  the vienna secession (; also known as the union of austrian artists, or vereinigung bildender kÃ¼nstler Ãsterreichs) was formed in 1897 by a group of austrian artists who had resigned from the association of austrian artists, housed in the vienna kÃ¼nstlerhaus. this movement included painters, sculptors, and architects. the first president of the secession was gustav klimt, and rudolf von alt was made honorary president. its official magazine was called ver sacrum. == history ==  the vienna secession was founded on 3 april 1897 by artists gustav klimt, koloman moser, josef hoffmann, joseph maria olbrich, max kurzweil, and others. although otto wagner is widely recognised as an important member of the vienna secession he was not a founding member. the secession artists objected to the prevailing conservatism of the vienna kÃ¼nstlerhaus with its traditional orientation toward historicism. the berlin and munich secession movements preceded the vienna secession, which held its first exhibition in 1898. the group earned considerable credit for its exhibition policy, which made the french impressionists somewhat familiar to the viennese public. the 14th secession exhibition, designed by josef hoffmann and dedicated to ludwig van beethoven, was especially famous. a statue of beethoven by max klinger stood at the center, with klimt's beethoven frieze mounted around it. in 1903, hoffmann and moser founded the wiener werkstÃ¤tte as a fine-arts society with the goal of reforming the applied arts (arts and crafts). on 14 june 1905 gustav klimt and other artists seceded from the vienna secession due to differences of opinion over artistic concepts. == style of the secessionists ==   unlike other movements, there is not one style that unites the work of all artists who were part of the vienna secession. the secession building could be considered the icon of the movement. above its e
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