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Dispute over the Fox exhibition: Historical works spark debate!
An exhibition is opening in the Ernst Fuchs Museum in Hütteldorf on the tenth anniversary of the death of the fantastic realist Ernst Fuchs.
Dispute over the Fox exhibition: Historical works spark debate!
Today, November 10, 2025, in Ernst Fuchs Museum A very special exhibition opened in Vienna-Hütteldorf. The title “My studio is orphaned” commemorates Ernst Fuchs, who died ten years ago and is considered one of the most important representatives of fantastic realism. The exhibition presents for the first time sketches and drawings by his friend Arnulf Rainer, which Fuchs discovered in the late 1940s from a shared studio in Leopoldstadt.
Despite the festive occasion, the mood remains tense. Rainer himself has decided to protest against the presentation of his earlier work and describes it as a failure. The Ernst Fuchs Museum still plans to hold the exhibition because the works are viewed as important contemporary documents of an early phase of both artists.
A look into the history of the fantastic realists
Ernst Fuchs, together with other well-known artists such as Arik Brauer and Wolfgang Hutter, theVienna School of Fantastic Realismco-founded. This movement, launched in 1946, emerged as a counterpoint to the dominant abstract art and combines naturalistic styles with dreamlike, mythological and mystical elements. Fuchs is considered one of the leading figures in this art movement, which has set itself the task of bringing the techniques of the Old Masters into a new form.
The first exhibition of the Viennese School took place in Vienna's Belvedere in 1959 and presented new challenges for future generations of artists. Fuchs’ focus on detailed and symbolically powerful images has shaped not only his own work, but also that of the entire movement.
Outlook on upcoming exhibitions
The exhibition “My Studio is Orphaned” is the start of a new series of exhibitions in the Adolf Böhm Hall of the Otto Wagner Villa, which Fuchs has designed as his life's work since 1972. Art lovers in the Adolf Böhm Hall can look forward to upcoming exhibitions featuring works by other greats such asFriedensreich Hundertwasserand should show Arnulf Rainer again. The aim of these initiatives is to revitalize the artistic dialogue of the Fantastic Realists and reach a wider audience.
Overall, the exhibition not only marks an honorable memory of Ernst Fuchs, but also shows how dealing with the past can trigger creative processes and rediscoveries in the present.