franz Graf (born in Tulln in 1954) lives and works in Vienna and the Waldviertel region in Lower Austria. He studied with Oswald Oberhuber at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. From 1979 to 1984, he cooperated closely with Brigitte Kowanz. Between 1997 and 2006, he was teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.