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Vienna Actionism and women: the relationship remains difficult

At the WAM Talk “Vienna Actionism and Women,” Eva Badura Triska, Chief Curator of WAM, and Rosemarie Brucher, a specialist in performance art, discussed this complex and challenging topic through the lens of the current exhibition “WHAT IS VIENNA ACTIONISM?”

For Julia Moebus-Puck, the artistic director of WAM, engaging with the role of women in Vienna Actionism is of the utmost importance: “It is absolutely necessary to recontextualize the works of these artists from our contemporary perspective. However, it should not be forgotten that these actions must also be understood in the context of the zeitgeist of that time.” The artists aimed to directly reflect the conventional gender roles of their era through the objectification of women’s bodies, thereby questioning these norms. Their goal was provocation and critique of the prevailing conditions at the time.

Subsequently, moderator Nina Schedlmayer discussed individual works from the current exhibition with the two panelists from the perspective of “Vienna Actionism and Women.”

The entire discussion can be viewed on our Youtube channel

WAM TALK:
Vienna Actionism and Women

Eva Badura-Triska
Curator “WHAT IS VIENNA ACTIONISM?”

Rosemarie Brucher
Vice Rector of the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna

Moderation: Nina Schedlmayer

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Opening exhibition

What is Vienna Actionism?

Gunter Brus

Otto Muehl

Hermann Nitsch

Rudolf Schwarzkogler

15.03.2024 – 31.01.2025

Dates & Events

February 2025

Opening: 13.02.2025, 6:30 pm
Exhibition: 14.02.2025 – 18.05.2025

Four Actions

With its second exhibition, the WAM is now going into greater depth. The opening exhibition WHAT IS VIENNA ACTIONISM? first offered an overview of the multi-layered developments of this movement in the 1960s, whereby the individual actions were only presented with exemplary photos. Now, under the title FOUR ACTIONS, an exhibition series is being launched that presents selected actions with all the available historical material. In this way, it will be possible for the first time to understand the actions in all their detail. The aim of the exhibition is to open up new perspectives on the reception of Vienna Actionism through the precise examination of individual actions.

February 25, Thursday,  5:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 2025

March 08, Saturday,  4:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 09, Sunday,  4:00 pm

Director’s tour (DE)

Our director Julia Moebus-Puck gives a personal insight into the development of Vienna Actionism.

March 15, Saturday,  3:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 16, Sunday,  4:00 pm

Director’s tour (DE)

Our director Julia Moebus-Puck gives a personal insight into the development of Vienna Actionism.

March 29, Saturday,  3:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 30, Sunday,  4:00 pm

Director’s tour (DE)

Our director Julia Moebus-Puck gives a personal insight into the development of Vienna Actionism.