FEMINIST AVANT-GARDE of the 1970s Works of the VERBUND Collection, Vienna
curated by Gabriele Schor
The CCCB - Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona, is presenting more than 300 artworks from the VERBUND Collection that show how women artists in the 1970s first began to collectively redefine their own image of woman. As this significant artistic movement has been neglected in art histories to date, the collection director, Gabriele Schor, coined the term „feminist avant-garde” and introduced it into art-historical discourse—with the aim of highlighting these artists’ pioneering work. This thematic exhibition at CCCB and a comprehensive scholarly catalogue both contribute to expanding the male dominated avant-garde canon.
The exhibition is divided into five sections:
- The Reduction to Mother, Housewife, and Wife
- Alter Ego: Masquerade, Parody, and Role Plays
- Locked-up, Break-out
- Female Sexuality versus Objectification
- The Normativity of Beauty
Venue:
CCCB - Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona
Montalegre 5
08001 Barcelona
Exhibition Duration:
19 July 2019 - 6 January 2020
Installation shots: © CCCB, 2019. La Fotogràfica
EXHIBITION TOUR The Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s
International Center of Photography, New York CityMay 3rd - September 6th, 2020
