steirischer herbst '19 ended on 19 October. 35 commissioned productions by more than 40 artists and artist collectives formed a densely woven narrative on the theme of Grand Hotel Abyss.

Aside from the core program, the festival was accompanied by a rich Parallel Program composed mainly of local institutions as well as by musikprotokoll and STUBENrein—both festivals within the festival.

We wholeheartedly thank all participants of steirischer herbst ’19.

→  Grand Hotel Abyss

steirischer herbst likes to thank all patrons and sponsors, without whose generous support the festival could not have taken place in this form.

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Take a look back at steirischer herbst ’19 in our Video Archive. Besides a film on the big Opening Extravaganza, the archive brings together various documentaries and interviews focusing on many of the Grand Hotel Abyss productions and installations, and even features a number of film works commissioned by the festival. 

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Vorherbst is steirischer herbst's online magazine. Materials, texts, contextual information as well as interviews with participating artists can be found here, before and after the festival.
 
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steirischer herbst ’20 will take place from 24 September to 18 October.

The title of the core program of steirischer herbst ’19 is Grand Hotel Abyss—a striking metaphor used by philosopher Georg Lukács to describe the European intellectual and cultural scene as it faced the approach of fascism.
 

→  Read the full curatorial concept here

→  Welcome to the Grand Hotel Abyss—Opening Speech by Ekaterina Degot, Graz 19.9.19