Valie Export - Icon and Rebel

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Valie Export

Herself

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Marina Abramović

Herself

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Carolee Schneemann

Herself

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Kiki Smith

Herself

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Ingrid Wiener

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Oswald Wiener

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Elfriede Jelinek

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Sami Loris

Narrator

Age : 46 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Elfriede Jelinek Claudia Müller
Directing	Director	Claudia Müller
Sound	Music	Eva Jantschitsch
Crew	Cinematography	Christoph Lerch
Editing	Editor	Anette Fleming
Department	Role	Name

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