The exhibition “Avant-garde and the Present” brings a top-class selection of current and historical positions from the collection as well as from the Artothek des Bundes managed by the Belvedere into a productive interplay. The collection is understood as a dynamic structure of constellations that is questioned for continuities and breaks, relevance and redundancies. The collection is conceived as a dynamic structure of constellations, examined for continuities and ruptures, relevance and redundancy. Through multiple narrative strands, the show provides insights into art since the 1930s and highlights key artistic currents and tendencies.