Valie Export

Born in Linz, Austria in 1940 and recipient of an honorary doctorate, this internationally renowned artist and filmmaker lives and works in Vienna. After studying at the school of arts and crafts in Linz and a college for industrial textile design in Vienna, she completed a design degree and then gained experience in the film industry, including as an editor. She has worked as a film artist since 1965, from 1967 under the name Valie Export. Alongside sculpture and installation, her work includes body performances, interactions between body and material, persona performances, conceptual and digital photography, feature films, experimental and documentary films, expanded cinema, video environments and laser installations. She also writes texts on art history and feminism.

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