Art in Dialogue Walter Schramm Photographs

Walter Schramm’s photographs, first published in a comprehensive photo book in 2018, will be on display in the Graphic Arts Wing during the 2026 season. The exhibition brings together a selection from his photographic oeuvre, created over several decades, which captures the vibrant atmosphere of the Austrian art scene in general and the Museum Liaunig in particular through striking snapshots.

Since the museum opened in 2008, Walter Schramm has documented exhibition openings, events and encounters with a keen eye. His photographs oscillate between reportage, portraiture and situational observation, without ever appearing staged. Rather, they depict people in authentic moments: in conversation, in exchange, and experiencing art.

Schramm’s photographs are characterised by a particular immediacy. They are spontaneous ‘snapshots’ that capture atmosphere, dynamism and social interaction – marked by a keen sense of the right moment. The result is a multi-layered portrait of the art scene, encompassing artists as well as collectors, art lovers and visitors.

The exhibition offers a glimpse behind the scenes of museum operations and allows visitors to experience the unique atmosphere of exhibition openings. It invites visitors to immerse themselves in a visual chronicle that is less a documentation than a distillation – thus revealing the encounter between art and people in all its facets.

The publication "Art in Dialogue – Walter Schramm – Photographs 2008–2017 · Museum Liaunig", with a foreword by Peter Baum, has been published by Bibliothek der Provinz.

"Art in Dialogue – Walter Schramm Photographs" 26 April–31 October 2026