Provocative Austrian Feminist Artist Valie Export Dies at 85
- Austrian artist Valie Export, a pioneering force in the European avant-garde, died in Vienna at age 85, her foundation reported on Thursday.
- Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, she adopted the pseudonym VALIE EXPORT in the 1960s, inspired by her nickname and a cigarette brand, with capitalization serving as an act of empowerment.
- Her provocative works—"Tapp- und Tastkino" and "Aktionshose: Genitalpanik"—served as "acts of protest" against prevailing attitudes rather than attempts to "shock," Export said, though she faced threats and court cases.
- Hailed as "one of the most influential voices of Europe's feminist avant-garde," Export and Maria Lassnig were the first women to represent Austria at the Venice Biennial in 1980.
- In a 2023 interview with AFP, Export noted feminism remains "far from" where it should be, arguing true social change requires "50 or 100 years.
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Artist Valie Export, Who Saw Right Through the Male Gaze, Dies at 85
Austrian artist Valie Export, a powerfully provocative yet playful force in feminist art, died on May 14, three days before her 86th birthday. The news of her passing was confirmed by Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery.Export's performances and filmed media works subverted — nay, stomped on — notions of the male gaze and patriarchal society, reclaiming and reinterpreting the female body through guerrilla modes of delivery that bypassed the restrictions of …
With her photos, objects and performances, she not only shocked the art world, but also influenced it.
Austrian artist Valie Export, known for his feminist engagement and performance in the 1960s, died on Thursday, May 14, in Vienna at the age of 85, announced his foundation.
Austrian artist Valie Export, a pioneer of feminist actionism who repeatedly shook up the world of contemporary art with her projects, died in Vienna on Thursday at the age of 85. She was one of the most successful names in Austrian art.
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Austrian artist, film director and writer Valie Export has died. She was known for a series of provocative, feminist performance works that focused on the body.
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