Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85
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- Valie Export has been described as ‘one of the most visionary feminist artists to emerge in Europe in the second half of the 21st century’.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleValie Export, the Austrian performance artist and film-maker who inverted the male gaze in ways that were provocative, shocking and often outrageously fun, has died aged 85.
- The artist’s own foundation announced on Thursday evening that Export died in Vienna earlier the same day, three days before her 86th birthday.
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Valie Export has been described as ‘one of the most visionary feminist artists to emerge in Europe in the second half of the 21st century’. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Valie Export has been described as ‘one of the most visionary feminist artists to emerge in Europe in the second half of the 21st century’. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Austria Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85Export’s performances scandalised Austria in the 1960s, but are now recognised for exposing the objectification of the female body
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleValie Export, the Austrian performance artist and film-maker who inverted the male gaze in ways that were provocative, shocking and often outrageously fun, has died aged 85.
The artist’s own foundation announced on Thursday evening that Export died in Vienna earlier the same day, three days before her 86th birthday.