Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com

"Strings Attached"

Review by Niklas Koschel
July 9, 2026

Puppeteering the Gaze

July 9, 2026

Niklas Koschel

Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com
Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com
Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com

Agnes Scherer presents an installation that might, in its entirety, be described as a walkable painting

Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com
Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com
Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com

It displays the same concern about fragmentation, formlessness and the triumph of spectacle over substance.

Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com
Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com
Agnes Scherer. “Three Wicked Games,” 2026. Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein. Curated by Mirela Baciak. Photo: kunst-dokumentation.com