More than just fashion -
The Katarina Noever Collection
Fashion in Stuffy Vienna
A fashion collection as a document of Viennese avantgarde lifestyle since the 1960s. At the time Katarina Noever was a top model who wore the creations of the Boutique Etoile, bringing a breathe of fresh air to stuffy Vienna. In 1971 she founded the now legendary Section N., together with Peter Noever. This shop, designed by Hans Hollein, was a “kind of urban salon” (Laurids Ortner).
The Viennese public was exposed to international design in an unconventional way. Besides lamps and furniture by Achille Castiglioni or Marcel Breuer, Styrian felt slippers or ethnic fashion from Asia were also on offer.
“Seismographic Understanding of Form”
By acquiring the Noever Collection, the Wien Museum has purchased an extraordinary fashion collection, which is enriched by a cultural-historically important donation of photos and media documents. The spectrum is wide, ranging from models by Missoni, Armani and Issey Miyake to designs from Vienna (Lisa Robinson Luna, Etoile, Schella Kann), as well as Japanese kimonos and own creations. The exhibition thus pays tribute to the achievement of a passionate mediator, who possesses a “seismographic understanding of form”, in the words of Otto Kapfinger.
A fashion collection as a document of Viennese avantgarde lifestyle since the 1960s. At the time Katarina Noever was a top model who wore the creations of the Boutique Etoile, bringing a breathe of fresh air to stuffy Vienna. In 1971 she founded the now legendary Section N., together with Peter Noever. This shop, designed by Hans Hollein, was a “kind of urban salon” (Laurids Ortner).
The Viennese public was exposed to international design in an unconventional way. Besides lamps and furniture by Achille Castiglioni or Marcel Breuer, Styrian felt slippers or ethnic fashion from Asia were also on offer.
“Seismographic Understanding of Form”
By acquiring the Noever Collection, the Wien Museum has purchased an extraordinary fashion collection, which is enriched by a cultural-historically important donation of photos and media documents. The spectrum is wide, ranging from models by Missoni, Armani and Issey Miyake to designs from Vienna (Lisa Robinson Luna, Etoile, Schella Kann), as well as Japanese kimonos and own creations. The exhibition thus pays tribute to the achievement of a passionate mediator, who possesses a “seismographic understanding of form”, in the words of Otto Kapfinger.
More than just fashion -
The Katarina Noever Collection
The Katarina Noever Collection
2. February 2012 to 17. June 2012
1040 Vienna, Karlsplatz 8
Phone: +43-1-505 87 47-0, Fax: +43-1-505 87 47-7201
E-mail: office(at)wienmuseum.at
Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on 1.1., 1.5., 25.12.
Closed on 1.1., 1.5., 25.12.
Pressestimmen
"Es ist in mehrerlei Hinsicht ein Verdienst der Ausstellung, den Radar des an heimischer Mode interessierten Publikums zu erweitern." Die Presse
"Ein eklektischer Einblick in ein Wiener Biotop, dessen schillerndste Pflanze die Künstlerfreundin und -muse Noever selbst war." Der Standard
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