Following the city’s reassessment of what kind of place Kunsthalle Wien should be, the three members of WHW directing the institution (Ivet Ćurlin, Nataša Ilić and Sabina Sabolović) found themselves without a contract renewal in June (Ana Dević is the fourth member). City Hall’s disapproval apparently related to an exhibition programme that lacked tourist-friendly crowd-pleasers (2024 shows included solos for tech-focused sculptor Aleksandra Domanović and experimental filmmaker Diego Marcon), as well as poor visitor numbers (though WHW’s tenure coincided with the pandemic). The termination of WHW’s employment caused one member of the institution’s board to quit; meanwhile, the trio left a valedictory postscript in the form of a 62m mural by Nora Turato reading, ‘Aaaaaaaa…!!!!!!’ – the first of an annual public artwork commission established during WHW’s time in office. They won’t be dwelling on the past, though: WHW’s departure gives them more time to prepare for the 2027 edition of Skulptur Projekte Münster. Their appointment as the first female curators of the exhibition was announced in August.