April 2026
2026-04-22 Albertina Modern KAWS
KAWS. Art & Comix is an exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna presenting 192 works tracing the influence of comics and graffiti on contemporary fine art, curated by Angela Stief (Director and Chief Curator of Albertina Modern) and Florian Waldvogel, running April 3 – September 27, 2026. The photographs document Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company's sculptural installation "Ruckus Manhattan: Subway" (1975–76) featuring hand-painted papier-mâché passenger figures inside a recreated subway car, alongside KAWS BFF sculptures, Katherine Bernhardt's Pink Panther paintings, an immersive Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo installation, and works by A.R. Penck. Angela Stief appears conducting the press tour, and visitors are shown engaging with the artworks throughout the white-walled gallery spaces at Albertina Modern Vienna.
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Detail of Painted Subway Car Sculpture with Papier-Mâché Passengers Inside Close-up view of the yellow-painted exterior and windshield of 'Ruckus Manhattan: Subway' by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company (1975–76), revealing hand-painted papier-mâché passenger figures inside the sculptural subway car. The work is displayed at the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna, April 3 – September 27, 2026. Visitor Photographs Interior of Red Grooms' Ruckus Manhattan Subway Sculpture View in the interior of "Ruckus Manhattan: Subway" by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company (1975–76). The sculpture features papier-mâché passenger figures, hand-painted graffiti, colorful advertisements, and detailed subway car fittings. The work is displayed as part of KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna. 
Papier-Mâché Passengers Inside Red Grooms' Ruckus Manhattan Subway Sculpture Caricatured papier-mâché figures and a female visitor sit on patterned benches reading newspapers inside 'Ruckus Manhattan: Subway' by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company (1975–76). The interior features hand-painted graffiti, advertisements, and colorful floor tiles replicating a 1970s New York City subway car. The work appears in KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna, April 3 – September 27, 2026. 
Installation view with stacked La Morena cans and collage portrait, Albertina Modern Vienna Installation view from KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna shows stacked orange La Morena cans on a white pedestal and a mixed-media portrait featuring a figure against product packaging. The gallery walls are covered with black-and-white comic-panel wallpaper. The exhibition ran April 3 – September 27, 2026, curated by Angela Stief and Florian Waldvogel. 
Fabric-Collage Portrait with Canned Food Labels at KAWS Exhibition, Albertina Modern A mixed-media artwork incorporating fabric collage, painted elements, and commercial food packaging labels is displayed against black-and-white patterned wallpaper at the "KAWS. Art & Comix" exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna. The work features a stylized figure constructed from textiles and found materials including "La Morena" brand canned goods labels. The exhibition ran from April 3 to September 27, 2026. 
Detail of KAWS Sculpture Base at Albertina Modern Exhibition Close-up of the glossy black boots of a large KAWS sculpture positioned on a white pedestal at the Albertina Modern Vienna exhibition. The pedestal displays a small circular KAWS logo with the artist's signature crossed-eye motif. The sculpture stands on a wooden floor, showcasing the cartoon-inspired aesthetic central to the exhibition's exploration of comics and contemporary art. 
Visitor Photographs KAWS Sculpture at Albertina Modern Vienna Exhibition A visitor wearing black photographs a large dark sculptural work by KAWS displayed on a white pedestal at Albertina Modern Vienna. The gallery space features wooden flooring and white walls with additional artworks visible in the background. The exhibition "KAWS. Art & Comix" runs from April 3 to September 27, 2026. 
Installation view with cutout sculptures at Albertina Modern Vienna exhibition Gallery installation features large-scale painted cutout sculptures arranged on wooden flooring. The works display bold colors including blue, green, brown, and orange, with organic and figurative forms creating dimensional compositions. White walls frame the museum gallery space at Albertina Modern Vienna. 
Yellow figure artwork with blue directional signage at Albertina Modern exhibition A framed artwork depicting a yellow figure is displayed on a white wall at Albertina Modern Vienna. A blue restroom directional sign is mounted on the upper wall. The exhibition space features brown wood paneling separating the upper and lower wall sections. 
Visitor Viewing Colorful Modernist Paintings at Albertina Modern Exhibition A visitor photographs artworks in a white-walled gallery at Albertina Modern Vienna, with a large colorful modernist painting on the left wall and four framed works on the right wall. The exhibition space features wooden flooring and descriptive text panels mounted beside the artworks. A small sculpture is visible in an adjacent gallery room. 
Gallery wall with four comic-inspired religious paintings under speech bubble banner Installation view at Albertina Modern Vienna shows four framed works combining comic-strip visual conventions with Christian religious iconography, displayed beneath a white wall-mounted speech bubble reading "FÜRCHTET EUCH NICHT!" (Fear Not!). The paintings depict angels, crucifixion scenes, and biblical imagery rendered in bold graphic styles characteristic of the Art & Comix exhibition. 
Contemporary Painting with Green Figure and Yellow Drapery on Pink Background A large-scale contemporary painting depicts a green-skinned figure with a blue halo wearing yellow-gold draped fabric against a vibrant pink and orange-red gradient background. The artwork hangs on a white gallery wall with a descriptive label visible to the right. The painting exemplifies contemporary figurative work merging bold color palettes with stylized human forms. 
Installation view with 'FÜRCHTET EUCH NICHT!' banner at Albertina Modern Vienna Installation view of KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna, April 3 – September 27, 2026. The gallery wall displays framed works beneath a wall-mounted banner reading 'FÜRCHTET EUCH NICHT!' (Fear Not!), alongside a large-scale contemporary painting combining geometric abstraction with figurative elements. 
Speech Bubble Banner "Der Aufstand der Zeichen" at Albertina Modern Exhibition A ceiling-mounted speech bubble banner displays the German text "DER AUFSTAND DER ZEICHEN" (The Uprising of Signs) in the white-walled gallery space at Albertina Modern Vienna. The banner marks a thematic section within the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition, which runs from April 3 to September 27, 2026. 
Visitor views Kenny Scharf painting beside KAWS sculpture at Albertina Modern Vienna A visitor seated in a wheelchair examines a large Kenny Scharf painting featuring vibrant spray-paint and graffiti-style cartoon imagery in turquoise, pink, and yellow on a white gallery wall. The visitor wears a red cardigan and is positioned between the painting and a glossy black KAWS sculpture visible at right. The scene is from the exhibition KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna, April 3–September 27, 2026. 
Visitor Sketching at Albertina Modern Vienna Exhibition A visitor with long blonde hair draws a figure study on a clipboard while seated in a gallery space at Albertina Modern Vienna. The visitor wears black Converse sneakers and dark clothing while creating the sketch with a yellow pencil. Black chairs are arranged in the exhibition viewing area. 
KAWS Black Inflatable Sculpture at Albertina Modern Vienna Exhibition A black inflatable sculpture by KAWS is displayed on a white pedestal at Albertina Modern Vienna. The work features the artist's signature rounded forms with crossed-out eyes. Colorful artwork is visible on the gallery wall behind the sculpture. 
KAWS BFF Sculpture with Katherine Bernhardt Paintings at Albertina Modern Vienna A black KAWS BFF sculpture with crossed-out eyes and pink snout stands in the foreground of the exhibition gallery. Katherine Bernhardt's large-scale paintings featuring cartoon imagery are visible on the wall behind the sculpture. The installation is part of the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna, curated by Angela Stief and Florian Waldvogel. 
Gallery visitors viewing KAWS MICKEY MOUSE paintings at Albertina Modern Vienna Three visitors view large-scale KAWS paintings featuring isolated MICKEY MOUSE heads in turquoise-blue and magenta-pink against dark backgrounds in the 'UNCANNY ENCOUNTERS' section of KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna. A black-and-white work hangs on the right wall of the wood-floored gallery space. 
Visitors Photographing Artwork at KAWS. Art & Comix Exhibition at Albertina Modern Two visitors photograph artwork at the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna, April 3 – September 27, 2026. One visitor holds a smartphone to capture a large black-and-white painting on the gallery wall. The exhibition features 192 works tracing the influence of comics and graffiti on contemporary fine art. 
KAWS BFF Sculpture and Katherine Bernhardt Paintings, The Pink Panther Strikes Again Gallery A black KAWS BFF sculpture with crossed-out eyes reclines on a white plinth beneath Katherine Bernhardt's large-scale Pink Panther paintings in the gallery section titled "THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN" at Albertina Modern Vienna. The exhibition pairs KAWS's cartoon-inspired sculptural work with Bernhardt's gestural canvases featuring the iconic pink cartoon character. 
KAWS BFF Sculpture with X-Eyes and Pink Snout at Albertina Modern Vienna A black KAWS BFF sculpture with white X-eyes and a pink pointed snout is displayed against vibrant pink and yellow graffiti-style wall graphics at the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna. The exhibition, curated by Angela Stief and Florian Waldvogel, ran from April 3 to September 27, 2026. 
KAWS BFF Sculpture with Katherine Bernhardt Pink Panther Paintings at Albertina Modern A black KAWS BFF sculpture with white X-eyes and pink snout reclines on a white platform in the gallery section titled "THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN" at the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna. Large Katherine Bernhardt paintings featuring Pink Panther imagery in turquoise and magenta hang on the walls behind the sculpture. 
Abstract painting with yellow, white, red, and black swirling forms on gallery wall A large-scale abstract painting featuring dynamic swirling forms in yellow, white, red, orange, and black hangs on a white gallery wall above a wooden floor. The work displays bold gestural brushwork and comic-inspired graphic elements characteristic of contemporary art influenced by popular culture. 
Large Textile Collage Portrait on La Morena Can-Pattern Wallpaper, Albertina Modern Vienna A large textile and collage portrait of a figure with gold and pink tones hangs on a wall covered in black-and-white comic-panel wallpaper featuring repeated La Morena can imagery. The work is displayed at the Albertina Modern Vienna exhibition "KAWS. Art & Comix," April 3 – September 27, 2026, curated by Angela Stief and Florian Waldvogel. 
Colorful Cutout Silhouette Sculptures on Parquet Floor at Albertina Modern Vienna Flat cutout silhouette sculptures in blue, green, red, and terracotta are arranged on the wooden parquet floor of Albertina Modern Vienna during the exhibition KAWS. Art & Comix (April 3 – September 27, 2026). The multi-part floor installation features animal and figure shapes as part of the exhibition tracing comics and graffiti into contemporary fine art. 
Visitor Viewing Colorful Figurative Paintings at Albertina Modern Vienna Exhibition A visitor dressed in black observes two large-scale paintings featuring bold figurative imagery in vibrant colors including pink, red, yellow, and green at Albertina Modern Vienna. The works hang on a white gallery wall above wooden flooring in a minimalist exhibition space. 
A.R. Penck Painting with Wooden Sled at Albertina Modern Exhibition A large-scale black and white painting by A.R. Penck depicting primitive stick figures, circular forms, and symbolic imagery hangs on a white gallery wall at Albertina Modern Vienna. A wooden sled rests on the floor beneath the artwork during the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition running April 3 – September 27, 2026. 
Visitor Viewing Abstract Painting with Red and Black Gestural Lines A gallery visitor holding a mobile phone extends their hand toward an abstract painting featuring sweeping red and black calligraphic marks on a light background. The work is displayed in a white frame on a gray wall at Albertina Modern Vienna. The gestural composition combines bold curved lines and loop forms across the canvas surface. 
Visitor Views Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo Installation at Albertina Modern Vienna A visitor examines materials outside Keith Haring's Pop Shop Tokyo installation, a black-and-white immersive room visible through the entrance at right, during the exhibition KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna. The installation references Keith Haring's 1988 Tokyo Pop Shop. A painting hangs on the left wall beneath the exhibition section banner "DER AUFSTAND DER ZEICHEN" (The Uprising of Signs). 
Angela Stief at KAWS. Art & Comix Exhibition, Albertina Modern Vienna Angela Stief, Director and Chief Curator of Albertina Modern, seated during the press tour of KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna. The exhibition ran from April 3 to September 27, 2026, featuring 192 works exploring the influence of comics and graffiti on contemporary art. 
Angela Stief speaks during press tour of KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition Angela Stief, Director and Chief Curator of Albertina Modern, conducts a press tour of the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna. Angela Stief is seated in front of a colorful graffiti-style painting, gesturing while speaking to an attendee visible from behind. 
Angela Stief at KAWS. Art & Comix Exhibition Press Tour, Albertina Modern Vienna Angela Stief, Director and Chief Curator of Albertina Modern, gestures during the press tour of KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna. Angela Stief is seated in front of a colorful graffiti-style artwork included in the exhibition, which runs from April 3 to September 27, 2026. 
Angela Stief at KAWS. Art & Comix Exhibition, Albertina Modern Vienna Angela Stief, Director and Chief Curator of Albertina Modern, photographed during the press tour of KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna, April 3 – September 27, 2026. Angela Stief curated the exhibition with co-curator Florian Waldvogel, presenting 192 works tracing comics and graffiti into contemporary fine art. 
Visitor Wearing Goggles in Front of KAWS BFF Sculpture Installation A visitor wearing goggles on their head views the exhibition gallery featuring KAWS BFF sculptures with characteristic white X-eyes and black furry bodies. The installation is part of the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition at Albertina Modern Vienna, curated by Angela Stief and Florian Waldvogel. 
Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo Installation at Albertina Modern Vienna Exhibition Immersive Keith Haring installation at Albertina Modern's KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition features floor-to-ceiling black-and-white line drawings referencing Keith Haring's 1988 Tokyo Pop Shop. The room includes a glowing rectangular light box and a Maneki-neko sculpture positioned against the patterned walls. 
Visitor in Keith Haring Installation at Albertina Modern Vienna Exhibition A visitor wearing pink stands inside an immersive Keith Haring-style installation featuring black-and-white linear patterns covering the floor, walls, and ceiling at Albertina Modern Vienna. The installation references Keith Haring's 1988 Tokyo Pop Shop, part of the "KAWS. Art & Comix" exhibition curated by Angela Stief and Florian Waldvogel. 
KAWS Orange Sculpture with Red Wall Installation and Blue Neon Text Orange bulbous KAWS sculpture on white hexagonal platform in corner gallery space at Albertina Modern Vienna. Red abstract wall installation visible on left wall, blue neon text installation on right wall. Exhibition view from KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern, April 3 – September 27, 2026. 
Interior of 'Ruckus Manhattan: Subway' with Papier-Mâché Passengers and Graffiti 'Ruckus Manhattan: Subway' by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company (1975–76) features caricatured papier-mâché figures seated on orange and blue benches inside a graffiti-covered subway car sculpture. The hand-painted passengers hold newspapers and wear period clothing, surrounded by colorful posters and advertisements covering the walls and ceiling. 
Papier-Mâché Passenger Reading Newspaper in Red Grooms Subway Sculpture A painted papier-mâché figure wearing a blue turban and gray suit reads a newspaper inside 'Ruckus Manhattan: Subway' by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company (1975–76). The sculpture features hand-painted advertisements and graffiti on the subway car's interior walls. The work appears in the exhibition KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna. 
Papier-Mâché Passenger Figure with Glasses in Red Grooms Subway Sculpture A papier-mâché passenger figure with blonde hair, thick-framed glasses, and blue eyes is part of Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company's "Ruckus Manhattan: Subway" (1975–76). The hand-painted caricature features detailed facial features and clothing as part of the larger subway-car sculpture installation. 
Interior View of Red Grooms and Mimi Gross Ruckus Manhattan Subway Sculpture Interior of 'Ruckus Manhattan: Subway' by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company (1975–76) shows papier-mâché passenger figures seated and standing inside a painted subway car environment decorated with graffiti, posters, and advertisements. The sculptural installation features hand-painted details on walls, ceiling, and a geometric patterned floor, displayed at Albertina Modern Vienna as part of the KAWS. Art & Comix exhibition. 
Red Grooms Papier-Mâché Passengers in Ruckus Manhattan Subway Sculpture Interior Detail view inside "Ruckus Manhattan: Subway" (1975–76) by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross & The Ruckus Construction Company shows hand-sculpted papier-mâché passenger figures with painted facial features seated beneath painted graffiti and advertisements on the subway car interior walls. The work was exhibited in KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Vienna, April 3 – September 27, 2026. 
KAWS "Art & Comix" exhibition title wall at Albertina Modern, Vienna Entrance title wall for the exhibition "KAWS: Art & Comix" at Albertina Modern in Vienna, Austria, photographed on 22 April 2026. The exhibition title appears in green capital lettering over a black graphic mural of branching, tendril-like forms applied directly to the white wall.