STAND UP! FEMINIST AVANT-GARDE of the 1970s

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
22.03.-26.06.2025

In spring 2025, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart will present works from the renowned SAMMLUNG VERBUND, Vienna. This exhibition is dedicated to the feminist avant-garde of the 1970s and shows how female artists use their photographs to question traditional role models and create new perspectives on the role of women. Under the direction of Gabriele Schor, the SAMMLUNG VERBUND has played a decisive role in introducing the concept of the feminist avant-garde into art-historical discourse.

The exhibition at THE GÄLLERY – Raum für Fotografie comprises around 140 important works by female artists such as VALIE EXPORT and Cindy Sherman. These artists used their photography to break with the social conventions of their time and bring about a change in consciousness. The collection illustrates not only an artistic revolution, but also a social one that permanently changed the perception and position of women in the 1970s.

Photo: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart