In 1952, 73 years ago, the Tyrolean artist Paul Flora initiated the Austrian Graphic Design Competition as an open competition without a specific theme. Conditions were only set for the support material, format and time of creation: The works had to be made solely on paper, be no larger than 1.5 by 1.5 metres and no older than three years. This principle still applies today, and so in its 39th edition in 2025, the competition once again called for creative indulgence and experimentation.
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Lichtungen
The award-winning works of the 39th Austrian Graphic Design Competition- 5.12.2025 - 22.3.2026
© © TLM / Photography: Johannes Plattner
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Twelve of the approximately 400 entries were honoured with a prize and a further four were purchased: Marianne Lang, Iris Dittler, Peter Fritzenwallner, Christoph Luger, Thomas Hörl, Nikolaus Gansterer, Ramona Schnekenburger, Annika Eschmann, Barbara Holub, Nico Schleicher, Christian Azzouni, Emma Peinhopf and Linda Artemis Bergstötter, Katharina Biser, Edith Hofer and Julia Zastava follow in the footsteps of renowned prizewinners from previous rounds such as Maria Lassnig, Gerhild Diesner, Arnulf Rainer, Martha Jungwirth and Wolfgang Hollegha. The exhibition accompanying the competition - which is being shown this year at the Museum im Museum in the Armoury - sheds light on contemporary Austrian art. At the same time, it creates existential Lichtungen in the global chaos of a present marked by anthropocene devastation.
