Valie Export - Icon and Rebel - 2015

She is the godmother of performance art. With her shocking public actions she created in the late 60s images that have burned into the general visual memory until today. The life and work of the Austrian artist Valie Export exemplify a development in art history in which women sought and found new ways and means of expression. Her work provides a feminist counterpart to the Viennese actionism of her time, which has influenced numerous artists of subsequent generations. The innovative diversity of her artistic approaches makes Valie Export an icon of 20th century art history.

52min
2015
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.5/10

About Valie Export - Icon and Rebel

Valie Export - Icon and Rebel Overview

She is the godmother of performance art. With her shocking public actions she created in the late 60s images that have burned into the general visual memory until today. The life and work of the Austrian artist Valie Export exemplify a development in art history in which women sought and found new ways and means of expression. Her work provides a feminist counterpart to the Viennese actionism of her time, which has influenced numerous artists of subsequent generations. The innovative diversity of her artistic approaches makes Valie Export an icon of 20th century art history.

Runtime: 52min

Extra details

Original Title: Valie Export - Ikone und Rebellin
Original Language: German
Directed By: Claudia Müller
Production Companies
wega film viennaSRF