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Vernissage: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Two Works in Progress

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Galerie Schmidt
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in deutscher Sprache

Since 19 years there has been a cooperation between the European Forum Alpbach and the Gallery Schmidt in Reith in Alpbachtal. This year we are happy to present a selection of special works by Christo and Jeann-Claude.

Director, Galerie Schmidt, Reith i. Alpbachtal Introduction
President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna Key Note
Curator, Innsbruck

Ing. Gottfried SCHMIDT

Director, Galerie Schmidt, Reith i. Alpbachtal

seit 1996 Galerist in Reith - Galerie Schmidt
seit 2001 Galerist in Hall in Tirol - Galerie "Goldener Engel"
2016 21. Ausstellung für das Europäische Forum Alpbach in der Galerie Schmidt

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz FISCHLER

President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna

1973-1979 Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
1978 Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
1979-1984 Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck
1985-1989 Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck
1989-1994 Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna
1995-2004 European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels
2005-2011 Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna
2005-2015 Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels
2014-2015 Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015
since 2012 President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
since 2016 President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna

Peter WEIERMAIR

Curator, Innsbruck

 Studierte Kunstgeschichte, Germanistik und Philosophie in Innsbruck und Wien
1968-1979 Gründer und Leiter des "Forum für aktuelle Kunst" in Innsbruck
1980-1998 Direktor des Frankfurter Kunstvereins
1998-2001 Direktor der Sammlung Rupertinum, Salzburg
2001-2007 Direktor der "Galleria d' Arte Moderna", Bologna