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Austrian Feminist Artist VALIE EXPORT Dies in Vienna at 85, Thaddaeus Ropac Confirms
Saturday, May 16, 2026 · 1 min read
The influential Austrian avant-garde artist VALIE EXPORT died in Vienna on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz in 1940, she was a central figure in feminist art and the radical avant-garde movement beginning in the 1960s. Over her career, she received numerous international honors, professorships, and honorary doctorates for her contributions to contemporary art.
- Artists: Valie Export, Maria Lassnig
- People: Waltraud Lehner, Thomas Mießgang
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac
- Locations: Vienna, Linz
Originally via Thaddaeus Ropac · Curated by The Cultural Signal
Photo by Egemen Şahin on Unsplash
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