Members: Florian Pumhösl in conversation with Elisabeth Kihlström

This episode of Secession Podcast: Members features artist Florian Pumhösl in conversation with artist colleague Elisabeth Kihlström. It was recorded at the Secession on 7 November 2024.

Florian Pumhösl, born 1971, is an artist based in Vienna and Munich. Focussing on abstract vocabulary he has been working mostly on reliefs and drawings for the past years. Recent solo exhibitions have been held at Miguel Abreu Gallery in New York, Galerie Buchholz in Berlin, and at Dvir Gallery, Paris.  

Elisabeth Kihlström, born 1988 in Sundborn, Sweden, is a visual artist based in Vienna. Working with sculpture, textile, installation, performance, and film, her recent practice focuses on handwoven sculptures made from metal and horsehair. She was awarded the Dorothea von Stetten Art Award in 2024. Recent presentations include Kunstmuseum Bonn, Contemporary Art Factory Kyoto, Black Forest Institute (BIA) and MUMOK Kino. In June 2025, she will present new work at BEK Forum, Vienna. Kihlström is also co-editor of Agency, a Vienna-based publishing initiative.

Secession Podcast: Members is a series of conversations featuring members of the Secession.

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Programmed by the board of the Secession.
Jingle: Hui Ye with an excerpt from Combat of dreams for string quartet and audio feed (2016, Christine Lavant Quartett) by Alexander J. Eberhard
Audio Editor: Paul Macheck
Executive Producer: Jeanette Pacher