steirischer herbst '21Contemporary art has produced its own "bubble" and often barely reaches the general publicthis self isolation is its blind spot. Why does the implicit idea still persist that avant garde art is a matter for the few? Why don't curators try harder to break out of their own comfort zone? This was precisely the intention behind the 2021 edition of steirischer herbst: The Way Out. It offered a curatorial sketch for a way of working outdoors, in public