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Valie Export

Valie Export

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May 17, 1940 — May 14, 2026Linz, Austria

Valie Export (1940-2026), born Waltraud Lehner, was an Austrian artist. Her artistic work includes video installations, body performances, expanded cinema, computer animations, photography, sculptures and publications covering contemporary arts.

Known for

Directing37

Anagrammatical Composition with Dice by VALIE EXPORT (after W.A. Mozart, Piano) for Soprano Saxophonemovie

Anagrammatical Composition with Dice by VALIE EXPORT (after W.A. Mozart, Piano) for Soprano Saxophone

2010

Director

I turn over the pictures of my voice in my headmovie

I turn over the pictures of my voice in my head

2009

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The Voice as Performance, Act and Bodymovie

The Voice as Performance, Act and Body

2007

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Vaginan
movie

Vaginan

1997

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The Unspeakable Speaking
movie

The Unspeakable Speaking

1992

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Aktionskunst International. Dokumente zum Internationalen Aktionismusmovie

Aktionskunst International. Dokumente zum Internationalen Aktionismus

1989

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Elfriede Jelinek. News from Home 18.8.88movie

Elfriede Jelinek. News from Home 18.8.88

1988

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Seven Women, Seven Sinsmovie

Seven Women, Seven Sins

1986

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Lustmovie

Lust

1986

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The Duality of Naturemovie

The Duality of Nature

1986

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A Perfect Pairmovie

A Perfect Pair

1986

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The Practice of Lovemovie

The Practice of Love

1985

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Syntagmamovie

Syntagma

1983

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Menschenfrauenmovie

Menschenfrauen

1980

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Space Seeing - Space Hearingmovie

Space Seeing - Space Hearing

1980

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Adjunct Dislocations IImovie

Adjunct Dislocations II

1978

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Invisible Adversariesmovie

Invisible Adversaries

1977

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Delta. A Piecemovie

Delta. A Piece

1977

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Homo Meter II
movie

Homo Meter II

1976

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Seeing-Space and Hearing-Space - Original length/linear cut
movie

Seeing-Space and Hearing-Space - Original length/linear cut

1974

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Body Politicsmovie

Body Politics

1974

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Asemie – The inability to express oneself through facial expressions
movie

Asemie – The inability to express oneself through facial expressions

1973

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...Remote..... Remote....movie

...Remote..... Remote....

1973

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Man & Woman & Animalmovie

Man & Woman & Animal

1973

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Adjunct Dislocationsmovie

Adjunct Dislocations

1973

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Visual Text: Finger Poem
movie

Visual Text: Finger Poem

1973

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Breath Text: Love Poemmovie

Breath Text: Love Poem

1973

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Hyperbuliemovie

Hyperbulie

1973

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Moving Pictures about Moving Peoplemovie

Moving Pictures about Moving People

1973

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Interrupted Linemovie

Interrupted Line

1972

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Facing a Family
movie

Facing a Family

1971

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Body Tapemovie

Body Tape

1970

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TAP and TOUCH CINEMAmovie

TAP and TOUCH CINEMA

1969

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The Sweet Number - An Experience of Consumptionmovie

The Sweet Number - An Experience of Consumption

1969

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Abstract Film No. 1movie

Abstract Film No. 1

1967

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Self-Portrait with Headmovie

Self-Portrait with Head

1967

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Orgasmus
movie

Orgasmus

1967

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Acting20

Writing10

Production5

Editing2