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Valie Export obituary
Austrian artist who used performance, photography and sculpture to challenge the representation of women The artist Valie Export, who has died aged 85, was celebrated for bold, witty, often challenging works in performance, film, photography and sculpture. She was part of a global generation of feminist artists who used their bodies to challenge the representation of women and the social structures imposed on them. Women must “make use of all media as a means of social struggle and as a means for social progress in order to liberate culture from masculine values”, she wrote. For Export, art carried revolutionary potential. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Valie Export obituary, Austrian artist who used performance, photography and sculpture to challenge the representation of women The artist Valie Export, who has died aged 85, was celebrated for bold, witty, often challenging works in performance, film, photography and sculpture. She was part of a global generation of feminist artists who used their bodies to challenge the representation of women and the social structures imposed on them. Women must “make use of all media as a means of social struggle and as a means for social progress in order to liberate culture from masculine values”, she wrote. For Export, art carried revolutionary potential. Continue reading…
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- Valie Export obituaryThe Guardian - 2026-06-03T19:02:36+00:00
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