Austrian Cultural Forum New York: EXHIBITION OPENING | WOMEN.NOW
▻http://www.acfny.org/event/womennow
Exhibition: Women.Now
September 26, 2018 - February 18, 2019
Austrian Cultural Forum New York
open daily, 10 AM - 6 PM
11 East 52nd Street, between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, New York City
The group exhibition Women.Now showcases seventeen contemporary female artists based in Austria and the United States. The artworks on display unite artists from different generations and offer a poignant commentary on women’s role in society and the arts, using a wide range of media including film, painting, pottery, and installation art.
The exhibition pays homage to several anniversaries: In 1918 and 1920 women in Austria and the U.S., respectively, were given the right to vote, a milestone in political equality. It also recalls 1968, a year in which social norms defined by patriarchal structures saw a radical upheaval as the feminist avant-garde was formed. In Women.Now, curator Sabine Fellner sheds light on the legacies of these historic developments and how they impact current artistic discourse.
Join us on Tuesday, September 25th for an artist talk at 6pm with curator Sabine Fellner, Wendy Vogel, and exhibiting artists Uli Aigner and Sevda Chkoutova, followed by the possibility to view the exhibition for the first time. Starting at 7pm, the reception will feature live music with Dida Pelled (guitar, vocals). She will present The Lost Women of Song, where she interprets remarkable songs by underground female artists whose work is hardly known, from Connie Converse and Elizabeth Cotton to Molly Drake and Norma Tanega.
Uli Aigner | Smolka Contemporary – Galerie Elisabeth Melichar – Wien
▻http://smolkacontemporary.at/de/kuenstler/uli-aigner
