At the core of the exhibition, designed by graphic artist Stefan Sagmeister, is the overall concept of the indivisibility of architecture, programming, publications, and education.

The Kunsthaus Bregenz is located in the most westerly federal state of Austria, nestled in a region of astounding scenic beauty. Lake Constance, the Rhine Valley, and the Alps create a breathtaking panorama for the museum designed by renowned Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Conceived as a museum lit by natural light, the building captivates by virtue of its momentous exterior form and the uncompromising implementation of its spatial conception, by its sublime formal and material aesthetic.

The architecture both sets the scale and provides the conceptual impetus for the production of exhibitions. The artists produce new series of works which arise through a dialogue with the building; the Kunsthaus becomes a temporary studio, a research and production site. Since 2001 the Kunsthaus Bregenz has realized twenty-four exhibitions and over thirty projects, succeeding in inspiring artists such as Daniel Buren, Olafur Eliasson, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Douglas Gordon, Pierre Huyghe, Doug Aitken, Gerhard Merz, Anish Kapoor, Santiago Sierra, Hans Schabus and most recently Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller to create remarkable on-site artworks. Along with large summer exhibitions of work by Jeff Koons, Louise Bourgeois, Franz West, Jenny Holzer, and Roy Lichtenstein, the panorama of contemporary art is being broken down into its spectacular contrasts, whereby, thanks to a specific proximity to the work, artistic depth and validity become the absolute standards.

As works are constantly being produced on-site, the KUB has entered many successful cooperations with leading Vorarlberg companies and suppliers, who became indispensable with their innovative technological know-how and continuous support for the museum’s team of technicians and curator.