Elevated to a Pedestal

20.06.2026 – 20.06.2026
Solo Exhibition

MuseumsQuartier
Vienna

To mark the 25th anniversary of the MuseumsQuartier, Sander has developed an initiative that focuses on the socio-cultural dimension of the entire complex: On June 20, 2026, Karin Sander invited all current and former participants in the MQ to come together in a work of art that, in a sense, unites the “MQ generation”: the staff and visitors of the institutions, but also the casual passersby who view the MQ as a public space.

Karin Sander literally elevated all these people—the MQ Generation—onto a pedestal like a living sculpture, both as an act of appreciation and as an art performance. Around 250 wooden blocks have been distributed in the courtyard of the MuseumsQuartier. The blocks symbolically measured the public space in the courtyard and invited people to stand on the wooden blocks for a few minutes and balance there. The event aimed to involve as many people as possible who have a connection to the MuseumsQuartier: by climbing onto these symbolic pedestals together, they united for a moment to form a collective whole.

The project was commissioned by the MuseumsQuartier and is being organised by the Swiss curator Christoph Doswald.

Represented works

People on Stone Plinths