Ausstellung: Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991

Dau­er: 28.2.2025 — 25.5.2025
Ort: Museumsquartier

Eröff­nung: 27. Febru­ar 2025, 19 Uhr

Radi­cal Soft­ware: Women, Art & Com­pu­ting 1960–1991 ist die ers­te einer Rei­he von for­schungs­ba­sier­ten Grup­pen­aus­stel­lun­gen. Die Wer­ke von etwa fünf­zig Künst­le­rin­nen aus den Berei­chen Male­rei, Bild­haue­rei, Instal­la­ti­on, Foto­gra­fie, Film sowie zahl­rei­che com­pu­ter­ge­nerier­te Zeich­nun­gen und Tex­te wer­den prä­sen­tiert. Die Aus­stel­lung betrach­tet die Geschich­te der künst­le­ri­schen Expe­ri­men­te in der Vor-Inter­net-Ära der Infor­ma­tik aus einer femi­nis­ti­schen Perspektive.

Die Aus­stel­lung Radi­cal Soft­ware: Women, Art and Com­pu­ting 1960–1991 wird von Michel­le Cot­ton kura­tiert und durch die Kunst­hal­le Wien und Mudam Luxem­bourg – Musée d’Art Moder­ne Grand-Duc Jean produziert.
Eine neue Publi­ka­ti­on mit 27 Künst­le­rin­nen­in­ter­views beglei­tet die Ausstellung.

Künst­le­rin­nen:
Rebec­ca Allen (b. 1953, Detroit), Ele­na Asins (b. 1940, Madrid – d. 2015, Navar­ra, Spain), Colet­te Stue­be Ban­gert (b. 1934, Colum­bus, Ohio) & Charles Jef­fries Ban­gert (b. 1938, Far­go, North Dako­ta – d. 2019, Law­rence, Kan­sas), Gret­chen Ben­der (b. 1951, Seaford, Dela­ware – d. 2004, New York), Gud­run Bielz (b. 1954, Linz, Aus­tria) & Ruth Schnell (b. 1956, Feld­kirch, Aus­tria), Dara Birn­baum (b. 1946, New York), Inge Bor­chardt (b. 1935, Szc­ze­cin, Pol­and, form­er­ly Stet­tin, Ger­ma­ny), Bar­ba­ra Buck­ner (b. 1950, Chi­ca­go), Doris Cha­se (b. 1923 – d. 2008, Seat­tle, Washing­ton), Analí­via Cord­ei­ro (b. 1954, São Pau­lo), Bet­ty Danon (b. 1927, Istan­bul – d. 2002, Milan), Han­ne Dar­bo­ven (b. 1941, Munich – d. 2009, Ham­burg), Bia Davou (b. 1932 – d. 1996, Athens), Agnes Denes (b. 1938, Buda­pest), VALIE EXPORT (b. 1940, Linz, Aus­tria), Anna Bel­la Gei­ger (1933, Rio de Janei­ro), Isa Genz­ken (b. 1948, Bad Oldes­loe, Ger­ma­ny), Domi­ni­que Gon­za­lez-Foers­ter (b. 1965, Stras­bourg, France), Lily Green­ham (b. 1924, Vien­na – d. 2001, Lon­don), Samia Hala­by (b. 1936, Jeru­sa­lem), Bar­ba­ra Ham­mer (b. 1939, Los Ange­les – d. 2019, New York), Lynn Hersh­man Lee­son (b. 1941, Cleve­land, Ohio), Grace C. Hertlein (b. 1924, Chi­ca­go – d. 2015, Chi­co, Cali­for­nia), Chan­na Hor­witz (b. 1932 – d. 2013, Los Ange­les), Irma Hüner­fauth (b. 1907, Donau­eschin­gen, Ger­ma­ny – d. 1998, Kreuth, Ger­ma­ny), Char­lot­te Johan­nes­son (b. 1943, Mal­mö), Ali­son Know­les (b. 1933, New York), Beryl Korot (b. 1945, New York), Kata­lin Ladik (b. 1942, Novi Sad, Ser­bia), Ruth Lea­vitt (b. 1944, St. Paul, Min­ne­so­ta), Lilia­ne Lijn (b. 1939, New York), Vera Molnár (b. 1924, Buda­pest – d. 2023, Paris), Moni­que Nahas (b. 1940, Paris) & Her­vé Huit­ric (b. 1945, Paris), Kathe­ri­ne Nash (b. 1910 – 1982, Min­nea­po­lis), Sonya Rapo­port (b. 1923, Brook­li­ne – d. 2015, Ber­ke­ley), Debo­rah Reming­ton (b. 1930, Had­don­field, New Jer­sey – d. 2010, Moo­res­town, New Jer­sey), Syl­via Rou­baud (b. 1941, Munich), Miri­am Scha­pi­ro (b. 1923, Toron­to – d. 2015, Hamp­ton Bays, New York), Lil­li­an Schwartz (b. 1927, Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio), Sonia Sher­i­dan (b. 1925, Newark, Ohio – d. 2021, Hano­ver, Main), Nina Sobell (b. 1947, Patcho­gue, New York), Bar­ba­ra T. Smith (b. 1931, Pasa­de­na, Cali­for­nia), Tami­ko Thiel (b. 1957, Oak­land, Cali­for­nia), Rose­ma­rie Trockel (b. 1952, Schwer­te, Ger­ma­ny), Joan Tru­cken­brod (b. 1945, Greens­bo­ro, North Caro­li­na), Anne-Mie Van Kerck­ho­ven (b. 1951, Ant­werp), Ulla Wig­gen (b. 1942, Stockholm)