Not to be confused with the Austrian weightlifter and Olympic medalist Andreas Stadler

Andreas Stadler

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, born 1898.

Andreas Stadler (born 1965 in Muerzzuschlag, Austria

Austria

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 is a leading Austrian diplomat and is currently the director of the Austrian Cultural Forum

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 in New York

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.

Andreas Stadler studied political science at the University of Vienna

University of Vienna

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 in Austria, and at the European University Institute

European University Institute

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 in Florence

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, Italy

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. After graduation he joined the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs

Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (Austria)

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 of Austria as a diplomat. From 1995 to 1999 he served as Deputy Ambassador in Zagreb

Zagreb

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, Croatia

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 and from 1999 to 2004 he was the director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw

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, Poland

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. After leaving Warsaw in 2004 he became the advisor for science, arts and culture to the President of the Republic of Austria

President of Austria

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 and held the position until 2007, when he was appointed director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York.

Publications

Andreas Stadler has published essays on issues related to European politics, cultural policies, and the politics of art in various Austrian and Polish newspapers and magazines. Among others:

• “Kulturpolitik und Demokratie /Cultural policies and democracy“, Austrian magazine of political science, 3/2006, Vienna (co-edited by Monika Mokre),
• “Das neue Polen in Europa / The new Poland in Europe“, Studienverlag Innsbruck, 2006 (co-edited with Holzhacker, Merli, Wagner),
• “More Europe, More Culture – Foreign Cultural Policies in and Beyond Europe“, Warsaw 2005, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, (co-edited with Burka, Zoltaniecki),
• “Polen – Österreich: eine vergessene Freundschaft / Poland – Austria: A forgotten friendship', in: Europäische Rundschau, Vienna, 2004.
• “Under Pain of Death”, Exhibition catalogue, New York 2008
• “Bread and Soccer”, Exhibition catalogue, New York 2008
• “The Seen and the Hidden: Discovering the Veil”, Exhibition catalogue, New York 2009
• "Raimund Abraham and the Austrian Cultural Forum", Hatje Cantz, 2010
• "NineTeenEigthyFour", Exhibition catalogue, New York 2010
• "1989 - End of History or Beginning of the Future", Exhibition catalogue, New York 2010
• "FAQ Serbia FrequentlyAsked Questions", Exhibition catalogue, New York 2010, Wiener Zeitung Edition Atelier
• "NineTeenEigthyFour", Exhibition catalogue, New York 2011, Wiener Zeitung Edition Atelier
• "Alpine Desire", Exhibition catalogue, New York 2011, Wiener Zeitung Edition Atelier
• "Disturbing Arts and Politics: Nation Building and Phantom Pains in Postwar Austria", in "Austria and Central Europe since 1989: Politics, Justice, Memory, Culture", edited by Amir Eshel, Wolfgang Mueller, 2011

External links

• Warsawvoice.pl
• Hofburg Austria (in German
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• Austrian Cultural Forum Warsaw (in German and Polish)
• Art in America
• New York Times
• New York Times
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