The Secession Talks is a collection of exhibition talks organised by the Friends of the Secession since 1998, with artists, curators and writers engaging in a dialogue spanning more than 600 pages. Published as a book, the collected texts provide an exhaustive synopsis of the activities and exchange of ideas taking place at this exhibition venue steeped in tradition.
While the names of all the participants in the talks are displayed on the spine, the cover design and red edge of the book make reference to an emblematic intervention by Marcus Geiger who, on the occasion of his 1998 solo exhibition, had the entire façade of the Secession painted red.
In 2013 the publication received an award as one of Austria’s most beautifully designed books.