Tony Cragg, Level Surface 2025
Tony Cragg: Times
The DomQuartier presents the first exhibition of contemporary sculpture in the state‑rooms of the Salzburg Residenz. The new works by British artist and Turner prize-winner Tony Cragg were conceived specially for these historic rooms, and inspired by the magnificent décor of the former archiepiscopal palace complex. In part, Cragg’s works echo specific motifs of the state-rooms, such as the curved legs of a Biedermeier table, revealing the artist’s unwavering interest in exploring materiality and structure. The works in the exhibition range from filigree glass sculptures to massive organic stone forms, the respective material influencing the formal language of the sculptures. The meticulous craftsmanship and palpable energy of the works is astounding, and their fascinating, spatiality lends fresh force to the perception of these historic rooms.
Tony Cragg and Andrea Stockhammer
“Exhibiting contemporary sculptures in rooms of such arthistorical importance creates a special kind of dynamic. While not actually calling into question the existing symmetries and structures of these prestigious rooms, the sculptures occupy them in a completely new way. It is a privilege to be given the opportunity of making an intervention in the historic equilibrium of the state-rooms. Every alteration in material form has precise and immediate effects on our thinking, our emotions and actions, and thus also on the future. Ultimately, all art is concerned with the form and nature of the human being.” – Tony Cragg
Exhibition broschure
Exhibition brochure
Accompanying the exhibition is a richly illustrated, 36-page brochure with text by Albertina curator Dr. Antonia Hoerschelmann. The publication is now available in the museum shop and in the DomQuartier online shop.
Tony Cragg: Times
Brochure accompanying the special exhibition in the State Rooms, July 24 to October 6, 2025
Editor: Dir. Dr. Andrea Stockhammer, Residenzgalerie Salzburg | DomQuartier Salzburg
Author: Dr. Antonia Hoerschelmann
Salzburg, 2025
36 pages
German/English
Price: €9.90
© DQS/Huber/Bildrecht, Wien 2025
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