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I feature _ art nouveau Fig. 1_Secession building of the Association of Visual Artists. Fig. 2_Post office at the Leopold. 50 I CAD/CAM 3_2012 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Art nouveau—AViennese Gesamtkunstwerk Author_Annemarie Fischer, Germany _Blossoming colours,goldenornaments,struc- turalist style, and sensual representation—this year marks the 150th anniversary of the artist Gustav Klimt. This is the time to indulge in this art nouveau style, and the place to enjoy his oeuvre is Vienna: Klimt’s native Vienna is celebrating the distin- guished painter with the Klimt Year 2012 jubilee. Luscious flowers merging into elegant female figures and organic ornaments crafted into luxu- rious jewellery epitomise art nouveau (Jugendstil in German and Modern in Russian) at the end of the 18th century, fin de siècle. Its style, which has a variety of names, constitutes a global movement, and its spirit is as colourful as its style. Its oeuvres still dazzle the global art scene with record-break- ing prices, and even centuries after its peak period, itsstyleisstillcopiedininteriordesignandjewellery. The art nouveau concept combines the arts into a form of “syn-arts”, truly in the spirit of breaking and merging boundaries—merging arts and crafts from high culture to the everyday, combining the sensual and the crafted, connecting the organic earthiness to the artistically elevated, and striving for the creation and the realisation of the synaes- thetic Gesamtkunstwerk. GustavKlimtspentmostofhislifeinVienna,and a trip to Vienna offers a synaesthetic experience: the city not only celebrates the extraordinary, but alsoappreciatestheartoftheordinary—witharchi- tecture and artworks to enjoy, and cuisine in which to indulge. There are several museums now offering special exhibitions,notablytheBelvedereandtheAlbertina, as well as the Leopold Museum in the avant-garde MuseumsQuartier—explore the quarter’s designer shops for unique souvenirs. Moreover, one can trace Klimt’s influential art- work in the numerous cityscapes and in a variety of monuments, notably in the Viennese Secession art house—the ideal starting point for a Klimt journey. Thegolden-greenSecessionarthousestillhoststhe Beethoven Frieze [Beethovenfries]—a wall painting that is part of the “Close-up” exhibition. During the