The MAK Center for Art and Architecture is pleased to announce Final Projects: Group LIX, exhibiting bodies of work produced by our Artists and Architects-in-Residence, Alexandra Kahl, Axel Koschier, and Sarah Silbernagel. Final Projects: Group LIX, marks the culmination of the 59th iteration of the Artists and Architects-in-Residence Program at the Mackey Apartments.
Sarah Silbernagel
Sarah Silbernagel is an architect and filmmaker whose work explores social housing, participatory planning, and the politics of spatial production through film and visual storytelling. She studied architecture at Bauhaus University Weimar and completed her Master of Architecture at the University of the Arts Berlin, with an exchange at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and ETH Zurich. Her films and installations have been shown at the Venice Architecture Biennale, MUMOK Vienna, and Arch+ Salon, among others.
Axel Koschier
Axel Koschier is an Austrian contemporary artist known for sculpture, installation, and mixed-media works exploring materiality and space. He studied at the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Technical University Vienna and Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, and has held scholarships and residences in Tokyo, Berlin, Mexico City, New York and São Paulo, supported by Austrian and international arts programs. Koschier’s solo shows include A EL at Wonnerth Dejaco (Vienna) and an exhibition at Animal House Fine Arts (Melbourne). Recently, he presented yongryang (mountain–river) at Art Sonje Center Seoul (2026).
ALEXANDRA KAHL
Alexandra Kahl lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She studied Textil.Art.Design and Sculpture at the University of Art and Design Linz, Austria. Her works range from posters, collages, flags, and artist books to video works and installations. Kahl has received several recognitions for her work, including the OÖ AIR.GOV residency at the Austrian Cultural Forum Rome (2023)and the Sponsorship Award of the Diocese of Linz (2023).Recent exhibitions include Moments of Transition (Ursulinenkirche, Linz, 2025), Invisible Inquiry (MAERZ, Linz, 2025), Night Shift (Charim Factory, Vienna, 2025) and OÖ AIR: Die Ausstellung (OK, Linz, 2024).
Artists
The Artists & Architects-in-Residence Program at the Mackey Apartments is funded by the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport, in cooperation with the MAK — Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, with additional support from the Austrian Consulate General Los Angeles.
