As an artist-run international institution exhibiting contemporary art, the Secession is an open venue for presentations of new creative ideas and engagements with the urgent concerns of our time. Confronting the complex realities of life and global challenges, we believe it is a core part of our mission to grapple with questions of cultural and social policy and showcase ambitious visions that spark public debate.

The Secession provides artists with an arena for a wide range of forms of creative expression and a platform that imposes no restrictions on the kind of experimentation that is often fundamental to the production of new works. The exhibition program is drawn up by the Secession’s board in a democratic and collective decision-making process.

Photo credits:

Secession 2018, photo: Jorit Aust

Gustav Klimt, Beethoven Frieze, 1902, installation view Secession, photo: Jorit Aust

Rana Hamadeh, Standard_Deviation, 2021, installation view, Secession 2021, photo: Iris Ranzinger

Suellen Rocca, installation view, Secession 2020, photo: Peter Mochi

Vivian Suter, A Stone in the Lake, installation view, Secession 2023, photo: Lisa Rastl

Zhou Siwei, I Sold What I Grow, installation view, Secession 2024, photo: Iris Ranzinger

Secession 2018, photo: Jorit Aust