Wien Museum Takeover.
Vienna’s love letter to street art and skate culture.
Before closing for renovation, Wien Museum handed its stripped-back galleries to Vienna’s street artists and skaters as a living experiment in urban culture. The building was divided into a DIY zone and a “Hall of Fame,” where more than 30 artists occupied the walls and recycled exhibition furniture into a functioning skate park. The project blurred the lines between vandalism and art, nuisance and culture, recasting these subcultures as engines of urban energy, tourism, and participation in public space.
Across 2.5 months of programming, I documented the full journey of the takeover, from major events to intimate artist profiles.
30+ Street Artists
10 Weeks
10 Portrait Films
9 Event Recaps
1 Documentary
Portrait Emanuel Jesse, Takeover Wien Museum
Porträt des Street Artist Knarf, der Teil unseres Projektes "Takeover" ist. (c) Mariel Bulaong, Markus Schaufler
Opening Night
Highlights from the first week of "Takeover - Street Art & Skateboarding" at the Wien Museum. (c) Mariel Bualong, Markus Schaufler
Wien Museum Takeover - KünstlerInnenprotrait
Highlights from the fourth week of "Takeover - Street Art & Skateboarding" at the Wien Museum. (c) Mariel Bulaong, Martin Ulbrich