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Valie Export: Feminist Art Pioneer Passes AwayValie Export died at 85, influencing feminist performance art for over five decades with bold, body-centered activism.
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- Valie Export transformed feminist art with provocative acts like the 1969 ‘Genital Panic,’ often using her nude body in performances.
- Her work challenged the portrayal of women as mere objects and established her as a key figure in feminist activism.
- Despite hostility and financial hardships, she consistently defied societal norms throughout her career.
- Later, she taught at art schools worldwide and continued creating innovative pieces until shortly before her death in Vienna.
Art must be aggressive.— Valie Export (Waltraud Stockinger) – her motto during her feminist actionism, as cited in the article about her death.
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