Valie Export
Author | : Roswitha Mueller |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253209250 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253209252 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: ÒThis sumptuously illustrated volume is the first in English devoted to this important Austrian avant-gardist.Ó ÑChoiceÒRoswitha Mueller offers a sorely needed overview of Valie ExportÕs work in this comprehensive study. . . . the sheer breadth of MuellerÕs research constitutes an important contribution to film criticism . . . Ó ÑAustrian Studies NewsletterAn early, groundbreaking performance artist, Valie Export created a philosophy of ÒFeminist ActionismÓ and in multimedia performances used the female body to critique male spectatorship. Here Roswitha Mueller examines ExportÕs performance work, her photography and films, and her critical writings and interviews.