Austrian Cultural Institute, New York, New York, Exterior perspective,
Raimund Abraham
American, born Austria. 1933–2010
1993
A photomontage and drawing on paper in which Raimund Abraham proposes a striking, sculptural Austrian Cultural Institute, made with photocopies on vellum, laser prints, graphite, and colored pencil to imagine how the building would insert into a tight Manhattan street.
A vast black field is pierced by a narrow, high-contrast city view where sharply angled facades and glinting windows rise like blades from the pavement, the composition’s negative space amplifying the building’s theatrical verticality.
Working in the photomontage tradition, this piece exemplifies late-20th-century architectural representation that uses collage and drawing not just to document but to argue for bold, sculptural, and context-aware designs.
Medium
Photocopy, photocopy on vellum, laser photocopy, graphite, and color pencil on paper
Dimensions
36 x 36" (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect
Accession
350.1993
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
