Stadt der Frauen Exhibition, Belvedere Vienna, April 2019
"Stadt der Frauen" (City of Women) was a 2019 exhibition at the Belvedere museum in Vienna, Austria, exploring feminist artistic perspectives and representations of women in visual culture. The exhibition curated a comprehensive collection of sculptural and painted works highlighting female artistic representation, featuring marble sculptures, landscape paintings, and portraiture across multiple gallery spaces with carefully designed architectural installations.
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White Marble Sculpture of Seated Female Figure in Museum Gallery Setting Monochromatic exhibition space featuring a large white marble sculpture of a seated figure positioned centrally on a dark platform. The sculpture depicts a contemplative female form with naturalistic anatomical details, surrounded by additional sculptural works and framed artwork visible in the background. Soft gallery lighting highlights the sculpture's textural qualities and sculptural volume against the dark and light wall surfaces. White Marble Sculptures Displayed in Minimalist Gallery Space with Nude Figures Monochromatic gallery installation featuring multiple white marble sculptures positioned on varying levels of dark pedestals, displaying reclining and standing nude human forms. The foreground sculpture shows a curled, reclining nude figure on a rough-textured base, with additional fragmented sculptural pieces visible in the background against a deep slate-blue wall, creating a contemplative and austere aesthetic of classical sculptural representation. 
Museum Display of Sculptural Works Arranged on Ascending White Platforms Monochromatic museum exhibition space featuring a carefully curated arrangement of sculptural artworks displayed on a series of white stepped platforms. The composition includes diverse sculptural forms - bust sculptures, figurative fragments, and abstract human representations - positioned at varying heights against a dark gray wall with framed artworks, creating a dynamic visual progression of three-dimensional artistic expressions. 
Museum Gallery Interior with Landscape Painting and Wooden Door Elegant museum gallery interior featuring a verdant landscape painting mounted on a deep green wall, positioned adjacent to an ornate wooden door with classical paneling. Parquet flooring reflects warm ambient light, creating a sophisticated architectural space that frames the painting's autumnal scene with trees and distant figures. The composition emphasizes spatial depth and the contemplative experience of art viewing. 
Gallery Interior with Landscape Painting Through Wooden Doorway Archival photograph depicting an art gallery interior featuring an ornate wooden door frame leading to an adjacent exhibition space. A landscape painting with trees and pastoral scenery is mounted on a teal-colored wall, visible through the open doorway, with additional framed artworks displayed on the adjacent wall. The image reveals the architectural and curatorial design of the museum space, highlighting the deliberate spatial arrangement and visual dialogue between architectural elements and artwork. 
Gallery Wall Display of Portrait Paintings in Wooden Frames Museum exhibition space featuring three framed artworks hung on a sage green wall, with wooden parquet flooring visible. The display includes portrait paintings with expressive stylistic rendering, characterized by warm golden wooden frames and distinctive painterly techniques that emphasize facial features and emotional qualities. The installation demonstrates careful curatorial arrangement with informative wall text providing contextual information about the artwork. 
Art Gallery Interior with White Partition Walls and Wooden Parquet Flooring Institutional art gallery space featuring multiple white partition walls creating segmented exhibition areas with framed artworks. Parquet wooden flooring reflects warm tones, complementing neutral wall surfaces, while track lighting illuminates individual art pieces. A silhouetted visitor is partially visible in the right background, suggesting an active museum environment with viewer engagement. 
Gallery Interior with Curved Walls and Central Display Featuring Landscape Paintings Museum exhibition space with arched white walls, track lighting, and a brown wooden floor. Multiple landscape paintings are displayed along the perimeter walls, with a central black display column illuminating an artwork. Soft overhead spotlights create a warm, contemplative atmosphere, highlighting the artworks and architectural details of the gallery space. You might also like
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