Each year, the Heidi Horten Collection invites contemporary artists to create a seasonal Christmas-themed work. Following contributions by Manfred Erjautz (2022), Tillman Kaiser (2023), Maruša Sagadin (2024), and Gelatin (2025), the museum is this time presenting a sculpture by Eva Schlegel, created specifically for the museum, which enters into a direct dialogue with its architecture.
Eva Schlegel, born in 1960 in Hall in Tirol, lives and works in Vienna. She studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. From 1997 to 2006, she served as a professor of art and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. 

Schlegel is one of the most important voices in Austrian contemporary art. Her artistic practice encompasses a wide range of forms of expression, including sculptures, photographs, pictorial objects, videos, and augmented reality projects. In her work, she consistently explores the question of how we can perceive and experience space in a wide variety of ways.

Eva Schlegel has participated in numerous international exhibitions and biennials, including the Sydney Biennale (1988, 1992), the Kochi Biennale in India (2017), and the Venice Biennale (1990). In 1995, she designed the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in collaboration with Coop Himmelb(l)au. In 2011, she curated the Austrian Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale. 

Exhibitions (selection):

2026 Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen / 2026 Kunsthaus Graz; Belvedere21, Vienna / 2025 Leopold Museum, Vienna; Albertina, Vienna; Hai Museum of Art, Shanghai / 2024 Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco; Brooklyn Museum, New York

Each year, the Heidi Horten Collection invites contemporary artists to create a seasonal Christmas-themed work. Following contributions by Manfred Erjautz (2022), Tillman Kaiser (2023), Maruša Sagadin (2024), and Gelatin (2025), the museum is this time presenting a sculpture by Eva Schlegel, created specifically for the museum, which enters into a direct dialogue with its architecture.
Eva Schlegel, born in 1960 in Hall in Tirol, lives and works in Vienna. She studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. From 1997 to 2006, she served as a professor of art and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. 

Schlegel is one of the most important voices in Austrian contemporary art. Her artistic practice encompasses a wide range of forms of expression, including sculptures, photographs, pictorial objects, videos, and augmented reality projects. In her work, she consistently explores the question of how we can perceive and experience space in a wide variety of ways.

Eva Schlegel has participated in numerous international exhibitions and biennials, including the Sydney Biennale (1988, 1992), the Kochi Biennale in India (2017), and the Venice Biennale (1990). In 1995, she designed the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in collaboration with Coop Himmelb(l)au. In 2011, she curated the Austrian Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale. 

Exhibitions (selection):

2026 Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen / 2026 Kunsthaus Graz; Belvedere21, Vienna / 2025 Leopold Museum, Vienna; Albertina, Vienna; Hai Museum of Art, Shanghai / 2024 Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco; Brooklyn Museum, New York