Nora Mayr (b. 1982) is an independent curator based in Vienna and Berlin . She studied Art History and Science of Communication at the Univerisity of Vienna and Utrecht University, and wrote her master thesis on the topic of art interventions in public space. Since then she has been realizing different curatorial projects and worked as coordinator of the International Studio Programme at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien from 2010 – 2013. 2012 she established together with Marie Graftieaux, Gilles Neiens und Lauren Reid the curatorial collective insitu. insitu collective was running a project space from 2012 – 2017 in Berlin. Additionally Nora Mayr co-founded the Project Space Festival Berlin, which had been realized for the first time in August 2014.
EXHIBITIONS
2021
Wandertag 4 (14.09 – 17.09.2021)
with Marianne Vlaschits
Observatory of the University Vienna, 18th district Vienna
Wandertag 3 (26. – 29.08.2021)
with Lukas Thaler
Trafohaus, 21th district Vienna
Wandertag 2 (02.+03.07.2021)
with Anna Witt
Frauen-Werk-Stadt I, 21th district Vienna
Wandertag 1 (10.06 – 13.06.2021)
with Julischka Stengele
Schleierpark, 10th district Vienna
2020
Honeymoon (18.09 – 29.11.2020)*
Baloji, Ian Breakwell, Michelle Cheong, Ian Helliwell, Melanie Manchot, Lindsey Mendick, Nova Milne, Leah Shore, Katja Tönnissen
Viborg Kunsthal, Denmark
2019
I dreamed I was a house (24.06 – 03.09.2019)*
Ulla von Brandenburg, Anna Hulacová, Julie Favreau, Aurora Sander, Markus Selg, Alvaro Urbano
Casino Luxembourg Forum d´art Contemporain
2018
Fake it till you make it (14.04 – 27.05.2018)*
Andy Kassier, Christian Falsnaes, Isabella Fürnkäs, Basim Magdy, Pia Sirén, Marianne Vlaschits, Anna Witt
MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic
2017
Corridor III: Valdemar Daa (24.06 – 03.09.2017)*
Jenny Brockmann, Irina Birger, A/A – Andreas Greiner & Armin Keplinger, Kitty Kraus, Alicja Kwade, Helene Hellmich, huber.huber, Julian Rosefeldt, Elsa Salonen, Nika Fontaine, Scene Everything, Troika, Virginie Yassef
Kunsthal Viborg, Denmark
Corridor II: Pachamama (24.02 – 11.05.2017)*
Justine Blau, Jimmie Durham, Adrien Missika, Elsa Salonen, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Hartmut Stockter
Corridor I: Onkalo (22.10.2016 – 21.01.2017)*
HeHe, Egor Kraft, Armin Keplinger, Klaus Lutz
2016
Prelude: Timebridge (13.09 – 26.11.2016)
Egill Sæbjörnsson
Salon Dahlmann, Berlin
Wissensraum ‘Irrveresibler Moment’ (24.06 – 24.07.2016)
Jenny Brockmann
Schering Stiftung, Berlin
Charles (02.04 – 07.05.2016)*
Edouard Baribeaud, Mike Bourscheid, GiomGuillaume Bruère, Damien Deroubaix, Jiří Georg Dokoupil, Éric Duyckaerts, Ben Quilty, Augustin Rebetez, Frederic Spreckelmeyer, Johannes Vogl
Madeleine (23.01 – 05.03.2016)*
Tully Arnot, Geta Brătescu, Daniel Gustav Cramer, Franziska Furter, Antonia Low, Reto Pulfer, Chulayarnnon Siriphol
2015
Jonny (23.10 – 19.12.2015)*
Ivan Argote, Nancy Buchanan, Distruktur, Lotte Meret Effinger, Viking Eggeling, VALIE EXPORT, Sylvie Fleury, George Petrou, Elisa Pône, Jonnine Standish
Vic (09.07 – 02.10.2015)*
Aurora Sanders, Christian Falsnaes, Britta Thie
Framework 6: Parallelism (10.04 – 03.05.2015)*
Eli Cortiñas, Ingo Mittelstaedt, Sam Smith
Framework 5: O.K. – The Musical (16.01. – 21.02.2015) **
Christopher Kline
2014
Framework 3: meet your idol (19.09. – 18.10.2014)**
Helene Hellmich with, on, via Eva Barto, Sophie Calle, Kevin Kemter, Manfred Pernice, Anna Oppermann, Jonas Mekas, Joëlle Tuerlinckx, and more.
Magic Tricks (13.08.2014)**
Tobias Dostal and Ariel Schlesinger
realized within the Project Space Festival Berlin.
Framework 2: feel at home (04.07. – 27.07.2014)**
Part 1: Valentin Hertweck with Irene Pätzug and Frank Hausschildt
Part 2: Marinella Senatore, ESTMAN RADIO – 10 days free radio station
Framework 1: extrasensory bond (13.06. – 28.06.2014)**
Sidsel Christensen, Leif Elggren and Thomas Liljenberg, Kimmo Modig, nova Milne, Lea Porsager, Robert Steijn, The Telepathy Project
Prologue: relationships, networks, connections (06.06. – 07.06.2014)**
Episode 7: another space (10.05. – 31.05.2014) ***
Bram Braam, Pia Greschner, Mahony, Luca Vanello, Wolf von Kries, Sinta Werner, Markus Zimmermann
Another Space, Copenhagen
Episode 6: blank page (03.04. – 04.05.2014)***
Andreas Burger, Jan Freuchen, Nina Katchadourian, Ivan Moudov, Armand Quetsch, Albrecht Schäfer
Episode 5: in the beginning (06.02. – 15.03.2014)***
Alexandra Baumgartner, Robert Devriendt, Sophie Jung, Mahony, Agnieszka Polska, Kevin Schmidt
2013
Episode 4: tireless workers (15.11.2013 – 18.01.2014)***
Francis Alÿs, David Brognon & Stéphanie Rollin, Moritz Frei, Isabelle Giovacchini, Klara Hobza, Letizia Romanini, Takahiro Suzuki, Guido van der Werve, Mai Yamashita & Naoto Kobayashi
Episode 3: cézanne beats pollock (12.09. – 19.10.2013)***
Maria Anwander, Ruben Aubrecht, Julie Goergen, David Horvitz, Kimberly Clark, Jonathan Monk, Björn Perborg, Antoine Renard
Episode 2: sabotage (04.07. – 03.08.2013)***
Marco Godinho, Mickaël Marchand, Panayiotis Michael, Pierre-Etienne Morelle, Ariel Schlesinger, Anna Witt
Episode 1: rules of attraction (24.05. – 20.06.2013)***
Angelika Arendt, Pauline Bastard, Julian Charrière, Vadim Fishkin, Michael Kargl, Sophia Pompéry, Tomás Werner
Episode 0: introducing insitu (26.04 – 11.05.2013)***
Ignacio Uriarte, Ulrich Vogl, Sinta Werner
Home Stories (15.03 – 28.04. 2013)
Bianca Baldi, Khaled Barakeh, Elif Erkan, Mahony, Maki Ishii, Michael Lee, Sathit Sattarasart & Il-Jin Atem Choi, Thabiso Sekgala, Aiko Tezuka, Marie Zolamian.
Villa 102, Frankfurt am Main. Co-curated with Dr. Nicola Müllerschön.
2012
Kann es Liebe sein? (09.09. – 25.11.2012)
Maria Anwander, Julius Deutschbauer, Katharina Lackner, Christoph Meier, Max Mertens, Suzan Noesen, Christodoulos Panayiotou, Armand, Quetsch, Letizia Romanini, Kay Walkowiak, Ming Wong.
Co-curated with Gilles Neiens.
Grimmuseum, Berlin; Sammlung Lenikus und k/haus Wien; Cercle Cité, Luxembourg.
*insitu collective project; if not mentioned other realized at insitu, Berlin.
**realized at insitu, Berlin. Co-curated with Marie Graftieaux and Lauren Reid.
***realized at insitu, Berlin. Co-curated with Marie Graftieaux and Gilles Neiens.
2010 – 2013
Coordination and Organisation of all resident exhibitions at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. Amongst others exhibition with following artists:
Song-Ming Ang, Awst & Walther, Patrick Bernatchez, Cedric Bomford, Kajsa Dahlberg, Evelina Deicmane, Alexandra Domanovic, Peggy Franck, Alicia Frankovich, Julien Grossmann, Martina Hoogland Ivonav, Stine Marie Jacobsen, Kimberly Clark, Thomas Lerooy, Xavier Mary, Richard Mosse, Marinella Senatore, Soda_Jerk, Mark Soo,Constantinos Taliotis, Freek Wambacq, Guido van der Werve, Mai Yamashita and Naoto Kobayashi.
WRITING
“Schwellen, Untersuchungen einer räumlichen Ambivalenz” on works by Markus Zimmermann, 2021 (d)
“Surprise! You`re dead!” article on works by Alona Rodeh, TYUTAH MAGAZINE, 2021 (en)
“Von Fenstern und Türen. Zu Arbeiten von Suzan Noesen”, catalogue text LEAP20, 2020 (d)
“Corridor III: Valdemar Daa”, 2017, exhibition catalogue, co-Author. (en/dk)
“Jonny”, Libertine Magazine, Nov 2016, co-Author. (d)
“Die Intellektuelle. 25 Jahre Texte zur Kunst”, article Tip, Nov 2015. (d)
“LAGE EGAL“, catalogue text on the project space Lage Egal Berlin, 2015. (d)
“Vom Zauber der Illusion”, exhibition text on the work of Tobias Dostal,2014. (d) Exhibition Magischer Anachronismus at Vertretung des Landes Niedersachsen beim Bund, Berlin.
“Sketches on uncertain realities” catalogue text on the work of Panayiotis Michael in: Panayiotis Michael. entitled, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, 2014. (e)
“Was, wenn ich nicht dazu gehöre?” exhibition text on the work of Jutta Eberhard,2014. (d). Exhibition atb#48 Niina Lehtonen BraunJutta Ebarhard & at after the butcher.
„Measuring things“, catalogue text on the work of Asako Shiroki in: Asako Shiroki. On the Floor, Behind the Window, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 2014. (e)
„Home Stories“, catalogue texts on the works of Michael Lee, Mahony, Thabiso Sekgala, Aiko Tezuka und Marie Zolamian in: Home Stories, Exhibition catalogue published by KfW Stiftung Frankfurt am Main, 2013. (d/e)
„Sophia Pompéry“, catalogue text in: Berlin.Status 2, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 2013. (d/e)
“We love to entertain you. On works of Kevin Schmidt“ in: BE#20, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 2013 (d/e).
„NOT ALL ART WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY – Die Macht der schlichten Feststellung“ Co-Author Gilles Neiens, in: Traces N°3 magazine, published by Casino Luxembourg, 2012. (d/f)
„Kann Es Liebe Sein?“, exhibition booklet, Co-Author Gilles Neiens, Berlin 2012. (d/e)
„The process as the work. The work of Marinella Senatore“ in: BE#19, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 2012 (d/e).
„How real is reality? On works of Daniel Palacios“ in: BE#18, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 2011 (d/e).
„Looking at Art History – with a Love of Triviality. On works of Reiko Kanazawa“ in: BE#18, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 2011 (d/e).
„Diyarbakir. Stadt Land Fluss“, exhibition catalogue, published by Nora Mayr, Renate Woditschka und Nare Jalil, Wien 2008 (d).
SELECTED JURY PARTICIPATIONS AND CURATORIAL EVENTS
2021
Wienwoche 2021, jury member
2017
Local Encounters #5, curatorial perspectives
organized by Künstlerhaus Bethanien and conceived by Lorenzo Sandoval.
Portfolio Review
organized by Picture Berlin.
2016
Das Grosse Treffen: Portfolio Review
organized by Nordic Embassies, Berlin.
2015
Curator`s visit to Aarhus Art Week,
organized by Arhus Center for Visual Art.
Das Grosse Treffen: Portfolio Review
organized by Nordic Embassies, Berlin.
2014
Curatorial Marathon,
organized by Picture Berlin
Das Grosse Treffen: Portfolio Review
organized by Nordic Embassies, Berlin.
2013
Curator’s visit Luxemburg
organized by Casino Luxemburg.
Cultural Brunch
organized by Node Center for Curatorial Studies, Berlin.
Speed Portfolio Viewing
organized by bpigs, Berlin.
2012
Jury for Aquarium Residency Casino Luxemburg, 2012-2014
organized by Casino Luxemburg, Luxemburg.
2011
Jury for French Künstlerhaus Bethanien Residency 2012/13,
organized by Departemente Moselle, Metz.
2010
Jury for Portugese Künstlerhaus Bethanien Residency 2012/13,
organized by Foundation Gulbenkian, Lisbon.