More Than Just Fashion
The Katarina Noever Collection
February 2 – June 17, 2012
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.
Curator:
Regina Karner
Exhibition architecture:
Carmen Wiederin, propeller z
Exhibition graphics:
Maria-Anna Friedl
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