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ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION
Architekturzentrum Wien
Wien, Austria

LINZ TEXAS A City Relates
An exhibition by Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture in cooperation with the Az W
12 June – 08 September 2008
Opening: Wednesday 11.06.2008, 6pm

Speakers:
Dietmar Steiner, Director Az W
Martin Heller, Artistic Director of Linz09
Angelika Fitz, Curator
Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Executive Councillor for Culture and Science Vienna
Franz Dobusch, Mayor of Linz

Klangwolke — Revival
a cooperation with LIVA/Brucknerhaus Linz

Following the opening ceremony, we commemorate an event at the first Linzer Klangwolke (concept: Haupt/
Leopoldseder), held during the International Bruckner Festival 1979, that transformed the city into
an experimental audio space. Almost 30 years ago the residents of Linz were asked to put their radios in
the window, raising the boundaries to the dynamic acoustic space still further. Similarly, small radios are to be
distributed all around the grounds of the MuseumsQuartier to everybody who wants to rekindle the original
Klangwolke, in Vienna.

Display of radios: from 6pm on the grounds of the MQ
Klangwolke — Revival: live on Ö1 at 7.30pm, Anton Bruckner's Symphony Nr. 8

The Exhibition
The capital of the federal state of Upper Austria, Linz, is a prototypical middle-sized town. It also occupies
a position in the middle between industry and culture, between economic hotspot and natural setting,
and making use of Vienna and Salzburg as major tourist destinations, the town has recently shown
a remarkable talent for reinventing itself. Linz is to be European Capital of Culture in 2009. This calls
for a new profile. Who can Linz learn from and what can others learn from Linz? What does Linz have in
common with Madrid, Wolfsburg or Seattle? Which of its attributes are shared with Moscow, Manchester
or Davos? An urban road movie — to the end of the world — is looking for the answer.

The aim pursued by the exhibition LINZ TEXAS is a daring one. 'A City Relates' alludes to individual facets
and attributes of the town that link Linz to both obvious and apparently absurd aspects of other towns
and cities. With this concept an emphatic and atmospheric reading is suddenly opened that goes well beyond
previously known methods of representing a town. The result is an adventurous profusion of comparisons
intended to refresh the view of the city of Linz and its affinities, and to inspire the imagination.

Exhibition curator: Angelika Fitz
Project coordination Az W: Katharina Ritter
Cooperation partner: Linz 2009 — Kulturhauptstadt Europas OrganisationsGmbH
Press: Ines Purtauf

The Az W is supported by: MA 7 Geschäftsgruppe für Kultur und Wissenschaft, MA 18 Stadtentwicklung
und Stadtplanung, Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur
Patrons of the Az W: Architecture Lounge

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CREDITS:
Text and images: Architekturzentrum Wien