Helga studied of painting with Oskar Kokoschka (her grand uncle). As a young painter she already formed an art club and in 1973 a socio-political network called "Mut zur Demokratie" (Courage for Democracy).
She has worked as an editor and attended seminars on sociology, psychology. From 1978 – 1980 she was a gallery assistant followed by a long career in Esso Austria (1980 – 1998) covering public relations, marketing research, reporting, marketing, advertising, sales and promotion.
She has written for many international artmagazines including : du, Kunstforum international, Artefactum, Flash Art.
From 1999 she began intense networking with scientists, artists and NGOs in terms of “social sculpture” . Thus began the formation of the project Bridget for Peace with 54 public panel discussions on subjects like “Conflict and Culture”, “Persecuted Writers – writers in Exile”, “New Viennese Polyglot Culture”, “Learning Democracy”, “Globalization”, “Citizen – Media – Public”, “Integration of Immigrants”, “Kosovo”, “Structures of Democracy” etc.
In the year 2000 she helped the formation of ATTAC Austria, at the same time was curator and moderator in various settings (Mediencamp, Monochrom, etc.) and organiser of Open Space-conferences as well as, participating in various international conferences.
Currently the founder and co-ordinator of the Emergence of Projects (eop), a transdisciplinary network of artists and scientists. The network has been designed to test the transformation from hierarchical structures to those based on partnership between diverse participants and to establish a self-perpetuating model which puts in place impulses for innovation and sustainable social development. eop, a creative brain trust of high diversity, differs from similar groups by its character as an open network and its bottom-up-dynamics. It regards itself as an emancipative work in progress in which the participants act as observers and constantly reflect the development and structuring of the network. It is proposed as a model for bridging the gap between institutions, cultural- and scientific policy and the public.
Main projects of Helga's network Emergence of Projects (eop) are currently "ViennArt", "ViennAvant", "eopictureNight10+5" and "Symbolic Capital in Internet".
#"ViennArt" is an interdisciplinary festival, which includes exhibition, discussion, concert, lecture, performance, dance and open space conference. It took place first time October 2008 on “Decisions. Vienna and the Symbolic Capital. Info on http://www.eop.at/datenbank/projekte/viennart2008/
From 29th Sept to 3rd Oct 2009 ViennArt 2009 will deal with “Rumour. The Private and the Public”.
#"ViennAvant" is a huge research project. Its purpose is transdiscplinary research on Vienna’s avant-gardes and their creative societal potential with a view to making it accessible for the twenty-first century. Info http://www.eop.at/datenbank/projekte/viennavant/. 21st through 23rd Oct 2009 the symposium "Test Track Art. Vienna's avant-gardes after 1945" will take place in the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, organized by ViennAvant: Info: http://www.viennavant.at/symposiumteststreckekunst/programmsymposium/
#"eopictureNight10+5" is a late night talk which enables quick and lively presentation of different projects and intense discussion on them.
See http://www.eop.at/datenbank/projekte/eopicturenight/
#"Symbolic Capital in Internet" is a computer game, which is currently in construction and will enable the user to explore the role of symbolic capital by dealing with art in the roles of artist als well as curator as well as public.
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Andreas Pecha, Thomas Roithner, Thomas Walter, Helga Koecher (2002) 'Wollen wir wirklich alle Gewalt?', DANS: Friede braucht Bewegung. Analysen und Perspektiven der Friedensbewegung in Oesterreich article, ISSN/ISBN:3-9502098-1-6
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Helga Koecher (1991) 'Wettlauf mit den Haien. Porträt Hans Dichand', DANS: Die Welt, Berlin 28. Sept. article,
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Helga Koecher (1987) 'Ein Spiegel fuer den Basilisken', DANS: Catalogue "Guenter Brus", Ausstellung Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac article,
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Helga Koecher (1987) '"Hypnerotomachia Poliphili" - Ein Traum von Liebe. Zur Daniel Spoerri-Ausstellung in Wien', DANS: du, Zurigo 4 article,
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Helga Koecher (1986) 'Brief aus Wien', DANS: du, Zurigo 2 article,
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Helga Koecher (1986) 'Ein Staat namens Kugelmugel', DANS: du, Zurigo 6 article,
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Helga Koecher (1986) 'Brief aus Spanien', DANS: du, Zurigo 7 article,
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Helga Koecher (1985) 'Tier- und Pflanzenstudien der Duerer-Zeit', DANS: du, Zurigo 5 article,
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Helga Koecher (1985) 'Das blaue Zimmer', DANS: du, Zurigo 6 article,
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Helga Koecher (1985) 'Richard Hambleton. Galleria Salvatore Ala, Milano', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Hermann Nitsch. Das Orgienmysterientheater. 80. Aktion auf Schloss Prinzendorf', DANS: Kunstforum International, Cologne article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Per Kirkeby. Oele und Gouachen', DANS: Kunstforum International, Cologne article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Die REM-Zeit ist ausgerufen. Hannes Priesch im "REM" und im Museum des 20. Jhdts.', DANS: Kunstforum International, Cologne article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Hubert Scheibl. Von der Wirklichkeit des Traums. Galerie Hubert Winter', DANS: Kunstforum International, Cologne article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Richard Tuttle, Drawing Books. Galerie Hubert Winter', DANS: Kunstforum International, Cologne article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Photographie in Oesterreich', DANS: du, Zurigo 2 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Das Cimabue-Kreuz auf Welttournee', DANS: du, Zurigo 5 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Brief aus Wien', DANS: du, Zurigo 6 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Rueckblick auf die Biennale', DANS: du, Zurigo 9 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Dossier: Sommerakademie Salzburg', DANS: du, Zurigo 10 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Die Eroberung Jerusalems, Hermann Nitsch', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 1 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Die Geschichte der oesterreichischen Fotografie', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 2 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Oswald Oberhuber, Paradiesgarten. Galerie naechst St. Stephan', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 3 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Hans Nevidal. Genie zwischendurch. Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste, Wien', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 3 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Dasein Dargestellt. Helmut Schober, Zwischenbereiche. Museum des 20. Jdhts., Wien', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 4 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Heinz Frank, Objekte. Galerie Hubert Winter, Wien', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 4 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Neues Architekturmuseum Basel', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 5 article,
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Helga Koecher (1984) 'Heide Stumreuch, Kate Blacker, Jean-Luc Vilmouth, Galerie Grita Insam', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen 5 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Die Kontinentalverschiebung des Rituellen', DANS: Kunstforum International, Cologne November article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Arnulf Rainer, Fingermalereien', DANS: Flash Art, Milano March article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Der intellektuelle Triebstoer. Christian Ludwig Attersee', DANS: du, Zurigo 1 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Der ausgegrabene Fruehling. Die Costakis-Sammlung begeistert die USA', DANS: du, Zurigo 2 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Kunst als Brennspiegel. Die Albertina Wien', DANS: du, Zurigo 3 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Anders sind wir unerreichbar. Arnulf Rainer Hiroshima-Bilder. Kunstmuseum Hannover', DANS: du, Zurigo 6 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Tuerkensommer in Wien', DANS: du, Zurigo 7 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Die Sandwich-Generation. Soll und Haben-Bilanz des Guggenheim-Museums N.Y.C.', DANS: du, Zurigo 8 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Der Mut zur goettlichen Nutzlosigkeit. Raffael-Ausstellung in der Albertina', DANS: du, Zurigo 9 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Walter Pichler. Skulpturen, Gebaeude, Projekte', DANS: du, Zurigo 12 article,
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Helga Koecher (1983) 'Richard Tuttle, Drawing Books', DANS: Artefactum, Antwerpen article,
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Helga Koecher (1982) 'Der Zeit ihre Kunst, der Kunst ihre Freiheit. Zur Museumssituation in Oesterreich', DANS: du, Zurigo 7 article,
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Helga Koecher (1982) 'Und das Wort ist Fleisch geworden. Koerperzeichen: Oesterreich', DANS: du, Zurigo 9 article,
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Helga Koecher (1982) 'Keine Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann. Richard Hambleton', DANS: du, Zurigo 11 article,
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Helga Koecher (1981) 'Der neue Mann in Frankfurt. Peter Weiermair', DANS: du 1 article,
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Helga Koecher (1981) 'Faszination Objekt, Museum Moderner Kunst, Wien', DANS: du 2 article,
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Helga Koecher (1981) 'Kuehe auf dem Dach. Das Hundertwasser-Haus', DANS: du, Zurigo 7 article,
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Helga Koecher (1981) 'Schweizer Kunst macht in Oesterreich Furore', DANS: du, Zurigo 9 article,
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Helga Koecher (1980) 'Selbstgestaltung wird Weltgestaltung. Maria Lassnig kehrt zurück nach Wien', DANS: du 9 article,
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