Art full of courage: Women against forgetting in Vienna!

Art full of courage: Women against forgetting in Vienna!

The world of art is shaped by extraordinary women, and a new documentary is shining a spotlight on the pioneers of the feminist movement in the arts. Director Susanne Riegler began her project in 2017 when she realized that there was hardly any material about female artists of the 1970s in the ORF archive. Her belief in doing important documentary work led to extensive interviews with 17 outstanding female artists, featured in an 87-minute film, "Daring. Courageous. Radical.", are bundled. The premiere took place in Vienna and the film will soon be shown in the Wiener Stadtkino and the Admiralkino.

The film features a wide range of voices, including well-known artists such as Renate Bertlmann, VALIE EXPORT and Olja Iveković, who describe their fight against patriarchal structures and their artistic challenges. The Verbund Collection supported the project financially and made it easier to combat gender inequality in the art scene. The need to make these artists visible is also discussed, as they are often overlooked. PIONEERS is an accompanying film series that organizes numerous events between March and June to celebrate the legacy of women art pioneers and discuss their relevance in today's society.

On March 19th there will be a conversation with Riegler and the collection director Gabriele Schor at the Admiralkino, where the relevance of the feminist art movement and the current situation of female artists will be discussed. The film and the accompanying conversations offer not only a look back at the artistic work of the past, but also a look at the challenges that women in the art scene face today. The commitment to the visibility of female artists and the recognition of their contributions continues to be of great importance.