Bernhard Garnicnig works in art, education, and research. His recent work analyzes the effects of institutions and technologies and contributes to the development of experimental and sustainable practices. With Artist Project Group, he recently developed a curatorial framework, exhibition, and publication around the role of The Artist as Consultant. He is the institutional director at the Palais des Beaux Arts Wien, where he proposes formats for exhibition and commissioning. He teaches Institutional Theory at the Department of Expanded Museum Studies at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Post-Digital Media Pedagogy at the Department for Art and Education at Kunstuniveristät Linz, and Media Theory at the Higher Federal Institution for Graphic Education and Research in Vienna.
Lia Carreira and Bernhard Garnicnig present the Palácio das Belas Artes Lisboa in Portugal as a memorial to the promises and potential pitfalls of the concept of multidirectional memory.