VALIE EXPORT and Friedl Kubelka: Feminist Photography and Self-Portraiture in 1970s Vienna
The Richard Saltoun Gallery is showcasing a joint exhibition that highlights the works of Austrian artists VALIE EXPORT and Friedl Kubelka, emphasizing feminist approaches in photography. Kubelka's 'Jahresportrait' series, initiated in 1972, features daily self-portraits organized in grids, with pieces from 1997 illustrating her in different moods. EXPORT's 1968 performance 'Touch Cinema' invited strangers to touch her breasts through a Styrofoam box, while her 1969 image 'Aktionshose: Genitalpanik' shows her wearing crotchless trousers and holding a machine gun. Both artists participated in the 2007 exhibition 'WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution' at MOCA Los Angeles. The display juxtaposes EXPORT's bold style against Kubelka's more somber fashion photography background.
Key facts
- Friedl Kubelka began her 'Jahresportrait' series in 1972
- Kubelka graduated from the Graphic Instruction and Research Institute in Vienna
- VALIE EXPORT created 'Touch Cinema' in 1968
- EXPORT's 'Aktionshose: Genitalpanik' was made in 1969
- Both artists were in 'WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution' at MOCA LA in 2007
- The exhibition is at Richard Saltoun Gallery
- Kubelka's 1973-74 Paris hotel room self-portraits are among her best works
- The show is a sequel to the gallery's Viennese Actionism exhibition
Entities
Artists
- VALIE EXPORT
- Friedl Kubelka
- Jean Seberg
- Rodchenko
- Bellmer
- Man Ray
Institutions
- Richard Saltoun Gallery
- Graphic Instruction and Research Institute
- MOCA Los Angeles
- ArtReview
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Paris
- France