Exhibition Kunsthaus Weiz – September 2026

Every work of art begins before it becomes visible. The Latin title Cogitatio Artium may be read as “contemplation of the arts” or “reflection on the arts.” Cogitatio encompasses thought, reflection, contemplation, and the inward act of considering; artium refers to “the arts.”

Where Thought Becomes Art

In this exhibition, the phrase becomes more than a reflection upon art: it evokes the inner realm from which art emerges—where perception, intuition, memory, emotion, and imagination begin to seek form. The German subtitle, Wo der Gedanke zu Kunst wird—“Where Thought Becomes Art”—extends this idea toward transformation.

It marks the threshold at which something immaterial acquires visible presence through color, form, gesture, and material. Here, thinking is not reason alone, but an inner movement between consciousness and sensation, between what is perceived, remembered, felt, and imagined.

Key Highlights

Bringing together fourteen artistic voices

The exhibition presents a spectrum of visual languages ranging from figuration and portraiture to abstraction, symbolism, and imagined landscapes. Human identity appears fragmented, masked, remembered, or reimagined; bodies embody movement and tension, while faces open spaces of psychological encounter.

Organic structures, animals, plants, and hybrid beings create symbolic worlds between observation and imagination.

Cosmic and atmospheric spaces extend perception beyond the immediately recognizable, while abstraction allows color, line, rhythm, and texture to become forms of thought in themselves.

Memory, transformation, solitude, resilience, nature, identity, and movement recur throughout the exhibition.

A thought may become a face; an emotion, a field of color; movement, a line; memory, a structure; observation, an invented world. Cogitatio Artium therefore approaches art not simply as an object, but as an act of becoming—a passage from the intangible to the tangible, from inner experience to shared perception. Art begins precisely within this threshold: where thought ceases to remain invisible and becomes form.

Exhibition Information

Date

24 Sept – 7 Nov 2026

Place

Kunsthaus Weiz, Weiz, Austria

Opening

24 Sept 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Organized by

• Pashmin Art Consortia (Germany)
• Kunsthaus Weiz (Austria)

Curators

• Nour Nouri (Pashmin Art Consortia)
• Georg Gratzer (Kunsthaus Weiz)

Co-Curators

• Dr. Davood Khazaie, International Curator
• Johann König, Director of Kunsthaus Weiz

Welcome

Georg Gratzer, Art-Manager Kunsthaus Weiz

Guest speaker

• Nour Nouri, Director Pashmin Art Consortia
• Dr. Davood Khazaie, International Curator

Opening speech

Hermann Mauritsch, Cultural Affairs Officer

Musical accompaniment

Lili Seitinger

About Pashmin Art Consortia

Pashmin Art Consortia, based in Germany, is dedicated to the global promotion of contemporary art. Through exhibitions and art fairs, they connect artists with diverse audiences and foster an understanding of contemporary art as a medium for cultural exchange.

About Kunsthaus Weiz

The Kunsthaus Weiz is a leading cultural institution in Austria, known for its commitment to high-quality art exhibitions and events. It serves as a key hub for artistic innovation and cultural dialogue in the region.

The exhibition is organized by Pashmin Art Consortia in collaboration with Kunsthaus Weiz and supported by regional and international cultural partners.

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Where Thought Becomes Art

Key Highlights

Exhibition Information