MAK (Museum of Applied Art) and Kiev

MAK – a place for art!

The MAK (Museum of Applied Art) is a place for a art. More often than not, that art originates at the MAK. it is a central interface of global communication. The MAK owns a unique collection of applied and contemporary art. At the same time, it is a place devoted to scientific research into all questions of the production, communication, conservation and reorientation of art.

Art is an investment in the future of society. The Museum is the ultimate translation hardware, in a position to communicate the productions of individuals across generations and borders to present and future audiences.

In “Schoner Wohnen” (Lovelier Living), Erwin Wurm, one of the most successful international proponents of contemporary art, is developing an intervention in the MAK Schausammlung Gegenwartskunst (Show Collection of Contemporary Art) which has been on show since March 2011. At the heart of the exhibition are objects with usage value which have been conceived especially for the MAK. Items of furniture, as instruments of the collective, are objects upon which lifestyles manifest themselves in a model-like way The artist comments on these through subtle statements, interventions and deferrals.

This exhibition continues the “Kiinstler im Fokus”(Artist in Focus) series, which introduces significant positions from the MAK Collection on the interface of applied art, visual art and architecture. It should be understood as an appeal to the public with which the Museum is pursuing a strategy for positioning the MAK Schausammlung Gegenwartskunst. A central aspect of this is the support from sponsors, patrons and supporters that make it possible to make the acquisitions necessary for the MAK Collection.

The Austrian boarding pass entitles you to a 40 percent reduction on entrance to the MAK.

Kiev

A museum of modern art is taking the creative avantgarde to Ukraine.

Tradition and Modernity

Visitors to the Ukrainian capital Kiev prized the V places which reflected the history and traditions of the country first and foremost. These included its churches and monasteries such as the St. Sophia Cathedral and the Monastery of the Caves; the famous Andriyivskyy Descent, where so many artists have resided, and Tsarskoye Selo Restaurant, whose rustic ambience illustrates the deep-seated patriotism of the Ukrainian people. A new addition to these centuries of tradition is that Kiev has now also become a destination of choice for lovers of contemporary art. This is largely thanks to Viktor Pinchuk, an oligarch who opened the Pinchuk Art Centre a number of years ago to provide a suitable backdrop to his exquisite art collection. The Centre’s extraordinaq; temporary exhibitions round off the city’s broad cultural sweep.

History of Yalvac

Anatolia was successively a home for the civilizations of the Hittites, the Assyrians, the Lydians and the Persians. After Alexander the Great’s invasion, it became the home of still more civilizations, the results of which we can see today. Reflecting these developments, Yalvac’s inexhaustible love of culture and civilization continued as if it had set sail on the sea of hope.

Despite his youthfulness, Alexander’s military genius enabled him to conquer Anatolia in the course of his campaigns. Inspired by the teachings of famous philosophers and by the aspirations of his father, Phillip II of Macedon, he brought peace and security to the peninsula. After Alexander’s untimely death, the city of Antiocheia in Pisidia was founded on the southern side of the Sultan mountains by one of his generals, Seleukos, or possibly his son, Antiochos. In 39-36 BC, the city was ruled by Amyntas and it later was incorporated into the territories of the Galatians. During Roman times, the city became a substantial Roman colony known as “Colonia Caesarea Antiocheia”. This was one of the first Roman colonies to be established in Pisidia and also the biggest. The 5th and 7th Roman Legions were established at this colony. As a result, Antiocheia was to become one of the most Romanized of all Anatolian cities; so much that Emperor Augustus chose the city to be the second capital in Asia Minor (as the Romans referred to Anatolia) and had 3,000 of his veterans relocated here from Rome.

The city was even divided up into seven districts, which were named after those in Rome. Henceforth, Rome and Antiocheia were considered as sister cities. Moreover, one copy of the

Latin text, which is known as “Res Gestae Divi Augusti” (The Deeds of the Deified Augustus) and which relates to the deeds he accomplished, has been found here.

By the end of the 3rd century, Antiocheia had become the biggest city of Pisidia. The coins unearthed during excavations, reveal the wealth and power of the city in this period.

With the beginning of the Arab invasions in 713, however, the city’s fortunes went into decline. On the other hand, the architectural works indicate that the city recovered and retained its importance in the Middle Ages.

After the middle of the 13th century, people began abandoning the city, moving to other parts of the region or leaving it entirely. Antiocheia, the home of human settlement and culture for thousands of years, sank into the obscurity of depopulation and neglect.