trigon 79
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paper, print, 24,2 x 23,3 cm
exhibition catalogue
trigon 79: masculin – feminin
6 October–11 November 1979
Neue Galerie Graz und Künstlerhaus, Graz / Neue Galerie Graz im steirischen herbst 1979
The three-country project “trigon” was a biennial that featured contemporary art from the regional neighbors Austria, Italy, and what was then Yugoslavia. This biennial was founded in Graz, Austria, in 1963 and recurred until 1995, by which point a new Europe and a more global understanding of art had already emerged. Throughout its three-decade run, trigon sought to present the latest developments in art—and it was also one of the first international exhibition series to include artists from Yugoslavia, some of whom went on to enjoy further international success.
“masculine/feminine” was the title of trigon 79, which concentrated on the growing feminist discourse within art and the resulting gender debate. While this exhibition focused more on a bipolar division of the sexes, it did include artists from several European countries where feminist issues were being tackled more intensively at that time. The exhibition’s curators, however, decided not to present exclusively feminist-inclined art, instead juxtaposing with it artistic practices that addressed various forms of masculinity. The selection of artists included Sanja Iveković/Dalibor Martinis, Neša Paripović, Anne-Marie Jehle, Jürgen Klauke, Annette Messager, and Ulrike Ottinger. W.S.
exhibition catalogue
trigon 79: masculin – feminin
6 October–11 November 1979
Neue Galerie Graz und Künstlerhaus, Graz / Neue Galerie Graz im steirischen herbst 1979
The three-country project “trigon” was a biennial that featured contemporary art from the regional neighbors Austria, Italy, and what was then Yugoslavia. This biennial was founded in Graz, Austria, in 1963 and recurred until 1995, by which point a new Europe and a more global understanding of art had already emerged. Throughout its three-decade run, trigon sought to present the latest developments in art—and it was also one of the first international exhibition series to include artists from Yugoslavia, some of whom went on to enjoy further international success.
“masculine/feminine” was the title of trigon 79, which concentrated on the growing feminist discourse within art and the resulting gender debate. While this exhibition focused more on a bipolar division of the sexes, it did include artists from several European countries where feminist issues were being tackled more intensively at that time. The exhibition’s curators, however, decided not to present exclusively feminist-inclined art, instead juxtaposing with it artistic practices that addressed various forms of masculinity. The selection of artists included Sanja Iveković/Dalibor Martinis, Neša Paripović, Anne-Marie Jehle, Jürgen Klauke, Annette Messager, and Ulrike Ottinger. W.S.