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Valie Export

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Book Synopsis: Combining selections from her celebrated performance pieces as well as independent projects, Valie Export’s photography takes center stage in this unprecedented exploration that offers new insights into the career of an early radical feminist artist.

In groundbreaking controversial works such as Touch and Tap Cinema and Action Pants: Genital Panic, Valie Export was one of the first feminist artists to reconsider the ways in which the female body is depicted in conventional film and media.

This volume considers how Export’s photography plays into these projects, as a means of documentation, as experiments, or as independent works. Beginning in the late 1960s, it spans decades of conceptual photographs that critically examine visual images and mass media’s modes of functioning, portrayal, and perception. Rarely seen publicly, these photographs afford new insights into Export’s oeuvre. They are situated at the nexus of film, video, and body art and causally linked to the socially critical and feminist issues around subject and space, performance and visual image, body and gaze, and femininity and representation.

The volume traces Export’s photographic work as parallel to her first performance pieces and then later in her career as she investigates all characteristics of the photographic image, from one-point perspective to cropping, to the temporal implications of static individual images.

Accompanying the first exhibition to highlighting Export’s photographs, this stunning volume was produced in close collaboration with the artist and reflects her exacting standards and vision.

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Discover the revolutionary work of Valie Export, the early radical feminist artist who challenged the conventional portrayal of the female body. In this unprecedented exploration, dive into Export's groundbreaking photography, which takes center stage and offers new insights into her career. From her controversial works like Touch and Tap Cinema to Action Pants: Genital Panic, Export's artistry reconsiders the ways women are depicted in film and media. Experience her conceptual photographs that critically examine visual images and mass media's modes of functioning. Uncover Export's oeuvre and gain a deeper understanding of feminism, subject and space, and feminine representation.

Step into a world rarely seen publicly, where Export's photographic works shine as experiments, documentation, and stand-alone creations. Situated at the intersection of film, video, and body art, these photographs are intimately linked to socially critical and feminist issues. Explore the intricate relationship between performance and visual image, body and gaze, and femininity and representation. With each click of a shutter, Export challenges the norms and opens our eyes to new perspectives.

Don't miss the opportunity to experience Export's photography in person. Accompanying the first exhibition to showcase her remarkable photographs, this stunning volume is a true collector's item. Produced in close collaboration with the artist, the book reflects her exacting standards and vision. Immerse yourself in the world of Valie Export and be captivated by the power of her art.

Ready to embark on this extraordinary journey? Click here to secure your copy of Valie Export's photography book and join the exploration of one of the most influential feminist artists of our time.

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