DEMYSTIFYING FEMININITY is the title of a 3-week long exhibition project which includes a group art show, discussions, artist talks, stand up comedy and workshops throughout the three weeks program. Improper Walls launched an open call to encourage local and international artists (especially women and LGBTQI+ community) from different fields of visual and applied arts to apply and present diverse approaches on the concept femininity. Artists were invited to explore, demystify, question and redefine the concept, whether it was through a social, personal, political or corporeal approach. The exhibition aims to open up a dialogue between artworks/artists and public to question and reflect the contemporary connotation of the concept femininity, sexuality and gender roles. The artworks subvert, at the same time surrender and challenge the archetypes of femininity. These aesthetical observations become metaphors of how to look on the broader issues about empowerment, gender roles, questions of personal identity, beauty, politics, hegemony, labour, patriarchy, popular culture and societal expectations.
Participating Artists: Alexa Wilson, Anthia Loizou, Berivan Sayici, Bojana Stamenkovic, Eden Mitsenmacher Tordjman, Ernst Miesgang, Eva Zar, Hyeji Nam, Julia Belova, Julia Heinisch, Karine Blanche, Raffael Miribung, Maria Hera, Mani Froh, Marie Carangi, Mirjana Mustra, Nana Mandl, Pedro Del Real Lavergne, Pussy Propeller, Sandra Österberg Brolin, Stephanie Honeder , Zahra Shahabi “Z”
Curated by: Ale Zapata
Artist talks:
June 7 // 7 pm @ Improper Walls
Eva Zar is a New-York based artist and fashion photographer with Russian roots, who grew up in Vienna, Austria. Awarded a Michael C. Toth scholarship and a Provost scholarship she started her Master of Fine Arts with a major in photography at the renowned Parsons School of Design in 2016.
http://eva-zar.com/