Group exhibition FEMINISM, WHAT ELSE?

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FEMINISM, WHAT ELSE?
“Feminism, what else?” An exhibition of art created by women, spanning generations and cultures. On view are works by icons of the feminist avant-garde such as Renate Bertlmann, Florentina Pakosta, Stella Bach and Margot Pilz, as well as by young female artists who reflect on identity and relationships through their own aesthetics and convey a sense of strength, self-confidence, and beauty. Works are on display by: Donya Aalipour, Ina Ebenberger, Beáta Hechtova, Bianca Ion, Käthe Schönle, Linda Steiner, Tanja Prušnik and Julia Woronowicz. Also featured are Louise Deininger, Starsky, and Africa’s rising star Zandile Tshabalala.

Feminism, what else? It is simply not just a women’s issue. Anyone who stands up for human dignity and human rights is part of it. “Feminism is a movement that seeks to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.” With this simple sentence, the Black American feminist Bell Hooks summed up what it’s all about.

This is about oppression. About the structures that perpetuate oppression. Violence against women—both physical and digital—is an everyday reality. And it is on the rise. This alarming trend goes hand in hand with the growing strength of autocratic movements and regimes. These are driven by men who—focused on their own interests and dominance—are increasingly undermining democracy, human rights, and human dignity. They are driven by a desire for personal power. In this way, they consolidate and expand patriarchal structures, pursuing their ambitions egocentrically and without any empathy. They view every act of compassion and solidarity as an attack on themselves and on freedom itself.

We must denounce claims of ownership over women and their bodies, as well as the repeated, repulsive violence and subjugation. But the resistance must continue, against the structures of domination and disenfranchisement. Feminism is part of the resistance—just as the fight against racism and neocolonialism, Musk-capitalism and Trumpism, and all movements against every form of oppression. What else?

Michael Schmitz

[Quelle: https://web.archive.org/web/20260416110259/https://ag18gallery.com/en/archiv/exhibition/feminism-what-else]

Participants

Donya Aalipour, Stella Bach, Renate Bertlmann, Julia Bugram, Louise Deininger, Ina Aloisia Ebenberger, Sabine Fellner (Kurator/in), Beáta Hechtová, Bianca Ion, Johnson Ocheja, Florentina Pakosta, Margot Pilz, Tanja Prušnik, Käthe Schönle, Julia Starsky, Linda Steiner, Zandile Tshabalala, Julia Woronowicz